Academic Help-Seeking and Achievement of Postsecondary Students: A Meta-Analytic Investigation
dc.contributor.author | Fong, Carlton J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gonzales, Cassandra | |
dc.contributor.author | Hill-Troglin Cox, Christie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-14T20:48:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-14T20:48:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-11 | |
dc.description.abstract | Nearly all college students require some academic assistance throughout their learning experiences. Rather than a dependent act, help-seeking is a self-regulated and motivated strategy; however, there are mixed findings regarding the relationship between academic help-seeking and academic achievement. Thus, the current study used meta-analytic techniques to assess the relationship between academic help-seeking variables and achievement (GPA, grades, test scores) among postsecondary students in 108 studies (119 samples, N = 37,941). Findings revealed a positive association between self-reported, need-contingent help-seeking behaviors and student achievement; the average weighted correlation was very small but potentially meaningful in the long run. Furthermore, the quality of help-seeking mattered, revealing small to moderate associations of greater consequence. Specifically, and executive help-seeking were negatively correlated to achievement; instrumental help-seeking along with formal help-seeking was positively correlated with academic performance. Moreover, a few factors significantly moderated the relationship between help-seeking and achievement. Implications for research and practice will be discussed. | |
dc.description.department | Curriculum and Instruction | |
dc.description.version | This is the author accepted manuscript version of an article published in the Journal of Educational Psychology. | |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 21 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.identifier.citation | Fong, C. J., Gonzales, C., & Hill-Troglin Cox, C. (2023). Academic help-seeking and achievement of postsecondary students: A meta-analytic investigation. Journal of Educational Psychology, 115(1), pp. 1-21. | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000725 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/17169 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | American Psychological Association | |
dc.source | Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023, Vol. 115, No. 1, pp. 1-21. | |
dc.subject | help-seeking | |
dc.subject | academic achievement | |
dc.subject | college students | |
dc.subject | postsecondary | |
dc.subject | meta-analysis | |
dc.title | Academic Help-Seeking and Achievement of Postsecondary Students: A Meta-Analytic Investigation | |
dc.type | Article |