Teacher-student relationship and academic achievement in China: Evidence from a three-level meta-analysis

  • Hao Lei
  • , Xijing Wang
  • , Ming Ming Chiu
  • , Mingfeng Du
  • , Tongwei Xie*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Past studies of the relation between teacher-student relationship (TSR) and students’ academic achievement (SAA) yielded mixed results, so this study determined the overall link between TSR and SAA, along with their moderators. This three-level meta-analysis of 90 independent effect sizes in 74 empirical studies of 233,961 students showed an overall positive link between TSR and SAA in China (r =.259, 95% CI = [.227;.290]). This relationship was higher in: (a) China's central region (.305) than its eastern (.238) or western regions (.166); (b) senior high school (.345), followed by junior high school (.251), then primary school (.221); (c) English (.302), followed by math (.272), Chinese (.269), and science (.202); and (d) females (B =.507) than males. These results suggest the value of improving teacher-student relationships in policies and practices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)68-101
Number of pages34
JournalSchool Psychology International
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

Keywords

  • moderation analysis
  • positive teacher-student relationships
  • students’ academic achievement
  • three-level meta-analysis

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