2022 Volume 70 Issue 4 Pages 376-388
The purpose of this meta-analytic study was to examine to what extent the perceptions of classroom goal structures are shared by a meta-analysis with intraclass correlation coefficients. Through a systematic review, thirty-eight studies in thirty-four articles were collected (N=44,807). A total of one-hundred twenty intraclass correlations were gathered (89 for mastery goal structures and 31 for performance goal structures). Estimated population intraclass correlation coefficients were .14 for mastery goal structure and .09 for performance goal structure. Intraclass correlations of subcomponents ranged from .13 to .20 for mastery goal structures and from .05 to .14 for performance goal structures. Two moderators of targets (class or teacher) and average class size had no effects on the sizes of intraclass correlation coefficients. The estimated population intraclass correlations were examined in terms of application of multilevel analysis, comparison with other classroom climate research, and comparison with individuals' goal orientations. The findings are discussed in terms of suggestions for educational practices.
