A meta-analysis of individual, familial and school factors affecting academic performance among high school students

This meta-analysis aims to examine the effects of personal, family and schooling factors on academic performance among Iranian secondary students. The published and archived researches in journals, databases, and printed ones relating to academic achievement and dropout have collected. According to the inclusion criteria, 65 articles included in the analysis. After coding the articles, using Orwin’s method, 98% inter-rater agreement among raters have been gained. The random-effect model of DerSimonien and Laird was used with CMA software. It was revealed that in predicting academic achievement, the average effect sizes for all factors and combination of factors 0.270(95CI%:0.218-0.321, Z=9.801, p < 0.001) and for dropout 0.521(95CI%:0.404-0.621, Z=7.580, p < 0.001). According to the findings, it was revealed that in academic achievement, personal factors and in dropout, schooling factors play main roles, so it is recommended to pay attention to the personal characteristic of students and constructive interactions among parents with youth and school staff.