TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of Peer Learning on  Student Outcomes in Higher Education:  Meta-Analytic Evidences from Türkiye
TT  - Yükseköğretimde Akran Öğreniminin Öğrenci Çıktıları Üzerindeki Etkisi: Türkiye’den Meta-Analitik Kanıtlar
AU  - Aydın, A. Taylan
AU  - Kaya, Metin
AU  - Altunbaşak, İlker
PY  - 2025
DA  - December
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.53478/yuksekogretim.1582341
JF  - Yükseköğretim Dergisi
JO  - TÜBA-HER
PB  - Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2146-796X
SP  - 609
EP  - 621
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - The aim of this study is to examine the impact of peer learning in higher education on student outcomes in the context of Turkey. For this purpose, databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOHOST, and TR Index were used to access research focused on peer learning in the Turkish context. Additionally, to access grey literature, searches were conducted in the YÖK Thesis database, DergiPark, and Google Scholar databases in both English and Turkish. Various inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed for this study. Based on these criteria, 12 primary studies were included in the analysis. A meta-analysis was conducted to combine the statistical findings of the primary studies. This meta-analysis was conducted under the random effects model. It was found that the overall impact of peer learning on student outcomes in higher education in Turkey is at a low level with ES = .33 [CI = .19-.48]. Furthermore, it was observed that the average effect sizes statistically differed according to the types of peer learning.
KW  - Achievement
KW  - Attitude
KW  - Higher Education
KW  - Meta-Analysis
KW  - Peer Learning
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