moderator
- noun
- /ˈmɒdəˌreɪtər/
- Specialized
- The second is that treatment fidelity could serve as a moderator of student outcomes.
- moderator variables
- moderator effect
- potential moderators
Examples
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In the study, researchers identified social support as a key moderator that influenced the relationship between stress and academic performance.
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The present meta-analysis examined the effect of peer tutoring and potential moderators on academic achievement for elementary and secondary students.
Academic text (2013) -
Indeed, this may not be the only moderator variable of importance in research in this area.
Academic text (1995) -
Social support has also been examined in other studies as a potential moderator for STS.
Academic text (2008) -
Research designs that test the independent and interactive contributions of multiple moderators are clearly needed.
Academic text (1995) -
In sum, the measure of ES varied across all of the moderators for academic achievement.
Academic text (2015) -
Does the initial predicted probability of reading failure and other moderators reduce the probability of reading failure after intervention?
Academic text (2012) -
In addition to the potential moderators, all studies were coded for design strength and fidelity of implementation.
Academic text (2013) -
We also investigated moderators, including academic competence, extra services, and initial predicted probability.
Academic text (2012) -
The analysis revealed that age can act as a significant moderator in understanding the effects of education level on income disparity.
Synonyms
A thing that helps cause a result
Compounds
- Texting
A computer program that checks and removes posts that break the rules
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Moderator comes from the root moder- meaning 'to control or change how strong something is'. In research, a moderator is a factor that changes the strength or direction of a relationship, so the word now means something that alters or controls an effect.