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A Call For Cautious Interpretation Of Meta-Analytic Reviews, Frank Boers, Lara Bryfonski, Farahnaz Faez, Todd Mckay
A Call For Cautious Interpretation Of Meta-Analytic Reviews, Frank Boers, Lara Bryfonski, Farahnaz Faez, Todd Mckay
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Meta-analytic reviews collect available empirical studies on a specified domain and calculate the average effect of a factor. Educators as well as researchers exploring a new domain of inquiry may rely on the conclusions from meta-analytic reviews rather than reading multiple primary studies. This article calls for caution in this regard, because the outcome of a meta-analysis is determined by how effect sizes are calculated, how factors are defined, and how studies are selected for inclusion. Three recently published meta-analyses are re-examined to illustrate these issues. One illustrates the risk of conflating effect sizes from studies with different design features, …
Using Literal Underpinnings To Help Learners Remember Figurative Idioms: Does The Connection Need To Be Crystal-Clear?, Xinqing Wang, Frank Boers, Paul Warren
Using Literal Underpinnings To Help Learners Remember Figurative Idioms: Does The Connection Need To Be Crystal-Clear?, Xinqing Wang, Frank Boers, Paul Warren
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