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A Study Of Meta-Analyses Reporting Quality In The Large And Expanding Literature Of Educational Technology, Rana M. Tamim, Evgueni Borokhovski, Robert M. Bernard, Richard F. Schmid, Philip C. Abrami, David I. Pickup
A Study Of Meta-Analyses Reporting Quality In The Large And Expanding Literature Of Educational Technology, Rana M. Tamim, Evgueni Borokhovski, Robert M. Bernard, Richard F. Schmid, Philip C. Abrami, David I. Pickup
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As the empirical literature in educational technology continues to grow, meta-analyses are increasingly being used to synthesise research to inform practice. However, not all meta-analyses are equal. To examine their evolution over the past 30 years, this study systematically analysed the quality of 52 meta-analyses (1988–2017) on educational technology. Methodological and reporting quality is defined here as the completeness of the descriptive and methodological reporting features of meta-analyses. The study employed the Meta-Analysis Methodological Reporting Quality Guide (MMRQG), an instrument designed to assess 22 areas of reporting quality in meta-analyses. Overall, MMRQG scores were negatively related to average effect size …