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Download full textKulik, James A. – 1984
Meta-analysis does not solve all the problems encountered in qualitative research reviews, but it holds out some hope for increasing the reliability and dependability of a reviewer's conclusions. Several developments in meta-analysis are cause for optimism. First, different meta-analysts are doing work in the same areas, leading to increased…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology, Research Problems
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Several developments in the use of the new method of meta-analysis give cause for optimism. First, different meta-analysts are doing work in the same areas, leading to increased confidence in meta-analytic results. Second, meta-analysts are beginning to include raw data in their reports, which helps readers pinpoint the exact studies that lead to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Meta Analysis, Research, Research Methodology
Hedges, Larry V.; And Others – 1989
Methods for meta-analysis have evolved dramatically since Gene Glass first proposed the term in 1976. Since that time statistical and nonstatistical aspects of methodology for meta-analysis have been developing at a steady pace. This guide is an attempt to provide a practical introduction to rigorous procedures in the meta-analysis of social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Effect Size, Higher Education, Meta Analysis
Childs, T. Stephen; Shakeshaft, Charol – 1987
The great concern in recent decades over the trends of declining student achievement scores and increased cost of schooling has prompted speculation about how these trends might relate to one another. Much like popular opinion, research findings from studies of this relationship have often been contradictory. This study presents results from a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedStandley, Jayne M. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1996
Reviews the results of a meta-analysis that evaluated 208 variables derived from 98 studies incorporating music as a contingency for education and therapeutic objectives. Demonstrates that contingent music was more effective than was continuous music and nonmusic stimuli used in these studies. Includes a list of the studies analyzed. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Counseling Effectiveness, Educational Therapy, Higher Education
Noland, Theresa Koontz; Taylor, Bob L. – 1986
The study reported in this paper quantitatively integrated the recent research findings on ability grouping in order to generalize about these effects on student achievement and student self-concept. Meta-analysis was used to statistically integrate the empirical data. The relationships among various experimental variables including grade level,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Affective Measures
