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Kim, Yukyoum; Lee, J. Lucy – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2019
The purposes of this manuscript are to identify common statistical mistakes in sport management, and to provide scholars with suggestions on how to develop and improve the quality of quantitative research. We have reviewed articles published from 2001 to 2017 in the "Journal of Sport Management," "Sport Management Review,"…
Descriptors: Athletics, Research, Research Problems, Statistical Analysis
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Polanin, Joshua R.; Pigott, Terri D. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2015
Meta-analysis multiplicity, the concept of conducting multiple tests of statistical significance within one review, is an underdeveloped literature. We address this issue by considering how Type I errors can impact meta-analytic results, suggest how statistical power may be affected through the use of multiplicity corrections, and propose how…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Statistical Significance, Error Patterns, Research Methodology
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Sahragard, Rahman; Yazdanpanahi, Solmaz – Online Submission, 2017
Engagement markers (hereafter, EMs) are crucial interpersonal devices to interact with readers through texts. However, little is known about the differences of EMs use in Humanities and Science journal research articles (hereafter, RAs), as well as the changes in markers use over the passage of time. The present study provides a quantitative and…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Humanities, Science Education, Comparative Analysis
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Barry, Adam E.; Szucs, Leigh E.; Reyes, Jovanni V.; Ji, Qian; Wilson, Kelly L.; Thompson, Bruce – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Given the American Psychological Association's strong recommendation to always report effect sizes in research, scholars have a responsibility to provide complete information regarding their findings. The purposes of this study were to (a) determine the frequencies with which different effect sizes were reported in published, peer-reviewed…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Periodicals, Professional Associations, Journal Articles
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Jorgensen, Estelle R.; Ward-Steinman, Patrice Madura – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine evidence of a hypothesized shift in the operative research paradigms in music education during the first quarter century of the publication of the "Journal of Research in Music Education," during the period 1953 to 1978. This shift was from humanities-oriented historical and philosophical studies…
Descriptors: Music Education, Educational Research, Educational History, Educational Change
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Samson, Patricia L. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2016
In a meta-analytic review of critical thinking in social work education, findings revealed variability in research designs, methods, and subsequent findings. The 10 studies reviewed assessed different components of critical thinking and highlighted different potential moderator variables. Although there are significant limitations to all the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Social Work, Meta Analysis, Research Design
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Miller, Andrew – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2015
The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the weight of scientific evidence regarding student outcomes (physical, cognitive and affective) of a Game Centered Approach (GCA) when the quality of a study was taken into account in the interpretation of collective findings. A systematic search of five electronic databases (Sports…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literature Reviews, Educational Games, Children
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Walker, David W.; Haley-Mize, Shannon – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2012
Previous research conducted by Nelson and Coorough (1994) found support for the statement that PhD programs were more research oriented, whereas doctorate of education (EdD) programs were more oriented to the educational practitioner. This previous study, however, had grouped all dissertations in education and had not looked at dissertations by…
Descriptors: Research Design, Disabilities, Doctoral Dissertations, Content Analysis
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Kidron, Yael; Lindsay, Jim – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2014
REL Appalachia conducted a systematic review of the research evidence on the effects of increased learning time. After screening more than 7,000 studies, REL Appalachia identified 30 that met the most rigorous standards for research. A review of those 30 studies found that increased learning time does not always produce positive results. However,…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task, Meta Analysis, Standards
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Harrison, Judith; Thompson, Bruce; Vannest, Kimberly J. – Review of Educational Research, 2009
This article reviews the literature on interventions targeting the academic performance of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and does so within the context of the statistical significance testing controversy. Both the arguments for and against null hypothesis statistical significance tests are reviewed. Recent standards…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Academic Achievement, Statistical Significance, Effect Size
Pizzitola, Kelly M. – 2001
The recent American Psychological Association Task Force on Statistical Inference report suggested that confidence intervals should always be reported. Other researchers also agree that confidence intervals should be used as a supplement to statistical significance testing. The confidence interval is defined as a range of values constructed around…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Statistical Significance
Mauk, Anne-Marie Kimbell – 2000
This paper summarizes information leading to the recommendation that statistical significance testing be replaced, or at least accompanied by, the reporting of effect sizes and confidence intervals. It discusses the use of confidence intervals, noting that the recent report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on Statistical…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Research Methodology, Statistical Significance
McClain, Andrew L. – 1995
The present paper discusses criticisms of statistical significance testing from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Statistical significance testing is greatly influenced by sample size and often results in meaningless information being over-reported. Variance-accounted-for-effect sizes are presented as an alternative to statistical…
Descriptors: Correlation, Effect Size, Research Methodology, Sample Size
Deegear, James – 2001
This paper summarizes the literature regarding statistical significant testing with an emphasis on recent literature in various discipline and literature exploring why researchers have demonstrably failed to be influenced by the American Psychological Association publication manual's encouragement to report effect sizes. Also considered are…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Literature Reviews, Research Methodology, Statistical Significance
Sullivan, Jeremy R. – Research in the Schools, 2001
Summarizes the post-1994 literature in psychology and education regarding statistical significance testing, emphasizing limitations and defenses of statistical testing and alternatives or supplements to statistical significance testing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Literature Reviews, Psychological Studies, Research Methodology
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