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Direct linkO'Keefe, Hannah; Rankin, Judith; Wallace, Sheila A.; Beyer, Fiona – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Current methodologies for designing search strategies rely heavily on the knowledge and expertise of information specialists. Yet, the volume and complexity of scientific literature is overwhelming for even the most experienced information specialists, making it difficult to produce robust search strategies for complex systematic reviews. In this…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Accuracy, Information Sources, Research Reports
Klopfenstein, D. V.; Dampier, Will – Research Synthesis Methods, 2021
We read with considerable interest the study by Gusenbauer and Haddaway (Gusenbauer and Haddaway, 2020, Research Synthesis Methods, doi:10.1002/jrsm.1378) comparing the systematic search qualities of 28 search systems, including Google Scholar (GS) and PubMed. Google Scholar and PubMed are the two most popular free academic search tools in biology…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Search Strategies, Databases, Information Retrieval
Gusenbauer, Michael; Haddaway, Neal R. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Rigorous evidence identification is essential for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (evidence syntheses) because the sample selection of relevant studies determines a review's outcome, validity, and explanatory power. Yet, the search systems allowing access to this evidence provide varying levels of precision, recall, and reproducibility and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Databases, Meta Analysis, Validity
Mohan Honnagudi Gururaj; Nandish Malleshappa; Sankhya Nagesh Nayak; Devaraj Fakkirappa Vadenapur; Benak Patel Medugondanahalli Puradaswamy – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
A Study with undergraduate engineering students was conducted in order to evaluate whether cognitive and comprehending ability can be improved by incorporating the tool based learning. The simulator tools and virtual labs were used to represent tool based learning. The study was conducted on three different years of students. In the first stage…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Evaluation, Comprehension
Download full textGutiérrez-de-Rozas, Belén; Molina, Elvira Carpintero; López-Martín, Esther – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Academic failure and school dropout, or early school leaving, are two of the situations that most concern countries and educational institutions worldwide, because of their prevalence and also their economic and social implications. Despite this prominent role that academic failure and school dropout have in societies, there seems to be no…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Rate, Research Reports, Incidence
Reisoglu, Ilknur; Çebi, Ayça; Bahçekapili, Tugba – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
While the impact of behavioural and cognitive processes on online information searching behaviours have been studied in some depth, little is known about the impact of procedural and metacognitive processes on online information searching behaviours. In addition, although the literature contains studies examining online information searching…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Information Seeking, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Processes
Rogers, Morwenna; Bethel, Alison; Briscoe, Simon – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Background: Forwards citation searching is a valuable method for finding relevant studies in reviews where concepts are not clearly defined. Scopus and Web of Science can both be used for forwards citation searching but there is little evidence comparing the resources for this purpose. Method: 104 source records relevant to a scoping review of…
Descriptors: Dementia, Search Strategies, Citations (References), Research Reports
McCuistian, Caravella; Peteet, Bridgette; Burlew, Kathy; Jacquez, Farrah – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Background: Racial/ethnic minorities (REMs) continue to carry the burden of sexual health disparities in the United States, including increased health risks and lower proportions of preventative care. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been useful in developing interventions aimed at reducing these disparities. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Culturally Relevant Education, Intervention
Benoit, Edward, III; Munson, Amanda L. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2018
Based on a comparison of two nearly identical surveys in 2010 and 2016, this study examines the deepening practitioner concern over the use of social tagging within digital collections during the past six years. While participants reported a greater level of experience and increased use of social tagging, concerns regarding control, consistency,…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Librarians, Indexing
Wanner, Amanda; Baumann, Niki – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Background: Both PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE contain records from the MEDLINE database. However, there are subtle differences in content, functionality, and search syntax between the two. There are many instances in which researchers may wish to search both interfaces, such as when conducting supplementary searching for a systematic review to retrieve…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Databases, Medical Research, Medical Evaluation
Campbell, Allison; Taylor, Brian; Bates, Jessica; O'Connor-Bones, Una – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2018
The article reports on a systematic method of undertaking a literature search on the educational impact of being a young carer (16-24 years old). The search methodology applied and described in detail will be of value to academic librarians and to other education researchers who undertake systematic literature searches. Seven bibliographic…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Social Science Research, Search Strategies, Comparative Analysis
Kuška, Martin; Trnka, Radek; Mana, Josef; Nikolai, Tomas – Creativity Research Journal, 2020
Emotional creativity (EC) is a pattern of cognitive abilities and personality traits related to originality and appropriateness in emotional experience. EC has been found to be related to various constructs across different fields of psychology during the past 30 years, but a comprehensive examination of previous research is still lacking. The…
Descriptors: Creativity, Meta Analysis, Cognitive Ability, Personality Traits
Sutton, Anthea; Galvan De La Cruz, Maria Carmen; Leaviss, Joanna; Booth, Andrew – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Introduction: Registration and publication of trial protocols has become increasingly important and a requirement in some sources of funding and publication. Increased access to protocols yields many potential benefits, but there are issues regarding identification of published protocols. The aim of this investigation is to compare methods of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Medical Research, Research Methodology, Outcomes of Treatment
Biocic, Marina; Fidahic, Mahir; Cikes, Karla; Puljak, Livia – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Background: It has been reported that information sources searched in systematic reviews (SRs) are insufficiently comprehensive. We analyzed information sources used in SRs, as well as how up-to-date were the searches. Methods: We searched PubMed and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) through Wiley from 2012 to 2016 to find SRs of…
Descriptors: Pain, Case Studies, Anesthesiology, Databases
Langlois, Alexis; Nie, Jian-Yun; Thomas, James; Hong, Quan Nha; Pluye, Pierre – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Objective: Identify the most performant automated text classification method (eg, algorithm) for differentiating empirical studies from nonempirical works in order to facilitate systematic mixed studies reviews. Methods: The algorithms were trained and validated with 8050 database records, which had previously been manually categorized as…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Databases, Information Retrieval, Search Strategies
