Integrating Research into Instructional Practice: The Use and Abuse of Meta-Analysis.

Bernard, Robert M.; Naidu, Som

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Publication Date: 1990

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Integrating Research into Instructional Practice: The Use and Abuse of Meta-Analysis.

Bernard, Robert M.; Naidu, Som

Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, v19 n3 p171-98 Fall 1990

Examines meta analysis as a technique for reviewing literature, with a particular focus on the literature of instructional development. An example using meta analyses to study mastery learning is presented, and a summary of meta analytic studies of instructional variable effects on student achievement is included. (38 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Literature Reviews, Mastery Learning, Media Research, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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