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School of Education: Meta-analysis in Education Research

Level 1 Reading List

Bernard, R.M., Abrami, P.C., Lou, Y., Borokhovski, E., Wade, A., Wozney, L., Wallet, P.A., Fiset, M.,&  Huang, B. (2004) How Does Distance Education Compare with Classroom Instruction? A Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Literature Review of Educational Research, 74. 3, (Autumn, 2004), pp. 379-439. 

Chambers, E.A. (2004). An introduction to meta-analysis with articles from the Journal of  Educational Research (1992-2002). Journal of Educational Research, 98, pp 35-44. 

Cooper, H.M. (1982) Scientific Guidelines for Conducting Integrative Research Reviews Review of Educational Research 52; 291 

Cooper, H., & Hedges, L. V. (Eds.) (1994). The handbook of research synthesis (pp. 521–529). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.  

Cronbach, L. J., Ambron, S. R., Dornbusch, S. M., Hess, R.O., Hornik, R. C., Phillips, D. C., Walker, D. F., & Weiner, S. S. (1980). Toward reform of program evaluation: Aims, methods, and institutional arrangements. San Francisco, Ca.: Jossey-Bass.  

Fitz-Gibbon, C.T. (1985). The implications of meta-analysis for educational research. British Educational Research Journal 11(1) 45-9

Hattie, J. A. (2008). Visible learning London: Routledge. 

Hattie, J., Biggs, J. and Purdie, N. (1996) Effects of Learning Skills Interventions on Student Learning: A Meta-analysis Review of Educational Research 66.2 pp 99-136. 

Hattie, J. & Timperley, H. (2007) The Power of Feedback Review of Educational Research 77. 1, pp. 81–112. 

Higgins J.P.T. and  Thompson S.G. (2002) Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta-analysis. Statistics in Medicine 21: 1539-1558. 

Hedges, L.V. & Olkin, I. (1985) Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis. Orlando: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-336380-2. 

Hunter, J. E., & Schmidt, F. L. (1990). Methods of meta-analysis: Correcting error and bias in research findings. Newbury Park: Sage Publications. 

Lipsey, Mark W., and Wilson, David B. (2001). Practical Meta-Analysis. Applied Social Research Methods Series (Vol. 49). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. 

Littell, J.H., Corcoran J. and Pillai V. (2008) Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods) Oxford: Oxford University Press. 

Medina, T., Sanchez-Meca, J., Marin-Martinez, F.  and Botella, J. (2006) Assessing Heterogeneity in Meta-Analysis: Q Statistic or I2 Index? Psychological Methods 11. 2 pp 193–206. 

HuedoPearson, D.P., Ferdig, R.E., Blomeyer, R.L. & Moran, J. (2005) The Effects of Technology on Reading  Performance in the Middle-School Grades: A Meta-Analysis With Recommendations for Policy Naperville, Il: University of Illinois/North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. 

Ritter, G.W., Denny, G.E., Albin, G.R., Barnett, J.H. & Blankenship, V.L.  (2006).  The effectiveness of volunteer tutoring programs: A systematic review.  Campbell Collaboration  Register of Interventions and Policy Evaluations (C2-RIPE), March. 

Schulze, R. (2007) The state and the art of meta-analysis Zeitschrift fur Psychologie/ Journal of Psychology, 215 pp 87 – 89. 

Sipe, T. & Curlette, W.L. (1997) A Meta-Synthesis Of Factors Related To Educational Achievement: A Methodological Approach To Summarizing And Synthesizing Meta-Analyses International Journal of Educational Research  25. 7. pp. 583-698. 

Torgerson, C. (2003) Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (Continuum Research Methods) London: Continuum Press. 

Wilkinson, L., & APA Task Force on Statistical Inference. (1999). Statistical methods in psychology journals: Guidelines and explanations. American Psychologist, 54, 594-604.