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Reading and interpreting quantitative research syntheses:
an introduction to the methodology |
10.00 am |
Coffee and Registration |
10.15 am |
Introduction and overview of the day (45 mins) |
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- Aims of the day
- What is systematic reviewing of research evidence?
- Qualitative and quantitative approaches
- Meta-analysis of quantitative data: apples and oranges or Granny Smiths and tangerines?
- Overview of issues for education and the social sciences
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11.00 am |
Session 1 (90 minutes) |
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- Types of quantitative synthesis
- Effect size as measure (especially in intervention research)
- Workshop activity: interpreting effect size differences from published meta-anlayses ('living graph' activity)
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12.30 pm |
Lunch |
1.30 pm |
Session 2 (90 minutes) |
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- Overview of key statistical issues (heterogeneity/homogeneity); weighted means; quality issues; publication bias
- Workshop activity: reading a meta-analysis (from a selected range)
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3.00 pm |
Tea/Coffee Break |
3.15 pm |
Plenary Activity and Discussion (45 minutes) |
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- Discipline specific issues in education
- Exploration of the 'warrant' of the findings of meta-analysis
- Session evaluation
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4.00 pm |
Finish |
