ERIC Number: ED599362
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Publication Date: 2017-Apr-28
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Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Single-Subject Experimental Studies
Jamshidi, Laleh; Heyvaert, Mieke; Van den Noortgate, Wim
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
Based on the increasing interest in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of Single-Subject Experimental Designs (SSEDs), the aim of the present review is to determine the general characteristics of these meta-analyses, including design characteristics of the primary studies and the meta-analyses, the kind of data, and the kind of analysis. After a systematic search for studies, 178 studies were examined for various features. The results indicated that the number of SSED meta-analyses and reviews has increased remarkably in recent years. The most frequently used effect size metric was percentage of non-overlapping data (PND) and the most commonly utilized analysis for synthesizing the results of primary SSEDs was a simple average of effect sizes. Based on the findings of the present review, some implications for future SSED meta-analyses are proposed.
Descriptors: Research Design, Experiments, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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