Review Methods for the Best Evidence Encyclopedia

  Elementary (2007)
  Elementary (New! 2018)
  Middle/High School
  Effectiveness of Technology

  Elementary
  Middle/High School
  English Language Learners
  Struggling Readers (2011)
  Struggling Readers (New! 2019)
  Effectiveness of Technology

Grades 2-12 (New! 2019)

Elementary
Secondary

K-12 Meta-Analysis (Borman)

Early Childhood Education

Methodological Features and Effect Sizes

Review Methods

The following articles provide detailed information on the methodology used in conducting the literature reviews on the BEE.

Criteria for Inclusion in the BEE
Interpreting Effect Sizes
What Works? Issues in Synthesizing Educational Program Evaluations (PDF, 375k)
Understanding Bias Due to Measures Inherent to Treatments in Systematic Reviews in Education (PDF, 200k)
Additional source for this article: Slavin, R.E., & Madden, N.A. (2011). Measures inherent to treatments in program effectiveness reviews. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 4 (4), 370-380.
Effects of Sample Size on Effect Size in Systematic Reviews in Education

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