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An exploration of bias in meta-analysis: the case of technology integration research in higher education
Journal of Computing in Higher Education
  • Robert M. Bernard, Concordia University
  • Eugene Borokhovski, Concordia University
  • Richard F. Schmid, Concordia University
  • Rana M. Tamim, Zayed University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York. This article contains a second-order meta-analysis and an exploration of bias in the technology integration literature in higher education. Thirteen meta-analyses, dated from 2000 to 2014 were selected to be included based on the questions asked and the presence of adequate statistical information to conduct a quantitative synthesis. The weighted random effects average was g++ = 0.393, p < .000. The article goes on to report an assessment of the methodological quality of the thirteen studies based on Cooper’s (Research synthesis and meta-analysis: a step-by-step approach. Sage, Thousand Oaks, 2010) seven stages in the development of a meta-analysis. Two meta-analyses were found to have five out of seven stages where methodological flaws could potentially create biased results. Five meta-analyses contained two flawed stages and one contained one flawed stage. Four of the stages where methodological flaws can create bias are described in detail. The final section attempts to determine how much influence the methodological flaws exerted on the results of the second-order meta-analysis.

Publisher
Springer New York LLC
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Bias,
  • Computers,
  • Higher education,
  • Meta-analysis,
  • Technology
Scopus ID
84914150296
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-014-9084-z
Citation Information
Robert M. Bernard, Eugene Borokhovski, Richard F. Schmid and Rana M. Tamim. "An exploration of bias in meta-analysis: the case of technology integration research in higher education" Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 26 Iss. 3 (2014) p. 183 - 209 ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1042-1726" target="_blank">1042-1726</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rana-tamim/14/