What Forty Years of Research Says about the Impact of Technology on Learning: A Second-Order Meta-Analysis and Validation Study
ARTICLE
Rana M. Tamim, Robert M. Bernard, Eugene Borokhovski, Philip C. Abrami, Richard F. Schmid
Review of Educational Research Volume 81, Number 1, ISSN 0034-6543
Abstract
This research study employs a second-order meta-analysis procedure to summarize 40 years of research activity addressing the question, does computer technology use affect student achievement in formal face-to-face classrooms as compared to classrooms that do not use technology? A study-level meta-analytic validation was also conducted for purposes of comparison. An extensive literature search and a systematic review process resulted in the inclusion of 25 meta-analyses with minimal overlap in primary literature, encompassing 1,055 primary studies. The random effects mean effect size of 0.35 was significantly different from zero. The distribution was heterogeneous under the fixed effects model. To validate the second-order meta-analysis, 574 individual independent effect sizes were extracted from 13 out of the 25 meta-analyses. The mean effect size was 0.33 under the random effects model, and the distribution was heterogeneous. Insights about the state of the field, implications for technology use, and prospects for future research are discussed. (Contains 1 note and 3 tables.)
Citation
Tamim, R.M., Bernard, R.M., Borokhovski, E., Abrami, P.C. & Schmid, R.F. (2011). What Forty Years of Research Says about the Impact of Technology on Learning: A Second-Order Meta-Analysis and Validation Study. Review of Educational Research, 81(1), 4-28. Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/51342/.
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Keywords
- academic achievement
- Classroom Techniques
- Comparative Analysis
- Computer Uses in Education
- Educational Research
- Effect Size
- Evaluation Criteria
- Influence of Technology
- Intermode Differences
- Literature Reviews
- Meta Analysis
- teaching methods
- technology integration
- Technology Uses in Education
- Use Studies
- Validated Programs
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