Mixed methods articles were rare (2.55% of empirical articles) in five educational psychology journals from 2016 to 2022, with most articles quantitative¶
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q2 i? Of 2,237 empirical articles screened in five educational psychology journals 2016–2022, 94.9% were quantitative and only 2.55% (n = 57/2237) used mixed methods. → Matthew T. McCrudden · Macy Bowman · Gala Sofia Campos Oaxaca 2025
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Matthew T. McCrudden · Macy Bowman · Gala Sofia Campos Oaxaca 2025¶
Matthew T. McCrudden · Macy Bowman · Gala Sofia Campos Oaxaca. (2025). Reporting of Methodological Rigor in Empirical Mixed Methods Research in Educational Psychology. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10090-8
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Systematic methodological review screening all articles in five journals (BJEP, CEP, JEP, JXE, Learning and Instruction) 2016–2022; 2,237 empirical articles classified by method. The review reports "Most of these articles used primarily quantitative methods (94.9%, n = 2123/2237)" and 57 mixed methods articles (2.55%).
"Most of these articles used primarily quantitative methods (94.9%, n = 2123/2237). A much smaller number of these articles used primarily qualitative methods (2.55%, n = 57/2237) or mixed methods (2.55%, n = 57/2237)."
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Related Claims¶
- Use of mixed methods in educational psychology journals increased after the 2019 Contemporary Educational Psychology special issue, with 54.4% of the 2016–2022 mixed methods articles published in 2020–2022 — related
- Among the 57 mixed methods articles, explanatory sequential designs were most common (52.6%), followed by convergent (40.4%) and exploratory sequential (7.0%) designs — related
- Reporting quality was highest for data collection (84.2% high ratings) and data analysis (80.7%), and lowest for mixed methods study design (47.4%), aims and purposes (52.6%), and elements of writing (54.4%) — related
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Mixed methods articles were rare (2.55% of empirical articles) in five educational psychology journals from 2016 to 2022, with most articles quantitative |
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Mixed methods articles were rare (2.55% of empirical articles) in five educational psychology journals from 2016 to 2022, with most articles quantitative |
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