The Multimedia Effect in Problem Solving meta-analysis was retracted in its initial published form after an anonymous reviewer's comments, with the authors stating the coding and interpretation issues do not affect the major findings.¶

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q1 i? The article was retracted in its initial published form after receiving comments from an anonymous reviewer. → Liru Hu 2020 q1 i? The authors state that issues in data coding and its interpretation could cause confusion but do not affect the major findings. → Liru Hu 2020

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Liru Hu 2020¶

Liru Hu, Gaowei Chen, Pengfei Li, Jing Huang. (2020). RETRACTED ARTICLE: Multimedia Effect in Problem Solving: a Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09490-4

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Retraction notice published by the article's authors in Educational Psychology Review. It states the retraction followed "comments from an anonymous reviewer" and that parts of "the data coding and the interpretation thereof, could cause confusion to the reader." No data or analysis is reported in the notice itself.

"The authors have retracted this article [1] in its initial published form after receiving comments from an anonymous reviewer. They agree that some parts, especially in the data coding and the interpretation thereof, could cause confusion to the reader."

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