Future OER research should examine disaggregated data for specific student populations, conduct quantitative meta-analyses, and compare specific OER materials and subject areas.¶

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q2 i? The synthesis identifies three research needs: examining disaggregated data for specific student populations, conducting quantitative meta-analyses to calculate effect sizes, and analyzing whether specific OER are more efficacious than others or certain subjects more amenable to OER use. → Hilton 2020

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Hilton 2020¶

Hilton, J., III. (2020). Open educational resources, student efficacy, and user perceptions: a synthesis of research published between 2015 and 2018. Education Tech Research Dev, 68, 853-876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09700-4

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The synthesis's statement of future research directions, including quantitative meta-analyses and comparisons of specific OER materials and subject areas.

"Additional research is also needed quantitative meta-analyses. The present study provides a qualitative synthesis of OER efficacy; however, as the research corpus regarding OER increases, more sophisticated meta-analyses are needed to calculate effect sizes across studies. Another area where further research could be helpful is to analyze whether specific OER are more efficacious than others and whether certain subjects are more amenable to the use of OER than others."

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Related Claims¶

• The commentary offers a practice-based perspective on Hilton's (2016) OER efficacy review in the context of the COVID-19 pivot to remote instruction — related
• Across 2002-2018, OER efficacy research consistently shows that OER does not harm student learning, with a small positive impact. — related
• Too few studies exist to draw robust conclusions on moderating factors (age, gender, screen size, dosage, SAMR-based activities) or on whether benefits persist beyond the post-test — related
• Planned moderator subgroup analyses could not be conducted because fewer than 10 studies per subgroup were available — related