Evaluation methods for RSE are varied and hybridised, with qualitative methods most common¶
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q3 i? Of 134 studies, 63 used qualitative methods, 29 quantitative, and 42 mixed methods; 67 used a questionnaire or survey and only 8 of the 29 quantitative studies used pre-post test designs. → van Leent 2023
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van Leent 2023¶
van Leent, Lisa, Walsh, Kerryann, Moran, Claire, Hand, Kirstine, & French, Sally (2023). Effectiveness of relationships and sex education: A systematic review of terminology, content, pedagogy, and outcomes. Educational Research Review, 39, Article number: 100527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2023.100527
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Methodological mapping of the review's 134-paper corpus. The review reports the distribution of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods and notes "studies are developed fairly independently" rather than incrementally building on one another. No effect size printed.
"Of the 134 studies, 63 used qualitative methods, 29 used quantitative methods and 42 used mixed methods. Sixty-seven studies in total used a questionnaire or survey."
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Related Claims¶
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- Growth in RSE research has been accompanied by divergence rather than convergence of content — related
- Most RSE studies in the review corpus did not define their central term — related
- Over a third of RSE studies report no outcomes, and student outcome measurement prioritises knowledge — related
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Evaluation methods for RSE are varied and hybridised, with qualitative methods most common |
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Evaluation methods for RSE are varied and hybridised, with qualitative methods most common |
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