Most RSE studies in the review corpus did not define their central term¶
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q3 i? Of 134 reviewed papers, 93 had no definition of the RSE term used, 33 had clear definitions, and 8 were unclear. → van Leent 2023
Evidence¶
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
q3 · i? · review · r3
Charting of the review's 134-paper corpus during data extraction. The review reports that "93 had no definition, 33 had clear definitions, and 8 had a definition that was unable to be classified". No effect size is printed.
"Of the 134 papers, 93 had no definition, 33 had clear definitions, and 8 had a definition that was unable to be classified (we labelled this as 'unclear')."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Most RSE studies do not report the teaching approach used — related
- Growth in RSE research has been accompanied by divergence rather than convergence of content — related
- Evaluation methods for RSE are varied and hybridised, with qualitative methods most common — related
- Over a third of RSE studies report no outcomes, and student outcome measurement prioritises knowledge — related
- Previous research on authentic learning lacks clear definitions and operationalizations of authentic learning — related
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Most RSE studies in the review corpus did not define their central term |
description |
Most RSE studies in the review corpus did not define their central term |
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review |
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moderate |
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2023 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-21 |
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1 — van-leent-2023 |
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