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Five control criteria framework for judging degree of control in media comparison studies

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The review proposes that a media comparison is adequately controlled when five criteria are met: matched activities, matched non-IVR activities, matched practice with the dependent measure, matched time spent learning (within 20% difference), and matched content. The article states "To determine the degree to which the IVR and conventional conditions were controlled on instructional method and content in each article, five control criteria were assessed." Comparisons are then graded from fully controlled to fully not controlled, with a second approach flagging comparisons whose control is difficult to determine due to missing information.

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  • Five control criteria framework for judging degree of control in media comparison studies: The review proposes that a media comparison is adequately controlled when five criteria are met: matched activities, matched non-IVR activities, matched practice with the dependent measure, matched time spent learning (within 20% difference), and matched content. The article states "To determine the degree to which the IVR and conventional conditions were controlled on instructional method and content in each article, five control criteria were assessed." Comparisons are then graded from fully controlled to fully not controlled, with a second approach flagging comparisons whose control is difficult to determine due to missing information. (Lawson et al. (2024))

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  • Lawson, A. P., Martella, A. M., LaBonte, K., Delgado, C. Y., Zhao, F., Gluck, J. A., Munns, M. E., LeRoy, A. W., & Mayer, R. E. (2024). Confounded or Controlled? A Systematic Review of Media Comparison Studies Involving Immersive Virtual Reality for STEM Education. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09908-8
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title Five control criteria framework for judging degree of control in media comparison studies
description The review proposes that a media comparison is adequately controlled when five criteria are met: matched activities, matched non-IVR activities, matched practice with the dependent measure, matched time spent learning (within 20% difference), and matched content.
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