Future trend reviews should code the type and strength of practice recommendations and the degree to which limitations were voiced¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 theoretical), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The article recommends that "future reviews of trends in educational psychology might want to code not only whether studies provide recommendations for practice or not but also the type and strength of the recommendations for practice and the degree to which limitations, assumptions, and caveats were appropriately voiced". This finer-grained coding would let reviewers evaluate whether recommendations align with the informativeness of the evidence.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Reviewers must code recommendation type and strength, and the degree to which limitations, assumptions, and caveats were appropriately voiced

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• researchers conducting reviews of trends in educational psychology

Target Learning Goals¶

• evaluating alignment between practice recommendations and evidence informativeness

Claims¶

• Descriptive and predictive findings can inform recommendations for practice by identifying targets for intervention, even without causal information [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Editors and reviewers should reward transparency about limitations so researchers are not incentivized to overstate implications

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Grosz, M. P. (2023). Should researchers make causal inferences and recommendations for practice on the basis of nonexperimental studies? Educational Psychology Review, 35, 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09777-7