Develop a reliable coding scheme as a distinct stage of an SLA meta-analysis¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

As the second of the review's four stages, meta-analysts in SLA should develop a reliable coding scheme for study features and outcomes before analyzing data. The article names "developing a reliable coding scheme" as one of the "typical stages of a meta-analysis in second language acquisition (SLA) research," positioned between defining the research domain and analyzing data, and treats it as a locus of consequential decisions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• The coding scheme must be reliable, and coding decisions must be made deliberately since each decision influences the results

Constraints¶

• The strategy is described in the context of meta-analysis in SLA research

Target Learners¶

• SLA researchers planning or conducting meta-analyses

Target Learning Goals¶

• reliable coding of primary studies for quantitative synthesis

Affordances¶

Claims¶

Related Strategies¶

• Segment simulations into beginning, escalation, and peak phases before analyzing regulation and physiological activation

Examples¶

-

Key Sources¶

• Frederick L. Oswald and Luke Plonsky. (2010). Meta-analysis in Second Language Research: Choices and Challenges. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, Volume 30. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0267190510000115