{"id":2074,"date":"2020-05-26T08:58:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T15:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/?page_id=2074"},"modified":"2025-12-17T07:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:10:03","slug":"cohort-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/opportunities\/online-teaching-learning-research-seminars\/cohort-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta-Analysis in Online Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"contributors\">\n<p>The second cohort of the research seminars program will apply the technique of meta-analysis to synthesize research studies in online education. Meta-analysis is set of procedures that are used to combine and compare the results of multiple studies on a particular topic. The goal of meta-analysis is to statistically combine the data from selected studies to determine if there is an overall effect and assess the magnitude of the effect. As online\/distance education has grown in the past 20 years, meta-analysis has been applied to some of the most fundamental questions in the field. There is an ongoing need to use meta-analytic techniques to better synthesize the research in the area of online teaching and learning. Administrators, faculty and staff continue to ask questions about the effectiveness of online and hybrid education, emerging tools and technologies related to online learning and various pedagogical approaches. Meta-analysis has the potential to suggest answers to these questions.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured publication<\/h2>\n<p>Walker, A., Aguiar, N.<span data-sheets-root=\"1\">, Soicher, R., Kuo, Y., &amp; Resig, J. (2024). Exploring<\/span>\u00a0the relationship between motivation and academic performance among online and blended learners: A meta-analytic review.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Walker-et-al.-2024.-Student-Motivation-and-Academic-Performance.pdf\">Online Learning<\/a>, (28)<\/em>4, 75-115.<\/p>\n<p>This publication received a <a href=\"https:\/\/aect.connectedcommunity.org\/aectawards\/past-award\/past-2021-present\">2025 Outstanding Publication Award<\/a>\u00a0from the Learner Engagement Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/study\/meta-analysis\/results.htm\">Explore study results<\/a><\/h4>\n<h2>Leaders<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2064\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/opportunities\/online-teaching-learning-research-seminars\/cohort\/dello-stritto-2019\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dello-Stritto-2019.jpg?fit=1011%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1011,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T20&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1549120783&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dello Stritto 2019\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dello-Stritto-2019.jpg?fit=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dello-Stritto-2019.jpg?fit=809%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2064 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dello-Stritto-2019.jpg?resize=150%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"240\" \/>Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, PhD, Director, Ecampus Research Unit<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Oregon State University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\">Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, PhD, is the director of research for Oregon State University Ecampus, where she is involved in the design and implementation of research studies on online education. She manages and oversees the statistical analysis for the unit. She also directs the OSU Ecampus Research Fellows Program and edits a yearly white paper series. Her background is in psychology with a specialization in quantitative methodologies, survey design and statistical analysis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Andrew-Walker-3.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Andrew Walker\" \/>Andrew Walker, PhD, Department Head and Associate Professor of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Utah State University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\">Andrew Walker, PhD, is the department head of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at Utah State University. He is a self-described quantoid who likes to use statistical approaches, like Bayesian network meta-analysis and multi-level modeling so that his research can reflect more of real world than a clinical setting. He is also broadly interested in problem centered pedagogies and systems that support learning.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"clear: both; padding-top: 20px;\">Participants<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Naomi-Aguiar.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Naomi Aguiar\" \/>Naomi Aguiar, Associate Director of Ecampus Research Unit<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Oregon State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Lidija-Krebs-Lazendic-2.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lidija Krebs-Lazendic\" \/>Lidija Krebs-Lazendic, Dr, Lecturer in the School of Psychology<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Yu-Chun-Kuo.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yu-Chun Kuo\" \/>Yu-Chun Kuo, Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Rowan University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Enoch-Park.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Enoch Park\" \/>Enoch Park, QM \/ Online Learning Specialist<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">UNC Charlotte<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Raechel-Soicher-2.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Raechel Soicher\" \/>Raechel Soicher, Assistant Director of Research &amp; Evaluation<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"clear: both; padding-top: 20px;\">Past participants<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Luca-Giupponi.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Luca Giupponi\" \/>Luca Giupponi, Educational Technology Specialist<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Michigan State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Mohammadreza-Jalaeian.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mohammadreza Jalaeian\" \/>Mohammadreza Jalaeian, Research Fellow<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Southern Illinois University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Juliette-Levy.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Juliette Levy\" \/>Juliette Levy, Associate Professor of History<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">University of California, Riverside<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Jess-Resig.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jess Resig\" \/>Jess Resig, Instructional Designer<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Pennsylvania State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/images\/research\/seminars\/Rebecca-Thomas.jpg?w=1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rebecca Thomas\" \/> Rebecca Thomas, Postdoctoral Scholar<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Oregon State University Ecampus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second cohort of the research seminars program will apply the technique of meta-analysis to synthesize research studies in online education. 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