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Topics, Publication Patterns, and Reporting Quality of Systematic Reviews held on IDESR

We have just published an audit of the systematic reviews held on the IDESR database in Applied Linguistics Review. This audit aimed to describe the topics that have been the subject of synthesis in the field of language education, describe the frequency of publication of systematic reviews in the field, and where they have been…

January 15, 2023

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Methodological and Reporting Rigour of Systematic Reviews in Language Education: Findings from IDESR

Hamish Chalmers, editor of IDESR.org, gave a keynote talk at the inaugural session of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics SIG on October 21, 2022. He reported on an audit of the contents of IDESR (to date), analysing the frequency of publication of systematic reviews in language education, the…

October 24, 2022

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Prospective registration of systematic review protocols to improve transparency, accountability and reporting quality

In June 2021, a two day seminar on research synthesis in Applied Linguistics was convened by Dr Sin Wang Chong of Queen’s University Belfast, under the auspices of BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics) and Cambridge University Press. The two-day event brought into sharp focus the work that is being done to improve and promote…

June 25, 2021

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The Anatomy of an IDESR Record

So, you’ve found a record of a systematic review on IDESR and want read it and share it with your colleagues or keep a record of what you have found so that you can return to it later. This post explains the anatomy of an IDESR record and will explain how you can record and…

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IDESR is a clearinghouse for the registration of protocols of planned and ongoing systematic reviews in education, and a database of published education systematic reviews. This site is our blog for news and views about IDESR.

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