Reply to Hora: Meta-analytic techniques are designed to accommodate variation in implementation

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Scott Freeman et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014.

. 2014 Jul 29;111(30):E3025.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.1410405111.

No abstract available

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Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics.
Freeman S, Eddy SL, McDonough M, Smith MK, Okoroafor N, Jordt H, Wenderoth MP. Freeman S, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jun 10;111(23):8410-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1319030111. Epub 2014 May 12. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014. PMID: 24821756 Free PMC article.
Limitations in experimental design mean that the jury is still out on lecturing.
Hora MT. Hora MT. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jul 29;111(30):E3024. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1410115111. Epub 2014 Jul 14. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014. PMID: 25024170 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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