Resource of the Week #176: A Presentation on Systematic Reviews

Hello again. This week’s resource was mentioned by Julie Walker, who directs AuthorAID as a whole. The topic is systematic reviews.

A systematic review is called systematic because those preparing it take a systematic (carefully planned) approach to seeking and considering previous research findings. The goal is to provide a valid overview of what is known on a given question or topic.

The current resource is a 16-slide presentation on systematic reviews. One can view the presentation as a video, download the slides, or both. In addition, one can take a quiz about the presentation.

The presentation includes information on what systematic reviews are, why they are needed, and what makes a review systematic. It also discusses searching for evidence to include in a systematic review.

In addition, the presentation discusses 4 main types of systematic reviews. These types are statistical meta-analyses, narrative systematic reviews, rapid evidence assessments, and qualitative systematic reviews.

This presentation is part of a lecture series from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). The series is being released in preparation for the conference Making Impact Evaluation Matter, to be held 1-5 September in Manila, Philippines.

Thank you, Julie, for mentioning this resource.

Until next post—

Barbara