Scaling AI-driven evidence synthesis for targeting new education research: Accelerating progress towards SDG4

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Report
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Title
Scaling AI-driven evidence synthesis for targeting new education research: Accelerating progress towards SDG4
Abstract
In this paper, we present the first study that undertakes a comparison of human and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in a large-scale literature screening process as part of a large-scale meta-analysis in education research. We present this screening approach to AI-powered Literature Reviews (AILRs) at a large-scale, and then apply this approach to a screening of a public evidence library, containing several-hundred thousands of articles on research pertaining to SDG4 in low-income countries, of which we categorized along various dimensions with the goal of making these categorized datasets available to the wider research community. Our approach is transparent, open-source, and replicable. Importantly, it is a ‘living’ approach, enabling the ability to make incremental updates as work progresses. We believe that this project presents an important opportunity towards further developing shared knowledge on AILRs in screening processes. Furthermore, these findings hold practical significance for the broader goal of building and sharing a comprehensive, digital, and open-source evidence library on ‘what works’ in education across low-income countries. Ultimately, sharing key learnings from our research and the resulting evidence library is beneficial to both research practices and enabling collaborations in the wider research community, especially as it relates to SDG research and development projects in education.
Report Type
Extended abstract submitted to the What Works Hub for Global Education Conference 2024
Institution
Open Development & Education, Education Endowment Foundation
Date
2024-05-03
Language
en
Call Number
opendeved.1132
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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DOI: 10.53832/opendeved.1132 ZenodoArchiveID: 11105029 ZenodoArchiveConcept: 11105028
Citation
Klune, C., Huntington, B., Touiyate, A., Kay, J., Zaman, M., Mansour, H., & Haßer, B. (2024). Scaling AI-driven evidence synthesis for targeting new education research: Accelerating progress towards SDG4 [Extended abstract submitted to the What Works Hub for Global Education Conference 2024]. Open Development & Education, Education Endowment Foundation. https://doi.org/10.53832/opendeved.1132
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