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🎯"PRISMA in Action: How to Conduct Systematic Reviews the Right Way"

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"PRISMA in Action: How to Conduct Systematic Reviews the Right Way" Making Systematic Reviews Less Scary and More Practical – Especially for Education Researchers 🔍 What is PRISMA and Why Should You Care? If you're a student, researcher, or educator diving into systematic reviews, you’ve probably heard the term  PRISMA  tossed around. But what is it, really? PRISMA  stands for  Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses . It’s a checklist and flow diagram used to improve how researchers report their systematic reviews. In simple terms, PRISMA helps ensure your research is transparent, complete, and trustworthy. Imagine you’re baking a cake using a recipe. PRISMA is like a standard recipe format — so that anyone following your steps knows exactly what ingredients you used, how long you baked it, and what to expect. 🧠 Why Education Researchers (and Others) Should Use PRISMA In education, where interventions, teaching methods, or learning outco...

🔥How I Use Templates to Speed Up My Research Writing in Notion🔥

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🔥 How I Use Templates to Speed Up My Research Writing in Notion🔥 The simple system that keeps me focused, organized, and productive — even on tight deadlines. 🎯 Why Templates Matter for Student Research Let’s face it — research writing can get messy fast. Between reading dozens of sources, trying to keep your thesis on track, and organizing all those scattered notes, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stuck. That was me during my second semester. I had ideas but no system. I kept jumping between Google Docs, PDF downloads, notebooks, and sticky notes. The result? Wasted time, duplicated effort, and stress. Then I discovered Notion , and everything changed. Notion didn’t just give me a place to write. It gave me a system — a customizable workspace where I could build my own templates for managing every part of the research process. With just a few clicks, I could: Track my readings and summaries Organize literature reviews clearly Plan my writing step-by-step N...