What We Do | MOSAIC
MOSAIC is committed to conducting high-quality research synthesis, improving research synthesis methods, and promoting the use and uptake of reviews and meta-analyses.
The Methods of Synthesis and Integration Center (MOSAIC) at AIR conducts systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses in education, health, international development, social welfare, and the workforce.
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MOSAIC experts create methodological improvements by conducting simulation studies and deriving new statistical methods. We support external trainings and workshops and knowledge translation through individual projects and through the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center.
With more than 70 certified What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewers at AIR, we also support and conduct reviews using the WWC standards and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) evidence tiers. This work is housed on the Statistics, Website, and Training (SWAT) and Evidence Support Center pages.
Learn more about what we do in the areas of systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses, meta-analysis training, synthesis methods, knowledge translation, and alternative review types.
Systematic Literature Reviews and Meta-Analyses
MOSAIC experts have extensive experience conducting systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses in a variety of content areas, to ensure a thorough review of your research question. We have also developed videos and infographics to share more about the methods used to conduct this work and how to interpret results.
Videos
Methods in a Minute: Systematic Review
What can researchers do with multiple studies on the same topic—especially when some of them contradict each other? Systematic review is a research method that helps researchers make sense of a topic's full research landscape. View the text (PDF)
Methods in a Minute: Meta-Analysis
What should researchers do when multiple studies on the same question offer different conclusions? This video explains how a statistical technique called meta-analysis can help them interpret those seemingly contradictory results. View the text (PDF)
Introductory Level Infographics
More Advanced Infographics
Leveraging Large Language Models for Research Synthesis Search String Development
Time to Complete a Meta-Analysis
Meta-Analysis Training
Each year, MOSAIC hosts meta-analysis training and WWC certification through federally funded grants for individuals across the nation. Here we highlight two training workshops:
Modern Meta-Analyses Research Institute
The Modern Meta-Analyses Research Institute is a National Science Foundation-funded workshop aimed at STEM researchers interested in learning how to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Meta-Analysis Training Institute
The Meta-Analysis Training Institute is an intensive workshop aimed at researchers interested in conducting Institute of Education Sciences-funded meta-analyses of important research topics.
Synthesis Methods
MOSAIC improves the methods of systematic reviews and meta-analyses through methodological reviews, simulation studies, and validity tests of various software. View our latest projects:
Knowledge Translation
MOSAIC provides knowledge translation through evidence synthesis methods to make research meaningful.
Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC)
The MSKTC summarizes research, identifies health information needs, and develops information resources to support programs in meeting the needs of individuals with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and burn injuries.
Career and Technical Education Research Network 2.0
The CTE Research Network seeks to prepare students with academic, technical, and employability skills for success in the workplace and in further education by increasing the number of impact studies and strengthening the capacity of the field to conduct and use rigorous research.
Alternative Review Types
MOSAIC supports many types of evidence synthesis projects, including scoping reviews, mock ESSA, and WWC reviews.
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