Table 3.
Quality assessment
| Is there congruity between the stated philosophical perspective and the research methodology? | Is there congruity between the research methodology and the research question or objectives? | Is there congruity between the research methodology and the methods used to collect the data? | Is there congruity between the research methodology and the representation and analysis of the data? | Is there congruity between the research methodology and the interpretation of the results? | Is there a statement locating the researcher culturally or theoretically? | Is the influence of the researcher on the research, and vice-versa, addressed? | Are the participants, and their voices, adequately represented? | Is the research conducted according to current criteria or, for recent studies, and is there evidence of ethical approval by an appropriate body? |
Do the conclusions drawn in the research report flow from the analysis, or interpretation, of the data? | Score (%) | High/Medium /Low quality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdell 2020 [27] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100 | High |
| Dal Mas 2020 [50] | Yes | Yes | unclear | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 60 | Medium |
| Dent 2016 [36] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | High |
|
Fonseka 2019 [43] |
Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 60 | Medium |
| Grindell 2020 [28] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | No | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | 60 | Medium |
| Heaton 2016 [29] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | High |
| IKT Casebook Volume 1 2019 [44] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | No | No | Yes | Unclear | Yes | 50 | Medium |
| IKT Casebook Volume 3 2020 [45] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | NA | Unclear | No | No | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | 20 | Low |
| Knowles 2018 [30] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | High |
|
Law 2020 [31] |
Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | No | NA? | Yes | Yes | NA | 50 | Medium |
| Lewando-Hundt 2019 [32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 80 | High |
| Livings 2020 [37] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | No | No | Yes | Yes | NA | 40 | Low |
| Miller 2016 [46] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Yes | No | Unclear | Yes | No | Yes | 50 | Medium |
| Milton [38] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 80 | High |
| Ospina- Pinillos 2018 [41] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | High |
| Ospina-Pinillos 2019 [39] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | High |
| Ospina-Pinillos 2020 [40] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclear | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | High |
| Reeve 2016 [33] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unclear | Yes | Yes | 60 | Medium |
| Revenas 2018 [48] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 80 | High |
| Thompson 2020 [47] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | No | No | Yes | Yes | NA | 40 | Low |
| TK2A Casebook 2019 [34] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | No | Unclear | Unclear | 40 | Low |
| Wannheden 2020 [49] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 80 | High |
| Wolstenholme 2020 [35] | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | High |
| Yanageneh | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Unclear | Yes | 70 | High |
Low scoring are either research protocols and non peer reviewed casebooks for which there were no specific quality assessment tool available to use.