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Konabe Bene; Devender R. Banda; Donna Brown – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
We conducted a meta-analysis of 13 instructional arrangement studies that were conducted with children with autism spectrum disorders to improve academic and social communication skills and behavior. Results across the studies indicate that peer-mediated instructional arrangement is a robust method for teaching and improving various academic and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Peer Teaching, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Conway, James M.; Amel, Elise L.; Gerwien, Daniel P. – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
Service learning places teaching and learning in a social context, facilitating socially responsive knowledge. The purposes of this meta-analysis were to summarize evidence on (a) extent and types of change in participants in service learning programs, (b) specific program elements (moderators) that affect the amount of change in participants, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Psychology, Teaching Methods, Service Learning
Fox, Lise – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
A review of 25 studies found that demonstrations of successful generalization of skills by persons with profound mental handicaps were characterized by: several trained exemplars, trained behaviors likely to be reinforced in natural settings by natural consequences, use of training stimuli common to the generalization setting, and training in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Meta Analysis
Haring, Norris – 1987
The third in a series of literature reviews, this monograph presents three articles on skill generalization among individuals with severe disabilities. Kathleen A. Liberty analyzes the results of 15 studies to determine how teaching self-control affected students' performance in training and generalization, "Behavior-Control of Stimulus…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Generalization