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Learner Characteristics and Learner Performance: Implications for Instructional Placement Decisions.
Peer reviewedHolland, Richard P. – Journal of Special Education, 1982
Procedures for identifying learning styles are described and possible cultural influences on learning styles are noted. Practical guidelines for instructional placement are suggested. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Forness, Steven R. – Exceptional Children, 1987
A literature search identified 39 studies assessing modality preferences and modality teaching. The studies, involving 3,087 disabled and nondisabled elementary/secondary level subjects, were quantitatively synthesized. Subjects receiving differential instruction based on modality preferences exhibited only modest gains. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A. – Exceptionality, 2001
This article uses meta-analytic findings to evaluate six special education interventions: psycholinguistic training, perceptual-motor training, modality-matched instruction, and treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (stimulant medication, diet modification, and social skills training). Findings are related to decision making in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Decision Making, Disabilities, Drug Therapy
