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Santangelo, Tanya; Novosel, Leslie C.; Cook, Bryan G.; Gapsis, Meredith – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2015
To optimize students' learning outcomes, educators are increasingly expected to use instructional practices shown to be effective by credible research. To help make this possible, organizations and scholars are producing resources that summarize research related to various instructional practices. However, as the collection of resources grows in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Research, Best Practices, Evidence
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Smith, Garnett J.; Schmidt, Matthew M.; Edelen-Smith, Patricia J.; Cook, Bryan G. – Exceptional Children, 2013
A tension exists between educational practitioners and researchers, which is often attributed to their dichotomous and oftentimes polarizing professional ideologies or Discourse communities. When determining what works in education, researchers tend to emphasize evidencebased practices (EBPs) supported by research that is rigorous and internally…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
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Cook, Bryan G.; Cook, Sara Cothren – Journal of Special Education, 2013
Evidence-based practices (EBPs) are instructional techniques that meet prescribed criteria related to the research design, quality, quantity, and effect size of supporting research, which have the potential to help bridge the research-to-practice gap and improve student outcomes. In this article, the authors (a) discuss the importance of clear…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Special Education
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Courtade, Ginevra R.; Test, David W.; Cook, Bryan G. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2014
Because of their highly intensive and variable learning needs, learners with severe intellectual disability present significant challenges to special educators and other stakeholders in terms of selecting and implementing effective instructional practices. Although scholars have made considerable progress in conducting and synthesizing research…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Severe Mental Retardation, Disability Identification
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Cook, Bryan G.; Shepherd, Katharine G.; Cook, Sara Cothren; Cook, Lysandra – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
Evidence-based practices represent an important advance in how effective instructional practices are conceptualized and identified, which has the potential to improve the educational outcomes of children with disabilities. Because parents have unique insights and knowledge regarding their children, special educators should collaborate with parents…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Disabilities