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Reddy, Linda A.; Cleary, Timothy J.; Alperin, Alexander; Verdesco, Arielle – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
School practitioners and educators are frequently challenged by the diverse and pervasive academic and behavioral needs of children at risk for and with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This paper examines the outcome literature on self-regulated learning (SRL) interventions for youth with ADHD by systematically reviewing the key…
Descriptors: Intervention, Independent Study, Active Learning, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Wilson, F. Robert; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
The authors express their concerns about the research methodology and assumptions in Coker, Medley, and Soar's work on competency-based teacher education. (WD)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Predictor Variables
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Willson, Victor L.; Putnam, Richard R. – American Educational Research Journal, 1982
A meta-analysis of outcomes from 32 studies investigating pretest effects was conducted. For all outcomes the average effect size was +.22, indicating an elevating effect of pretest on posttest. Duration of time between pre- and posttesting was also related to effect size. Researchers should continue to include pretest as a design variable.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Predictor Variables, Pretests Posttests, Research Design
Behrman, Jere R.; Lavy, Victor – 1994
This paper explores the relationship child health and educational achievement using data from the Ghanaian Living Standard Measurement Study (LSMS), as well as the reliability of such health-education studies in general. An analysis of the data indicated that: (1) the failure to control for estimation problems in the LSMS and other studies has led…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Rutter, Michael – Child Development, 1983
Argues that, in the assessment of school "effects," multiple indicators of school effectiveness are required, including scholastic attainment, classroom behavior, absenteeism, attitudes to learning, continuation in education, employment, and social functioning. Assesses empirical evidence on the extent to which schools may be effective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews
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Ford, Martin E.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
The evidence for possible negative effects of first-name characteristics on personal functioning is equivocal. Two studies were conducted that avoided previous methodological problems of measurement, sampling, and statistical control. Results indicated that children's social competence and school achievement were unrelated to the frequency or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Thomas, Gail E.; Brown, Frank – Journal of Black Studies, 1982
Reviews school desegregation literature to assess how well existing research provides information on school desegregating effects. Identifies disparities in methods and other characteristics among different studies and explores areas for improvement in the methodology and theory of future work. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Desegregation Effects, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Begin, Jean; Gagne, Francoys – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1994
Analysis of studies on predictors of people's attitudes toward gifted education reveals that about 50 variables have been examined as potential sources of differences, but not a single variable emerges as a substantial explanatory factor. Major methodological problems in the studies are identified and proposals for future research are offered.…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Meta Analysis
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Perleth, Christopher; And Others – Roeper Review, 1993
This article describes the Munich Longitudinal Study of Giftedness (initially including about 25,000 students) and concludes that, although the multidimensional model proved to be useful in predicting achievement behavior, the typological attempts failed. Distinct differences between academically gifted and creatively gifted students were found.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
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Adams, Gerald R.; Munro, Gordon – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1979
An examination of the reported psychological profile of runaways suggests no clear relationship between personality and runaway behavior. A multiplicity of factors are potential causal agents for running away; these factors range from sociocultural values to school problems. Future research might focus on alternative values, rather than on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Family Environment, Predictor Variables
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Hoge, Robert D.; Luce, Sally – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Studies published since 1965 on the relationship between classroom behavior and academic achievement are reviewed. Criteria are established for selecting the studies, the research is assessed, and recommendations for future research are made. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Korbin, Jill E. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
This commentary on Enrique Gracia's (2003) article, "Social Isolation from Communities and Child Maltreatment: A Cross-Cultural Perspective," discusses the relationship of neighborhood context to child maltreatment. The difficulty of sorting out individual and contextual factors is emphasized, along with the problem of clearly defining the unit of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Community Problems
Airasian, Peter W.; And Others – 1979
The methodological parameters of evaluative research studies help to identify a conceptualization of the phenomenon under investigation. Holistic critiques that identify the conceptual models under which the research was conducted shed light on the validity of the disparate inferences made from a number of studies of schools and school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Data Collection