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Evidence-Based Practices in a Changing World: Reconsidering the Counterfactual in Education Research
Direct linkLemons, Christopher J.; Fuchs, Douglas; Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Educational Researcher, 2014
Experimental and quasi-experimental designs are used in educational research to establish causality and develop effective practices. These research designs rely on a counterfactual model that, in simple form, calls for a comparison between a treatment group and a control group. Developers of educational practices often assume that the population…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Design, Models, Control Groups
Fuchs, Douglas; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Bryant, Joan; Davis, G. Nicole – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2008
Responsiveness-to-intervention (RTI) is a method for both preventing and helping to identify learning disabilities. An important feature is its multi-tier structure: "primary intervention" (tier 1) refers to classroom instruction; "secondary intervention" (tier 2) usually involves more intensive pullout, small-group…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Download full textFuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – 1987
The paper examined empirical evidence (published through 1986) concerning the effectiveness of the Adaptive Learning Environments Model (ALEM), a multifaceted program designed to integrate handicapped pupils and remedial and compensatory education students in general education. Evaluation of three evaluative studies by the program's originators…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Kazdan, Sarah – Remedial and Special Education, 1999
This study examined effects of peer-assisted learning strategies (PALS) on students' literacy development and beliefs about reading in nine secondary remedial and special-education classes. Analyses of variance indicated that, compared to control groups, PALS students grew more on reading comprehension and reported more positive beliefs about…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Peer Teaching, Program Effectiveness
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1988
The investigation assessed the effects of three increasingly inclusive versions of the Behavioral Consultation (BC) model on problem behavior in mainstream classrooms, in an effort to develop an effective and efficient approach to pre-referral intervention. Subjects were 43 general educators, their 43 most difficult-to-teach nonhandicapped…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Proposes a treatment-validity model for the identification of learning disabilities. The four-phase eligibility-assessment process would include evaluating adaptations in the regular classroom and verifying the effectiveness of special education before placement. Considers the technical requirements of this alternative eligibility process, and the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods
