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Wattanawongwan, Sanikan; Ganz, J. B.; Pierson, Lauren M.; Hong, Ee Rea; Yllades, Valeria; Dunn, Claudia; Foster, Margaret – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
This quality review is an analysis of the methodological quality of social communication intervention research identifying which social communication interventions for this population could be considered evidence-based practices (EBPs). The purpose of the quality review was to apply the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) guidelines to the literature…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Dijkers, Marcel P. J. M. – SEDL, 2011
This issue of "FOCUS" discusses external validity and what rehabilitation researchers can do to help practitioners answer the question "How far can we generalize this finding-- is it applicable to other clients/patients, with different characteristics, in dissimilar settings treated by other clinicians?," which clinicians and…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Generalization, Information Dissemination, Validity
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Kelley, Kelly R.; Test, David W.; Cooke, Nancy L. – Exceptional Children, 2013
Transportation access is a major contributor to independence, productivity, and societal inclusion for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD). This study examined the effects of pedestrian navigation training using picture prompts displayed through a video iPod on travel route completion with 4 adults and IDD. Results…
Descriptors: Prompting, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Pictorial Stimuli
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Schochet, Peter Z.; Puma, Mike; Deke, John – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
This report summarizes the complex research literature on quantitative methods for assessing how impacts of educational interventions on instructional practices and student learning differ across students, educators, and schools. It also provides technical guidance about the use and interpretation of these methods. The research topics addressed…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Educational Research, Intervention
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Kim, Taeyoung; Horn, Eva – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2010
The research synthesis presented here reviewed the currently available evidence on the effectiveness of sibling-implemented interventions for their siblings with disabilities. The search for appropriate research literature spanned from 1975 to 2008 and resulted in a total of eight studies that met the inclusion criteria. All eight studies in this…
Descriptors: Research Design, Siblings, Intervention, Literature Reviews
Wang, Huan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Multiple uses of the same assessment may present challenges for both the design and use of an assessment. Little advice, however, has been given to assessment developers as to how to understand the phenomena of multiple assessment use and meet the challenges these present. Particularly problematic is the case in which an assessment is used for…
Descriptors: Test Use, Testing Programs, Program Effectiveness, Test Construction
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Sarkin, Andrew J.; Tally, Steven R.; Cronan, Terry A.; Matt, Georg E.; Lyons, Heather W. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1997
A strategy proposed by T. Cook and D. Campbell (1979) was used to investigate attrition in a community-based literacy program, focusing on 287 Head Start families. Data revealed interactions among intervention program-centered characteristics and person-centered characteristics that have implications for study validity and generalizability.…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Community Programs, Dropouts, Generalization