Using a case study, the complex challenge of making mathematics education research accessible to secondary mathematics teachers was addressed with two questions. How can we design a method that will meet the challenge of making research usable for mathematics teachers? And what would this method be? To address this challenge we describe a process…

Research information in sports physiology must be compiled in usable form, and coaches must incorporate the results into their coaching tactics and methods if American athletes are to be able to compete on equal terms in foreign competition. (MB)

A major tenet of both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act is the identification and use of evidence-based practices, or those instructional techniques shown by research as most likely to improve student outcomes meaningfully. However, much confusion exists regarding the meaning and potential…

Using evidence-based practices, or those instructional techniques shown by research to improve student outcomes meaningfully, increases the performance of students with disabilities and should therefore be a priority for special educators. But how does a practice come to be considered evidence based? The unique characteristics of group…

In response to recent trends and legislation, the concept of implementing evidence-based practices has become a critical component of contemporary schooling. It is important that teachers and families of students with disabilities understand the role that qualitative research plays in determining whether a practice is in fact evidence based.…

Research in the field of special education often incorporates single-subject designs to investigate the effectiveness of educational practices for students with disabilities. As such, it is important that educators and educational professionals understand the characteristics of single-subject research methodologies and how those characteristics…

The enthusiastic acceptance of Madeline Hunter's ideas is worrisome, according to Slavin, because of the large-scale, mandated implementation of a stripped-down formula version of her principles. Hunter defends her work and argues that teachers should be free to use their own creativity. (MT)

There has been an increasing focus on evidence-based practices in special education with efforts underway to authoritatively identify those practices that are evidence based. However, the identification of evidence-based practices is only the beginning of the process of implementing evidence-based special education. The professional wisdom of…

This monograph examines a collection of empirical evaluation studies, each of which compares two or more instructional practices, techniques, or systems for teaching a particular subject or curriculum in terms of one or more quantitative indices of instructional productivity, e.g., teaching effectiveness (pupil performance), and cost factors or…

Discusses the concept of matching instructional methods to learning styles to improve student performance. Research on learning styles is reviewed, and other benefits of investigating learning styles are suggested, including recognizing the cognitive and affective diversity among students and encouraging more versatile teaching techniques. (15…

Two questions are addressed: whether or not the revolutions in methodology realized in research have any real effect on classroom teaching and why there is a constant effort to find new methodologies. A new approach to the problem, focusing on changing the educational institutions themselves, is suggested. (MSE)

Urges that research in elementary music education focus on discovering better ways of teaching and learning music and that findings be incorporated into the curriculum. Suggests questions for research, including when should abstractions be taught? what aspects of singing can be taught? and do all children listen similarly? Recommends replication…

The effects of a structured instructional approach and of an inquiry-based instructional approach on the abilities of teachers to read and interpret research literature in education were examined in a study using 69 graduate students. Both methods proved effective, and the results indicate that improved interpretation skills can be taught. (LBH)

This paper describes an instructional improvement approach which aims to assist educational systems to enhance their capabilities to plan and implement effective improvements in their basic skills programs, and illustrates how research on implementation and dissemination is used in the design and development of the approach. Four elements of the…