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Simmerman, Susan; Swanson, H. Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2001
A review of 913 studies involving students with learning disabilities found treatment outcomes were significantly affected by the following violations: teacher effects, establishing criterion levels of instructional performance, reliance on experimental measures, using different pretest and posttest measures, using a sample heterogeneous in age,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Influences, Learning Disabilities, Outcomes of Treatment
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Kavale, Kenneth A.; Hirshoren, Alfred; Forness, Steven R. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Synthesizes findings from 36 studies that validated the Dunn and Dunn Model of Learning-Style Preferences. Questions are raised regarding the validity of the model, the nature of the literature base, the interpretation of the meta-analytic findings, and the conclusions. The article concludes that the model has not been adequately validated.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
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Fuchs, Douglas – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1996
Presents the author's perspective on the topic of educational intervention for students with learning disabilities through a discussion of using validated, curriculum-based measurement as a determinant of effective instruction. Also examines the optimal characteristics and ethics of intervention research and the dissemination and implementation of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Data Interpretation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education