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Dawson, Anneka; Yeomans, Emily; Brown, Elena Rosa – Educational Research, 2018
Background: The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity that was established in 2011 with the explicit aim of breaking the link between family income and educational achievement in England. Over the seven years since its inception, EEF has contributed to the existing evidence base by funding over one hundred randomised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Problems
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Joyce, Kathryn E.; Cartwright, Nancy – Theory and Research in Education, 2018
The United States considers educating all students to a threshold of adequate outcomes to be a central goal of educational justice. The No Child Left Behind Act introduced evidence-based policy and accountability protocols to ensure that all students receive an education that enables them to meet adequacy standards. Unfortunately, evidence-based…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Justice, Educational Policy, Accountability
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Rosen, Daniel; Engel, Rafael; McCall, Janice; Greenhouse, Joel – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: Treatment of older adults in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) with comorbid mood disorders presents many challenges. The goal of this randomized controlled trial was to assess the combined effect of problem-solving therapy (PST) with treatment as usual (TAU) compared to TAU alone on decreasing depressive symptoms in opioid-addicted…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Counseling Techniques, Drug Therapy, Depression (Psychology)
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Harrison, Sean; Jones, Hayley E.; Martin, Richard M.; Lewis, Sarah J.; Higgins, Julian P. T. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2017
Meta-analyses combine the results of multiple studies of a common question. Approaches based on effect size estimates from each study are generally regarded as the most informative. However, these methods can only be used if comparable effect sizes can be computed from each study, and this may not be the case due to variation in how the studies…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Sample Size, Effect Size, Comparative Analysis
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Eckert, Tanya L.; Hier, Bridget O.; Hamsho, Narmene F.; Malandrino, Rigby D. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
The psychometric properties of the Kids Intervention Profile (KIP), a rating scale designed to measure academic intervention acceptability from the perspective of students, were examined as well as the influence of background factors on students' acceptability ratings. Data were extracted from 4 randomized controlled trials investigating the…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Intervention, Rating Scales, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Bell, Brent J.; Chang, Hong – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
Outdoor orientation programs have a growing literature demonstrating positive impacts with students transitioning to college (Bell, Gass, Nafizer, & Starbuck, 2014). One of the most valued outcomes for colleges and universities is retention of students until successful graduation. This is an outcome few outdoor orientation researchers have…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Program Effectiveness, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
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McGuire, Patrick; Tu, Shihfen; Logue, Mary Ellin; Mason, Craig A.; Ostrow, Korinn – Educational Media International, 2017
This study compared the effects of three different feedback formats provided to sixth grade mathematics students within a web-based online learning platform, ASSISTments. A sample of 196 students were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) text-based feedback; (2) image-based feedback; and (3) correctness only feedback. Regardless of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Middle Schools, Randomized Controlled Trials, Mathematics Instruction
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Rose, Jenny; O'Reilly, Bryn – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Background: The link between disorders of attachment and psychopathology is well documented. Consequently, a person's attachment style has a profound effect on his or her development and psychological well-being. At-risk populations such as adopted children are more prone to developing pervasive patterns of attachment, given the maternal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attachment Behavior, Psychotherapy, At Risk Persons
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White, Susan W.; Elias, Rebecca; Capriola-Hall, Nicole N.; Smith, Isaac C.; Conner, Caitlin M.; Asselin, Susan B.; Howlin, Patricia; Getzel, Elizabeth E.; Mazefsky, Carla A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Empirically based, consumer-informed programming to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) transitioning to college is needed. Informed by theory and research, the Stepped Transition in Education Program for Students with ASD (STEPS) was developed to address this need. The first level (Step 1) supports high school students and the…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Luxford, Sarah; Hadwin, Julie A.; Kovshoff, Hanna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) on symptoms of anxiety, social worry and social responsiveness, and indices of attentional control and attentional biases to threat in adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Thirty-five young people (11-14 years; IQ > 70) with ASD and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Attention, Cognitive Restructuring
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Walkosz, Barbara J.; Scott, Michael D.; Buller, David B.; Andersen, Peter A.; Beck, Larry; Cutter, Gary R. – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: Exposure to solar ultra violet radiation (UVR) is a primary risk factor for skin cancer. Vacationers often fail to protect themselves from harmful UVR. Purpose: The study assessed the sun protection practices of resort guests in various outdoor leisure and recreation venues during warm-weather seasons. Method: Forty-one North American…
Descriptors: Recreation, Leisure Time, Incidence, Recreational Facilities
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Law, Yin-kum; Lam, Shui-fong; Law, Wilbert; Tam, Zoe W. Y. – Educational Psychology, 2017
Peer acceptance is an important facilitator for the success of inclusive education. The aim of the current study is twofold: (1) to examine how classroom goal orientation is associated with children's acceptance of peers with learning difficulties; and (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of a storytelling programme with drama techniques on…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation, Story Telling
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Borgnakke, Karen – Ethnography and Education, 2017
Meta-ethnography and systematic review of qualitative research are needed but also challenged by the link to the evidence movement's models and PISA-traditions for measuring learning effects. For reflections on the perspective for meta-ethnography it means to reconstruct the methodological argument almost divided in a "Before and After…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Meta Analysis, Evidence Based Practice, Foreign Countries
Giacalone, James – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Simulation technology in healthcare education is continuously evolving but little is known about the effects of high fidelity simulation on student knowledge and skill retention or motivation. The purpose of this quantitative study was to use quasi-experimental design in a randomized controlled trial that compared the retention of knowledge and…
Descriptors: Simulation, Fidelity, Allied Health Occupations Education, Statistical Analysis
DiPerna, Paul – EdChoice, 2020
Policymakers, experts and advocates have promoted many different types of education reform over the past few decades, but what is the evidence about the efficacy of these programs? EdChoice partnered with Hanover Research to find out what research has been conducted in nine major education reform areas focusing on outcomes related to student…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Program Effectiveness
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