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Look, Sharon M. – Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), 2011
The Effective Instructional Strategies Series is a collection of six booklets based on the components used in Pacific Communities with High-performance In Literacy Development (Pacific CHILD), a principles-based professional development program consisting of research-based teaching and learning strategies proven to help improve students' reading…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Thomas, Jerry R., Jr.; French, Karen E. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1986
Meta-analysis is a set of procedures used to quantify, integrate, and analyze the findings of a large number of research studies. The article describes the new statistical techniques used and provides an example of their application to data regarding gender differences in throwing velocity of children and adolescents. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills, Research Reports
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Blosser, Patricia E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1986
This paper reviews meta-analysis procedures and several meta-analysis findings related to science teachings. Several generalizations are offered, one which indicates that instructional techniques which help students focus on learning (preinstructional strategies, increased structure in verbal content of materials, use of concrete objects) are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology
Blosser, Patricia E. – 1985
This digest provides an overview of several meta-analysis studies which focused on various aspects of science instruction. These studies examined: productive factors in science learning for grades 6 through 12; quality and quantity of instruction; effects of various teaching strategies on science achievement; instructional systems in science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
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Guralnick, Michael J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
Contemporary developments concerning the effectiveness of family involvement in early intervention programs are described within the framework of Public Law 99-457 and illustrated with investigations focusing on children at biological risk, children with cerebral palsy, and children with general developmental delays. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Forness, Steven R.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Explains how meta-analysis can be used to estimate the effectiveness of various teaching strategies in special education and related services. Identifies specific interventions with combined effect sizes that indicate either effectiveness (such as mnemonic strategies, enhancing reading comprehension), promise of effectiveness (stimulant drugs,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education