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| Kavale, Kenneth A. | 3 |
| Dobbins, D. Alan | 1 |
| Nye, Chad | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
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Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Nye, Chad – Behavioral Disorders, 1984
Meta-analysis of 70 studies examining the efficacy of drug treatment for severe behavior disorders indicate a modest positive effect for drug intervention. Subsets of data aggregating behavioral, cognitive, and physiological outcomes are examined as well as variation for drug effects in terms of subject characteristics and design variables.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Kavale, Kenneth A. – Exceptional Child, 1984
Meta-Analysis of 59 studies revealed that neither the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception nor the Frostig program for the development of visual perception was advantageous for handicapped students. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Meta Analysis
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Dobbins, D. Alan – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Summarizes the findings of quantitative research syntheses to show the variability and unpredictability of special education interventions. Concludes that special education cannot operate on the basis of lawlike relationships but rather must mediate its interventions through what is known about effective schooling that emphasizes the context of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Elementary Education
