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Direct linkKavale, Kenneth A.; LeFever, Gretchen B. – Journal of Educational Research, 2007
The authors critiqued the M. K. Lovelace (2005) meta-analysis of the Dunn and Dunn Model of Learning-Style Preferences (DDMLSP). The conclusion that Lovelace reported in her meta-analysis that learning-style instruction is a beneficial form of instructional delivery is unjustified because of critical conceptual and practical problems. Those…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Doctoral Dissertations, Meta Analysis, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedForness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
A meta-analysis of 53 studies on social skills training of children with learning disabilities found a mean effect size of only 0.211, with few differences among teachers, peers, or children themselves who judged the effectiveness of the training. Discussion focuses on possible links between learning disabilities and social skills that might…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedLloyd, John Wills; Forness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
This study used meta-analyses to evaluate the relative effectiveness of a variety of educational interventions with students who have disabilities. A graph of average effect sizes for 18 interventions shows the demonstrated effectiveness of mnemonic training, reading comprehension instruction, behavior modification, direct instruction,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Kavale, Kenneth A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
The nature of effective instruction for students with specific learning disability is explored. Process training has long been a prominent intervention but is shown to possess limited efficacy. Better outcomes are attained when effective general education instructional techniques are adapted for the purposes of special education. Related services…
Descriptors: Intervention, General Education, Learning Disabilities, Related Services (Special Education)
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A.; Forness, Steven R. – Exceptional Children, 1987
A literature search identified 39 studies assessing modality preferences and modality teaching. The studies, involving 3,087 disabled and nondisabled elementary/secondary level subjects, were quantitatively synthesized. Subjects receiving differential instruction based on modality preferences exhibited only modest gains. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKavale, Kenneth A. – Exceptionality, 2001
This article uses meta-analytic findings to evaluate six special education interventions: psycholinguistic training, perceptual-motor training, modality-matched instruction, and treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (stimulant medication, diet modification, and social skills training). Findings are related to decision making in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Decision Making, Disabilities, Drug Therapy
