Substance over Style: Assessing the Efficacy of Modality Testing and Teaching.

Kavale, Kenneth A.; Forness, Steven R.

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ERIC Number: EJ360926

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Publication Date: 1987

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Substance over Style: Assessing the Efficacy of Modality Testing and Teaching.

Kavale, Kenneth A.; Forness, Steven R.

Exceptional Children, v54 n3 p228-39 Nov 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, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermode Differences, Learning Modalities, Learning Strategies, Meta Analysis, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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