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Devilly, Grant J.; McFarlane, Alexander C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Clinical psychology practices initially grew through the use of case studies, uncontrolled trials, and eventually through randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The use of a wait-list control group is standard practice in such trials of treatment regimens for psychopathological conditions. However, as knowledge advances regarding the successful…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Guidelines, Effect Size
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Mostert, Mark P. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article proposes a set of criteria for reporting meta-analyses of topics in learning disabilities. Application of the criteria to examples of published meta-analyses reveals the wide variation in amount of reported data, which could influence the summative results of meta-analyses and subsequent judgment of face validity. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis
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Schwier, Richard A. – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2006
In this commentary, Richard Schwier draws observations of what he believes are key issues in e-learning that come directly out of "A Review of e-Learning in Canada." However, much of the commentary is consumed by topics that haven't yet generated the volume or type of research necessary to allow the kind of compressed scrutiny that this…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Special Needs Students, Educational Research