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Peer reviewedWhitener, Ellen M. – Review of Educational Research, 1989
Meta-analytic techniques tested the effect on learning of the interaction of prior achievement with instructional support. This review of nine studies indicates that differences in prior achievement levels can be reduced through instructional treatment. Results support the use of meta-analyses for other investigations of aptitude-treatment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textCrismore, Avon, Ed. – 1985
The 594 studies referenced in this volume, the first of a two-volume set, synthesize reading comprehension research conducted from 1974 to 1984. The 12 chapters cover the following topics: (1) the necessity for both quantitative and qualitative meta-analysis for a complete state-of-the-art understanding of any domain, (2) the background of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
