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Kim, Mi-Ok; Wang, Xia; Liu, Chunyan; Dorris, Kathleen; Fouladi, Maryam; Song, Seongho – Research Synthesis Methods, 2017
Phase I trials aim to establish appropriate clinical and statistical parameters to guide future clinical trials. With individual trials typically underpowered, systematic reviews and meta-analysis are desired to assess the totality of evidence. A high percentage of zero or missing outcomes often complicate such efforts. We use a systematic review…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Synthesis, Literature Reviews, Pediatrics
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Liu, Howard Y.; Potter, Mona P.; Woodworth, K. Yvonne; Yorks, Dayna M.; Petty, Carter R.; Wozniak, Janet R.; Faraone, Stephen V.; Biederman, Joseph – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: A growing body of literature has documented pediatric bipolar disorder to be a severely impairing form of psychopathology. However, concerns remain as to the inadequacy of the extant literature on its pharmacotherapy. Furthermore, treatment studies have not been systematically reviewed for treatment effects on core and associated…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Safety, Psychopathology, Depression (Psychology)
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Kong, Na Young; Carta, Judith J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to synthesize the available studies regarding responsive interaction intervention (RII) for children with or at risk for developmental delays with a focus on six dimensions: (a) the characteristics of participants, (b) the features of RII, (c) the measurement of treatment fidelity, (d) the overall effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Delays, Interaction, Quasiexperimental Design
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Tien, Kai-Chien – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This research synthesis verifies the effectiveness of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) for improving the functional communication skills of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The research synthesis was focused on the degree to which variations in PECS training are associated with variations in functional…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Communication Skills, Program Validation
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Swanson, H. Lee; Hoskyn, Maureen – Review of Educational Research, 1998
A comprehensive synthesis of experimental intervention studies that have included students with learning disabilities was based on 180 studies. Results support the pervasive influence of cognitive strategy and direct instruction models for remediating the academic difficulties of children with learning disabilities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Experiments, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
Sipe, Theresa Ann; Stallings, William M. – 1996
H. M. Cooper (1988) has developed a taxonomy that classified literature reviews based on six characteristics: (1) focus of attention; (2) goal of the synthesis; (3) perspective on the literature; (4) coverage of the literature; (5) organization of the perspective; and (6) intended audience. One hundred and three meta-analyses identified from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Educational Assessment, Literature Reviews