Effects of Mathematical Word Problem—Solving Instruction on Middle School Students with Learning ProblemsJournal of Special Education - Tập 39 Số 3 - Trang 181-192 - 2005
Yan Ping Xin, Asha K. Jitendra, Andria Deatline-Buchman
This study investigated the differential effects of two problem-solving instructional approaches— schema-based instruction (SBI) and general strategy instruction (GSI)—on the mathematical word problem—solving performance of 22 middle school students who had learning disabilities or were at risk for mathematics failure. Results indicated that the SBI group significantly outperformed the GS...... hiện toàn bộ
Referral Rates for Intervention or AssessmentJournal of Special Education - Tập 37 Số 2 - Trang 67-80 - 2003
John L. Hosp, Daniel J. Reschly
This study synthesized the literature on the rates of referral for intervention or assessment of students from three racial groups: Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic. Ten studies, published or unpublished, that presented frequency counts for the population and the referred sample for at least one school district yielded 44 comparisons. For comparisons between African American and ...... hiện toàn bộ
The Importance of Getting Started RightJournal of Special Education - Tập 38 Số 2 - Trang 80-94 - 2004
Michael Bullis, Paul Yovanoff, Emily Havel
This study examined the facility-to-community transition of 531 incarcerated youth following their release from Oregon's juvenile correctional system, for a period of 12 months. Data on the sample were gathered through phone interviews, while they were still in custody and then every 6 months after their parole. The interviewees were asked to describe their work, educational, and living a...... hiện toàn bộ
The Efficacy of Special Versus Regular Class Placement for Exceptional Children: a Meta-AnalysisJournal of Special Education - Tập 14 Số 3 - Trang 295-309 - 1980
Conrad G. Carlberg, Kenneth A. Kavale
Fifty primary research studies of special versus regular class placement were selected for use in a meta-analysis. Each study provided a measure of Effect Size (ES), defined as the posttreatment difference between special and regular placement means expressed in standard deviation units. ES was used as a dependent variable in order to assess the effects of independent variables such as pl...... hiện toàn bộ
A Longitudinal Study of Depressive Symptomology and Self-Concept in AdolescentsJournal of Special Education - Tập 42 Số 2 - Trang 67-78 - 2008
Marjorie Montague, Craig K. Enders, Samantha Dietz, J. Faye Dixon, Wendy Cavendish
The purpose of the study was to investigate the trajectories of depressive symptomology and self-concept in adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 and to determine whether primary school teacher ratings of adaptive and maladaptive behavior predict self-reported depressive symptoms and self-concept in adolescence. This study is part of an ongoing longitudinal study of a school-based sam...... hiện toàn bộ
Percentage of All Non-Overlapping Data (PAND)Journal of Special Education - Tập 40 Số 4 - Trang 194-204 - 2007
Richard Parker, Shanna Hagan‐Burke, Kimberly J. Vannest
Although single-case researchers are not accustomed to analyzing data statistically, standards for research and accountability from government and other funding agents are creating pressure for more objective, reliable data. In addition, “evidence-based interventions” movements in special education, clinical psychology, and school psychology imply reliable data summaries. Within special e...... hiện toàn bộ
Bibliotherapy: A Review and Analysis of the LiteratureJournal of Special Education - Tập 21 Số 2 - Trang 123-132 - 1987
Ronald S. Lenkowsky
Bibliotherapy, the use of reading to produce affective change and to promote personality growth and development, is examined through a comprehensive analysis of the literature. A conceptual framework with which to review the available data is suggested. This framework looks at bibliotherapy in four ways: as self-actualization therapy, a strategy for attitudinal change, a method for self-c...... hiện toàn bộ