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Therrien, William J.; Zaman, Maliha; Banda, Devender R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
Meta-analysis is considered an acceptable method to evaluate research studies for evidence-based practices. The purpose of this review is to examine the applicability of using meta-analyses in the learning disability field to guide classroom practice. The authors evaluated 15 learning disability meta-analyses in three domains: large-scale…
Descriptors: Evidence, Learning Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Meta Analysis
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Banda, Devender R.; Therrien, William J. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2008
Technical terms such as "meta-analysis," research synthesis," and "effect size" may sound alien to practitioners in the field of education. Due to limited knowledge on meta-analysis among educators, the results of meta-analyses seldom translate from research to classroom practice--even though meta-analyses may provide valuable information on how…
Descriptors: Guides, Meta Analysis, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
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Parker, Amy T.; Davidson, Roseanna; Banda, Devender R. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
Professionals in the field of deaf-blindness are challenged to use instructional practices that have been tested using experimental methodology. Single-subject design has been examined as a form of research that assists in substantiating practice. In a review of the literature, the authors identified 54 single-subject studies from 1969 to 2006…
Descriptors: Blindness, Deafness, Teaching Methods, Deaf Blind