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ERIC Number: EJ360926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Substance over Style: Assessing the Efficacy of Modality Testing and Teaching.
Kavale, Kenneth A.; Forness, Steven R.
Exceptional Children, v54 n3 p228-39 Nov 1987
A literature search identified 39 studies assessing modality preferences and modality teaching. The studies, involving 3,087 disabled and nondisabled elementary/secondary level subjects, were quantitatively synthesized. Subjects receiving differential instruction based on modality preferences exhibited only modest gains. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermode Differences, Learning Modalities, Learning Strategies, Meta Analysis, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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