ERIC Number: EJ1254201
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 22
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An Investigation of Co-Teaching to Improve Academic Achievement of Students with Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis
Losinski, Mickey; Sanders, Sara; Parks-Ennis, Robin; Wiseman, Nicole; Nelson, Jessica; Katsiyannis, Antonis
Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, p149-170 Spr-Sum 2019
Co-teaching is a popular means to support students with disabilities in the general education classroom. However, despite its widespread use, there are no meta-analyses examining the effects of co-teaching on academic outcomes for secondary students that analyze both study quality (e.g., the Council for Exceptional Children's "Standards for Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education") and effects. We addressed both of these gaps in the current review, identifying nine articles (10 experimental studies) that were analyzed for quality and effects. No studies met all of the quality indicators and study effects showed no significant impact on students' academic outcomes. Limitations and directions for research are presented. Implications for practice are also discussed, including the consideration that null effects, in this instance, do not necessarily suggest that co-teaching is ineffective.
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Academic Achievement, Students with Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness, Secondary School Students, Educational Research, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Evidence Based Practice, Standards, Outcomes of Education, Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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