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Peer reviewedMaccini, Paula; Hughes, Charles A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
Based on a systematic search of literature published from 1988 to 1995, 20 math interventions for secondary students with learning disabilities were identified and analyzed. Effective methods include teacher-directed instruction, instructional design curriculum variables, three-term contingency trials, strategy instruction, self-monitoring…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedPressley, Michael; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The constructivist educational theory of instructional scaffolding, where a teacher provides support to students on an as-needed basis and decreases support as the student's competence grows, is evaluated. Scaffolding is seen as being only one part of effective instruction for students with learning or other disabilities. Limitations to the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Principles, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMercer, Cecil D.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The use of constructivism in mathematics instruction for regular and special education students, including those with learning disabilities, is explored. Issues addressed include the explicit-to-implicit continuum of constructivism, perceptions of constructivism relating to teachers and students, the setting demands of a constructivistic learning…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedGersten, Russell – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
Reviews recent applied instructional research for students with learning disabilities for the purpose of providing educators and counselors with the background and logic behind the development of current instructional practices. Topics include procedural prompts, scaffolds, cognitive strategies, story grammar, think sheets, anchored instruction,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cues, Educational Practices, Educational Research
