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Erica C. Fry; Jessica R. Toste; Beth R. Feuer; Christine A. Espin – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Data-based decision-making (DBDM) using curriculum-based measurement (CBM) data has demonstrated effectiveness in improving academic achievement for students with or at risk for learning disability. Despite substantial evidence supporting DBDM, its use is not common practice for many educators, even those who regularly collect CBM data. One…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Curriculum Based Assessment, Learning Disabilities
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Espin, Christine A.; van den Bosch, Roxette M.; van der Liende, Marijke; Rippe, Ralph C. A.; Beutick, Melissa; Langa, Athanasia; Mol, Suzanne E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the amount of attention devoted to data-based decision-making in Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) professional development materials. Sixty-nine CBM instructional sources were reviewed, including 45 presentations, 22 manuals, and two books. The content of the presentations and manuals/books was coded into…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Faculty Development, Data Use, Decision Making
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Emma Shanahan; Seohyeon Choi; Jechun An; Bess Casey-Wilke; Seyma Birinci; Caroline Roberts; Emily Reno – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Although data-based individualization (DBI) has positive effects on learning outcomes for students with learning difficulties, this framework can be difficult for teachers to implement due to its complexity and contextual barriers. The first aim of this synthesis was to investigate the effects of ongoing professional development (PD) support for…
Descriptors: Data Use, Individualized Instruction, Learning Problems, Students with Disabilities
Gesel, Samantha A.; LeJeune, Lauren M.; Chow, Jason C.; Sinclair, Anne C.; Lemons, Christopher J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this review was to synthesize research on the effect of professional development (PD) targeting data-based decision-making processes on teachers' knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy related to curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and data-based decision-making (DBDM). To be eligible for this review, studies had to: (1) be published…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Cook, Bryan G.; Dupuis, Danielle N.; Jitendra, Asha K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
When classifying the evidence base of practices, special education scholars typically appraise study quality to identify and exclude from consideration in their reviews unacceptable-quality studies that are likely biased and might bias review findings if included. However, study quality appraisals used in the process of identifying evidence-based…
Descriptors: Investigations, Evidence Based Practice, Experimental Programs, Special Education
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Kavale, Kenneth – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1982
A review of research examines the relationship between visual perceptual skills and reading achievement using meta-analysis to integrate statistically the results from 161 studies. It was concluded that visual perceptual skills should be included in the complex of factors predictive of reading achievement. (Author)
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulties
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Raskind, Marshall H.; Gerber, Paul J.; Goldberg, Roberta J.; Higgins, Eleanor L.; Herman, Kenneth L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Synthesizes information from a 1995 international symposium on longitudinal research in learning disabilities. Discussion of generic considerations of longitudinal research is followed by examination of issues specific to learning disabilities including definition, attrition, composition of research teams, ethical concerns, data collection, and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Data Collection, Learning Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies
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Parker, Randall M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
The article examines the concepts of power and control in research design and applies them to a review of the validity of three studies (EC 600 064-066) evaluating the effectiveness of using Irlen tinted lenses with reading-disabled persons. Internal validity, external validity, statistical conclusion validity, and construct validity are…
Descriptors: Color, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Research