Quantitative Research Synthesis: Meta-Analysis of Research on Meeting Special Educational Needs

Author(s):  
Kenneth A. Kavale
Author(s):  
Jessica Gurevitch

Research synthesis in ecology has typically been based on literature reviews, as is also common in other fields. That is, a search is conducted for relevant data addressing a particular research question, the utility of published and unpublished data is assessed, and the results are synthesized to address questions based on all of the available evidence. This chapter discusses the case of individual researchers who wish to combine the results of distinct experiments that they have conducted themselves or within a single research group, sometimes over the course of many years. Such efforts have many similarities with literature-based quantitative research synthesis, but differ in some important ways. It begins with several examples of such work, and investigates the challenges, potential pitfalls, advantages, and issues involved in using meta-analysis for the synthesis of such large-group collaborative experimental work.


Author(s):  
Prathiba Natesan Batley ◽  
Peter Boedeker ◽  
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

In this editorial, we introduce the multimethod concept of thinking meta-generatively, which we define as directly integrating findings from the extant literature during the data collection, analysis, and interpretation phases of primary studies. We demonstrate that meta-generative thinking goes further than do other research synthesis techniques (e.g., meta-analysis) because it involves meta-synthesis not only across studies but also within studies—thereby representing a multimethod approach. We describe how meta-generative thinking can be maximized/optimized with respect to quantitative research data/findings via the use of Bayesian methodology that has been shown to be superior to the inherently flawed null hypothesis significance testing. We contend that Bayesian meta-generative thinking is essential, given the potential for divisiveness and far-reaching sociopolitical, educational, and health policy implications of findings that lack generativity in a post-truth and COVID-19 era.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Martha Elena Alonzo Rezabala ◽  
Jhonny Saulo Villafuerte Holguín

Public policy for inclusive education in Ecuador favors the entry of students with Special Education Needs into conventional schools. However, teachers require to develop adaptations to improve their work with students who have such conditions. This research aims to study the contribution of audiovisuals in adaptations and modifications for teaching English Language to a child reported with attention-deficit. This case of study refers to a boy attending the 4th Grade of elementary school in Manta-Ecuador. The research team designed a 10-sessions educational intervention for stimulating the child attention and improving his communication skills in English as a foreign language. A mixture of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies is applied to determine the participant’s English language skills evolution. This work also introduces teaching strategies that convine games and technology to support the vocabulary acquisition process of children with physical or intellectual disabilities. Results show how the videos catch and keep the participant’s attention during more time; and how the voice self-recording supports his listening and speaking practice. Such circumstance opens multiple possibilities to innovate the current adaptations and modifications for improving the teaching and learning process of children with special educational needs in ESL context.


Educatia 21 ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Nicoleta Raluca Lupu

he present article is a quantitative research which responds to the following question: what is the attitude of the typical students towards the inclusion of their colleagues with special needs. The attitudes of typical students were measured using a scale designed for this purpose. The results showed a positive attitude towards inclusion. The attitude was also influenced by factors such as gender. Through the paper "Educational Implications of Game in Students with Special Educational Needs from Inclusive Schools", a new way of inclusion was suggested, the inclusion through game addressed to the whole community. The key groups involved in the inclusion process and the proposed objectives for each target group are thus presented: teaching staff: 1) identifying teachers' attitudes towards the integration of the students with special needs in mass education, 2) changing the teachers' attitudes through games; students with special educational needs: 1) designing and testing some forms of support through game; the parents of typical students: 1) identifying the attitudes towards the integration of students with special needs in mass education; typical students: 1) identifying the attitude towards the integration of students with special educational needs in mass education


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