Education Papers Presented in Oslo
Ninth Annual Colloquium, May 18-20, 2009
Ninth Annual Colloquium, May 18-20, 2009
Symposium: Systematic Reviews from the Disability Subgroup
Tuesday May 19th, 10:45-12:15
Chair: Carole Torgerson, University of York, UK
Panel: Rooshey Hasnain, University of Illinois (1.); Ralf Schlosser, Northeastern University (2.); John Westbrook, SEDL (3.); Stacy Pavelko, University of Central Florida (4.)
1. The Use of Cultural Competency Educational Interventions to Improve Rehabilitation Service Access and Outcomes for Culturally Diverse Individuals with Disabilities.
2. The Effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
3. Effectiveness of adult employment assistance services for persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
4. Effectiveness of storybook reading to increase vocabulary skills in at-risk preschool students.
The following papers were presented Monday May 18th, 9-10:30:
1. Story grammar instruction to improve narrative comprehension and production in children. (Kimberly Murza; University of Central Florida, USA)
2. Systematic review of graphic organizer use in reading comprehension of expository text. (Janet L. Proly; University of Central Florida, USA)
3. Can tutoring improve student’s performance? Evidence from experimental and non-experimental designs. (Joao Pedro Azevedo; World Bank)
4. The prevalence of unexcused school absenteeism in Germany: A meta-analysis. (Bernd Weiss; University of Cologne, Germany)
The following paper was presented Tuesday May 19th, 1:15-2:45
1. A disability subgroup within the Campbell Education Coordinating Group. (Joann Starks; SEDL, USA)
The following papers were presented Wednesday May 20th, 10:45-12:15
1. A systemic approach to data-based decision making in education. (Jack States and Randy Keyworth; The Wing Institute, USA)
2. Evidence for policy and practice: the UK Educational Evidence Portal (EEP). (James Thomas; EPPI-Centre, UK)
The following paper was presented Wednesday May 20th, 1:15-2:45
1. Using evidence to change complex educational systems.
Chair: Charles Ungerleider, Director, Research and Knowledge Mobilization, Canadian Council on Learning
Panel: David Horgan (Singapore), Tracey Burns (OECD), David Gough (EPPI)
The following posters were presented Monday and Tuesday, May 18-19:
1. A meta-analysis of randomized treatment-control school-based violence prevention programs. (Catherine N. Dulmus; Buffalo Center for Social Research, University at Buffalo School of Social Work, USA)
2. Equality of educational opportunities in Iran. (Batol Mousavi; Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Iran)