September 30, 2009
The National Autism Center has released its National Standards Report, the most comprehensive analysis of treatments for children and adolescents with ASD ever published.
The National Autism Center is disseminating the results of the National Standards Project in order to provide families and professionals with better tools to make treatment decisions to meet the needs of individuals with ASD in their care.
The report is the culmination of the National Standards Project, a multi-year project that began with more than 7,000 research abstracts about autism treatments and concluded with a comprehensive National Standards Report. Forty-five nationally recognized scholars, researchers, experts in autism, and other leaders representing diverse fields of study were involved in the project.
The report includes, among other findings, 11 “established” treatments are known to be effective for individuals (under 22) on the autism spectrum. The report also identifies 22 “emerging” treatments that have some evidence of effectiveness, but still require additional research, and five “unestablished” treatments that have little or no evidence of effectiveness.
Nearly 90% of the established treatments came from behavioral literature (i.e. applied behavior analysis, behavioral psychology, and positive behavior support) but for the first time identifies strategies emanating from other perspectives as well. The report also identifies limitations of the existing autism treatment research and encourages the scientific community to more aggressively pursue targeted treatment research.
Information about the National Standards Project is available through
- The Findings and Conclusions Report and the National Standards Report is available for download on http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/
September 11, 2009
Creating an Evidence-based Special Education Culture
On February 23, 2006 The Wing Institute presented Evidence Based Education and the Culture of Special Education at the 6th Annual Campbell Collaboration Colloquium. The presenters were Ronnie Detrich who presented “An Expanded Read More…
September 11, 2009
Evidence-Based Practice and Special Education: An Analysis of Cultural Contingencies
California Association for Behavior Analysis Read More…
September 11, 2009
Getting Serious About Graduation Rates – Download the report
http://edtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Getting_Honest.pdf
September 11, 2009
Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has announced the final regulations to implement Part B the Individuals with Disabilities Education Read More…
July 1, 2009
Report: Diplomas Count 2009: Broader Horizons: The Challenge of College Readiness For All Students
Publisher: Education Week: http://www.edweek.org Read More…
May 1, 2009
Special Issue: Journal of Evidence-based Practices in Education – Volume 9, Number 2 (2009) Read More…
May 1, 2009
Study: Effects of the California High School Exit Exam on Student Persistence, Achievement, and Graduation, Reardon, S., Atteberry, A, Arshan, N, Kurlaender, M (2009)
The research was funded by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation and the Institute for Research on Educational Policy and Practice at Stanford University.
The paper investigates the results of the implementation of California’s High School Graduation Exam. The research examines the effects of the exam on student achievement, drop out data, and graduation rates from four large school districts. The study found no positive effect on achievement, minimal negative to zero effect on student persistence in high school, and significant negative effects on graduation rates.
go to website: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.884.6439&rep=rep1&type=pdf
April 30, 2009
The Wing Institute is launching a new initiative to provide funding for graduate students who are interested in doing research in the area of evidence-based education. Read More…
February 20, 2009
Book Review of the Wing Institute Anthology (Advances in Evidence-Based Education: A Roadmap to Evidence-Based Education): Koji Takeshima Education and Treatment of Children – Volume 32, Number 1, February 2009, pp. 178-183
West Virginia University Press
