You will not be able to write an acceptable literature review without this information. You will probably need to narrow your effective strategies from Assignment 1. For example, you cannot do an effective literature review on Positive Reinforcement. Search for Positive Reinforcement in Library One Search and you get millions of hits. It would take a lifetime to review that many articles! The instructional video will show you how to effectively narrow your topic.
Above is another link to a resource on writing a literature review. The examples are for much longer papers. The first example is 15 pages long. Your literature review will not be this exhaustive as you will have a title page, approximately 5 pages of text, and a reference page. You are looking at practices that are already acknowledged as evidence-based. Choose studies with the largest numbers of participants as they will be the strongest. A meta-analysis reviewing 25 studies with 300 participants is a much stronger piece of research than 10 studies with a single case design. Example of an Acceptable Literature Review
Review of the Literature
Bellini and Akullian (2007) conducted a meta-analysis of twenty-three single-subject design studies to evaluate the effectiveness of video self-monitoring and video modeling on behavioral functioning, social communication skills, and functional skills in children with autism ages 3 to 21. They found that video modeling and video self-monitoring were effective in all areas, maintained over time, and generalized across settings and people. Qi et al. (2018) conducted a synthesized systematic review of 18 single-case research studies utilizing the What Works Clearinghouse SCRD standards. Their analysis included 53 children between the ages of 3 and 11. They found that the 18 studies met WWC design standards (with and without reservations) exceeding the minimum of 5 and demonstrated strong and moderate causal effects between video modeling and improved social communication skills. Wright, Knight, and Barton (2020) conducted a systematic literature review utilizing the Council for Exceptional Children Standards for Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education to code studies to determine if Video modeling was an evidence-based practice for teaching STEM to students with autism. Reviewing 10 studies, which included 36 participants with autism and/or intellectual disabilities, 75% of whom were male with limited information on ethnicity, they found that video modeling met evidence-based criteria for math but not other STEM components (science, technology, and engineering).
Example of a Statement Determining EBP
The What Works Clearinghouse (2023) identifies CW-FIT as an evidence-based intervention for students in grades pre-kindergarten to 10th grade. It met the evaluation criteria for strong causal evidence of increased student outcomes across multiple settings and a unique range of individuals in 8 of the 19 studies reviewed.
In addition, examine the impediments to teacher use of the most effective interventions.
Next, identify the three most ineffective practices/interventions used in academic, therapeutic, or home settings. Provide multiple professional references and clear statements about why these interventions are ineffective or inappropriate. Be sure to clearly explain why/how you selected the three most ineffective strategies. Be concise and to the point. Examine why teachers still use these ineffective strategies.
Explore if the ineffective strategies are ineffective because of poor implementation or a flawed theoretical foundation. Remember – Use professional references and clear statements about why these interventions or practices are ineffective or inappropriate – not your opinion. You should use interventions that have been used within the last 20 years. No need to discuss trepanning (You’ll have to look that up.) Have some fun with this assignment.
The end product will be a paper from 5-10 pages long (plus the Title and Reference page) examining 3 effective and 3 ineffective interventions or practices. These interventions do not need to be listed in any order – such as best to worst or good to the best.Do not use direct quotes. Paraphrase in your own words. Do not write in first person. Use APA style.
Submit your paper as a word document.
