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Assignment: For this Discussion you will develop a working definition of "evidence-based practice" after reading different perspectives on what it means for practices to have a strong evidence base. This definition will assist with future modules as you explore what evidence-based practice looks like in academic and social-emotional instruction within special education.
To prepare:
• Review this module's Learning Resources and analyze the perspectives for what makes a strategy evidence-based.
• Develop a definition of "evidence-based practice" based on the information gathered from the readings.
• Select two peer-reviewed articles written within the past 3 years that report on a study using evidence-based practices to support your definition.
• Review the Appendix B Checklist from the U.S. Department of Education's Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence article in the module's Learning Resources.
• Review the CEC Standards for Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education.
• Review the CEC evidence-based practice news release.
Post your "evidence-based practice" definition and an evaluation of your selected articles addressing the following:
• A citation for each article and an explanation as to why it was selected
• How would you evaluate the findings based on the checklist? How do the articles measure up to the standards addressed in the checklist? (THIS CHECK LIST IS APPENDIX B in the US Dept of Education resource 2003).
• How might someone evaluate an observed teaching practice to determine the extent to which it is research-based?
• In what ways might there be differences in the interpretation of what evidence-based specialized instruction is, depending on the particular disability area?