Meta-analysis of Technology-based Interventions for Improving Students' Reading Disorder

The purpose of this study was meta-analysis of technology-based interventions aimed at improving reading disorder among students.

It is fundamental in terms of the purpose and  a mata-analysis review  in terms of method. The statistical population consisted of peer-reviewed journal articles in three databases of Eric, Science Direct, and Magiran that were searched in May 2019. The number of samples reached six Persian articles and seven English articles after applying the exclusion and inclusion criteria. The study was carried out at three stages of mapping, critical evaluation and meta-analysis.

Finally, eight studies with the highest critical evaluation score were obtained. The optimum age of participants was 7 years, optimum sample size was 15, the optimum type of intervention program was task-based and exercise-based, the total optimum intervention time was 28 - 56 hours, and the optimal run time was about 2 - 4 months.

Suggestions were made regarding the selection and division of samples into groups of comparison, focus and nature of interventions, interventionists, and observance of research ethics.