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Visible Learning MetaX™
Version 1.4 – Updated February 2026

Intervention programs for ADHD

Overview

  • Influence: Intervention programs for ADHD
  • Domain: Classroom
  • Sub-Domain: Classroom management
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: Non drug intervention programs for diagnosed ADHD students including accommodations, therapy, etc.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 3
  • Number of studies: 193
  • Number of students: 637
  • Number of effects: 2,333
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.28
  • Robustness index: 3

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Daley, van der Oord, Ferrin, Danckaerts, Doepfner, Cortese, & Sonuga-Barke Behavioral interventions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials across multiple outcome domains 2014 Behavioral interventions re ADHD 7 NA 9 0.28
School Psychology Review DuPaul & Eckert The Effects of School-based Interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analysis 1997 School programs for ADHD 63 637 12 0.31
Review of Educational Research Fabiano, Schatz, Aloe, Pelham, Smyth, Zhao, Merrill, Macphee, Ramos, Hong, Altszuler, Ward, Rodgers, Liu, Ersen, & Coxe Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Psychosocial Treatments Investigated Within Between Group Studies. 2021 ADHD treatments on achievement 123 NA 2,312 0.26
TOTAL/AVERAGE 193 637 2,333 0.28
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