FSN's impact was more robust in the school setting than in the home setting across all five RCTs¶
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q3 i? Teacher-reported outcomes showed medium to large effects across studies while parent-reported prosocial measures generated small effects in all studies except Walker et al. (2009). → Andy J. Frey 2023
Evidence¶
Andy J. Frey 2023¶
Andy J. Frey, Jason W. Small, Hill M. Walker, Brandon Mitchell, John R. Seeley, Edward G. Feil, Jon Lee, and Steven R. Forness. (2023). First Step Next: A Best-Evidence Synthesis of Replication Randomized Controlled Trials From 2009 to 2021. Remedial and Special Education, 44(1), 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/07419325211068145
q3 · i? · review · r2
Cross-study comparison in the synthesis discussion of teacher versus parent SSiS reports across all five RCTs. The review reports "teacher reports of prosocial behavior were in the medium to large range across studies" while parent-reported prosocial measures were small except in one study.
"In each of the five RCTs, the impact of the FSN intervention was more robust in the school than in the home setting, as indicated by teacher versus parent reports on the SSiS measures."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- FSN's impact was less robust when delivered by school personnel than by research staff — reports the opposite
- In the FSN elementary efficacy RCT (Walker et al., 2009), effect sizes ranged from 0.44 to 0.87 with all intervention-control differences significant — related
- In the FSN national effectiveness trial (Sumi et al., 2013), effect sizes were smaller, ranging from 0.21 to 0.67 — related
- First Step Next replication RCTs produced small to large effect sizes and statistically significant behavioral gains compared with control conditions — related
- The revised, unified First Step Next retains the efficacy of the original program in preschool settings, though parent-reported effects remain small — related
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