Autistic and general-population job seekers do not differ significantly on the Disconumbers and Shapedance game-based assessment package¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Scores on the Disconumbers and Shapedance package did not significantly vary between general-population and autistic candidates (d = -0.04). → Willis 2021

Evidence¶

Willis 2021¶

Willis, Colin, Tracy Powell-Rudy, Kelsie Colley, and Joshua Prasad. 2021. Examining the Use of Game-Based Assessments for Hiring Autistic Job Seekers. Journal of Intelligence 9: 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence9040053

q3 · i? · associational · r1

One-way ANOVA comparing game-based assessment scores of autistic candidates (n = 120) and general-population candidates (n = 169) on the Disconumbers and Shapedance package. The comparison was "not significantly" different, with Cohen's d = −0.04 and p = 0.80; equivalence was not formally tested.

"Scores on the Disconumbers and Shapedance package did not significantly vary between the general-population ( n = 169, M = 2.81, SD = 0.67) and autistic candidates ( n = 120, M = 2.84, SD = 0.85): F(1,287) = 0.065, p = 0.80, and Cohen's d = −0.04."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Autism Spectrum Disorder — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Score distributions on both game packages appear roughly equal across autistic and general-population candidates — related
• A small significant difference favors general-population candidates on the Digitspan and Shapedance package — reports the opposite