PFS improves parent-reported social skills with smaller effects than teacher-reported outcomes¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Parent-reported social skills improved significantly for PFS children, Hedges's g = .29, a small effect. → Feil 2014

Evidence¶

Feil 2014¶

Feil, E. G., Frey, A., Walker, H. M., Small, J. W., Seeley, J. R., Golly, A., & Forness, S. R. (2014). The Efficacy of a Home-School Intervention for Preschoolers With Challenging Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Preschool First Step to Success. Journal of Early Intervention. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053815114566090

q3 · i1 · causal · r2

Parent-reported SSiS social skills showed t = 2.17, p = .030, Hedges's g = .29, a small but significant effect. Teacher-reported prosocial outcomes were larger (.77-.88), indicating greater improvement in the school setting.

"Hedges’s g effect sizes for the three prosocial outcomes ranged from .29 to .88."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Parent-reported outcomes for the PFS ADHD-risk subsample improved in the medium range for both home-setting symptoms and social functioning — related
• The revised, unified First Step Next retains the efficacy of the original program in preschool settings, though parent-reported effects remain small — related
• First Step to Success shows potentially positive effects on social outcomes (average improvement index +23) — related
• First Step Next significantly improves pro-social behavior in at-risk preschoolers, with Hedges' g effect sizes from .34 to .91 — related
• PFS reduces teacher-reported problem behavior (SSiS) in preschoolers — related