PFS effects translate to practical percentile gains averaging +23 points in prosocial domain¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The mean WWC improvement index for the prosocial domain was +23 percentile points; teacher-reported ABI and SSiS social skills were +31 and +28. → 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 · i? · causal · r2

WWC improvement index computed from effect sizes for each outcome. Teacher-reported ABI and SSiS social skills scores were +31 and +28 percentile points; parent-reported social skills was +11. Problem behavior domain mean was +24 percentile points.

"With respect to the prosocial behavior domain, the mean improvement index score was +23 percentile points (i.e., an average control student receiving the intervention would be predicted to have a mean improvement of 23% on social skills outcomes)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Preschool First Step intervention improves teacher-reported social skills (ESP-ABI) in preschoolers with challenging behaviors — related
• PFS reduces teacher-reported problem behavior (SSiS) in preschoolers — related