Teachers and parents rated PTR-YC as socially valid, finding it acceptable, effective, and unlikely to produce negative side effects¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teachers generally found PTR-YC acceptable, likely to produce favorable outcomes, and unlikely to be associated with discomfort or negative side effects. → Glen Dunlap 2018 q2 i? Parents reported generally favorable perceptions of the acceptability and effects of PTR-YC. → Glen Dunlap 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Glen Dunlap 2018¶

Glen Dunlap, Phillip Strain, Janice K. Lee, Jaclyn Joseph, and Nancy Leech. (2018). A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271121417724874

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Posttreatment social validity survey of teachers in the PTR-YC condition using an adapted Treatment Acceptability Rating Form on a 5-point Likert scale; 69% of teachers returned the form and average ratings were favorable. No effect size is printed.

"Inspection of these data indicate that the teachers generally found PTR-YC to be acceptable, likely to produce favorable outcomes, and unlikely to be associated with discomfort or negative side effects."

Glen Dunlap 2018 (2)¶

Glen Dunlap, Phillip Strain, Janice K. Lee, Jaclyn Joseph, and Nancy Leech. (2018). A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271121417724874

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Posttreatment family questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale completed by 54% of PTR-YC-condition parents; average ratings across topics such as effectiveness, simplicity, and social acceptability were favorable. The article states "These data reflect generally favorable perceptions"; no effect size is printed.

"These data reflect generally favorable perceptions about the acceptabil- ity and effects of the PTR-YC approach."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• PTR-YC increases preschool children's social skills more than business-as-usual, as measured by the SSIS social skills subscale — related
• PTR-YC reduces preschool children's directly observed challenging behavior more than business-as-usual — related
• PTR-YC reduces preschool children's problem behavior more than business-as-usual, as measured by the SSIS problem behavior subscale — related
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