A small significant difference favors general-population candidates on the Digitspan and Shapedance package¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3 · i1 small
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Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Scores on the Digitspan and Shapedance package varied significantly between general-population and autistic candidates, with a small effect (d = 0.22). → 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 · i1 · associational · r1

One-way ANOVA on the Digitspan and Shapedance package comparing autistic (n = 143) and general-population (n = 154) candidates found a "significant but small difference" with F(1,295) = 3.721, p = 0.05, and Cohen's d = 0.22, consistent with the meta-analytic working-memory effect size in Velikonja et al.

"Scores on the Digitspan and Shapedance package varied significantly between the general-population (n = 154, M = 2.65, SD = 0.49) and autistic candidates ( n = 143, M = 2.53, SD = 0.58): F(1,295) = 3.721, p = 0.05, and Cohen's d = 0.22."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

Related Claims¶

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