Social skills gains were maintained at follow-up, with no significant post-to-follow-up differences¶

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q2 i? Wilcoxon tests found no statistically significant differences between post and follow-up measurements on the SSS or its sub-dimensions; all three students in the experimental group had tied post and follow-up ranks. → Alothman 2016

Evidence¶

Alothman 2016¶

Alothman, I. A. (2016). The Efficiency of a Selective Training Program on the Development of Some Social Skills of Saudi Students with Autism. International Education Studies, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v9n5p265

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Wilcoxon tests comparing post and follow-up SSS scores for the experimental group (n = 3) found no significant differences, which the author interprets as confirming the program's continued positive impact. Table 7 lists zero negative and zero positive ranks and three ties (the table's "Equivalence" row) on the total score and both sub-dimensions, so no student's score changed between post-test and follow-up. No formal equivalence test was run, and with three students a Wilcoxon test has little power to detect change.

"Table 7 shows no statistically-significant differences at (.01) between the averages of scores ranks of the experimental group in the post and follow-up measurement on the SSS and its sub-dimensions"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — outcome: scores held from post-test to follow-up in the treatment group, with no comparison group in this analysis

Related Claims¶

• Experimental group's social skills scores improved significantly from pre- to post-test — related
• Non-verbal communication gains persisted at a two-month follow-up, with no statistically significant decline from post-test — a narrower finding that bears on this claim