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ERIC Number: EJ1308876
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-2020
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Can Computers Teach Social Skills to Children? Examining the Efficacy of "The Social Express" in an African-American Sample
Contemporary School Psychology, v25 n3 p321-331 Sep 2021
This study examined the efficacy of a computer-based social skills training program, "The Social Express." Independent researchers evaluated the program at both a school-wide level (Tier 1) and at a referred group level (Tier 2). The sample included third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students in a Title 1 public school with a 100% African-American population. At the Tier 1 level, pre-post (immediate) comparisons on a social skills rating scale indicated statistically significant differences by group at the [alpha] = 0.10 level (p = 0.058). A significant Tier 1 quadratic effect for time (pre-test, post-test (immediate), post-test [delayed]) was found (p = 0.029) as well. At the Tier 2 level, pre-post comparisons indicated no statistically significant group improvement. Pre-post comparisons at the individual level found that about 39% of the children had statistically significant improvement in social skills, with 9% indicating a decrease in problem behaviors.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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