Table 1.
Secondary outcomes | Measure description | Time point | |
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Baseline | MU study | ||
Child Outcomes | |||
Academic achievement | |||
Academic Ability | Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT 4) – a psychometrically sound direct measure of reading and mathematical computation [63]. | _ | C |
Academic Competence | Academic Competence (Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS)) - 7-item scale assessing the overall academic performance, motivation, reading and mathematical ability of the student in comparison other students in the classroom [64]. | _ | T |
Behaviour | |||
ADHD Symptoms | ADHD Rating Scale IV - 18-item validated scale measuring the core symptoms of ADHD [58]. | P, T | P, T |
Problem Behaviours | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) – 25-item validated measure of behaviouraland emotional problems for childrenaged 4 to 16 years. There are 5 subscales; conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, emotional problems, peer problems, and prosocial behavior); a total problems score is derived from the first 4 subscales [65]. | P, T | P, C, T |
Social and Emotional Functioning (SEF) | |||
SEF Problems | SDQ Subscales – 5-item emotional and peer problems subscales [65]. | P, T | P, C, T |
Depression | Short Version Moods and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) – 13-item subscale assessing depression symptoms in children and youth [66]. | _ | C |
Bullying | Gatehouse Bullying Scale – 12-item scale measuring covert and overt victimisation [67]. | _ | C |
Student Engagement | |||
Student Attitudes | Attitudes to school life – Motivation (5-items), Connectedness (5-items) and Commitment to school (5-items) scales, from the Victorian Attitudes to School Survey 2012, DEECD) [68]. | - | C |
School Attendance | School attendance – days absent over the preceding 3 months | _ | P, C, T |
C - Child P -Parent T-Teacher