Table 5.

GAS scores for NPDC and SAU students

Domain	NPDC		SAU		Hedges’ g
	N	M (SD)	N	M (SD)
Total goals**	328	2.70 (0.8)	137	2.07 (0.9)	0.70
Academic**	242	2.62 (1.1)	113	2.05 (1.1)	0.52
Social	135	2.72 (1.1)	38	2.30 (1.0)	0.38
Communication*	148	2.69 (1.1)	72	1.78 (1.1)	0.83
School readiness	81	2.84 (1.0)	23	2.43 (1.3)	0.38
Other	29	2.40 (1.3)	13	2.30 (1.1)	0.08

*p < .003

**p < .001