Table 1.
Pre- to post-treatment improvements in skill development
| Pretreatment | Postreatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | t | p | Cohen’s d | |
| Skills Mastereda | 27.8 (15.7) | 71.9 (18.9) | 12.88 | <.001 | 2.54 |
| Core Target Behaviorsb | |||||
| Eye Contact | 78.3 (24.6) | 93.5 (8.1) | 3.10 | .005 | 0.83 |
| Imitating Object Use | 58.7 (36.3) | 94.3 (9.2) | 4.81 | <.001 | 1.34 |
| Matching Objects | 48.7 (40.1) | 86.4 (14.3) | 4.72 | <.001 | 1.25 |
| Following Instructions | 49.1 (41.2) | 89.5 (18.2) | 4.79 | <.001 | 1.27 |
Mastery is considered to be 80% correct response or higher
aPercentage of assessed skills mastered at pre- and post-treatment
bPercentage (correct out of 10 trials) at pre- and post-treatment