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. 2022 Aug 18;16(1):302–306. doi: 10.1007/s40617-022-00735-3

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