ERIC Number: ED660967
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 51
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School-Based Organizational Skills Training for Students in Grades 3 to 5: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Jenelle Nissley-Tsiopinis; Thomas J. Power; Phylicia F. Fleming; Katie L. Tremont; Bridget Poznanski; Shannon Ryan; Jaclyn Cacia; Theresa Egan; Cristin Montalbano; Alex Holdaway; Ami Patel; Richard Gallagher; Howard Abikoff; A. Russell Localio; Jennifer A. Mautone
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Objective: Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of interventions to reduce organizational skills deficits and homework problems, including the clinic-based Organizational Skills Training (OST-C) program (Abikoff et al., 2013). In this study, OST-C was adapted for schools as a small-group (Tier 2) intervention delivered by school partners (OST-T2). Method: The study was conducted in 22 schools serving students from diverse backgrounds. Students (n = 186; 122 male) in grades 3-5, ages 8-12 (M = 9.7 years; SD = 0.88) with organizational skills deficits referred by teachers were enrolled. Schools were randomly assigned to OST-T2 or treatment-as-usual with waitlist (TAU/WL). OST-T2 consisted of sixteen 35-minute child sessions, two caregiver, and two teacher consultations. Outcomes were evaluated with longitudinal mixed effects modeling at post-treatment, 5-month and 12-month follow-up using caregiver and teacher reports of organizational skills, homework, and academic performance. Results: OST-T2 resulted in reductions in organizational skills deficits on caregiver and teacher report (ps < 0.001) at post-treatment and 5-month follow-up (effect sizes [ES], Cohen's d = 0.96,1.20). Findings also revealed a reduction in caregiver-reported homework problems at post-treatment and 5-month follow-up (ps < 0.001, ES = 0.60, 0.72), and an improvement in teacher-rated homework at post-treatment (p = 0.007, ES = 0.64). Effects were attenuated at 12-month follow-up. The effects of OST-T2 on academic measures were not significant. Conclusions: Findings provide evidence for the immediate and short-term effectiveness of OST-T2 delivered by school professionals. [This paper will be published in the "Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology."]
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Homework, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Self Management, Program Effectiveness, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Longitudinal Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Referral, Parent Attitudes, School Personnel, Executive Function, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Check Lists, Surveys, Report Cards, Grades (Scholastic), Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Outcome Measures
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170052
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