Efficacy of the Social Skills Improvement System Classwide Intervention Program (SSIS-CIP) Primary Version
DiPerna, James Clyde; Lei, Puiwa; Bellinger, Jillian; Cheng, Weiyi (2015). School Psychology Quarterly, v30 n1 p123-141. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1056685
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examining432Students, grade2
IES Performance Measure
Review Details
Reviewed: February 2018
- IES Performance Measure (findings for IES Funded Studies (NCER))
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Meets WWC standards without reservations because it is a randomized controlled trial with low attrition.
This review may not reflect the full body of research evidence for this intervention.
Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Findings
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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STAR Reading Test |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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269.85 |
276.59 |
No |
-- |
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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STAR Math scale scores |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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472.63 |
475.70 |
No |
-- |
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Problem behavior (composite) |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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0.39 |
0.50 |
Yes |
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Hyperactive-inattentive |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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0.59 |
0.67 |
No |
-- | ||
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Interference |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
random subsample - observation measure;
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0.27 |
0.27 |
Yes |
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Internalizing |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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0.34 |
0.50 |
Yes |
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Externalizing |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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0.39 |
0.48 |
No |
-- | ||
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Bullying |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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0.21 |
0.27 |
No |
-- | ||
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Academic Motivation |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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3.74 |
3.39 |
Yes |
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Academic Engagement |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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3.98 |
3.66 |
Yes |
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Active Engaged Time |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
random subsample - observation measure;
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2.20 |
2.18 |
No |
-- | |
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Passive Engaged Time |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
random subsample - observation measure;
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2.17 |
2.16 |
No |
-- |
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Outcome measure |
Comparison | Period | Sample |
Intervention mean |
Comparison mean |
Significant? |
Improvement index |
Evidence tier |
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Social Skills (composite) |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.33 |
2.14 |
Yes |
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Self-control |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.25 |
2.11 |
Yes |
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Positive social |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
random subsample - observation measure;
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0.28 |
0.25 |
No |
-- | ||
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Empathy |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.37 |
2.16 |
Yes |
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Communication |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.44 |
2.26 |
Yes |
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Engagement |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.37 |
2.17 |
Yes |
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Responsibility |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.38 |
2.20 |
Yes |
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Cooperation |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.21 |
2.02 |
Yes |
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Assertion |
IES Funded Studies (NCER) vs. Business as usual |
0 Days |
Full sample;
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2.19 |
2.04 |
Yes |
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Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.
Sample Characteristics
Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.
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Female: 54%
Male: 46% -
Rural, Urban
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Race Asian 2% Black 18% Other or unknown 2% White 73% -
Ethnicity Hispanic 5% Not Hispanic or Latino 95%
Study Details
Setting
The study takes place in 39 second-grade classrooms across two mid-Atlantic school districts. One district was a small urban district, and the other district was a small rural district. The classroom sample represented 95% of all second grade classrooms across the participating schools.
Study sample
Of the 432 students in the DiPerna et al. (2015) analytic sample, 1.9% where Asian, 18.1% Black, and 72.7% White. Five percent were Hispanic. Forty-five percent of the students were male. A measure of free/reduced price lunch or financial position was not provided. Around 6% of students were listed as "special education consideration." Among students in the intervention group 11.4% were described as special education, compared to 6.37% in the comparison group (DiPerna et al [2015]). The above statistics were aggregated based on group-specific data presented in Table 1, p. 125. Sample characteristics were similar for the slightly smaller subsample of 402 students in the DiPerna et al. (2016) analytic sample.
Intervention Group
The SSIS-CIP is a curriculum designed to improve children’s social skills and to minimize problem behavior. Teachers are expected to teach one unit composed of three lessons per week. There are 10 units in total. All teachers were able to complete the 30 lessons within the 12-week study period. Each unit focuses on a key classroom social behavior and includes three scripted lessons. The lessons rely on six instructional strategies in addition to short video vignettes. Each lesson takes 20 to 25 minutes to complete. The intervention and study sample were not limited to children with social skills issues.
Comparison Group
Students in the comparison condition received business-as-usual instruction.
Support for implementation
Teachers in the intervention group were formally trained in a 1-day workshop (1 workshop in each district). Each workshop followed a structured protocol. The first half of the training included a detailed overview of materials, lesson plans, and video vignettes. During the second half, teachers practiced teaching the first lesson in small groups. During the intervention, researchers monitored fidelity and checked in with all teachers to see if they had any questions.
Additional Sources
In the case of multiple manuscripts that report on one study, the WWC selects one manuscript as the primary citation and lists other manuscripts that describe the study as additional sources.
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Diperna, James Clyde; Lei, Puiwa; Bellinger, Jillian; Cheng, Weiyi. (2016). Effects of a Universal Positive Classroom Behavior Program on Student Learning. Psychology in the Schools, v53 n2 p189-203.
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