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In this chapter we report results from our two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of COMPASS. The goal of our first RCT was to conduct a proof of concept study. We wanted to demonstrate the efficacy of COMPASS using goal attainment scaling as our outcome measure. The goal of our second RCT was both to replicate our initial results and test a second type of experimental condition, web-based videoconferencing for the coaching sessions against face-to-face coaching. The first RCT demonstrated a very high effect size that was confirmed with the second RCT. More importantly, coaching using web-based videoconferencing was equally effective to face-to-face coaching. Thus, our first RCT provided proof of concept, and the second RCT upheld our findings that COMPASS is effective in helping children with ASD achieve high educational outcomes. We also learned that we could implement COMPASS reliably at multiple sites with multiple teachers in multiple schools and multiple districts, and teachers could be coached to successfully implement interventions reliably and accurately. COMPASS was received with high satisfaction from parents and teachers, despite the extra work COMPASS required from teachers.
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Ruble, L.A., McGrew, J.H. (2015). Efficacy of COMPASS. In: COMPASS and Implementation Science. SpringerBriefs in Psychology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18555-2_4
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