Evidence-based interventions in school psychology: An illustration of Task Force coding criteria using group-based research design

In this article we apply the criteria in the Procedural and Coding Manual for Review of Evidence-Based Interventions, established by the Task Force on Evidence-Based Interventions (EBIs) in School Psychology, to a group-based, design intervention study. Specifically, the School Psychology EBI group-based criteria were applied to a research study conducted by the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group (CPPRG, 1999a, 1999b) that examined. the effects of the Fast Track intervention program on Grade I students. The group-based coding criteria are explicated and,described through demonstrating the basis for coding decisions. In general, the application of the Procedural and Coding Manual criteria. to the CPPRG investigation of the Fast Track program suggested promising evidence in support of the program, Considerations for interpreting the results of the coding process are discussed with particular attention to implications for practitioners and researchers.