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Development and Validation of a Teacher Report Measure for Assessing Social-Emotional Strengths of Children and Adolescents
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Cohn, Bradley P.; Tom, Karalyn M. – School Psychology Review, 2011
This study details development and validation efforts for a new strength-based assessment instrument: the Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales, Teacher rating form (SEARS-T). A large and diverse nationwide sample of more than 1,500 teacher ratings of students in kindergarten through Grade 12 was obtained. Factor-analytic procedures…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Teacher Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Construct Validity
Development and Validation of a Parent Report Measure for Assessing Social-Emotional Competencies of Children and Adolescents
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Felver-Gant, Josh C.; Tom, Karalyn M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
Based on the premises that strength-based assessment of children and adolescents is an important emerging area, and that additional tools for this purpose are needed, this study details development and validation efforts on a new strength-based assessment: the Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scale, parent form (SEARS-P). Following careful…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Construct Validity, Social Development, Emotional Development
Social-Emotional Assessment in Early Childhood: The Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1996
Psychometric evaluation of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales (PKBS) is reported. Factor analyses indicated the presence of a stable factor structure for both social skills and problem behaviors scales. Reliability studies indicated the PKBS has adequate-to-strong stability. Explorations of within-scale relationships yielded evidence…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Content Validity