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Direct linkWhitcomb, Sara A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013
Generally recognized as the standard work in its field, "Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Assessment of Children and Adolescents" provides a comprehensive foundation and guide for conducting conceptually sound, culturally responsive, and ecologically oriented assessments of student social and emotional behavior. It is aimed at graduate…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Development, Child Development
Whitcomb, Sara A.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2012
"Strong Start K-2" is a social-emotional learning curriculum, designed for use with children in kindergarten through grade 2. The objectives of this study were twofold. First, authors aimed to evaluate the feasibility and quality of "Strong Start" implementation. Additionally authors examined the effect of "Strong Start" on first grade students'…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Behavior, Affective Behavior, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedMerrell, Kenneth W.; Gill, Steven J. – Roeper Review, 1994
Administration of the School Social Behavior Scales to 81 elementary-age gifted students indicated that subjects had higher levels of social competence and lower levels of antisocial behavior than did a comparison group. Findings also indicated the presence of a small subset of gifted students with extremely poor social competence and high levels…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Gifted
Merrell, Kenneth W. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2007
Social-emotional competence--it is a critical part of every child's school success, and just like any academic subject, children need instruction in it. Developed by a top expert, these proven curricula will help promote the social-emotional competence and resilience of children and adolescents. Divided into four age levels from kindergarten…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Personality Traits, Creative Activities, Class Activities
Jentzsch, Clarice E.; Merrell, Kenneth W. – Diagnostique, 1996
The construct validity of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales (PKBS) was evaluated with 94 kindergarten students. Results supported both the convergent and discriminant validity of the Social Skills and Problem Behavior scales of the PKBS. Results also support use of the PKBS for identifying young children who are behaviorally at risk.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Disability Identification
