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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
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
Using Behavior Rating Scales to Assess Social Skills and Antisocial Behavior in School Settings: Development of the School Social Behavior Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W. – School Psychology Review, 1993
Constructed School Social Behavior Scales (SSBS) to include teacher-related and peer-related forms of social competence and antisocial behavior. Standardized SSBS using teacher ratings on 1,858 kindergarten through grade 12 students across United States Evidence presented from several related studies in present investigation indicated that SSBS…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education