ERIC Number: EJ1328860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 17
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Social Skills Scale Development Study
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, v16 n4 p110-126 2021
The aim of this study is to develop a scale for assessing teachers' social skill levels. A total of 1064 teachers, including 243 kindergarten teachers, 465 primary school, 67 social studies, 113 Turkish teachers, 80 science teachers, 96 mathematics teachers, participated in the research voluntarily. "Social Skills Scale (SSS)" consists of a 5-point Likert type consisting of 36 items. As a result of the factor analysis varimax transformation, the scale items are collected under seven sub-dimensions and explain 54.73% of the total variance. The sub-dimensions determined are named as: (1) social cohesion; (2) self-control; (3) verbal communication; (4) cooperation; (5) participation; (6) nonverbal communication; and (7) conflict resolution.
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Test Construction, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Self Control, Verbal Communication, Cooperation, Participation, Nonverbal Communication, Conflict Resolution, Test Validity, Test Reliability
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: https://inased.org/epasrpi/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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