Teachers' and Parents' Rating of Children's Social Skills: A Closer Look at Cross-Informant Agreements through an Item Analysis Protocol.

Ruffalo, Stacey L.; Elliott, Stephen N.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Teachers' and Parents' Rating of Children's Social Skills: A Closer Look at Cross-Informant Agreements through an Item Analysis Protocol.

Ruffalo, Stacey L.; Elliott, Stephen N.

School Psychology Review, v26 n3 p489-501 1997

Describes assessment of children's social behavior using Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) and an item analysis protocol (IAP). Examines relationships among mother and father pairs, teacher SSRS ratings, and descriptions of kindergarten through 4th-grade students. Finds mothers' and fathers' SSRS frequency and importance ratings for their children correlate moderately. (Author/JDM)

Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Elementary School Students, Evaluation, Fathers, Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Item Analysis, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Social Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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