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Initial Development and Validation of the Social Skills Improvement System--Social and Emotional Learning Brief Scales--Teacher Form
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Anthony, Christopher J.; Elliott, Stephen N.; DiPerna, James C.; Lei, Pui-Wa – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
Despite the need for assessments targeting social and emotional learning (SEL) skills within multitiered systems of support, there are few brief SEL measures available. To address this need, this article describes the development of the Social Skills Improvement System--Social and Emotional Learning Brief Scales--Teacher Form (SSIS…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Social Emotional Learning, Test Construction, Test Validity
Assessing the Effectiveness and Interactions of Instructional Coaches: Initial Psychometric Evidence for the "Instructional Coaching Assessments--Teacher Forms"
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Reddy, Linda A.; Glover, Todd; Kurz, Alexander; Elliott, Stephen N. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
The conceptual foundation and initial psychometric evidence are provided for the "Instructional Coaching Rating Scales" and "Interaction Style Scales--Teacher Forms." These forms are part of a multicomponent online assessment system designed to evaluate the effectiveness of coaching skills and interactions that support the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Rating Scales, Factor Structure, Test Reliability
Using the SSIS Assessments with Australian Students: A Comparative Analysis of Test Psychometrics to the US Normative Sample
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Sherbow, Amanda; Kettler, Ryan J.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Davies, Michael; Dembitzer, Leah – School Psychology International, 2015
The Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS; Gresham & Elliott, 2008) is a multiple stage, broadband system for assessing and intervening with children in preschool through 12th grade originally normed in the USA. Two of the assessment components of this system were analysed: (a) the Performance Screening Guides (PSGs); and (b) the Rating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Psychometrics, Test Norms
Comparability of the Social Skills Rating System to the Social Skills Improvement System: Content and Psychometric Comparisons across Elementary and Secondary Age Levels
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Gresham, Frank M.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Vance, Michael J.; Cook, Clayton R. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2011
This study compared the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS; Gresham & Elliott, 1990) with the revision of the SSRS, now called the Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales (SSIS-RS; Gresham & Elliott, 2008), across three raters (teacher, parent, and student) for elementary- and secondary-aged students. A detailed comparison of these…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Validity, Rating Scales, Intervention
Testing a Multi-Stage Screening System: Predicting Performance on Australia's National Achievement Test Using Teachers' Ratings of Academic and Social Behaviors
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Kettler, Ryan J.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Davies, Michael; Griffin, Patrick – School Psychology International, 2012
This study addresses the predictive validity of results from a screening system of academic enablers, with a sample of Australian elementary school students, when the criterion variable is end-of-year achievement. The investigation included (a) comparing the predictive validity of a brief criterion-referenced nomination system with more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Screening Tests, Predictive Validity
Cross-Informant Agreement for Ratings for Social Skill and Problem Behavior Ratings: An Investigation of the Social Skills Improvement System--Rating Scales
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Gresham, Frank M.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Cook, Clayton R.; Vance, Michael J.; Kettler, Ryan – Psychological Assessment, 2010
One of the most consistent findings in rating scale research with children and adolescents is the modest agreement among different informants' ratings. The present study systematically explored patterns of agreement among teachers, parents/caregivers, and students in domains of social skills and problem behaviors using the Social Skills…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Caregivers, Validity, Rating Scales
Assessing Social Validity of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Plans: Evidence for the Reliability and Structure of the Primary Intervention Rating Scale
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Kalberg, Jemma Robertson; Bruhn, Allison Leigh; Driscoll, Steven A.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Elliott, Stephen N. – School Psychology Review, 2009
This study provides initial evidence for the reliability and structural validity of scores from the Primary Intervention Rating Scale (Lane, Robertson, & Wehby, 2002), an adapted version of the Intervention Rating Profile-15 (Witt & Elliott, 1985) designed to assess faculty's perceptions of social validity of primary prevention plans prior…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Test Validity, Rating Scales
Alternate Assessments of Students with Significant Disabilities: Alternative Approaches, Common Technical Challenges
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Elliott, Stephen N.; Roach, Andrew T. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2007
This article examines three typical approaches to alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities--portfolios, performance assessments, and rating scales. A detailed analysis of common and unique design features of these approaches is provided, including features of each approach that influence the psychometric quality of…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Validity, Rating Scales, Alternative Assessment
Building Validity Evidence for Scores on a State-Wide Alternate Assessment: A Contrasting Groups, Multimethod Approach
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Elliott, Stephen N.; Compton, Elizabeth; Roach, Andrew T. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2007
The relationships between ratings on the Idaho Alternate Assessment (IAA) for 116 students with significant disabilities and corresponding ratings for the same students on two norm-referenced teacher rating scales were examined to gain evidence about the validity of resulting IAA scores. To contextualize these findings, another group of 54…
Descriptors: Inferences, Disabilities, Rating Scales, Eligibility
Alignment Analysis and Content Validity of the Wisconsin Assessment for Students with Disabilities. WCER Working Paper No. 2003-2
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Roach, Andrew T.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Webb, Norman L. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2003
The primary purpose of the investigation was to determine the extent to which (a) the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment (WAA) adequately measures the skills and concepts that make up the curriculum and instruction of students with significant disabilities; and (b) the WAA adequately measures the concepts and skill areas represented in Wisconsin's…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Rating Scales, Individualized Education Programs, Content Validity