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SSIS Performance Screening Guide as an Indicator of Behavior and Academics: A Meta-Analysis
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Sullivan, Jeremy R.; Villarreal, Victor; Flores, Evette; Gomez, Alyssa; Warren, Blaire – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2021
This article documents the results of a meta-analysis of available correlational validity evidence for the Social Skills Improvement System Performance Screening Guide (SSIS-PSG), which is a brief teacher-completed rating scale designed to be used as part of universal screening procedures. Article inclusion criteria included (a) published in…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Educational Research, Validity, Rating Scales
Use of the "Intervention Selection Profile-Social Skills" to Identify Social Skill Acquisition Deficits: A Preliminary Validation Study
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Kilgus, Stephen P.; von der Embse, Nathaniel P.; Scott, Katherine; Paxton, Sara – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2015
The purpose of this investigation was to develop and initially validate the "Intervention Selection Profile-Social Skills" (ISP-SS), a novel brief social skills assessment method intended for use at Tier 2. Participants included 54 elementary school teachers and their 243 randomly selected students. Teachers rated students on two rating…
Descriptors: Intervention, Profiles, Interpersonal Competence, Predictor Variables
Initial Evidence for the Reliability and Validity of the Student Risk Screening Scale with Elementary Age English Learners
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Richards-Tutor, Catherine; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Connor, Kristin – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2014
We report findings of a validation study exploring the Student Risk Screening Scale (SRSS; Drummond, 1994) for use with English learners (ELs) attending a large suburban elementary school. First, we explored the reliability of the SRSS by examining internal consistency, with results indicating adequate internal consistency (0.83). Second, we…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Test Reliability, Test Validity, English Language Learners
The Treatment Validity of Autism Screening Instruments
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Livanis, Andrew; Mouzakitis, Angela – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2010
Treatment validity is a frequently neglected topic of screening instruments used to identify autism spectrum disorders. Treatment validity, however, should represent an important aspect of these instruments to link the resulting data to the selection of interventions as well as make decisions about treatment length and intensity. Research…
Descriptors: Autism, Test Validity, Disability Identification, Screening Tests