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Direct linkKettler, Ryan J.; Elliott, Stephen N.; DiPerna, James C.; Bolt, Daniel M.; Reiser, Deitra; Resurreccion, Leilani – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2014
Two studies were conducted with samples of middle and high school teachers and students to examine cross-informant agreement on the Academic Competence Evaluation Scales. Cross-informant agreement was examined using Pearson correlations and conditional probability indices. Results of Study 1 (N = 65) and Study 2 (N = 66) indicated that teacher and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, School Psychology, Correlation
Frey, Jennifer R.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2014
Teachers' and parents' importance ratings of social behaviors for 95 preschoolers were examined using the "Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales" (Gresham & Elliott, 2008). Multivariate analyses were used to examine parents' and teachers' importance ratings at the item and subscale levels. Overall,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Cooperation, Communication Skills, Empathy
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
Busse, R. T.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Kratochwill, Thomas R. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2010
The purpose of this article is to present Convergent Evidence Scaling (CES) as an emergent method for combining data from multiple assessment indicators. The CES method combines single-case assessment data by converging data gathered across multiple persons, settings, or measures, thereby providing an overall criterion-referenced outcome on which…
Descriptors: Scaling, Integrity, Decision Making, State Programs
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
Elliott, Stephen N.; Gresham, Frank M.; Frank, Jennifer L.; Beddow, Peter A., III – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2008
The term "intervention validity" refers to the extent to which assessment results can be used to guide the selection of interventions and evaluation of outcomes. In this article, the authors review the defining attributes of rating scales that distinguish them from other assessment tools, assumptions regarding the use of rating scales to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Behavior, Validity, Behavior Rating Scales
Peer reviewedGresham, Frank M.; Noell, George H.; Elliott, Stephen N. – School Psychology Review, 1996
Describes the conditional probability methods (positive/negative predictive power, sensitivity, and specificity) used to differentiate children, judged by teachers as belonging to Social Competence (SC) or Low Social Competence (LSC) groups. Large differences were found in the number of social skills predicting LSC group membership for females and…
Descriptors: Children, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Probability
Peer reviewedPowless, Donna L.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Journal of School Psychology, 1993
Studied 50 Native American and 50 white preschoolers. White preschoolers exhibited social skills more frequently according to the ratings of their teachers and parents than did Native Americans. Parents and teachers showed moderate agreement in ratings of frequency of expression of social skills by Native American preschoolers and in ratings of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Expectation, Interpersonal Competence, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedDoll, Beth; Elliott, Stephen N. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1994
Nine comprehensive observations were conducted of 24 preschoolers (8 with disabilities) in free play settings, with social behavior categories based on the work of Strain. Comparison of partial and complete observational records demonstrated that at least five observations were required to represent the children's social behavior adequately.…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Observation Techniques, Disabilities, Preschool Children
McKevitt, Brian C.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Data were gathered from videotaped recordings of two preschool children engaged in unstructured free play over 12 days each. Observers coded behavior from the videotapes and completed a behavior rating scale for each child after every two observation sessions. Teachers also completed two behavior rating scales per child. Results indicated that at…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Observation, Validity, Play
Peer reviewedMalecki, Christine Kerres; Elliott, Stephen N. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2002
Investigates relationships among a diverse sample of elementary students' social skills, problem behaviors, academic competence, and academic achievement. Results indicate that social skills are positively predictive of concurrent levels of academic achievement and problem behaviors are negatively predictive of concurrent academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedRuffalo, Stacey L.; Elliott, Stephen N. – School Psychology Review, 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…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Elementary School Students, Evaluation
