Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation

Implementation

No. of items

80

Format

Likert

Respondent

Teacher

Scoring

Standardised

Time

15 min(s)

Age

2 – 7 year(s)

Cost single purchase

$68.50 (manual)

Cost per child

$2.10 (based on

Psychometric

UK norms

No

Chronbach's alpha

.79-.90

Text retest

After 2 weeks, r= [.74, .87]

Inter-rater reliability

r= [.72,.89]

EFA

PCA (varimax) re

CFA

Not reported

Criterion validity

Child Behavior Checklist r= [-.20, .68]

Construct validity

Not reported

Predictive validity

Anovas using sociometry and direct observation showed clear differences between children rated as anxious-withdrawn and angry-aggressive on the SCBE.

Responsiveness

Not reported

Floor/Ceiling

Not reported

References

LaFreniere, P., & Dumas, J. (1995). Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Preschool Edition (SCBE). Los Angeles, CA: WPS.