About the Measure
Domains | Perceptions of Self, Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 |
Subscales | Reading; Mathematics; General school; Physical abilities; Physical appearance; Peer relations; Parent relations |
Description | The self description questionnaire is designed to measure several dimensions of self-concept. |
Example | I am good at reading |
Link | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/00028312020003333 |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 64 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 15 |
Age | 9-13 |
Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .80-.92 |
Test retest | 6 months, r= [.27,.74] |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | 7-factor oblique |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | r= [-.14,.22] with objective reading scores |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Leach, L. F., Henson, R. K., Odom, L. R., & Cagle, L. S. (2006). A reliability generalization study of the Self-Description Questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 66(2), 285–304. doi:10.1177/0013164405284030 Marsh, H. W., Smith, I. D., & Barnes, J. (1983). Multitrait-multimethod analyses of the Self-description Questionnaire: Student-teacher agreement on multidimensional ratings of student self-concept. American Educational Research Journal, 20(3), 333–357. doi:10.3102/00028312020003333 |