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 |