About the Measure
Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 |
Subscales | Self-regulation |
Description | A behavioural computerized task that measures the ability to carry out a monotonous task in the presence of distracters, compared to a baseline condition with no distracter. |
Example | |
Link | Contact author at julius.kuhl@nifbe.de |
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Implementation details
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Respondent | Other |
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Age | 6-11 |
Cost single purchase | |
Cost per child |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .41-.87 |
Test retest | |
Inter-rater reliability | |
EFA | 2 separate EFAs< |
CFA | 2 separate CFAs with 2 factors Speed Chi-square(54)= 65.27 CFI = .93 RMSEA= .95 Speed variation Chi-square(54)= 58.39 CFI= .97 RMSEA= .03 |
Criterion validity | |
Construct validity | Working memory, r= -.35 (audiovisual response time); Decision-related action orientation, r = .36 (visual response frequency); r= [-.37,-.36] for visual/audiovisual response time |
Concurrent validity | |
Predictive validity | |
Responsiveness | |
Floor/Ceiling | |
References | Konstantinopoulou, E., & Metallidou, P. (2012). Psychometric properties of the Self-regulation and Concentration Test for Children (SRTC) in a Greek sample of fourth grade students. Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 9, 158-178. Retrieved from http://www.pseve.org/journal/UPLOAD/Konstantinopoulou9b.pdf Calero, M. D., García-Martín, M. B., Jiménez, M. I., Kazén, M., & Araque, A. (2007). Self-regulation advantage for high-IQ children: Findings from a research study. Learning and Individual Differences, 17(4), 328-343. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2007.03.012 |