About the Measure
| Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait), Mental health and wellbeing, Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1 |
| Subscales | Social Competence; Externalizing Problems; Internalizing Problems |
| Description | Designed to capture the affective quality of the child's relationships with teachers and peers. Specifically, it aims to provide (a) a standardized description of affect and behaviour in context that is reliable, valid, and useful for preschool teachers; (b) an efficient screening instrument that differentiates specific types of behavioural-emotional problems: (c) a developmentally appropriate assessment of children's positive social adaptation or competence; (d) measures of high and approximately equivalent internal consistency, reliability, and stability; and (e) measures sensitive to behavioural change over time for the purpose of program evaluation or prospective-longitudinal research. |
| Example | Gets mad easily |
| Link | http://www.wpspublish.com/store/p/2953/social-competence-and-behavior-evaluation-preschool-edition-scbe |
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| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 80 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Teacher |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 15 |
| Age | 2-7 |
| Cost single purchase | $68.50 (manual) |
| Cost per child | $2.10 (based on |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .79-.90 |
| Test 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 |
| Concurrent 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validity | Anovas using sociometry and direct observation showed clear differences between children rated as anxious-withdrawn and angry-aggressive on the SCBE.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. |