About the Measure
| Domains | Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Each of the rating scales measures seven domains of social skills functioning and five problem behaviours which are multi-dimensional. |
| Description | It enables targeted assessment of individuals and small groups to help evaluate social skills, problem behaviours and academic competence. Teacher, parent and student forms help provide a comprehensive picture across school, home and community settings. |
| Example | Does the student hurt people either physically or emotionally? |
| Link | http://www.pearsonclinical.co.uk/Psychology/ChildMentalHealth/ChildADDADHDBehaviour/SocialSkillsImprovementSystem(SSiS)/ForThisProduct/Reviews.aspx |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 0 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Multiple |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 15 |
| Age | 3-18 |
| Cost single purchase | £274 complete k |
| Cost per child | £1.94 |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | Yes |
| Cronbach's α | .75-.97 |
| Test retest | Mean time intervals given: After 43 days, teacher form subscales r= [.75, .93]; 61 days, r= mid 80's for the parent form; 66 days, r = low 80's for the student form |
| Inter-rater reliability | Teacher form subscales, r= [.38,.71] |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Teacher form: Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) Subscales correlated with Social Scales Rating System (SSRS), r= [-.45,.88]; SSIS Subscales correlated with Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-2), r= [-.78,.73]; SSIS Subscales correlated with Vineland Behaviour Adaptive Scales (Vineland-II TRF), r= [.33,.78]; SSIS Subscales correlated with Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment (SSCSA), r= [.19,.69] |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Gresham, F., Elliott, S., Vance, M., Cook, C., & Kamphaus, R. (2011). Comparability of the social skills rating system to the social skills improvement system: Content and psychometric comparisons across elementary and secondary age levels. School Psychology Quarterly, 26(1), 27-44. doi:10.1037/a0022662 National Center on Intensive Intervention: Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales. Retrieved from http://www.intensiveintervention.org/social-skills-improvement-system-rating-scales-ssis |