About the Measure
Domains | Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 |
Subscales | Academic Performance; Social Initiation; Cooperation; Peer Reinforcement |
Description | Rating measure for children's social skills. |
Example | Keeps desk clean and neat |
Link | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/073428298500300407 |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 52 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Teacher |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 6-12 |
Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .96 |
Test retest | Not reported |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | 4-factor oblique |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Not reported |
Concurrent validity | All Teacher Rating of Social Skills- Children (TROSS-C) factors correlated significantly r= [.29,.93], p<.0001,) with 5-itemTeacher Rating Scale of Academic Performance (TRAP); All TROSS-C factors correlated significantly r= [-.51,.90], p<.01,) with Walker Problem Behavior Identification Checklist |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Clark, L., Gresham, F., & Elliot, S. (1985). Development and validation of a social skills assessment measure: The TROSS-C. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 4, 347-356. doi:10.1177/073428298500300407 |