About the Measure
Domains | Social and Emotional Competence |
Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 |
Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
Description | The Social Aptitude Scale (SAS) is a ten item scale that forms part of the Development and Well Being Assessment [9]. The items were chosen to tap skills in social understanding and behaviour that vary substantially in the general population and that are usually markedly under-developed in individuals with ASDs. |
Example | Other people feel at ease around him/her |
Link | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin_Batty/publication/23446643_The_Social_Aptitudes_Scale_An_initial_validation/links/54f48d580cf2ba6150635ced.pdf |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 10 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Parent/Teacher |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 5-16 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | Yes |
Cronbach's α | .88 |
Test retest | Not reported |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | Single-factor so |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Not reported |
Concurrent validity | Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, r= [-.44,.42]. |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Liddle, E. B., Batty, M. J., & Goodman, R. (2008). The Social Aptitudes Scale: An initial validation. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 44(6), 508–513. doi:10.1007/s00127-008-0456-4 |