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 | Children version: Teacher-preferred social behaviour; Peer-preferred social behaviour; School adjustment behaviour;Adolescent version: Self-control, Peer relations, School adjustment; Empathy |
| Description | This is a measure intended to be used for the screening and identification of social skills deficits. |
| Example | Displays independent study skills |
| Link | http://www.duerrevaluation.com/wms/wms.htm |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 43 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Teacher |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 5 |
| Age | 6-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Adolescent versi |
| Cost per child | Adolescent versi |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | >.95 |
| Test retest | After 2-4 weeks, r= [.67,.97] for children version |
| Inter-rater reliability | r= >.80 for subscales in adolescent version |
| EFA | 4-factor solutio |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | r= [-.89, -.69] with the Walker Problem Behavior Identification Checklist |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | For adolescent version: Walker, M.,& Stieber, S. (1991). Teacher ratings of adolescent social skills: Psychometric characteristics and factorial replicability across age-grade ranges. School Psychology Review, 20(2), 301-314. Retrieved from http://naspjournals.org/loi/spsr?code=naps-site |