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Emotional and social intelligence

Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales.

SSIS

What it measures
Social skills (Communication, Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, Engagement, Self-Control), Problem Behaviors, and Academic Competence in children/adolescents
Length and format
~75-83 per form (teacher/parent/student forms vary). 4-pt frequency rating (never - almost always), rated by teacher/parent/self (informant/observer report)
Language versions
Spanish forms available; adapted/validated internationally (e.g. several European and Asian research adaptations)
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Gresham, F. M., & Elliott, S. N. (2008). Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scales. Pearson. https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Behavior/Social-Skills-Improvement-System-SSIS-Rating-Scales/p/100000322

https://www.pearsonassessments.com/store/usassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Behavior/Social-Skills-Improvement-System-SSIS-Rating-Scales/p/100000322

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