Social Competence – Teacher
Abstract: The Social Competence Scale - Teacher Version is a 25-item measure that assesses a child's prosocial behaviors, emotional self-regulation, and academic skills. This Scale was created for the Fast Track Project. Some items were adapted from the Kendall and Wilcox (1979) and Gersten (1976) assessments. New items were also developed. Each item states a behavior that a child may display at school. The teacher assesses how well each statement describes the child. Responses are coded on a five-point Likert scale: "Not at all (0)," "A little (1)," "Moderately well (2)," "Well (3)," and "Very well (4)." The Scale contains three subscales: Prosocial/Communication Skills, Emotional Regulation Skills, and Academic Skills. In addition to the subscale scores, a score for the combined Prosocial/Communication items and Emotional Regulation items is calculated, and a total score on all 25 items is also reported. Individual subscale scores, the combined score, and the total score are calculated as the mean of responses. If more than half of the items for a scale are missing responses, the score is not calculated. Measures with all responses missing are not scored. T-tests of means for subscale scores and for the total score show significant differences between the normative and control groups for this study year. The internal consistency measure (Cronbach alpha values) indicates that the total score and subscale scores are useful.
Who Completed this Measure?: Teacher
Cohort 1 - Administrative History
- Year 01 | K | age 6
- Year 02 | grade 1 | age 7
- Year 03 | grade 2 | age 8
- Year 04 | grade 3 | age 9
Cohort 2 - Administrative History
- Year 01 | K | age 6
- Year 02 | grade 1 | age 7
- Year 03 | grade 2 | age 8
- Year 04 | grade 3 | age 9
Cohort 3 - Administrative History
- Year 01 | K | age 6
- Year 02 | grade 1 | age 7
- Year 03 | grade 2 | age 8
- Year 04 | grade 3 | age 9
Technical Reports:
Raw Dataset Name: TyB
Scored Dataset Name: SCTySTc
Keywords:
Affective Behavior, Aggressive Behavior, Goal Orientation, Peer Relationships, Prosocial Skills, Self Control
Is this Measure Available for Public Use?: Yes
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Measure Items and Scales:
| TCID | Study ID Number |
| SITE | Study Site |
| SCT3TOT | Total of all Variables - SC_T - Year 3 |
| SCT3ACA | Academic Skills - SC_T - Year 3 |
| SCT3PSR | Prosoc + EmReg. Skills - SC_T - Year 3 |
| SCT3REG | Emotional Reg. Skills - SC_T - Year 3 |
| SCT3PRO | Prosocial/Comm. Skills - SC_T - Year 3 |
| COHORT | Cohort |
| T3BSC1 | Functions Well with Distractions |
| T3BSC2 | Accepts Things Not Going Way |
| T3BSC3 | Copes Well Failure |
| T3BSC4 | Self-Starter |
| T3BSC5 | Works Well Without Adults |
| T3BSC6 | Accepts Legitimate Limits |
| T3BSC7 | Expresses Needs and Feelings |
| T3BSC8 | Thinks Before Acting |
| T3BSC9 | Resolves Peer Problems on Own |
| T3BSC10 | Stays on Task |
| T3BSC11 | Can Calm Down |
| T3BSC12 | Can Wait in Line Patiently |
| T3BSC13 | Very Good at Understanding Feelings |
| T3BSC14 | Aware of Effects of Own Behavior |
| T3BSC15 | Works Well in Group |
| T3BSC16 | Plays by Rules of Game |
| T3BSC17 | Pays Attention |
| T3BSC18 | Controls Temper |
| T3BSC19 | Shares Materials |
| T3BSC20 | Cooperates with Peers without Prompting |
| T3BSC21 | Follows Teachers Verbal Directions |
| T3BSC22 | Is Helpful to Others |
| T3BSC23 | Listens to Other Points of View |
| T3BSC24 | Can Give Suggestions without Bossy |
| T3BSC25 | Acts Friendly Toward Others |
| TREATMNT | Treatment Group (Interv/Cntl) |
| NORM | Members of Normative Sample |