A Review of Key Issues in the Measurement of Children's Social and Emotional Skills

Autor/inn/en	Wigelsworth, Michael; Humphrey, Neil; Kalambouka, Afroditi; Lendrum, Ann
Titel	A Review of Key Issues in the Measurement of Children's Social and Emotional Skills
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology in Practice, 26 (2010) 2, S.173-186 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-7363
Schlagwörter	Educational Psychology; Psychologists; Psychometrics; Emotional Development; Social Development; Interpersonal Competence; Measurement; Children; Adolescents; Guidelines; Vocabulary; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Gefühlsbildung; Soziale Entwicklung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Messverfahren; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Richtlinien; Wortschatz; Messdaten
Abstract	Recent policy developments (such as the Children's Plan) and the introduction of a new national strategy (the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning programme) have re-emphasised the importance of social and emotional skills in educational contexts. As such, educational psychologists are increasingly likely to be involved in the measurement of social and emotional skills, either as part of their case-work or through research. They may also be asked to provide advice to schools looking to evaluate certain aspects of their practice in this area. The aim of this paper is to provide a discussion of key issues in the measurement of social and emotional skills in children and adolescents. These include: difficulties with the underlying theory and frameworks for social and emotional skills, inconsistent terminology, the scope and distinctiveness of available measures, psychometric properties, and more practical issues such as the type of respondent, location and purpose of measurement. The paper concludes with a call for more research and the further development of appropriate measures. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10