ECLS Social Rating Scale (Teacher version) – "Approaches to Learning" Subscale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThese 6 items were used along with social skills and behavior items adapted from the Social Skills Rating Scale (SSRS) by Gresham and Elliot (1990) in the ECLS-K: 2010-2011.Ages and Stages Questionnaire Social Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ®:SE-2)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, short, has been used relatively widely in studies.
Cautions:Only goes to age 5; can be used by caregivers other than parent but not necessarily teachers. Seems best for screening at-risk children and not as a rich stand-alone outcome measure.
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ®:SE-2) is a caregiver- or teacher-completed checklist that screens young children’s social-emotional development. It asks simple, practical questions about skills such as self-regulation, communication, interaction with others…Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, can be completed by parents or teachers, validated for ages 2 to 17.
Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a widely used checklist that includes questions about conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. The checklist style rating form is easy to complete with only about 5 items per subscale, and…Preschool Self-Regulation Assessment (PSRA)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, covers the relevant age range.
Cautions:Needs to be completed by an observer, not the teacher, so best included in the context of a larger set of direct assessments as a post-assessment rating.
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Preschool Self-Regulation Assessment (PSRA) is a direct assessment designed to measure young children’s ability to manage their emotions, attention, and behavior in structured settings. It uses a short series of hands-on tasks and assessor observations to capture different aspects of self…Teacher Child Rating Scale (T-CRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Teacher report, validated on a nationally representative sample for use with preschool through 3rd grade. Easy-to-use checklist.
Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Teacher–Child Rating Scale (T-CRS) is a brief, teacher-completed checklist that assesses children’s social-emotional and behavioral adjustment in school. It focuses on skills that support learning and positive classroom participation, such as attention, behavior regulation, and peer social…Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales-Second Edition (PKBS-2)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, can be completed by teachers or parents, only takes 12 minutes to administer, widely used and validated in the ECLS-B.
Cautions:Only available for use with children ages 3 through 6 years, so not a good choice for studies with older children or longitudinal studies that go past kindergarten.
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales–Second Edition (PKBS-2) is a behavior rating scale designed to assess young children’s social skills and problem behaviors. It provides a balanced view of both positive and challenging behaviors, making it useful for understanding children’s overall…Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation-Checklist (TOCA-C)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, teacher measure, validated for use with children from preschool through elementary school (K-5th).
Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation–Checklist (TOCA-C) is a teacher-completed checklist used to assess students’ classroom behavior and social functioning. It is a streamlined version of the original Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation (TOCA) instrument developed by Kellam et al…Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, teacher and parent formats, validated for lifespan use (ages 2 to 90).
Cautions:Possibly more useful for researchers than practitioners; includes more executive function (EF) items beyond self-regulation (impulse control and emotional control are self-regulation items, the rest are more EF).
Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) is a questionnaire used to assess children’s everyday behaviors related to executive functioning—skills like starting tasks, staying organized, managing emotions, and completing work. While it focuses on “executive function,” the BRIEF is…