Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being and Mental Health
The Social Skills Q-Sort (SSQ) is an instrument quantifying a child’s comprehensive social skills profile using 100 descriptive cards. Observers sort the SSQ cards into 9 piles (from least characteristic in pile 1 to most characteristic in pile 9).
Content
Grades
4,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Teacher
Observer
Administration Information
Length
100 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Price
Free
Contact
Jill Locke jjlocke@uw.edu
Open Access
Yes
Psychometrics
Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References
Locke, J. J., Kasari, C., & Wood, J. J. (2014). Assessing social skills in early elementary-aged children with autism spectrum disorders: The Social Skills Q-Sort. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 32(1), 62-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282913485543
Locke, J. J. (2010). Teachers' perceptions of social skills in relation to perceived relationships: An exploratory analysis of elementary-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (850902939). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/teachers-perceptions-social-skills-relation/docview/850902939/se-2
