Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
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).
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Social skills ; Teacher Observations
Respondent
Teacher,
Observer
Administration Information
Length
100 items
Administration
Paper
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
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
