Social Skills Rating System (SSRS)

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Instrument Overview

The assessment tool, developed by Gresham & Eliot (1990), is designed to help professionals screen and classify children with potential social behavior issues and guide the creation of appropriate interventions. It includes scales for Social Skills (Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, Self-Control), Problem Behaviors (Externalizing, Bullying, Hyperactivity/Inattention, Internalizing), and Academic Competence (Reading Achievement, Math Achievement, Motivation to Learn).

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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
< 3 Years,
Pre-Kindergarten,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-BeingSelf‐Management ; Relationship Skills ; Responsible decision‐making (Lack of Risky/ Disruptive/Externalizing Behaviors and Internalizing Symptoms) ; Academic Competence
Respondent
Student,
Parent,
Teacher

Administration Information

Length
Item counts ranging from 34 to 57

Access and Use

Open Access
No
Setting
Classroom,
Other

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Demaray, M. K., Ruffalo, S. L., Carlson, J., Busse, R. T., Olson, A. E., McManus, S. M., & Leventhal, A. (1995).

Social skills assessment: A comparative evaluation of six published rating scales. School Psychology Review,

24, 648‐671.

Gresham, F. M., & Elliott, S. N. (1990). The Social Skills Rating System. Circle

Pines, MN: American Guidance

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