Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being and Mental Health
The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) is a behavior rating scale that assess eight social-emotional competencies in children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Additionally, a new high school assessment is also available.DESSA is completed by parents/guardians, teachers, or staff members at schools and similar institutions such as after-school, social service and mental health programs. The assessment can be administered via computer or paper and pencil and is available in both English and Spanish.
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
4,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Spanish
Respondent
Student
Teacher
Parent
Examiner
Administration Information
Length
72 items
Administration
Computer
Paper
Timed
No
Access and Use
Price
$120.00
Contact
Email: plebuffe@Devereux.org
Phone: 866-872-4687
Open Access
No
Use in Research
Nagileri, J. A., Goldstien, S., & LeBuffe P. (2010). Resilience and impairment: An exploratory study of resilience factors and situational impairment. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 28(4), 349-356. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282910366845
Shapiro, V. B., Accomazzo, S., & Robitaille, J. L. (2017). In the same ballpark of a whole new ball game? Staff as raters of youth behavior. Journal of Child and Family Studies 26,1051-1055. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0632-1
Psychometrics
Scoring
Computer scoring
Referencing
Norm-referenced
Psychometric References
Doromal, J. B., Cottone, E. A., & Kim H. (2019). Preliminary validation of the teacher-rated DESSA in a low-income, kindergarten sample. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 37(1), 40-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734282917731460
LeBuffe, P. A., Shapiro, V. B., & Robitaille, J. L. (2018). The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) comprehensive system: Screening, assessing, planning, and monitoring. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 55, 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2017.05.002
LeBuffe, P.A., Shapiro, V.B., & Naglieri, J.A. (2012/2014). The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA): Assessment, technical manual, and user’s guide. Aperture Education.
Nickerson, A. B., & Fishman, C. (2009). Convergent and divergent validity of the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment. School Psychology Quarterly, 24(1), 48. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015147
National Comparison
Yes
Item Type
Likert
