Correlations between Parents' and Teachers' Ratings of Social Skills for a Group of Developmentally Disabled Children in Iran

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 863-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Shahim
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Social Skills Rating System ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
Educable Mentally Retarded

Parents' and teachers' ratings of social skills and behavioural problems for 89 special education students aged 8 to 15 yr. were measured using the Social Skills Rating System of Gresham and Elliott. The sample was selected in a school for educable mentally retarded children in Shiraz, Iran. The low to moderate correlations between the two sets of ratings suggest that assessment of social skills and behavioural problems should include the use of different rating scales in more than one setting. Sex differences were not significant for parents' and teachers' ratings of these disabled children. The scores showed high internal consistency.

Reliability of the Social Skills Rating System in a Group of Iranian Children

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 566-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Shahim
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Social Skills Rating System ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
The Social ◽  
Iranian Children ◽  
Pearson Correlations

The purpose of this study was to investigate reliability of the Social Skills Rating Systems of Gresham and Elliott for use in Iran. The sample consisted of 304 students aged 6 to 12 years, selected from the elementary schools in Shiraz, Iran. Parents' and teachers' ratings of social skills and behavioural problems and self-rating of social skills were applied in this study. Pearson correlations between parents' and teachers' ratings were low to moderate. Correlations between social skills subdomains and behavioural problems subdomains were low to high. Cronbach coefficients alpha were satisfactory for the two subdomains.

Parent ratings of children's social skills: Longitudinal psychometric analyses of the Social Skills Rating System.

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lee Van Horn ◽  
Sally Atkins-Burnett ◽  
Emilie Karlin ◽  
Sharon Landesman Ramey ◽  
Scott Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Parent Ratings ◽  
Social Skills Rating System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychometric Analyses ◽  
Children's Social Skills

scholarly journals Social skills of gifted and talented children

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Luiza Pontes de França-Freitas ◽  
Almir Del Prette ◽  
Zilda Aparecida Pereira Del Prette
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Social Skills Rating System ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
The Social ◽  
Future Research Directions

There is a clear lack of empirical studies about the socio-emotional characteristics of gifted and talented children, especially in the context of social skills. This study aimed to characterize the social skills of such children, identifying similarities and differences in the skill repertoire in comparison with non-gifted children. The sample contained 394 children from 8 to 12 years old, of which 269 children were identified as gifted. All participants answered the Social Skills Rating System and Socio-demographic Questionnaire. The results indicate a more elaborate social skills repertoire for gifted children in all categories with the exception of empathic skills. The implications of these results for the planning of educational programs are discussed and future research directions are identified.

An Examination of the Factor Structure of the Social Skills Rating System Parent Elementary Form

Assessment ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen P. Whiteside ◽  
Denis M. McCarthy ◽  
Joshua D. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Social Skills Rating System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Elementary Form

Short-Term Efficacy of Methylphenidate: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (23) ◽  
pp. 4795-4803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond K. Mulhern ◽  
Raja B. Khan ◽  
Stuart Kaplan ◽  
Susan Helton ◽  
Robbin Christensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Maximum Dose ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Moderate Dose ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Childhood All ◽  
Social Skills Rating System

Purpose Children surviving acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and malignant brain tumors (BTs) have a higher incidence of attention and learning problems in school than do their healthy peers. The present study tests the hypothesis that the psychostimulant methylphenidate (MPH) improves cognitive and social functioning among these patients. Patients and Methods We report on 83 long-term survivors of ALL and BT identified as having attentional deficits on behavioral testing and parent or teacher report, and problems with academic achievement. The 47 male and 36 female patients ranged from 0.6 to 14.3 years (median, 5.4 years) of age at diagnosis and 6.7 to 17.9 years (median, 11.9 years) of age at participation. The patients (40 ALL, 43 BT) participated in a randomized, double-blind, 3-week home cross-over trial of placebo (bid), low-dose MPH (0.3 mg/kg; maximum dose, 10 mg bid), and moderate-dose MPH (0.6 mg/kg; maximum dose, 20 mg bid). The primary end points were weekly teacher and parent reports on the Conners’ Rating Scales and Social Skills Rating System. Results Compared to placebo, significant improvement with MPH was reported by teachers and parents on the Conners’ Rating Scales and by teachers on the Social Skills Rating System. However, no consistent advantage of moderate dose over low dose was observed. Of those participating, 66 (79.5%) of the 83 patients continued on best clinical management. Conclusion Treatment with MPH can at least temporarily reduce some attentional and social deficits among survivors of childhood ALL and BT. Long-term follow-up will reveal those subsets of patients who are more likely to benefit from MPH.

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