ERIC Number: ED602611
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1040-3590
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Reliability and Validity of a Spanish Language Assessment of Children's Social-Emotional Learning Skills
Grantee Submission, Psychological Assessment v30 n3 p416-421 2018
Few Spanish language tools are available for assessing important social-emotional learning (SEL) skills. The present study presents evidence of the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language version of SELweb (SELweb-S), a web-based system for assessing children's ability to recognize others' emotions and perspectives, solve social problems, and engage in self-control. With a sample of 524 students in Grades K to 3, we examined the reliability and validity of SELweb-S. This study provided evidence that (a) individual assessment modules exhibited moderate to high internal consistency and moderate 6-month temporal stability, (b) composite assessment scores exhibited high reliability, (c) assessment module scores fit a theoretically coherent factor structure, and (d) performance on SELweb-S assessment modules was positively related to teacher-reported SEL skills. Findings are discussed in terms of the importance of direct assessments of SEL skills in languages other than English. In addition, we highlight the importance of abiding by rigorous recommendations in the literature for the translation and cultural adaptation of assessments.
Descriptors: Spanish, Reliability, Validity, Social Development, Emotional Development, Psychometrics, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Competence, Problem Solving, Self Control, Perspective Taking, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Scores, Teacher Attitudes, Correlation, Factor Structure, Translation, Social Cognition, Evaluation Methods, Spanish Speaking, Bilingualism, Measures (Individuals)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A110143