Reliability and validity of a Spanish version of the social skills rating system-teacher form

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-209

  Jurado, Michelle ^a   Cumba Avilés, Eduardo ^b   Collazo, Luis C ^c   Matos, Maribel ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c Carlos Albizu University   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Elementary school students; Latino children; Psychometrics; Rating scales; Social skills; Test reliability; Test validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746700745     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282906288961     Document Type: Article

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