Reliability, Factor Structure, and Measurement Invariance of a Web-Based Assessment of Children’s Social-Emotional Comprehension

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 435-449

  McKown, Clark ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

elementary school; measurement equivalence; reliability; social emotional learning; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065704158     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: 15575144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282917749682     Document Type: Article

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