ASSESS (Academic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale)
Developer: Graham, Evans, & Elliott | Year: 1988.0
Overview
Academic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale (ASSESS) measures academic and social self-efficacy of elementary school students. It can be used to predict academic and social outcomes.
Key Details
Grade Level
Assessment Type
Domains Assessed
Respondent
Method
Cost
No Cost
Time per Student
unknown
Items
28.0
Item Format
Likert
Approach
Protective
Populations
Public School students in grades 3-5
Scoring
Overall Scores
None
Subscale Scores
Academic Self-Efficacy; Social Self-Efficacy
Scoring Procedures
Self-Scored
Interpretive Information
Total scores - higher scores indicate greater perception of efficacy
Psychometric Properties
Reliability
Internal consistency (alpha) estimates ranged from 0.36 to 0.83 (Gresham et al, 1988).
Validity
Adapted from two existing measures: the Walker Problem Behavior Identification Checklist (Walker, 1983) and the Social Skills Rating Scales (now SSIS, Gresham & Elliott, 2008).
Principal components analysis on the self-efficacy items indicated that two aspects of self-efficacy were distinguishable (academic and social self-efficacy) (Gresham et al, 1988).
Multitrait-multimethod study (parent, teacher, and self-reports of the same constructs) shows significant method variance (Gresham et al, 1988)—that is, there is some evidence that scores are dependent on the type of reporter. In a series of step-wise regression models, student self-reports predicted academic achievement and socio-metric status, which reflects the extent to which students are liked by their peers (Gresham et al, 1988).
References
Primary Citation
Gresham, F. M., Evans, S., & Elliott, S. N. (1988). Academic and Social Self-Efficacy Scale: Development and initial validation. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 6(2), 125–138. https://doi.org/10.1177/073428298800600204