Grade 1 | EDUCATION

Differential Scales of Social Maladjustment and Emotional Disturbance (DSSMED)

Complete Kit

David J. Ehrler | Ronnie L. McGhee | Carol G. Phillips | Elizabeth A. Allen
  • Ages 6-0 through 17-11 years
  • Testing Time 5-10 minutes
  • Administration Individual
  • Product Code 12860 ( MR #051226 )

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Price $179.00

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The Differential Scales of Social Maladjustment and Emotional Disturbance (DSSMED),is a 46-item, norm-referenced teachers’ rating scale that can be used to identify students with socio-emotional disturbance. The DSSMED is used primarily to differentiate between students with social maladjustment and those with emotional disturbance. The DSSMED is normed on a national sample of 1,337 students and has proven reliability and validity.
 
Teachers, school psychologists, or other knowledgeable professionals rate the items on a 5-point Likert-like scale. Ideally, the examiner should be someone who has had regular, daily contact with the student in a school setting for at least four weeks. It takes approximately 10 minutes to rate a student’s observed emotional behavior. Results of the DSSMED can be used as part of a pre-referral/referral tool to identify “at risk” students and to assist with education programming decisions.

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