Differential Scales of Social Maladjustment and Emotional Disturbance (DSSMED)

he DSSMED is used primarily to differentiate between students with social maladjustment and those with emotional disturbance. Teachers, school psyc...
Item Product Price QTY
31492 Differential Scales Social Maladjustment Emotional Disturb $170.00
31492R DSSMED Summary/Rating Forms, Pk/25 $42.00
31492S DSSMED Scoring Overlays, Pk/25 $56.00
31492M DSSMED Manual $82.00
he DSSMED is used primarily to differentiate between students with social maladjustment and those with emotional disturbance. Teachers, school psychologists, or other knowledgeable professionals rate the items on a 5-point Likert-like scale.

Ages: 6-0 to 17-11
Testing Time: 5-10 minutes
Administration: Individual

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.

COMPLETE DSSMED KIT INCLUDES: Examiner’s Manual, 25 Summary/Rating Forms, and 25 Scoring Overlays, all in a sturdy storage box.

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