Questionnaires were designed separately
for parents and teachers. The questionnaire
is divided into two sections, social skills and
problem behaviors. The social skills section
measures positive social behaviors in the following
four categories: cooperation, assertion,
self-control, and responsibility. The problem
behaviors section measures negative behaviors
in the following three categories: externalizing
problems, such as aggressive acts and poor
temper control; internalizing problems, such as
sadness and anxiety; and hyperactivity, such as
fidgeting and impulsive acts. Scoring for each
behavior is as follows: 0 = never, 1 = sometimes,
and 2 = always. In the social skills section, there
are 10 questions for each characteristic behavior,
so a score of 20 signifies mastery of social
skills, and a score of zero signifies absence of
any social skills. Social skills total is a summative
score of all ofthe social skills categories.
In the problem behaviors section, there are six