Devereux Student Strengths Assessment-mini $15.00 Availability: Test Review Available for Download THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL TEST You are purchasing a product review, not a test. These reviews are descriptions and evaluations of the tests, not the actual tests themselves. Measuring Outcomes with the DESSA Jennifer Fleming Robitaille and Paul A. LeBuffe - December 2014 The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA; LeBuffe, Shapiro, & Naglieri, 2009, 2014) is a 72-item, standardized, norm-referenced behavior rating scale that assesses social-emotional competencies of children in kindergarten through eighth grade. It features the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA), an empirical, standardized and strength-based assessment that provides reliable data on the strengths of students' social and emotional skills, as well as areas where students may need additional instruction. Along with the DESSA and DESSA-mini (a shorter, but still reliable 8 The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of the eight‐item Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA)‐mini and its validity in relation to the 72‐item version DESSA. The sample included teacher ratings for 1,234 children in kindergarten through eighth grade who comprised the standardization sample. 1. LeBuffe - Overview of the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) Comprehensive System 2. Robitaille - Presentation of research findings concerning the contributions of both economic disadvantage and social emotional competence as measured by the DESSA-mini to the achievement gap 3. Discussion, Q & A The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) is a behaviour rating scale that is completed by parents and/or teachers/after-school providers which provides an assessment of social-emotional competencies related to resilience in children aged 5-14. Also available: The DESSA-Mini is a screening tool, providing a brief summary of children View PDF; Download Full Issue; Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. Volume 55, March-April 2018, Pages 62-70. The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) comprehensive system: Screening, assessing, planning, and monitoring The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) and the DESSA-Mini are intended to be The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment Mini (DESSA-mini) is a series of four, equivalent, 8-item behavior rating scales accompanied by an innovative Ongoing Progress Monitoring Form. The DESSA-mini can be used to screen for and monitor progress in the acquisition of social-emotional competencies. Sample of the Devereux Student strengths assessment 55 Figure 6. Sample of the Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire 56 Figure 7. Sample of the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey 57 References58 . Page 3 Executive Summary purpose: Children with strong Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) skills have been shown to excel in school, An Examination of the Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) as Related to the Social and Work Skills Subscales on the ABAS-II with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Co-Occuring Autism Spectrum Disorders.Villanova, PA: Richard Allen. The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment and its Relationship to Academic Achievement The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment Mini (DESSA-Mini; Naglieri, LeBuffe, & Shapiro, 2011/2014) was designed to overcome practical obstacles to universa