Significant Others Statements Inventory (SOSI)¶
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Description¶
The SOSI is an eight-subscale instrument measuring children's perceived frequency of positive and negative statements made by parents, teachers, siblings, and peers. In this study only the teacher scales were used, with reported reliabilities of 0.70 for negative statements and 0.81 for positive statements. It was administered to 269 Australian elementary students in grades 3-7; the article attributes the instrument's development to Burnett (1996a).
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Requires children's perceptions of significant others' statements; only the teacher subscales were used in this study.
Constraints¶
Target Learners¶
- elementary school students in grades 3-7
Target Learning Goals¶
- perceived teacher praise and negative feedback
Claims¶
Related Elements¶
- Self Talk Mediating Construct
- Annotated bibliography of 27 instruments for assessing preschool affective development
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Burnett, P. C. (1999). The Impact of Teachers' Praise on Students' Self-Talk and Self-Concepts. Paper presented at AERA, Montreal. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED431768
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Significant Others Statements Inventory (SOSI) |
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The SOSI is an eight-subscale instrument measuring children's perceived frequency of positive and negative statements made by parents, teachers, siblings, and peers. |
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1 — burnett-1999 |
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