Measures and References: Emotion

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Measures

Numerous measures exist to gain a full picture of a student's learning strengths and challenges. Following are examples of measures used to assess this Learner Factor. These measures should be administered and interpreted by experienced professionals.

Emotion Regulation Checklist (ER Checklist) (Shields & Cichetti, 1997): A parent questionnaire that includes an Emotion regulation scale

Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) (March, 2013): A self-report and parent-report measure of the presence of anxiety for students aged eight to 19

Scale for Assessing Early Mathematics Anxiety (SEMA) (Wu et al., 2012): A survey assessing both anxiety related to completing math problems and anxiety stemming from social and testing situations that require math for students in second and third grade

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