Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance-2 (SAED-2)
Authors: Michael H. Epstein, EdD / Douglas Cullinan
- Emotional Disturbance
- Ages 5 through 18
- Testing Time: 10 minutes
- Teacher Questionnaire
- Qualification Level B
Description
The Scales for Assessing Emotional Disturbance Second Edition (SAED-2) will assist special educators, educational diagnosticians, school psychologists, and other professionals in identifying students with emotional disturbance (ED). Gathered information can be used to select IEP goals, supplement functional behavior assessments, document progress, and facilitate research. The SAED-2 has three components, each of which may be used alone or in various combinations of two or three:
- Rating Scale: A reliable, standardized, norm-referenced instrument subsisting of seven scales: (A) Inability to Learn, (B) Relationship Problems, (C) Inappropriate Behavior, (D) Unhappiness or Depression, (E) Physical Symptoms or Fears, (F) Socially Maladjusted, and (G) Adverse Effect on Educational Performance.
- Developmental/Educational Questionnaire: A supplemental assessment tool designed to gather information from the students parent or other primary caregiver.
- Observation Forms: A supplemental assessment tool that relies directly on observation methods to assess target behaviors, classroom behavior and emotional problems of students. It measures observable aspects of the five federal definitions of ED characteristics: (A) Inability to Learn, (B) Relationship Problems, (C) Inappropriate Behavior, (D) Unhappiness or Depression, and (E) Physical Symptoms or Fears).
Administration and Scoring
The SAED Rating Scale takes about 10 minutes to complete. Subscale scores are reported as scaled scores and percentiles. The overall Rating Scale Index is reported as a standard score and percentile.
Reliability and Validity
- Internal consistency values for the Rating Scale were above 0.75.
- Results of validity studies are reported in the manual.
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