Validity evidence of the Social and Emotional Nationwide Assessment (SENNA 1.0) Inventory

Abstract

Given the necessity of adequate instruments to measure socio-emotional skills, this study aimed to obtain validity evidence of the Social and Emotional Nationwide Assessment inventory (SENNA 1.0). The instrument was administered to a sample of 634 students (59% females) with a mean age of 16.3 years (SD = 1.21), from eight secondary schools of the Federal District ] of Brazil. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a six factor structure that explained 42.7% of the common variance, while confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equational modeling analysis showed a moderate fit to the data. Reliability coefficients of the factor scores varied between .66 and .89. The coefficients of the convergent validity with the Reduced Scale of the Big Five Personality Factors (ER5FP) had a mean value of .59. In conclusion, the results indicate satisfactory evidence for the score validity of the SENNA 1.0 inventory.

Development of the Inventory of Supporting for Socio-Emotional Skills, evidence of internal structure controlling for acquiescence

“…In the Primi et al (2016) study the factorial structure of an instrument for assessing socio-emotional skills has been shown to be similar to five major personality dimensions. Furthermore, Pancorbo and Laros (2017) reported convergent validity between an instrument designed to assess socio-emotional skills, SENNA 1.0, and the Reduced Scale of Big Five Personality Factors, a scale for measuring the Big Five dimensions.…”

Propriedades psicométricas do inventário Social and Emotional (or Noncognitive) Nationwide Assessment (SENNA)

“…In case of the first study performed by , the model considered 92 indicators, but 83 were recommended by the authors for later model testing. In the case of the second study by Pancorbo and Laros (2015), a model of six factors with 65 indicators proved to be supported by the data.…”

“…Second, as stated by the authors of SENNA, the inventory structure presents a strong parallel with the model of the Big Five personality factors , then perhaps, its structure could be well represented by five dimensions. Third, in the Exploratory Factor Analysis of SENNA inventory using data from Distrito Federal (Pancorbo & Laros, 2015) the factor of External Locus of Control presented unsatisfactory psychometric properties as the lowest factor loadings and reliability indices. Fourth, according to some authors, simple model structures could contribute more than complex structures to the interpretability of the measurements and to its validity (Herrmann & Pfister, 2013;Ullman, 2006;Byrne, 2005).…”

“…The first time that the factor structure of the 83 item version of SENNA inventory was analyzed, was in the Federal District of Brazil during a study performed by Pancorbo and Laros (2015). This study aimed to obtain evidence of the psychometric characteristics of SENNA inventory and its convergent validity with the Reduced Scale of the Big Five Personality Factors (ER5FP).…”

“…Nevertheless, after the application of this new version in the Federal District, similar results as the ones from Rio de Janeiro were found: similar items presented low factor loadings and also, ELC dimension showed the weakest psychometric properties. After the analyses, another number of items were excluded and a 65 item version of SENNA inventory was proposed (Pancorbo & Laros, 2015).…”