ISP-Skills Research
Research Brief
The ISP-Skills is a brief 14-item teacher rating scale. It can be used to inform and deliver intervention for individual students in need of social or emotional Tier 2 supports. This research brief highlights key developments in the validation of this assessment tool. Detailed information about the development and validation of the ISP-Skills, as well as preliminary findings on its psychometric defensibility are listed under “Peer-Reviewed Publications.”
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kilgus, S. P., Bonifay, W. E., Eklund, K., von der Embse, N. P., Peet, C., Izumi, J., Shim, H., & Meyer, L. N. (2020). Development and validation of the Intervention Skills Profile–Skills: A brief measure of student social-emotional and academic enabling skills. Journal of School Psychology, 83, 66-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2020.10.001
Kilgus, S. P., Eklund, K., & von der Embse, N. P. (2019). Psychometric defensibility of the Intervention Selection Profile – Social Skills (ISP-SS) with students at risk for behavioral concerns. Psychology in the Schools, 56, 526-538. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22214
von der Embse, N., Kilgus, S., Eklund, K., Zahn, M., Peet, C., Durango, S. (2021) Promoting effective decision-making: Training educators to collect and use social-emotional skill assessment data. School Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2020.1827680
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
von der Embse, N., Eklund, K., Kilgus, S., Peet, C., DeMarchena, S., & Izumi, J. (2019, February). A brief social-emotional skills assessment for Tier 2 intervention. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.
Peet, C., Meyer, L. N., Reynolds, F., von der Embse, N. P., Eklund, K., & Kilgus, S. P. (2020, February). Educator training to support tier 2 behavioral intervention selection. Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD.
ISP-Function Research
Research Brief
The ISP-Function is a brief 5-item functional behavior assessment (FBA) tool that can be used to gather information about student behavior. Data gathered from this assessment are used to inform and deliver Tier 2 interventions in schools. This research brief highlights the essential features of the tool as well as research developments related to its reliability, validity, and accuracy. Detailed information regarding the development and treatment utility of the ISP-Function are listed under “Peer-Reviewed Publications.”
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kilgus, S. P., Maggin, D. M., Eklund, K., von der Embse, N. P., Meyer, L. N., Zahn, M., & Peet, C. (2020). Treatment utility of the Intervention Selection Profile–Function: A single-case design study. Remedial and Special Education. (Registered Report)
Kilgus, S. P., von der Embse, N. P., Eklund, K., Izumi, J., Peet, C., Meyer, L. N., & Taylor, C. N. (2019). Reliability, validity, and accuracy of the Intervention Selection Profile–Function: A brief functional assessment tool. School Psychology, 34, 531-540. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000325
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Kilgus, S., von der Embse, N., Eklund, K., Peet, C., Taylor, C., & DeMarchena, S. (2019, February). ISP-Function: A brief tool for FBA at Tier 2. Paper presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.
Combined Use of ISP-Skills & ISP-Function
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
Kilgus, S. P., Eklund, K., von der Embse, N. P., Dart, E. H., Zahn, M. R., & Radley, K. (2020, February). Assessment to intervention: Enhancing the effectiveness of tier 2 supports. Symposium presentation at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD.
Kilgus, S. P., Eklund, K., Furlong, M., Briesch, A., & von der Embse, N. (2020, January). Overcoming barriers to the implementation of social-emotional and behavioral measures within school settings. Paper presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Washington, DC.
Kilgus, S. P., & von der Embse, N. (2019, November). Brief tools to inform Tier 2 intervention selection. Paper presentation at the Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Austin, TX.
Doolittle, E., Bierman, K., Chafouleas, S., Kilgus, S. P., & Murray, D. (2019, January). When worlds collide: The science and reality of behavior and mental health screening in schools. Paper presentation at the Institute of Education Sciences Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Washington, DC.
Zahn, M., Kilgus, S., Eklund, K., von der Embse, N. (2020, October). Assessment for intervention at tier 2: Training teachers to assess behavior. Poster presentation at the 25th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Baltimore, MD.
Zahn, M.R., Kilgus, S., Eklund, K., von der Embse, N., Willenbrink, J., Peet, C. (2020, August). Educator training for tier II assessment tools: The effects of teacher traits. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.