Sample A: Cover Page of Thesis, Project, or Dissertation Proposal

Item 6 The child acts pouty or sullen.
Item 7 The child displays regression or babyish behavior.
Item 8 The child stays on the periphery of activity, in corners of the room, or
―shrinks‖ away. The child is avoidant.
Item 9 Withdrawal: The child becomes withdrawn and ―shuts down.‖ The child
can also be withdraw and remain in or leave the area.
Productive and focused use of personal energy
Item 1 The child is engrossed, absorbed, intensely involved in activity. The child
is emotionally invested in creative, productive, thematically organized, or
other activity that has a positive emotional function. The child does not
seem to notice what is going on around him/her.
Item 2 Independence: The child is involved in an activity that he/she organizes
for himself/herself.
Unproductive and unfocused use of personal energy
Item 1 Vacant: The child displays a very flat, unexpressive, detached face; shows
no involvement in an activity; and looks ―emotionally absent.‖
Item 2 Listless: The child looks fidgety and uninvested in the activity but still
―emotionally present;‖ the child stays in one area but shows little/no
involvement in activities or social interaction.
Item 3 Diffuse: The child looks somewhat emotionally invested but is unable to
sustain it for long in any one activity. The child may get slightly involved
in one activity but then soon moves on to other activities repeatedly.
Item 4 Tension bursts: The child displays one or several undirected motor
releases. The motor release is usually brief.
Item 5 Wandering: The child moves around the room with no/little involvement
in social interaction or activities.
Item 6 The child is extremely active in comparison to the context.
Peer skill
Item 1 Successful leadership: The child plays an organizing role in an activity in
which another child or children ―follow the lead‖ and participate.
Item 2 Inept attempts at leadership: The child attempts to play an organizing,
directive, or leadership role to influence a peer; but the peer does not
comply.
Item 3 The child smoothly approaches an already ongoing activity and gets
actively involved. The child does not disrupt or antagonize other children
as he/she approaches the activity.
Item 4 The child smoothly approaches an already ongoing activity but does not
get actively involved. The child does not disrupt or antagonize other
children as he/she approaches the activity.
Empathy and prosocial behavior
Item 1 Interpersonal awareness: The child displays behavior reflecting knowledge
or awareness of another‘s emotions or mental state.
Item 2 Empathy: The child displays concern or displays an empathetic response
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