Choosing and Using SEL Competency Assessments: What Schools and Districts Need to Know
This resource provides school and district leaders and implementation teams with guidance on how to choose and use social and emotional learning (SEL) competency assessments. It discusses the benefits and challenges of measuring SEL competencies, what to consider when choosing an SEL competency assessment, and guidance for using SEL competency data in practice.
Language:
English
Year created/revised:
2018
Evidence-based and/or insights-driven:
True
Keywords:
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), SEL Competency Assessments, SEL Program Evaluation, Student Well-being, Formative Assessment, Measuring SEL Outcomes, SEL Implementation, SEL in Upper Primary, SEL in Secondary Education, SEL Tools, School Climate, SEL Measurement Guidelines, Social and emotional learning, competency assessment, SEL assessment, SEL competencies, SEL instruction and implementation, evaluate SEL effectiveness, formative SEL competency assessment, summative SEL competency assessments, validity in assessments, reliability in assessments
This tool is very useful for teachers, school leaders, MERL practitioners, and researchers who want to implement and evaluate SEL competency assessments. It helps in selecting appropriate tools for measuring students’ social-emotional skills and applying data to improve student well-being and learning environments.