Student Social and Emotional Competence Assessment: The Current State of the Field and a Vision for Its Future

This report describes the state of the field of student social and emotional competence assessment and envisions the conditions in which the field can continue to develop in ways that tangibly benefit teaching and learning. It was created by the Social and Emotional Learning Assessment Work Group (AWG), a group of scholars, test developers, and educators focused on supporting high-quality social and emotional competence assessment. The AWG aims to bring conceptual clarity and provide guidance to the field about what high-quality practical assessments are currently available, and to stimulate further advances in the field of applied SEL assessment. This report will be of interest to educators, policymakers, program developers, assessment developers, researchers, and professionals involved in training teachers.