Student Assessment:
Student SEL competency assessment can help schools and and districts to continuously improve SEL instruction and implementation, evaluate the effectiveness of SEL programming and approaches, and support equitable outcomes. Student SEL competency assessment can take the form of self-report survey questionnaires and rating scales, interview protocols, observation protocols and rating scales, or performance-based assessments.
See also: assessment, define SEL metrics
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| Adopting an evidence-based program is one of the key strategies for providing consistent social and emotional learning (SEL) opportunities for all students. | ||
| The ten indicators of schoolwide social and emotional learning (SEL) provide districts and schools with evidence of high-quality implementation in the classroom, school, family, and community. | ||
| Have a question about social and emotional learning (SEL) or the CASEL District Resource Center? Read our FAQ. | ||
| When district staff feels a sense of community and shared purpose, they can engage more deeply in social and emotional learning (SEL). | ||
| When social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation is centered around equity, it can be a key strategy for promoting understanding, examining biases, addressing racism, building cross-cultural relationships, closing opportunity gaps, and creating more inclusive schools. | ||
| Standards establish developmentally-appropriate and culturally-responsive benchmarks for social and emotional learning (SEL) and sends the message that SEL is a core part of students’ education. View process information here. | ||
| Successful districtwide social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation is more effective when districts also cultivate adults’ SEL and cultural competencies. View process information here. | ||
| When school and district leaders align their efforts around social and emotional learning (SEL), academics, and equity they support a greater impact in advancing life opportunities and outcomes for all students. | ||
| Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. | ||
| Social and emotional learning (SEL) can be a powerful lever for creating caring, just, inclusive, and healthy communities that support all individuals in reaching their fullest potential. | ||