1st Edition
Assessing Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning Conceptualization, Development, and Applications
Assessing Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning explores the conceptualization, development, and application of assessments of competencies and contextual factors related to social and emotional learning (SEL). As programs designed to teach students social and emotional competencies are being adopted at an ever‐increasing rate, new measurements are needed to understand their impact on student attitudes, behaviors, and academic performance. This book integrates standards of fairness, reliability, and validity, and lessons learned from personality and attitude assessment to facilitate the principled development and use of SEL assessments. Education professionals, assessment developers, and researchers will be better prepared to systematically develop and evaluate measures of social and emotional competencies.
Part 1: Conceptualization
1 Introducing Assessing Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning: Conceptualization, Development, and Applications
Jeremy Burrus, Meghan W. Brenneman, and Samuel H. Rikoon
2 An Integrative Perspective on SEL Frameworks
Alex Casillas, Brent Roberts, and Stephanie Jones
3 A Developmental Framework for SEL Assessment: Context, Culture, and Equity
Rebecca J. Bulotsky-Shearer, Pilar Alamos, Jenna Futterer, & Jhonelle Bailey
4 Developing a Validity Argument for Social and Emotional Learning Assessments: Consideration of Uses and Evidence
Krista Mattern and Kate Walton
5 Standards for SEL Assessment
Michael C. Rodriguez
Part 2: Development
6 Principled and Practical Approaches to Developing SEL Assessments
James C. DiPerna, Pui-Wa Lei, Christopher J. Anthony, and Stephen N. Elliott
7 Self-report and observer ratings: item types, measurement challenges, and techniques of scoring
Ricardo Primi, Nelson Hauck-Filho, & Felipe Valentini
8 Novel Technology-Based SEL Assessments
Nicole M. Russo-Ponsaran, Ashley Karls, and Clark McKown
9 When Actions Speak Louder than Words: Stealth Assessment of Social and Emotional Skills
Kristin Stoeffler, Yigal Rosen, and Jason Way
10 Connecting Measurement and Action: Reporting Results in the SEL Context
April L. Zenisky
Part 3: Application
11 Assessment of Social and Emotional Learning for Admissions and Selection
Phoebe Hessen, Samuel D Lee, and Nathan R. Kuncel
12 Multi-Informant Formative and Summative Assessments of SEL Skill Development
Stephen N. Elliott, Christopher J. Anthony, Pui-Wa Lei, & James C. DiPerna
13 School Climate Assessments: Measuring the Conditions that Support Students’ Social and Emotional Competencies
Juliette Berg, Anne Diffenderffer, and David Osher
14 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills Cannot Thrive on Shaky Foundations: Preventing and Detecting Mental Health Problems in School-Based Programs
Suniya S. Luthar and Nicole Zillmer
15 SEL Assessment: Building a Rigorous Foundation in Support of an Innovative, Equitable Future
Samuel H. Rikoon, Meghan W. Brenneman, and Jeremy Burrus
Biography
Jeremy Burrus is Senior Director of the Center for Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning at ACT, Inc.
Samuel H. Rikoon is a Research Scientist in the Center for Research on Validity, Equity, and Fairness in Learning and Assessment at Educational Testing Service.
Meghan W. Brenneman is a social-emotional learning expert and currently works as a Research Manager at a technology company.
