Table of Contents

Part 1: Conceptualization 1. Introducing Assessing Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning: Conceptualization, Development, and Applications 2. An Integrative Perspective on SEL Frameworks 3. A Developmental Framework for SEL Assessment: Context, Culture, and Equity 4. Developing a Validity Argument for Social and Emotional Learning Assessments: Consideration of Uses and Evidence 5. Standards for SEL Assessment Part 2: Development 6. Principled and Practical Approaches to Developing SEL Assessments 7. Self-report and observer ratings: item types, measurement challenges, and techniques of scoring 8. Novel Technology-Based SEL Assessments 9. When Actions Speak Louder than Words: Stealth Assessment of Social and Emotional Skills 10. Connecting Measurement and Action: Reporting Results in the SEL Context Part 3: Application 11. Assessment of Social and Emotional Learning for Admissions and Selection 12. Multi-Informant Formative and Summative Assessments of SEL Skill Development 13. School Climate Assessments: Measuring the Conditions that Support Students’ Social and Emotional Competencies 14. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills Cannot Thrive on Shaky Foundations: Preventing and Detecting Mental Health Problems in School-Based Programs 15. SEL Assessment: Building a Rigorous Foundation in Support of an Innovative, Equitable Future

About the Author

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.