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OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills - Students 6-12
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Study on Social and Emotional Skills aims to assess the social and emotional skills of students at multiple international locations, and to examine the factors in students’ home, school and community environments that promote or hinder development of these skills. Note: The overview provided…OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills - Students K-5
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Study on Social and Emotional Skills aims to assess the social and emotional skills of students at multiple international locations, and to examine the factors in students’ home, school and community environments that promote or hinder development of these skills. Note: The overview provided…OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills - Principals
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: BelongingThe Study on Social and Emotional Skills aims to assess the social and emotional skills of students at multiple international locations, and to examine the factors in students’ home, school and community environments that promote or hinder development of these skills. https://www.oecd.org/en/about…OECD Survey on Social and Emotional Skills - Teachers
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: BelongingThe Study on Social and Emotional Skills aims to assess the social and emotional skills of students at multiple international locations, and to examine the factors in students’ home, school and community environments that promote or hinder development of these skills. https://www.oecd.org/en/about…Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Provides actionable subscales for targeted instructional design interventions.
Cautions:Construct overlap with self-regulation and technology acceptance measures. Limited cross-cultural validation across diverse educational contexts.
Developed by Hung et al. (2010) and validated on a sample of Taiwanese college students, the Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) explores five dimensions of readiness to study online: self-directed learning, learner control, motivation for learning, computer/Internet self-efficacy, and online…Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingDimensions (Subtests of the OCDQ-RE): Supportive principal behavior reflects a basic concern for teachers. The principal listens and is open to teacher suggestions. Praise is given genuinely and frequently, and criticism is handled constructively. The competence of the faculty is respected, and the…Organizational Climate Index (OCI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Organizational Climate Index (OCI) is a short organizational climate descriptive measure for schools. The index has four dimensions —principal leadership, teacher professionalism, achievement press for students to perform academically, and vulnerability to the community. The measure is a…PAIRIN Readiness Management System
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingPAIRIN Pro is an all-inclusive coaching and development tool that dynamically matches people to optimal job profiles and training programs, identifies individual skill gaps, and provides tools and resources to help develop those skills to ensure each person reaches their full potential. Note: The…Panorama School Climate Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingStudent: Skills and Competencies includes items on Social Awareness. How well students consider the perspectives of others and empathize with them. Student: Supports and Environment includes items on Diversity and Inclusion. How diverse, integrated, and fair school is for students from…Panorama Social-Emotional Learning Student Surveys
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Panorama Social-Emotional Learning Student Surveys are comprehensive surveys designed to measure social-emotional competencies of students and how they are supported in classrooms and schools. All surveys are built on the same matrix which measures school experience in the three broad areas of…Panorama Teacher and Staff Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: BelongingThe Panorama Teacher and Staff Survey gathers teacher and staff perceptions of their professional well-being; capacity and efficacy around supporting academic, social, and emotional learning; professional learning opportunities; cultural competency and awareness; school climate and culture; and…Parent Behavior Checklist
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Behavior Checklist (PBC) is a self-reporting instrument designed for parents with children 1-4 years years old. The instrument, which only takes 10-20 minutes to complete, provides expectations, nurturing, and discipline subscales.Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) is an instrument for parents to assess their relationship with their children. The instrument, which contains 78 items, has been standardized on over 1,100 parents in the United States.Parent Education Profile (PEP)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Education Profile (PEP) is a 75-item observation instrument that measures 15 subdomains. The instrument, which is designed for children from birth to 8 years old, measures parents' behavior related to children's literacy skills.Parent-Infant Relational Assessment Tool (PIRAT)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent-Infant Relational Assessment Tool (PIRAT) is an observation instrument that rates parent-child interactions for children ages birth to 2 years. The PIRAT measures optimal parental behavior and can be used as a risk assessment by health professionals. The instrument was developed as part…Parent Reading Belief Inventory (PRBI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Reading Belief Inventory (PRBI) is a self-reporting instrument that assess parents' beliefs about the frequency, quality, and importance of their child's literacy activities. The 42-item instrument provides seven subscales: positive affect, verbal participation, resources, teaching…Parent Success Indicator (PSI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parent Success Indicator (PSI) is a self-reporting instrument that assess parental behavior, specifically related to communication, use of time, teaching, frustration, satisfaction, and information needs. The PSI is designed for parents with children 10-14 years of age and offers a child survey…Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO™) is an observation instrument that covers four parenting behavior domains: affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching. The instrument is designed for children from 10 months to 4 years old…Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Families and CommunitiesTags: ParentingThe Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) is a self-reporting instrument that measures and assesses parent self-efficacy. The instrument, designed for parents with children birth-17 years of age, was originally developed by Gibaud-Wallston and Wandersman (1978) with skill knowledge and value…Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) - Math
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationThe Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, mathematics assessments are assessments based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The PARCC mathematics assessments include a variety of tasks that measure students' learning of the mathematical content and…Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Widely used in educational psychology research across grade levels. Enables analysis of both individual student and classroom-level influences.
Cautions:Some subscales show varying reliability across populations and contexts.
PALS is used to investigate the relationship between a student's learning environment and their affect, motivation, and behavior. It consists of both a student scale and a teacher scale. The student scale investigates personal achievement goal orientations, perceptions of teacher goals, perceptions…Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test | Fifth Edition (PPVT-5)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe PPVT-5 is an individually administered measure of receptive vocabulary based on words in Standard American English sold by Pearson.Pedagogical Content Knowledge Self-Report for Biology (PCK SR -bio)
Expert NotesStrengths:Applicable across preservice teacher populations at different stages of preparation
Useful for examining links between content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge
Efficient multiple-choice format that supports objective scoring and test economy
Cautions:Evidence primarily drawn from preservice teachers rather than in-service biology teachers
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe PCK SR-Bio (Pedagogical Content Knowledge Self-Report for Biology) is a survey scale designed to assess teachers’ self-perceived knowledge of how to effectively teach biology concepts. It measures dimensions of pedagogical content knowledge, including understanding of students’ misconceptions,…Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Biology Inventory (PCK-IBI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Informed by expert review for content validity
Practical for large-scale or program-level assessment contexts
Cautions:Developed and validated primarily with German pre-service biology teachers
Some items show potential bias, raising concerns about test fairness
Generalizability to in-service teachers is uncertain
Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Science educationThe Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Biology Inventory (PCK-IBI) is a 34-item assessment with a mix of closed-ended and open-ended items. It was designed to measure the content knowledge of pre-service biology teachers (secondary level). It is made up of the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK),…Penn Interactive Preschool Play Scales
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingPlay Interaction is an indication of children’s play strengths and includes such behaviors as comforting and helping other children, showing creativity in play, and encouraging others to join play. Play Disruption describes aggressive, antisocial behaviors that interfere with on-going peer play…Perceptions, Expectations, Emotions, and Knowledge about College (PEEK)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Perceptions, Expectations, Emotions, and Knowledge about College (PEEK) is a diagnostic instrument focused on student ideas, attitudes, beliefs, and expectations of college. PEEK’s 30 items use a 5-point rating scale (from “not at all likely” to “extremely likely”) to assess students’ academic,…Personal and Academic Self-Concept Inventory (PASCI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Personal and Academic Self-Concept Inventory (PASCI) measures self-concept and social anxiety. Subscore(s): There are seven subscores: (1) Self regard (2) Social acceptance (3) Self-concept of math ability (4) Self-concept of verbal ability (5) Physical appearance (6) Physical ability (7)…Personal Assessment and Reflection - SEL Competencies for School Leaders, Staff, and Adults
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Instructional practicesThis tool was designed for self-reflection. It should not be used to evaluate performance. Principals, administrators, SEL team members, and staff members can use it to assess their personal strengths and think about how they can model those strengths when interacting with others. The tool also…Personal Skills Map - Long Version (PSM)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: MotivationThe Personal Skills Map (PSM) is designed for individuals to self-assess key personal, interpersonal, life, and career skills essential to performance, healthy relationships, personal productivity, career success, and health. The PSM can be used in human resource development and education programs,…Phonological and Print Awareness Scale (PPA Scale)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe PPA scale is an individually administered assessment of phonological and print awareness. The examiner reads items from an easel stimulus book, and the examinee provides nonverbal responses.