Sense of Social and Academic Fit
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingStudies show that people of color (Steele & Aronson, 1995), first-generation college students (Stephens, Hamedani, & Destin, 2014), and women (Inzlicht & Ben-Zeev, 2000) may struggle in school (or, in the case of women, in science, technology, engineering, and math classes) because they…Shift and Persist
Expert NotesStrengths:Brief items capturing adaptive responses to stress across academic contexts. Predictive validity for resilience-related health and academic outcomes in prior studies
Cautions:Original validation focused more on health than academic populations. May oversimplify complex, context-dependent coping processes.
Tags: College readinessThe Shift-and-Persist instrument was developed by Edith Chen to operationalize adaptive coping strategies among individuals facing adversity. The questionnaire consists of two subscales—shift (cognitive reappraisal and secondary control coping) and persist (purpose in life, optimism, and future…Shyness Mindset Scale (SMS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Shyness Mindset Scale (Valentiner et al., 2011) is an open-source 4-item measure of perceptions about social interaction and competence as well as specific beliefs regarding shyness in social settings. This measure was developed in the context of a study that applied mindset theory to the…Situational Test of Emotion Management
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Situational Test of Emotion Management is an open-source, performance-based multiple choice test that measures how well one is able to manage their emotions. It was developed in combination with the Situational Test of Emotional Understanding. Both long and short forms are available, as well as…Six Seconds Youth Version (SEI-YV)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SEI-YV assesses emotional intelligence and capabilities of youth. The results are intended to help teachers or youth understand their strengths and competencies, both individually and in a group setting. The SEI-YV provides snapshots of five areas: good health, relationship quality, life…Social Academic and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SAEBRS (Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener) is a brief, norm-referenced tool for screening all students to identify those who are at risk for social-emotional behavior (SEB) problems. SAEBRS is one of the only SEB universal screening tools built to assess both the absence of…Social and Emotional Type Inventory (SETI)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingFly Five’s digital platform includes a signature suite of assessments intended to build teacher awareness of their own social and emotional type, empower teacher decision-making, and help teachers identify their classroom SEL type at the end of the year after teaching the curriculum. The Social and…Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE-30)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Competence and Behavioral Evaluation - 30 (SCBE-30) is a short version of an 80 item Likert measure for parents and teachers to assess social-emotional competence, internalizing behaviors, and externalizing behaviors in preschool children. It was formerly sold by WPS Publishing but…Social-Emotional and Character Development Scale (SECDS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social-Emotional and Character Development Scale (SECDS) measures social-emotional skills and character traits including prosocial behavior, honesty, and self-control for elementary school children. Subscore(s): There are six subscores: (1) Prosocial behavior (2) Honesty (3) Self-development (4…Social Emotional Health Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Emotional Survey-Secondary (SEHS-S) is a 36-item self-report measure of students‘ social and emotional strengths. The 12 subscales (each consisting of three items) are associated with four domains of positive social-emotional health: belief in self, belief in others, emotional competence…Social Emotional Learning Screening Assessment (SELA)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SELA's content and internal structure were based on the CASEL five model and the existing SSIS Performance Screening Guide. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website (or other site providing…Social Identities and Attitudes Scale (SIAS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Identities and Attitudes Scale (SIAS) measures susceptibility to stereotype threat in mathematics for both gender and ethnicity. Subscore(s): Stereotype threat susceptibility; Math identification; Math self-concept; Gender identification; Gender stigma consciousness; Negative…Social Networks and Friendship Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Networks and Friendship Survey asks participants to indicate their friends in the classroom. From this list, children are asked to identify the top 3 friends by marking them with a star. The survey also asks children to indicate "rejects" or children with whom they don‘t like to hang out.Social Perspective Taking
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingSocial Perspective Taking (SPT) is measured through three sub-scales which are the SPT Propensity scale, the SPT Confidence scale, and the SPT Importance scale (24 items total). In the initial study, a performance task to assess social perspective taking ability and an interview to uncover…Social Perspective Taking
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingSocial Perspective Taking (SPT) is measured through three sub-scales which are the SPT Propensity scale, the SPT Confidence scale, and the SPT Importance scale (24 items total). In the initial study, a performance task to assess social perspective taking ability and an interview to uncover…Social Problem Solving Inventory Revised (SPSI-R)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R) is published and sold by MHS Assesments (it is also distributed by Pearson). It contains 5 scales to measure different dimensions of social problem solving: Positive Problem Orientation, Negative Problem Orientation, Rational Problem Solving,…Social Skills Improvement System, Social-Emotional Learning Edition (SSIS SEL)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to administer, can be used for children ages 3-18, can be completed by teachers or parents.
Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Social Skills Improvement System-Social Emotional Learning Edition (SSIS SEL) is sold through Pearson and measures a variety of social and emotional competencies using both norm and criterion referencing. There are both digital and paper versions which can be completed by students, parents, or…Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingUsed by: School, after‐school, social services, mental health professionals. Versions: Teacher, parent and student versions of rating scale available (Student self‐report available for 8‐18). Rating procedure: Raters should be familiar with the SSIS and the rating forms. Teachers need to establish…Social Skills Rating System (SSRS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe assessment tool, developed by Gresham & Eliot (1990), is designed to help professionals screen and classify children with potential social behavior issues and guide the creation of appropriate interventions. It includes scales for Social Skills (Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility,…Southampton Test of Empathy for Preschoolers (STEP)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingIn STEP, the role of affective and cognitive perspective taking in empathy is considered. Assesses a child’s ability to understand and share in the experience of another person across a number of hierarchically organized, emotion judgment contexts linked to facial expression, situational cues,…Staff Rating of Youth Behavior (SRYB)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Instructional practicesYouth Program Quality Assessment (SEL PQA), as well as youth SEL behavior measure based on staff observation, the Staff Rating of Youth Behavior (SRYB). Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s website …Stanford Achievement Test-Tenth Edition (SAT10): ELA
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe SAT10 reading subtests are specifically aligned with IRA/NCTE standards, state standards, and the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). The standardized assessment can help monitor students' progress and also identify strengths and areas in need of support for placement and…Stanford Achievement Test-Tenth Edition (SAT10): Math
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationSAT10 wasdeveloped to align with state standardsand the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). The standardized assessment can help monitor students' progress and also identify strengths and areas in need of support for placement and instructional planning. Aprenda-3 is the Spanish…Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Easy to use, can be completed by parents or teachers, validated for ages 2 to 17.
Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a widely used checklist that includes questions about conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. The checklist style rating form is easy to complete with only about 5 items per subscale, and…Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire about 2-17 year olds. It exists in several versions to meet the needs of researchers, clinicians and educationalists Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been…Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Comprehensive, multidimensional measure of college adjustment; strong track record of use in higher education research; applicable across a range of institutional contexts; useful for both research and applied settings
Cautions:Length may be burdensome in large survey batteries; Factor structure may vary across populations and cultural contexts
Tags: College readinessThe Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) is a self-report instrument designed to assess how well students adjust to college across multiple domains. It captures academic, social, personal-emotional, and institutional attachment aspects of adaptation. The SACQ is widely used in…Student Athlete Pre-Screening Questionnaire (SA-PSQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The Student Athlete Pre-Screening Questionnaire (SA-PSQ) is a tool for evaluating the college readiness of student athletes. It is derived from the CollegeCareerReady™ School Diagnostic, which assesses four key areas of college readiness, including cognitive strategies, content knowledge, learning…Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Short, easy-to-administer. Applicable across college subjects and instructional formats. Supports course improvement and teaching evaluation efforts.
Cautions:Responses may be influenced by instructor popularity or course difficulty.
The Student Course Engagement Questionnaire (SCEQ) is a student self-report questionnaire developed in 2005 by Handelsman and colleagues to measure how actively students engage in a specific course. Rather than focusing on general attitudes about school, the SCEQ captures what students actually do…Student Emotion Regulation Assessment (SERA-S)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThis project centers on developing and validating the Student Emotion Regulation Assessment (SERA), a direct tool for measuring students' use of emotion regulation strategies in common school situations. There are two versions: SERA-P for grades 6-12 which uses age-appropriate, illustrated, and…Student Emotion Regulation Assessment (SERA-P)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThis project centers on developing and validating the Student Emotion Regulation Assessment (SERA), a direct tool for measuring students' use of emotion regulation strategies in common school situations. There are two versions: SERA-P for grades 1-5 which uses age-appropriate, illustrated, and…