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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): 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…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…STEM Design Portfolio (Bartholomew et al., 2019)
Expert NotesStrengths:Uses design portfolios with drawings, explanations, and iterative prompts across planning and evaluation stages, enabling it to capture students’ decision-making processes and approaches to problem solving over time rather than just final products.
Cautions:Depends heavily on interpreting young children’s drawings and researcher-recorded explanations, which can introduce subjectivity and potential inconsistencies in how students’ ideas are understood and coded.
Topics: Student LearningThis design portfolio measure is an assessment approach used to document and analyze young students’ thinking and decision-making during open-ended design tasks. The measure is designed to examine students’ design processes and reasoning over time within authentic, open-ended STEM learning…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:Out of print since Oct 2024. 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. Recent psychometric evaluations (e.g., Masland, Bergman, & Ellis, 2022) indicate that the tool's original four-factor structure (Skills, Participation, Emotional, and Performance Engagement) does not always hold up consistently across different institutional types or student demographics. The SCEQ may be more useful as a practical course-feedback tool than as a highly precise multidimensional engagement measure.
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-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…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 Engagement Instrument (SEI)-Elementary School Students
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Belonging, Student engagementThe Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) is a 31-items (elementary) instrument that measures various components of student engagement, including teacher-student relationships which may provide insights into students' sense of belonging at school. Note: The overview provided for this instrument…Student Engagement Instrument (SEI)-Secondary School Students
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: Belonging, Student engagementThe Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) is a 35-item (secondary) instrument that measures various components of student engagement, including teacher-student relationships which may provide insights into students' sense of belonging at school. Note: The overview provided for this instrument…Student Measure of Culturally Responsive Teaching (SMCRT)
Expert NotesStrengths:Quick and easy to administer
Cautions:Validated with only Grade 7 students; Has been used primarily for research and not in school improvement efforts
Topics: Student LearningThe Student Measure of Culturally Responsive Teaching (SMCRT) explores students‘ perspectives about culturally responsive teaching practices in their school. Subscore(s): Diverse Teaching Practice, Cultural Engagement, Diverse Language AffirmationStudent Opinion Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Designed specifically to assess test-taking effort and perceived importance, helping researchers interpret performance on low-stakes assessments. Validated with diverse U.S. 10th graders, including MLL students, with evidence that scores function similarly across language groups.
Cautions:Recent research supports the Effort subscale more strongly than Importance. Scores should not be interpreted as direct measures of students’ academic motivation or ability.
Topics: Student LearningTags: Motivation, Student engagementThe Student Opinion Scale (SOS) is a brief self-report survey designed to measure students’ motivation and effort when completing a test or other assessment. It focuses on whether students are engaged in the assessment process and whether they put forth sufficient effort to make their test…Student Perception of Ability Scale (SPAS)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningThe SPAS uses perceptions of subject-specfic performance to measure academic self-concept. Subscore(s): There are six subscores: General ability, Arithmetic ability, School satisfaction, Reading and spelling ability, Penmanship and neatness, Confidence in academic ability Note: The…Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire (SPWQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Student Perception of Wellbeing Questionnaire (SPWQ) measures adolescent well-being in three distinct areas: exercise, explanatory style, and conflict resolution. Subscore(s): There are three subscores: Benefits of exercise, Explanatory style, Conflict resolution Note: The overview…Student School Engagement Survey (SSES)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student LearningTags: Student engagementThe Student School Engagement Survey (SSES) is used to evaluate student engagement interventions run by the National Center for Student Engagement in the U.S. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been sourced from the instrument publisher's or author’s…Student Self-Expectancies and Task Value
Expert NotesStrengths:Grounded in well-established expectancy-value motivation theory. Helps explain why students choose or avoid challenging tasks.
Cautions:Often adapted differently across studies and contexts.
Tags: College readinessStudent Self-Expectancies and Task Value scale were created by Eccles and colleagues (2005) and later applied in higher education settings by Davis and colleagues (2019).Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (SSWQ)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (SSWQ) is a 16-item self-report behavior rating scale for measuring youths' school-specific wellbeing. The SSWQ is comprised of four subscales: (1) Joy of Learning, (2) School Connectedness, (3) Educational Purpose, and (4) Academic Efficacy. Subscale…Student Success Network (SSN) Survey
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThe SSN student survey measures 7 SEL competencies that are connected to persistance and success in students. The categories include academic self-efficacy, belonging, growth mindset, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, self-advocacy, and self-regulation. The survey is intended for students…Student‐Teacher Relationship Scale
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingTags: BelongingPianta’s scales (Pianta, 1997; Pianta & Nimetz, 1991; Pianta, Steinberg, & Rollins, 1995), yield measures of the child's relationship with his/her teacher, regarding whether the relationship is conflicted, warm, troubled, open, or dependent.Students Knowledge Test (SKT)
Expert NotesStrengths:Designed as grade-specific, developmentally appropriate assessments with a consistent structure (e.g., 15-item multiple-choice format)
Cautions:The use of primarily multiple-choice items may limit the assessment's ability to capture students’ deeper reasoning or understanding of the engineering design process beyond recognition-level knowledge.
Topics: Student LearningThe Students’ Knowledge Tests (SKTs) are grade-specific multiple-choice assessments designed to measure elementary students’ understanding of engineering and science concepts. Each version of the test contains approximately 15 items aligned to content taught through introductory engineering lessons…Summer Learning Program Quality Assessment
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Tags: Instructional practicesThe Summer Learning Program Quality Intervention (SLPQI) is a comprehensive system for improving program quality, built around the Summer Learning Program Quality Assessment (PQA). The SLPQI Box Set provides everything you need to assess the quality of your summer program(s), identify staff…Survey of Academic and Youth Outcomes (SAYO)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:The Afterschool Program Assessment System (APAS) is a research-based, field-tested suite of three flexible assessment tools that can be used individually or together to enhance program quality and youth outcomes. Note: The overview provided for this instrument includes content that may have been…Survey of Attendance Practices
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingThis survey of school leaders is intended to collect information on the practices that schools are using to improve attendance; the organizational systems in place to support those attendance practices; personnel related to improving attendance; school leader involvement in attendance initiatives;…Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE)
Expert NotesStrengths:Updated survey includes basic needs and access to support services.
Cautions:Less applicable for four-year universities or advanced students.
The Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) is a student survey designed to help community and technical colleges understand students’ experiences during the earliest weeks of college. Developed by the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) at The University of Texas at…Survey of Teacher Practice (STeP)
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Teacher and Leader DevelopmentTags: Instructional practicesSTeP is a tool that allows instructors to be evaluated by their students across a set of categories identified as critical for effective classroom instruction. Two optional open-ended questions are also included at the end allowing students to provide additional input that may not be fully captured…Tauck Family Foundation Formative Assessment Tool
Expert NotesStrengths:Cautions:Topics: Student Well-BeingChild Trends’ and the Foundation’s primary goal was to create tools that the Foundation’s investees could use to assess and monitor the extent to which the organizations are improving low-income students’ social and emotional skills associated with success in school and life. A secondary goal was…