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Assessing Competencies for Social and Emotional Learning: Conceptualization, Development, and Applications
Thu, April 21, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT (8:00 to 9:30am PDT), Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Floor: North Tower, Ground Level, Pacific Ballroom 23Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is one of the most important educational movements of the 21st Century. Several factors have helped to catalyze this movement, including the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, there is an ever-expanding number of programs to foster SEL. This expansion requires a concurrent expansion of rigorous SEL measurement. This is needed to evaluate program effectiveness and to provide information on student strengths and areas for improvement. Establishing programs of measurement in SEL requires the same level of rigor be applied as underlies academic assessment programs. This session will address the conceptualization, development, and application of assessments of competencies and contextual factors related to SEL. These three areas will be covered by four paper presentations and a discussant
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Social Emotional Learning Assessment Frameworks and Validity Arguments - Samuel Rikoon, Educational Testing Service; Jeremy Burrus, ACT, Inc.
School Climate Assessments: Measuring the Conditions That Support Students' Social and Emotional Competencies - Juliette Berg, American Institutes for Research; Anne Diffenderffer, American Institutes for Research; David M. Osher, American Institutes for Research
Novel Technology-Based Social-Emotional Learning Assessments - Nicole Russo-Ponsaran, Rush University Medical Center; Ashley Karls, Rush University Medical Center; Clark McKown, Rush University
We Have Some Work to Do: Social and Emotional Learning in Admissions - Nathan Kuncel, University of Minnesota; Phoebe Hessen, University of Minnesota; Samuel Lee, University of Minnesota