Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School Settings
The mental health needs of youth are both significant and increasing. Recent advancements have highlighted the need to reduce psychological distress while promoting the development of important social and emotional competencies. Current social and emotional assessment tools are limited in important...
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| description | The mental health needs of youth are both significant and increasing. Recent advancements have highlighted the need to reduce psychological distress while promoting the development of important social and emotional competencies. Current social and emotional assessment tools are limited in important ways that preclude their widespread use. In the current article, these limitations are discussed. A novel social and emotional learning assessment framework guided by methodological and theoretical innovations is presented. Future research directions and opportunities are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc5736057ec94f768978210632f6bb8b2023-12-22T14:18:15ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002023-11-01111221710.3390/jintelligence11120217Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School SettingsNathaniel von der Embse0Stephen Kilgus1Carly Oddleifson2Jason D. Way3Megan Welliver4Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USADepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USADepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USARenaissance Learning, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, USADepartment of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USAThe mental health needs of youth are both significant and increasing. Recent advancements have highlighted the need to reduce psychological distress while promoting the development of important social and emotional competencies. Current social and emotional assessment tools are limited in important ways that preclude their widespread use. In the current article, these limitations are discussed. A novel social and emotional learning assessment framework guided by methodological and theoretical innovations is presented. Future research directions and opportunities are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/11/12/217school mental healthassessmentsocial emotional learning |
| spellingShingle | Nathaniel von der Embse Stephen Kilgus Carly Oddleifson Jason D. Way Megan Welliver Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School Settings Journal of Intelligence school mental health assessment social emotional learning |
| title | Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School Settings |
| title_full | Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School Settings |
| title_fullStr | Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School Settings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School Settings |
| title_short | Reconceptualizing Social and Emotional Competence Assessment in School Settings |
| title_sort | reconceptualizing social and emotional competence assessment in school settings |
| topic | school mental health assessment social emotional learning |
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