Emotion Recognition:
Emotion recognition involves the ability to understand what others are
feeling from their behavior. In everyday interactions, facial
expressions communicate what a person is feeling. For SELweb’s emotion
recognition assessment, children see pictures of faces and indicate what
each person is feeling. Some of the faces have very clear expressions;
others are subtler. The more faces a child correctly labels, the higher
their score.
Social Perspective-Taking:
Social perspective-taking involves the ability to understand what
someone else is thinking or intends, even when it is not obvious. For
SELweb’s perspective-taking assessment, children listen to brief
illustrated and narrated stories and answer questions about a story
character’s actions. Getting the right answer requires them to
understand the character’s underlying intentions. The more questions
they answer right, the higher their score.
Social
Problem-Solving:
Social problem-solving involves the ability to solve challenging
everyday social problems. For SELweb’s social problem-solving
assessment, students listen to brief illustrated and narrated stories
about challenging situations. After each story, they answer questions
about their interpretations, goals, and actions
Self
Control:
Self-control includes the skills children use to control their
attention, emotions, and behavior to achieve their goals. Two SELweb
assessments measure different dimensions of self-control. One measures
children’s ability to delay gratification and another measures their
tolerance for frustration. Each child’s overall Self- Control score
reflects the extent to which they score high on those two
assessments.
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