Approach
Is SELweb a student survey?
No. SELweb is a direct assessment in which students demonstrate their competence by solving challenging social and emotional tasks. For example, to measure emotion recognition, children look at faces and indicate what each person is feeling. With SELweb students demonstrate their competence, similar to typical assessments for academic subjects.
What does SELweb assess and why?
SELweb assess four social and emotional competencies: emotion recognition, social perspective-taking, social problem-solving, and self-control. Because these competencies largely reflect students’ thinking, they are difficult to measure with survey and observation tools but are well-measured through direct assessment. In addition, the development of these competencies is correlated with reductions in problem behaviors and improvements in social skills, social acceptance and academic outcomes.
Is SELweb aligned to the CASEL model?
Yes. All SELweb competencies are part of CASEL’s definition of SEL competencies. Emotion recognition and social perspective-taking are part of “Social Awareness.” Social problem-solving is represented in “Relationship Skills” and “Responsible Decision-Making.” Self-control is part of “Self-Management.”
Do you provide any SEL instructional resources?
We focus exclusively on providing outstanding SEL assessments. However, see our program alignments connecting SELweb to widely used SEL programs and the free activities aligned to SELweb offered by our SEL program partners.
Assessment Administration
Can SELweb be administered in groups?
Yes. SELweb is designed for group administration. Children log in to the assessment and interact independently with a series of tasks.
How long does SELweb take?
SELweb EE for grades K to 3 takes about 25 minutes and SELweb LE for grades 4 to 6 takes about 30 minutes. SELweb can be administered in more than one session—when students return, the assessment will continue to their next item.
Do children need to be able to read?
No. SELweb EE for grades K to 3 is fully illustrated and narrated—no reading skills are required. An animated dog named “Comet” introduces each new module. SELweb LE for grades 4 to 6 is also highly visual and largely narrated. In addition, all text elements include a speaker icon that students can click to have the text read aloud.
What languages are available?
SELweb is available in English and Spanish.
How often should we administer SELweb?
Most schools administer SELweb twice during the academic year—towards the beginning to gather formative data and towards the end for summative results.
Hardware Requirements
Will my teachers have to download or install anything?
No. SELweb is a web-based application that can be used on any device. SELweb is designed to require minimal time and effort from teachers to administer.
What technology will I need?
Since SELweb is a web-based application the only requirements are a device with a web browser, an internet connection, and at least 2 Mbps of local bandwidth. Because SELweb is narrated, we also recommend that children wear headphones while they complete the assessment.
Do you recommend any particular browser?
SELweb is designed to work on any browser; however, we recommend Chrome because in our experience it is most likely to work well.
Reports
What do SELweb reports look like?
Reports are web-based and interactive. Graphs show the percentage of students who perform well above average, in the average range, a little below average, and well below average for each SELweb competency and overall. View summaries at the district, school, grade, classroom, and student levels for a single time point or comparing fall and spring administrations.
Who uses the reports?
Our reports are designed for district administrators, school administrators, and educators.
What can I do with the reports?
Plenty! You can use what you learn about student strengths and needs to develop SEL skill development goals, reinforce existing SEL practice, guide the use of your existing SEL program resources, or inform your adoption of a new SEL program.
Usage Guidelines
How do schools use SELweb?
Most schools use SELweb to inform and measure SEL teaching and learning. They begin with formative assessment to understand student SEL strengths and needs; they use this data to focus SEL program resources to build on strengths and address needs; and they reassess after a period of instruction to measure progress. SELweb is also used as an outcome measure for program evaluation and other research studies.
Is SELweb a screener for special education?
No. SELweb is designed for use with all students in the same way that a good reading or math assessment is designed for all students. Performance on SELweb may help educators understand their students with IEPs or 504 plans, but it is not a diagnostic or identification tool.
Pricing
How much does SELweb cost?
Our pricing is primarily based on the number of students across your school or district. To learn more, please contact us.