Student Leadership Measurement Library
The Washoe County School District Social and Emotional Competency Assessment Long Form (WCSD-SECA Long) measures students' social and emotional competencies, aligned with CASEL's five SEL competency clusters. The instruments were collaboratively developed by WCSD, the Collaborative for Academic and Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and the University of Illinois at Chicago. The survey is used in Washoe County as a way of obtaining information for low-stakes decisionmaking, to promote collaboration and discussion among stakeholders, and to monitor trends.
Constructs Being Measured
How to Access and Cite
To access the resource, visit https://www.washoeschools.net/Page/10932.
Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
Long-Form Assessment: 40-item Likert-scale instrument measuring eight domains of social and
emotional competence:
1) self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses, 2) self-awareness of emotions, 3) self-management of emotions, 4) self-management of goals, 5) self-management of school work, 6) relationship skills, 7) social awareness, and 8) responsible decision-making.
Short-Form Assessment: 17-item, short-form assessment of global social and emotional competence.
Grades 5-12
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
Available Languages
Rationale
Points to Consider
For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.