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The RAND Education Assessment Finder provides information about assessments of K-12 students’ interpersonal, intrapersonal, and higher-order cognitive competencies. Get started by filtering, reviewing, and comparing assessments on this page.
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Survey of Academic and Youth Outcomes Youth Survey (SAYO-Y)
The Survey of Academic and Youth Outcomes Youth Survey (SAYO-Y) measures critical outcomes that are linked to academic and life success and can be used to evaluate afterschool programs.
Tauck Family Foundation and Child Trends Student Survey
The Tauck Family Foundation and Child Trends Student Survey is designed to help teachers and programs collect information on social and emotional skills that contribute to student success in school and in later life.
Tauck Family Foundation and Child Trends Teacher Survey
The Tauck Family Foundation and Child Trends Teacher Survey is designed to help teachers and programs collect information on social and emotional skills that contribute to student success in school and in later life.
Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation - Checklist (TOCA-C)
The TOCA-C is a checklist version of the TOCA-R, designed to make administration easier and more cost-efficient.
Teacher Observation of Classroom Adaptation - Revised (TOCA-R)
The TOCA-R assess social adaptation using a structured interview, and was developed for use in a large intervention study in Baltimore, Maryland.
Teacher Rating Scale of School Adjustment (TRSSA)
The Teacher Rating Scale of School Adjustment (TRSSA) was designed to provide information about how teacher-child relationships impact students' school adjustment and can be used by teachers or parents as a diagnostic tool for school readiness.
Teacher Rating Scale of School Adjustment Short Form (TRSSA-SF)
The Teacher Rating Scale of School Adjustment Short Form (TRSSA-SF) was designed to provide information about how teacher-child relationships impact students' school adjustment, and can be used by teachers or parents as a diagnostic tool for school readiness. The TRSSA-SF is designed to reduce teacher fatigue, and measures on-task classroom involvement, positive orientation, and maturity.
Teacher-Child Rating Scale (T-CRS)
The Teacher-Child Rating Scale (T-CRS) assesses the positive and negative aspects of a child's social-emotional school adjustment.
Teamwork Scale
The Teamwork Scale is based on an existing survey that was originally designed to be administered in undergraduate engineering courses. The Teamwork scale assesses how high school students perceive teamwork, team effectiveness, and task accomplishment.
Teamwork Scale for Youth
The Teamwork Scale for Youth was designed to measure teamwork competencies.
Teamwork Self-Report Scale
The Teamwork Self-Report Scale was developed to identify high school students' teamwork skills, to inform teamwork-training interventions, and to provide students with career guidance.
Teamwork Situational Judgment Task (SJT)
The Teamwork Situational Judgment Task (SJT) was developed to identify high school students' teamwork skills, to inform teamwork-training interventions, and to provide students with career guidance. It presents respondents with eight scenarios to respond to.
Teamwork Teacher-Report Scale
The Teamwork Teacher-Report Scale was developed to identify high school students' teamwork skills, to inform teamwork-training interventions and to provide students with career guidance.
Temperament Assessment Battery for Children (Parent) (TABC-P)
The TABC-P measures preschool temperament and can be used to assess kindergarten readiness.
Temperament Assessment Battery for Children (Teacher) (TABC-T)
The TABC-T measures preschool temperament and can be used to assess kindergarten readiness.
Test of Everyday Reasoning (TER)
The Test of Everyday Reasoning (TER) is a measure of critical thinking and reasoning skills.
The Middle School Self-Efficacy Scale
The Middle School Self-Efficacy Scale assesses middle schoolers' self-efficacy, intentions, and goals in career decisionmaking or STEM fields. It was developed to evaluate programs that intend to promote STEM participation among historically underrepresented groups including women and people of color.
The Waksman Social Skills Rating Scale (WSSRS)
The Waksman Social Skills Rating Scale (WSSRS) was designed to be used by teachers to rate the social skills of their students. The WSSRS can be used to assist educators and clinicians in the identification of social skills deficits in children and teens, as well as for selecting students for social skills training and for program evaluation.
The Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment (WMS)
The WMS is intended as a measure of social behaviors and can be used as a screening tool to identify social skill deficits.
Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM)
The Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM) assesses the creativity of young children or children with limited verbal and drawing skills.
ThinkReady
ThinkReady uses classroom-embedded performance tasks to assess the extent to which students are developing critical cognitive competencies necessary for success in college.
Time Management Scale for Middle School Students
The Time Management Scale for Middle School Students assesses time management skills and practices.
Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural)
Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural (TTCT-Figural) measures figural creativity.
Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Verbal (TTCT-Verbal)
The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Verbal (TTCT-Verbal) measures verbal creativity.
Tripod Social and Emotional Competency Survey (Tripod SEL-C)
The Tripod Social and Emotional Competency Survey (Tripod SEL-C) can be used by teachers and school leaders to appraise and monitor students’ social and emotional strengths and weaknesses.
VIA Youth Survey
The VIA Youth Survey was designed to measure strengths of character that contribute positively growth and development.
Virtual Environment for Social Information Processing Assessment Tool for Upper Elementary and Middle School Children (VESIP)
VESIP was designed to measure children’s social information processing skills through the use of an interactive and immersive simulation computer program. Children are asked to respond to challenging social situations across several assessment domains. VESIP is one of the few tools that can measure the success of state-level social-emotional learning standards, identify at-risk children, and guide professionals addressing specific challenges.
Washoe County School District Social and Emotional Competency Assessment Long-Form (WCSD-SECA Long)
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.
Washoe County School District Social and Emotional Competency Assessment Short-Form (WCSD-SECA Short)
The Washoe County School District Social and Emotional Competency Assessment Short Form (WCSD-SECA Short) 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.
Well-being Indicator Tool for Youth (WIT-Y)
The Well-being Indicator Tool for Youth (WIT-Y) was designed as a self-assessment tool for youth to understand their overall well-being.
Wells-Bledsoe Motivation Checklist
The Wells-Bledsoe Motivation Checklist assesses adolescent motivation to persist in school.
Work Readiness Credential (WRC)
The Work Readiness Credential was designed to measure the knowledge and skills that are critical for entry-level jobs.
Youth Connections Scale (YCS)
The Youth Connections Scale measures the strength of an individual's supportive connections and relationships with adults. The scale was developed to assist child welfare agencies and organizations improving supportive relationships for youth in foster care.
Zoo U
Zoo U is an online game designed to give kids practice in solving social problems and navigating social situations commonly experienced in school settings.