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Resilience: A Cornerstone of Student Success
In the face of life's challenges, the ability to bounce back, adapt, and thrive is crucial. This ability, known as resilience, is a key factor in student success. But what exactly is resilience, and how can we measure it? The SSIS SaRA offers a comprehensive and research-backed approach to measuring resilience. By assessing students' social skills, emotional behavior concerns, and stress levels, we gain a holistic understanding of their resilience profile.
Selecting the Right SEL Assessment for Your Students and School Community
High-quality assessments without question all have (1) comprehensive User Guides & Technical Manuals documenting the reliability, validity, and fairness of their scores and (2) independently peer reviewed publications certifying the assessments function as reported in their technical manuals. Not all educators are steeped in technical aspects of assessments, but high-quality assessment manuals do an excellent job of translating the meaning of technical indices into practical actions!