xSEL Labs’ assessments are reliable and easy-to-use measures of students’ social and emotional learning strengths and needs. Providing the only direct measure of social and emotional competencies, xSEL Labs’ assessments are aligned with the CASEL framework, state guidelines, and evidence-based SEL programs.

• Baseline data for screening and identifying needs  
• Formative data to guide teaching and learning   
• Summative data to measure social-emotional skill development
• Cumulative data for program evaluation and continuous improvement  

What sets xSEL Labs apart are our direct assessments, where students demonstrate what they know and can do through their responses to interactive tasks. Our assessments can be used in tandem with many different SEL curricula and programs.

Save time with climate surveys integrated into SEL assessments. Measure essential learning conditions, including students’ sense of safety, belonging, and instructional support, to guide adult action to create a positive school climate and measure change over time.

Just as educators use academic assessment data to guide academic instruction, they can use social and emotional competency assessment to guide SEL instruction. This guide describes a four-step cyclical process—Assess, Reflect, Plan, Teach—for using social-emotional assessment data to inform SEL instruction.