ERIC Number: ED638462
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Dec
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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Social and Emotional Skills Predict Postsecondary Enrollment and Retention. ACT Research. Technical Brief
Kate E. Walton; Jeff Allen; Maxwell J. Box; Jeremy Burrus; Dana Murano
ACT, Inc.
Social and emotional (SE) skills are known to be linked with many important life outcomes, including academic performance, performance on standardized college entrance exams, and college enrollment. In this technical brief, the authors evaluated whether the five SE skills measured with the Mosaic™ by ACT® predict postsecondary enrollment and retention above and beyond household income, high school grade point average, and Composite score on the ACT® test.
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Prediction, Postsecondary Education, College Enrollment, School Holding Power, High School Students, Grade Point Average, College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Family Income
ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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