ERIC Number: ED609251
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 42
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Changes in Social-Emotional Learning: Examining Student Development over Time. Working Paper
Kanopka, Klint; Claro, Susana; Loeb, Susanna; West, Martin R.; Fricke, Hans
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE
Prior work has shown that students' reports of their levels of social-emotional skills predict achievement levels and gains, but we have little evidence on whether within-student changes in student reports of social-emotional skills are predictive of changes in theoretically related academic and behavioral outcomes. We use large-scale data from the California CORE districts to examine whether changes in individual students' reports of their social-emotional skills from one school year to the next predict changes in state math and English language arts (ELA) test scores and attendance. The CORE districts provide the largest yearly measurement of social-emotional learning (SEL), achievement, and attendance data in the U.S. We show that changes in self-reported social-emotional skills predict changes in both achievement and attendance. These results are robust across model specifications. Moreover, the relationships between SEL and achievement and attendance outcomes are consistent across student subgroups.
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Interpersonal Competence, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Student Development, Mathematics Achievement, Language Arts, Scores, Outcomes of Education, Middle School Students, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Prior Learning, Social Cognition, Self Efficacy, Self Management, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Stanford University, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
Identifiers - Location: California
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