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ERIC Number: EJ1454452
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0261-4294
EISSN: EISSN-2047-9077
Teaching Social Skills That Enable Learning and Healthy Relationships of High Achieving Students
Stephen N. Elliott; Christopher J. Anthony; Harshini Murthy
Gifted Education International, v41 n1 p32-56 2025
Social skills are critical behaviors that enable students to effectively navigate their social lives. Further, social skills function as protective factors against emotional behavior concerns and enable strong academic growth. Social skills can be developed and improved via programs implemented in schools. Students identified as gifted have long faced stereotypes as "nerds" or "geeks" with strong academic but weak social skills. Yet, there are few studies investigating the social skills of these students. Thus, we explicated the definition of social skills, their importance, and instructional approaches supported by research. Further, we utilized a national sample of students who provided self-ratings (N = 325) or were rated by teachers (N = 322) to compare the social skills and emotional behavior concerns of students identified as gifted or not gifted. Results indicated few differences with notable exceptions for teacher rated cooperation and responsibility skills. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2993
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A200134