SCHOOLS & STUDENTS
Students who develop key social and emotional skills are more successful at school, home, and in their communities. Helping them build social and emotional intelligence addresses five essential elements of their development:
- Self-awareness - recognizing one's emotions, values, strengths, and capacities
- Self-management - managing emotions and behaviors, persevering in overcoming obstacles
- Social awareness - showing understanding and empathy for others
- Relationships skills - forming positive relationships, teamwork, learning to resolve conflict
- Responsible decision-making - making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior
STUDENT OUTCOMES
There is extensive research into the real outcomes of teaching social and emotional skills to our nation’s students. These outcomes1 include students becoming:
- more connected to teachers and school
- more engaged in learning
- more motivated to learn
- more well behaved/less likely to engage in problem behavior
- able to perform better on achievement tests and get better grades
Statistically2, these have translated into:
- 23% increase in skills
- 9% improvement in attitudes about self, others, and school
- 9% improvement in prosocial behavior
- 9% reduction in problem behaviors
- 10% reduction in emotional distress
- 11% increase in standardized achievement test scores (math and reading)
The first step? Assessing student's current emotional and social functioning through the Bar-On EQ-i Youth Version (Ages 8-17). Also available, is the Higher-Ed version geared towards young adults, helping them identify factors that affect their retention and success in college.
Begin today by scheduling an assessment. Quick, easy and insightful.
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1. Zins, Weissberg, Wang, & Walberg (2004). Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): What Does the Research Say?
2. Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Taylor, R.D., & Dymnicki, A.B. (submitted for publication). The effects of school-based social and emotional learning: A meta-analytic review.