scholarly journals A National Analysis of Music Coursetaking, Social-Emotional Learning, and Academic Achievement Using Propensity Scores

2021 ◽  
pp. 002242942110064
Author(s):  
Brian P. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Positive Finding ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Propensity Score Weighting ◽  
National Analysis

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between curricular high school music participation, academic achievement, and social-emotional learning. The analysis involved a “doubly robust” approach combining propensity score weighting and nested multiple regression using data from the nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009. Results of the study were mixed. Preliminary tests revealed many significant differences between the choral and instrumental students and the control group, but the propensity score weighting moderated almost all of these effects to nonsignificance. The only unambiguously positive finding was that instrumental music students had higher reading scores than comparable students who did not enroll in music. Yet, subpopulation effects emerged for certain categories of music students based on factors such as race, sex, and prior school achievement. Although the lack of widespread main effects in this study coheres with prior research, the results for certain subpopulations suggest intriguing future directions for research on potential extramusical benefits of music education.

scholarly journals Adolescent Achievement: Relative Contributions of Social Emotional Learning, Self-efficacy, and Microsystem Supports

2020 ◽  
pp. 001312452096208
Author(s):  
Meghan E. Fairless ◽  
Cheryl L. Somers ◽  
Rachel L. Goutman ◽  
Carla A. Kevern ◽  
Francesca M. Pernice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students

This study examined the role of select intrapersonal and microsystem factors in high school adolescents’ academic achievement. A combination of factors, derived from an ecological framework, were hypothesized to be unique in their ability to explain greater proportions of variance in academic achievement in adolescents. Participants included 379 high school students (176 males, 193 females) from a mid-western high school in a large metropolitan area with a 53% poverty rate that enrolls approximately 1,500 students. A variety of variables emerged as significant predictors of academic achievement, with social emotional learning, self-efficacy, socio-economic status, parental involvement, peer support, and teacher support all explaining significant proportions of variance in achievement, and some to stronger degrees than others. This lends support to the notion that learning is shaped by a myriad of ecological factors. These findings are discussed with regard to their usefulness in understanding ways in which to target each of the investigated variables to ultimately increase academic achievement in adolescents.

Social-Emotional Learning for Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: High School Teachers’ Perspectives

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Anita Gardner ◽  
Michelle Wong ◽  
Belinda Ratcliffe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Core Characteristics

Abstract Social-emotional learning (SEL) is key to student success. Teachers can effectively implement SEL programs to a variety of school populations, with demonstrated improvements in emotional, social, and academic outcomes. Research also suggests that SEL for students on the autism spectrum can result in improved outcomes. Although social-emotional difficulties are core characteristics of autism, there is a dearth of research identifying the SEL needs for high school students on the autism spectrum and how to meet these needs. The aim of this preliminary qualitative study was to explore teachers’ perceptions of SEL needs in a high school setting with adolescents on the autism spectrum. A focus group was conducted with 8 experienced teachers from mainstream and special needs settings. The thematic analysis identified 3 themes: (a) SEL needs of students on the autism spectrum, (b) teaching SEL in high school settings, and (c) gaps in SEL. The study also revealed suggestions for how a SEL program could be developed so that it best meets the needs of the teachers who would be implementing it. Outcomes from this study provide important insights into SEL in adolescents on the autism spectrum in special education and have practical implications for intervention models.

scholarly journals Social-Emotional Learning and Academic Achievement

AERA Open ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 233285841560395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan P. McCormick ◽  
Elise Cappella ◽  
Erin E. O’Connor ◽  
Sandee G. McClowry
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional

scholarly journals Effect of Personal and Social Responsibility-Based Social-Emotional Learning Program on Emotional Intelligence

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Neslihan Arikan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Final Test ◽  
Personal And Social Responsibility ◽  
And Control

Programs for social-emotional learning implemented in schools are important in terms of improving students’ emotional and social skills. In the study, a 16-week program was prepared using the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) model based on the Personal and Social Responsibility Model (TPSR). The program was implemented in three different school types and the effect of the TPSR-SEL program on the emotional intelligence levels of the students was examined according to the school types. The research group was composed of 162 students in total who study at Anatolian High School (n=55), Vocational Technical Anatolian High School (n=51) and Sports High School (n=56) in Afyon province. In research, pattern with experimental pre-test final-test control group was used. Experiment and control groups were formed in all three-school types. The 16-week TPSR-SEL program was applied to the students in the experimental groups and the current curriculum was applied to the students in the control groups. The Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (SEI-S) was used as a data tool. Standard deviation—mean and Two-Way Covariance Analysis (Two-Way ANCOVA) was used for data analysis. As a result of the descriptive statistics, it was determined that there were significant differences between the SEI-S total scores of the experiment and control groups, that there was a significant increase in the final-test total scores of the students in experiment group in all three types of schools, and that the total scores of the control group students remained at the same level. In addition, it was found that the joint effects of participation in the TPSR-SEL program and school type on emotional intelligence scores were significant.

Social Emotional Learning as a Lever for High School Student Mental Health and Academic Success

2021 ◽  
pp. 148-165
Author(s):  
Kimberly Reed ◽  
Tara Madden-Dent
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
American Southwest ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social Studies Teacher

The following case study demonstrates how one high school Social Studies teacher embedded social emotional learning (SEL) into content and classroom management practices for eight years at a large urban school in the American Southwest. The collected data (e.g., teacher reflections, student reflections) provide a variety of viewpoints around how SEL influenced the teacher and student experience. Through collective analysis, this study's qualitative data contributes to new understanding of the importance of social, emotional, and academic development practices in high schools for students and teachers, especially around supporting classroom safety, mental health, and wellness.

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