Only three reviewed SEL studies measured classroom-level outcomes, and effects on CLASS-measured classroom environments ranged from moderate to large¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Only Second Step, RULER, and 4Rs included classroom-level measures, all employing similar measures such as the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, with effect sizes tending to be moderate to large. → Stephanie M. Jones 2017

Evidence¶

Stephanie M. Jones 2017¶

Stephanie M. Jones, Sophie P. Barnes, Rebecca Bailey, and Emily J. Doolittle. (2017). Promoting Social and Emotional Competencies in Elementary School. The Future of Children, Vol. 27, No. 1, Spring 2017. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1144815

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Review finding across the three studies (Second Step, RULER, 4Rs) that included classroom-level measures using the CLASS observational measure of teacher-child interaction quality in three domains. The article reports effects "ranged from moderate for classroom emotional support to large for instructional support." Magnitudes are described categorically; no numeric effect sizes are printed, so impact is null.

"In the studies we reviewed, effects measured by CLASS ranged from moderate for classroom emotional support to large for instructional support."

Discussion¶

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