The effect of social skills on academic performance is unclear; poor social skills are clearly associated with negative outcomes¶
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q2 i? Evidence for social skills' effect on academic performance is unclear, while the clearest evidence is that poor social skills are associated with negative outcomes. → Jenny Nagaoka 2013
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Jenny Nagaoka 2013¶
Jenny Nagaoka, Camille A. Farrington, Melissa Roderick, Elaine Allensworth, Tasha Seneca Keyes, David W. Johnson, and Nicole O. Beechum. (2013). Readiness for College: The Role of Noncognitive Factors and Context. VUE (Voices in Urban Education), Fall 2013. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/readiness-college-role-noncognitive-factors-and-context
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The review finds that most social-skills studies come from social and emotional learning research that blends other noncognitive factors with social skills, "making it difficult to assess the effect of enhanced social skills on academic outcomes." No effect sizes are printed.
"While there is evidence of the effect of social skills or behaviors on life and work outcomes, their effect on academic performance is unclear from the literature. Evidence is most clear that poor social skills are associated with negative outcomes."
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Learner Variables¶
- Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- The framework's literature review reports students' academic mindsets, learning strategies, perseverance, and behaviors were clearly and significantly related to school performance — related
- Positive academic mindsets increase perseverance and academic behaviors, yielding higher grades; negative mindsets produce a self-defeating cycle — related
- Near-term academic problems targeted include absenteeism, suspensions, poor grades, and low state-test performance — related
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The effect of social skills on academic performance is unclear; poor social skills are clearly associated with negative outcomes |
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The effect of social skills on academic performance is unclear; poor social skills are clearly associated with negative outcomes |
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