Successful transition from intermediate to secondary school depends on both academic preparation and social-emotional learning skills suited to a more independent environment¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2026: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Remaining on track to graduate through the intermediate-to-secondary transition is a function of academic preparation and of SEL skills for a more independent secondary environment. → James Soland 2021
Evidence¶
James Soland 2021¶
James Soland, Megan Kuhfeld. (2021). Identifying students who are off-track academically in 9th grade: The role of social-emotional learning trajectories. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12463
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The article's framing of prior research in its introduction: it reports that studies indicate a successful transition depends on both academic preparation and SEL skills for independence. No effect size is printed; this is background literature as the article attributes it.
"Studies also indicate that a successful transition is a function not only of how prepared the students are academically but also whether they have the social-emotional learning (SEL) skills to succeed in a more independent secondary school environment."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Emotional Intelligence — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Middle school social-emotional learning skills predict being off-track to graduate high school — related
- Understanding how a student develops social-emotionally over intermediate school can improve identification of students not on track to succeed in high school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Students' 6th-grade SEL level and SEL growth from 6th to 8th grade relate to successful transition to secondary school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Successfully transitioning from intermediate school to secondary school is pivotal for students to remain on track to graduate — related
- Students often slip off track during transition years (6th and 9th grade) even when they previously performed well — related
- Bridging projects that provide exposure to secondary school teachers and environments during Year 6, with continuity into Year 7, appeared effective in easing transitions — related
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Successful transition from intermediate to secondary school depends on both academic preparation and social-emotional learning skills suited to a more independent environment |
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Successful transition from intermediate to secondary school depends on both academic preparation and social-emotional learning skills suited to a more independent environment |
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