Enhancing academic performance and social and emotional competence with the RULER feeling words curriculum

被引:162
作者
Brackett, Marc A. [1 ]
Rivers, Susan E. [1 ]
Reyes, Maria R. [1 ]
Salovey, Peter [1 ]
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Dept Psychol, Hlth Emot & Behav HEB Lab, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
关键词
Social and emotional learning; Emotional literacy; emotional intelligence; Education; School-based intervention; INTELLIGENCE; PREVENTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.lindif.2010.10.002
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
A pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design was used to test the impact of a 30-week, theoretically-based social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, The RULER Feeling Words Curriculum ("RULER"), on the academic performance and social and emotional competence of 5th and 6th grade students (N=273) in fifteen classrooms in three schools. Academic performance was assessed by report card grades. Social and emotional competence was assessed with teacher reports of student behavior. Students in classrooms integrating RULER had higher year-end grades and higher teacher ratings of social and emotional competence (e.g., leadership, social skills, and study skills) compared to students in the comparison group. This study provides preliminary empirical evidence that SEL programs like RULER improve important student outcomes. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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页码:218 / 224
页数:7
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