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ACT Education Corp., 2024
This technical manual provides an overview of the Mosaic™ by ACT®: Social Emotional Learning Screener. The Mosaic by ACT: Social Emotional Learning Screener (hereafter referred to as the Screener) assesses the social emotional skills of students in elementary school (Grades 3-5), middle school (Grades 6-8), and high school (Grades 9-12). Each…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Screening Tests, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Christine Jackson; Wai Yin Wan; Eunro Lee; Tess Marslen; Lucy Lu; Lisa Williams; Ashleigh Collier; Kelly Johnston; Melanie Thomas; Bridget Healey, Contributor; Melody McCormick, Contributor – Australian Education Research Organisation Limited, 2023
The early years from birth to age 8 are a crucial period for children's learning and development. High-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) and continuity from ECEC into school provide children with a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Understanding how language and cognition skills develop during this period of a child's life…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Skill Development
Jackson, C. Kirabo; Porter, Shanette C.; Easton, John Q.; Kiguel, Sebastian – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
We estimate the longer-run effects of attending an effective high school (one that improves a combination of test scores, survey measures of socio-emotional development and behaviours in 9th grade) for students who are more versus less "educationally advantaged" (i.e., likely to attain more years of education based on 8th-grade…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Effectiveness, At Risk Students, Graduation Rate
Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Cerully, Jennifer L.; Wang, Elaine Win; Schweig, Jonathan; Todd, Ivy; Johnston, William R.; Schnittka, Jessica – RAND Corporation, 2020
Teachers and administrators across the United States struggle to maintain safe, civil, and community- and achievement-oriented schools. Disciplinary actions (such as school suspensions) and security measures (such as school resource officers/security guards and security cameras) are some approaches commonly used in schools to try to improve school…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Educational Environment, School Safety
Fayles, Cason – Online Submission, 2018
This full report provides an analysis of 2017-2018 AISD student data, showing significant gaps in school perceptions and experiences of transgender and gender-nonconforming students relative to their peers, illustrating the need for additional policies and procedures to support AISD transgender and gender-nonconforming students. A separate…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Experience, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes
Holmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2017
For the past three years, SELF (Sports, Education, Life Skills, and Faith) has focused on improving academic, behavioral, and social skills of students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland middle schools in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tutorials, an essay contest, character-building lessons, sports, a high-school bridge program, and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2016
The SELF Foundation afterschool program involved 255 students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland (formerly Johnston) middle schools in tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. All students at SELF schools were allowed to participate in a character-building essay contest for prizes. Program impact…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Kauh, Tina J. – Public/Private Ventures, 2011
This report presents findings from a two-year quasi-experimental evaluation of the "AfterZone"--a citywide system-building effort in Providence, Rhode Island, that aims to provide high-quality, accessible out-of-school-time services to middle school youth. The AfterZone model is unique in that it is built on a network of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Middle School Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Program Effectiveness
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Webb, Linda; Carey, John; Villares, Elizabeth; Wells, Craig; Sayer, Aline – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Numerous authors have reviewed research to determine which skills are considered fundamental to successful academic and social outcomes for students (Hattie, Briggs, & Purdie, 1996; Masten & Coatworth, 1998; Wang, Haertel, & Walberg, 1994; Zins, Weissberg, Wang, & Walberg, 2004). These skills include: (1) cognitive and…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Success, Cognitive Ability, Metacognition
Townsend, Megan – Wake County Public School System, 2014
Each spring, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) surveys 4th, 7th, and 10th grade students about their perception of various aspects of their school experience, measuring students' impressions of their school, school safety, teachers, academics, future ready skills, and technology. The 2013-14 results indicate that elementary school…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Student Experience, Secondary School Students, Elementary School Students