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ERIC Number: EJ1367243
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 31
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1934-5747
EISSN: EISSN-1934-5739
Evaluation of a Social Skills Program for Early Elementary Students: "We Have Skills"
Keith Smolkowski; Hill Walker; Brion Marquez; Derek Kosty; Claudia Vincent; Carey Black; Gulcan Cil; Lisa A. Strycker
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, v15 n4 p717-747 2022
This paper reports the results of a randomized controlled trial evaluating "We Have Skills," a brief curriculum designed to teach early elementary students academic and social skills as well as improve teacher efficacy in classroom management. Intervention efficacy was tested with 127 teachers, randomly assigned to condition, and 2,817 of their students. On key outcomes of student academically related behavioral skills and classroom adjustment, intervention teachers reported greater gains for their students than comparison teachers (Hedges's g [greater than or equal to] 0.19). Baseline scores moderated effects, demonstrating greater differences between conditions for initially struggling students. Intervention teachers also reported greater improvements on their sense of self-efficacy for classroom management and concerns about student behavior (|g| [greater than or equal to] 0.30) relative to comparison teachers. Effect sizes were similar to or greater than those reported for similar programs, and an economic analysis suggested that "We Have Skills" was less costly than many. The findings support cost-effective solutions that teach social-behavioral skills in early elementary grades--and suggest that such programs may be especially beneficial for students who struggle with academically related behaviors.
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Related Records: ED619757
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Arizona; California; Colorado; Nevada; Ohio; Oregon; New Mexico; Utah; Washington
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A150046