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Social and Emotional Skills Towards Learners’ Achievement

JOURNAL:MAZEDAN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

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1. Joena Mae W. Cagang*, Joyce D. Esrael 15 Jun 2023 MIJSSH0402001 6 0
Abstract

This study ascertained the contribution of social and emotional skills to learners' achievement in central schools in Mlang for the academic year 2022–2023. It specifically determined the significant relationship between social and emotional skills and learners’ achievement, and the significant influence of social and emotional skills on the learners’ achievement. The study employed descriptive design through correlational method. The researcher employed validated research tool and utilized simple random sampling to obtain 218 respondents from central schools. The result showed that the learners practiced on social skills in terms of assertiveness and collaboration while learners also practiced on emotional skills on optimism, interest, and stress resistance. On learners’ achievement they achieved motivation, learners’ satisfaction, and learner-teacher interaction. A highly significant relationship was manifested on all the factors used to measure social, emotional skills and learners’ achievement. Similarly, learners’ social and emotional skills had a highly significant influence on their achievement. In conclusion, when learners highly utilized their social and emotional skills, they are motivated and experience satisfaction in their studies. Moreover, they also attain good interaction with the teacher.

Keywords

stress resistance, emotional skills, education

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