Which Social Skills Predict Academic Performance of Elementary School Students?

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Youngji Y. Sung ◽  
◽  
Mido Chang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Fitness, fatness, and academic performance in seventh-grade elementary school students

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luís B Sardinha ◽  
Adilson Marques ◽  
Sandra Martins ◽  
António Palmeira ◽  
Cláudia Minderico
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Obesity is associated with decreased academic performance in elementary school students

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
CRAIG A JOHNSTON ◽  
JENNETTE PALCIC ◽  
SANDRA A STANSBERRY ◽  
ABEER A EL‐MUBASHER ◽  
JOHN P FOREYT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
School Students

Development of a Social Skills Education Game for Elementary School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-620
Author(s):  
Yoshiko Okada ◽  
Toshiki Matsuda
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Card Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Skills Education

Background. The latest Japanese National Curriculum emphasized the importance of active learning as well as communication skills in various subject areas. Following this trend, the social skills education (SSE) approach was adopted to promote and improve skills that facilitate interpersonal conflict resolution in elementary school students. Aim. This study developed a card game to help elementary school teachers perform SSE. The aims were to convince students to contemplate alternative solutions to problems in a way that incorporates suggestions from other students and to motivate children to think about problem solving in a social context. Methods. Our card game was developed based on Matsuda’s warp and woof model of problem-solving that emphasizes generating ideas concerning trade-off resolution in problem-solving. We then tested the game in a sample of 74 fourth grade (9-10 years old) elementary school students. Results. The findings suggest that the students understood the importance of considering new alternatives for trade-off resolution by playing our game. Conclusions. Despite the limitations of our study, such as the small sample size, our findings demonstrated that the game was successful in teaching most students the necessity of reaching a consensus in situations involving conflicting opinions.

scholarly journals Extracurricular Activities and Academic Performance in Elementary School Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
Ramón Cladellas Pros ◽  
Mercè Clariana Muntada ◽  
Mar Badia Martín ◽  
Concepción Gotzens Busquets
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Academic Results

The aim of this study is to assess the potential impact of extracurricular activities on the academic performance of elementary school students. Attendance or not attendance, type of extracurricular activities (recreational, cognitive or both) and the number of hours a week have been taken into account. The final sample consisted of a total of 721 elementary school students (366 boys and 355 girls) from various schools in the counties of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Parents of the students were provided with a questionnaire asking for the pupils’ grades in different academic subjects (mathematics, Catalan, Spanish and English languages, gymnastics and arts) and information about type and amount of extracurricular activities. The results show that performing any kind of extracurricular activity improves academic performance. More specifically, performance of some activity (whether recreational or cognitive, or a combination of both) significantly accounts for improvement in academic results, except for math, gymnastics and arts. Also, the study shows that a high number of hours of extracurricular activities (more than 10 hours a week) negatively affect the performance in all subjects except in gymnastics.

scholarly journals Traditional Game “Bakiak” Assisted Project-Based Learning Model Influences Students’ Social Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 463
Author(s):  
A.A.Sg Paramita Ari Putri ◽  
I Wayan Sujana
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Game

The problems that underlined this research included: the development of children's social skills was still not optimal, learning models in the classroom were less varied, including in the selection of media and, the interaction of students with other students was still lacking so that learning was still monotonous and less interesting. This study aimed to analyze the effect of the project-based learning model which is assisted with traditional clogs toward the social skills of the fifth-grade elementary school students. The study applied a non-equivalent control group design. Determination of the sample applied random sampling techniques. The population of this study was all students of class V. In this study, the obtained samples were 62 people. Data collection applied observation techniques. The instrument was the observation sheet. The calculation results of average gain in students’ social skills scores were given the treatment of project-based learning models in which learning was assisted with traditional game clogs included 0.295 in the category of very sufficient, while students who were taught conventional learning models had an average score of social skills score of -0.022 , belongs to the less category. Thus, based on these findings, it can be concluded that the project-based learning model assisted by traditional game clogs influences the social skills of fifth grade elementary school students. This model can be used as a choice by teachers to be used as an alternative to improve social skills.

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