{"id":22656,"date":"2017-07-31T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T15:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/?p=22656"},"modified":"2017-07-30T03:06:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T07:06:59","slug":"study-suggests-teachers-should-foster-emotional-intelligence-in-their-students-but-not-be-graded-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2017\/07\/study-suggests-teachers-should-foster-emotional-intelligence-in-their-students-but-not-be-graded-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Study suggests teachers should foster emotional intelligence in their students but not be graded on it"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the\u00a0RTI International press release:<\/p>\n

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\"\"If emotional intelligence is a key — and possibly the most important — component to student success, how do we ensure schools foster it?<\/p>\n

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Recent research shows emotional skills like grit, sense of belonging, and growth mindset positively influence student grades, test scores, and attendance<\/strong>. While we know social and emotional skills are important to education achievements, which skills are most important and how much can teachers influence them<\/strong>? Are education systems and institutions properly equipped to hold teachers accountable for them?<\/p>\n

RTI International and the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) conducted a systemic review of research in this area and focus groups with three panels of NNSTOY teachers to learn about the reliability of measures of these skills and perceptions of teachers’ capacity to develop them. While educators can contribute to the growth of students’ social and emotional capabilities, they should not be formally assessed on these skills.<\/p>\n

“Recent research has found benefits of social and emotional skills,” said Elizabeth Glennie, report author and senior research education analyst at RTI. “However, we need to learn more about the role of educators in building these skills<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

The report looks specifically at educators’ roles in developing student grit, growth mindset, and sense of belonging at school.<\/p>\n

Based on research and teacher focus groups, the report found:<\/p>\n