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Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Student Success Skills Program on Grade 5 Students’ Academic and Behavioral Outcomes
Author(s) -
Webb Linda,
Brigman Greg,
Carey John,
Villares Elizabeth,
Wells Craig,
Sayer Aline,
Harrington Karen,
Chance Ellen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12288
Subject(s) - socioemotional selectivity theory , psychology , test (biology) , coaching , randomized controlled trial , anxiety , test anxiety , multilevel model , medical education , academic achievement , mathematics education , sss* , developmental psychology , medicine , computer science , paleontology , surgery , machine learning , psychiatry , psychotherapist , biology
A randomized controlled trial of Student Success Skills (SSS) was conducted to determine the effect of the classroom program on Grade 5 students’ ( N = 4,305) standardized test scores and proximal socioemotional variables associated with academic achievement. The SSS program was delivered by school counselors and reinforced through cuing and coaching by classroom teachers, which reflects the advocating student‐within‐environment approach to school counseling (Lemberger‐Truelove & Bowers, 2018). Hierarchical linear modeling analyses revealed the SSS program affected the treatment students’ behavioral engagement, disruption, assertion, cooperation, and test anxiety but did not result in a statistically significant difference on the participants’ reading and mathematics test scores. Implications for practice and further research are discussed.