Students’ Level of Social and Emotional Skills: The Case of Grade 7 and 8 Government Schools in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
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2018-09
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Addis Ababa University
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This study examined students’ social and emotional skills in elementary school students found in Bole sub city Addis Ababa. Measures taken by teachers in order to build their students social and emotional development level were also assessed. A sample of 95 elementary students and 10 teachers were used for the study. In the process of answering the basic questions, questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions were applied to generate sufficient data. The data were analyzed using SPSS and summarized using frequency distribution tables and measures of central statistics. The study obtained answers to the research questions by using qualitative exploratory research method. As a result, the Social and emotional skills of elementary students was seen to be poor. Teachers were found to believe in the importance of teaching students regarding Social Emotional skills. But, practical measures being taken with the aim to build students’ social and emotional skills were seen to be minimal. Furthermore, it is concluded that despite the efforts of their teachers, the majority of the students have poor awareness level regarding their social and emotional skills. Based on the major findings, recommendations were forwarded to improve the Social Emotional skills of students.
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Students’ Level of Social and Emotional Skills