Pupils felt more keen on school when new teachers had social skills training
HelpedThe short version
Pupils of new teachers who had eight weekly social skills sessions felt more keen on school than the other pupils.
- 628
- pupils of new teachers in Iran
- Randomised
- groups picked at random
- Self-rated
- people rated themselves
- 1 tool
- used
The study
Who took part
32 trainee teachers in their last year at a college in Iran took part. All had low social skills scores. The study asked 628 of their pupils, aged 13 to 15.
What they did
Half the teachers had eight weekly group sessions of about 90 minutes. They learned to listen, speak up, calm their feelings, sort out fights and show care, with role-plays and homework. The other half got no training.
What happened
After the teachers' first term, their pupils were asked how keen they were to do well. Pupils of trained teachers said they were more keen than pupils of the others. The paper's numbers don't add up, so we can't give sizes and the result is unsure.
What the study found
- Helped
Pupils of new teachers who had eight weekly social skills sessions felt more keen on school than the other pupils.
Randomised trial of 628 pupils of new teachers in Iran · vs pupils whose teachers got no training · they rated themselves · ⚠ whole groups were assigned, not people; numbers unreliable
How solid is this?
- Groups picked at random
- People rated themselves
- Whole groups were assigned, not people
- Numbers unreliable
Source
The Impact of Social Skills Training for Novice Teachers on the Academic Motivation of Their Students (2023)
DOI: 10.61838/kman.psynexus.1.1.23 (opens in a new tab)
