Development of social skills among elementary school children

Автор: Zehrina Selimović, Hazim Selimović, Siniša Opić

Журнал: International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education @ijcrsee

Рубрика: Original research

Статья в выпуске: 1 vol.6, 2018 года.

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The purpose of the research was to explore the development of social skills among elementary school children and identify similarities and differences based on socio-demographic characteristics. The research was conducted in 2017. This study used a sample of 1639 fifth and eighth-grade students from 17 primary schools in the area of the Central Bosnia Canton. The obtained findings provided significant results. The high level of self-assessment of social competence was determined. The results also showed that there is a statistically significant difference between the respondents in the assessment of social competence with regard to the gender and grade of the students. The correlation between social competence and students’ school performance was determined. These findings will have their practical application in teaching process, and help teachers and students in the development of social competence through teaching process.

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Students, academic achievement, social competence, students' gender

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/170198513

IDR: 170198513   |   DOI: 10.5937/ijcrsee1801017S

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