Monday 5 August 2019
Start Date
5-8-2019 11:30 AM
End Date
5-8-2019 12:30 PM
Subjects
Interpersonal competence, Generic skills, Social behaviour, Emotional response, Emotional intelligence, Parent child relationship, Bullying, International studies, Primary secondary education
Abstract
In an increasingly fast-changing and diverse world, the importance of developing social and emotional skills is becoming more evident. The large body of accumulated evidence shows that these skills have strong relationships with life outcomes and they have been referred to as a key component of 21st century skills. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Study on Social and Emotional Skills is a new international assessment of these skills in students at primary and secondary schools. This study also gathers information on students’ families, schools and community learning contexts, aiming to provide information about the conditions or practices that foster or hinder the development of these critical skills. This paper will examine the development of the study – based on the ‘Big Five’ model of personality characteristics – and describe developments so far.
Recommended Citation
Thomson, S. (2019, August 05). Assessing and understanding social and emotional skills: The OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills [Paper presentation]. Research Conference 2019 - Preparing students for life in the 21st century: Identifying, developing and assessing what matters. https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference/RC2019/5august/4
OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills presentation
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research 2019
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ISBN
9781742865546
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, International and Comparative Education Commons, Personality and Social Contexts Commons
Assessing and understanding social and emotional skills: The OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills
In an increasingly fast-changing and diverse world, the importance of developing social and emotional skills is becoming more evident. The large body of accumulated evidence shows that these skills have strong relationships with life outcomes and they have been referred to as a key component of 21st century skills. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Study on Social and Emotional Skills is a new international assessment of these skills in students at primary and secondary schools. This study also gathers information on students’ families, schools and community learning contexts, aiming to provide information about the conditions or practices that foster or hinder the development of these critical skills. This paper will examine the development of the study – based on the ‘Big Five’ model of personality characteristics – and describe developments so far.