| Title |
Goddard, Brittany_MED_2019 |
| Alternative Title |
The Need for the Instruction of Social Skills: An Examination of the Teacher Perspective |
| Creator |
Goddard, Brittany |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
Communities and parents have identified the desire for students to be gaining social skills from their education; however, the research that has been conducted around this topic has had varied results and has not examined the role that an educator has in the students' social skills development. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of an elementary teacher regarding (a) her explicit instruction of social skills and (b) to reflect on the reactions to the social skills situations that arose in the classroom. A mixed-methods approach was used to examine the growth of the participants social skills identification based on their survey results and a reflective researcher journal was completed by the educator. The general education teacher completed a daily reflective journal regarding her social skills instruction and responses to situations that happened with her second-grade students. Students completed three social skills surveys to identify their own progress and perceptions of their social skills abilities. Based on the students' survey results, there was a positive gain in the students' social skills identification. However, the researcher noticed a Dunning-Kruger effect with the students and their survey results. She also identified areas of weakness in her explicit instruction regarding (a) academic time, (b) consistent social skills reinforcement and (c) her own faults when teaching and interacting with students. Educators are encouraged to participate in reflective teaching practices regarding their explicit social skills instruction and how they are impacting their students' social skills development. |
| Subject |
Education--Evaluation; Education--Research--Methodology; Case studies |
| Keywords |
Social skills; Surveys; Dunning-Kruger effect |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Date |
2019 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s631rkdr |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96733 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s631rkdr |
