Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Student Success Skills Program on Grade 5 Students ’ Academic and Behavioral Outcomes

A randomized controlled trial of Student Success Skills (SSS) was conducted to determine the effect of the classroom program on Grade 5 students ’ (N = 4,305) standardized test scores and proximal socioemotional variables associated with academic achievement. The SSS program was delivered by school counselors and reinforced through cuing and coaching by classroom teachers, which reflects the advocating student ‐within‐environment approach to school counseling (Lemberger‐Truelove& Bowers, 2018). Hierarchical linear modeling analyses revealed the SSS program affected the treatment students ’ behavioral engagement, disruption, assertion, cooperation, and test anxiety but did not result in a statistically significant difference on the participants’ reading and mathematics test scores. Implications for practice and further research are discussed.
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Research Source Type: research