Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 4 no. 9 (2022)

Improving the Teaching-Learning Process Through the Use of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Program

Angell Sardalla

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

Managing the social and emotional aspects of a teacher is vital in promoting a classroom conducive to learning especially during this time of the pandemic. In the educational sector, little attention was given to the teacher as everyone is focused more on the different factors affecting the learners’ academic performance. This study aimed to enhance the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills and competencies of public elementary teachers through the SEL Program. The study used a quasiexperimental design specifically a one-shot pretest and posttest with a t-test as the analysis tool. Simple random sampling was employed in selecting the 132 respondents from 30 public schools in Aloguinsan District, Cebu Province, Philippines. The findings of the study revealed that all the constructs under Social and Emotional Competence (SEC) which are Self- Awareness, SelfManagement/ Emotion Regulation, Social Awareness, Relationships or Social Skills, Responsible Decision Making garnered a p-value of 0.00 interpreted as significant after the SEL program was administered. Therefore, this program can be used in improving the SEC of the teachers, and thus, enhancing the program through evaluating its effectiveness is highly recommended.



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