Children at risk for early academic problems: The role of learning-related social skills
Children at risk for early academic problems: The role of learning-related social skills
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DOI：
10.1016/s0885-2006(00)00069-7
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发表时间：
2000-01-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Holmes, DL
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作者：
McClelland, MM;Morrison, FJ;Holmes, DL
越来越多的证据表明，儿童与学习有关的社会技能（包括人际交往技能和工作技能）有助于早期的学校表现。本调查研究了在幼儿园开始和二年级结束时，与工作相关的技能与学业成绩的关系，以及与工作相关的技能低的儿童的特点。儿童是从540名儿童的样本中选出的，这些儿童是根据库珀-法伦行为评定量表（一种教师评定量表）上与工作相关的技能得分较低的儿童。结果表明，工作相关的技能预测独特的方差在入学时，并在二年级结束时，控制幼儿园的学业成绩和重要的背景变量。此外，工作相关技能较差的儿童（n = 82）在一些儿童、家庭和社会文化变量上与整体样本不同，包括：智商显著较低，行为困难较多，医疗问题较多，如听力和语言问题。最后，工作技能低的儿童在幼儿园开始和二年级结束时的学业成绩较低。研究结果强调了早期工作相关技能在理解成功的学校过渡和早期学业成绩方面的重要性。
Increasing evidence suggests that aspects of children's learning-related social skills (including interpersonal skills and work-related skills) contribute to early school performance. The present investigation examined the association of work-related skills to academic outcomes at the beginning of kindergarten and at the end of second grade as well as characteristics of children with low work-related skills. Children were selected from a sample of 540 children based on low work-related skills scores on the Cooper-Farran Behavioral Rating Scales, a teacher-rated scale. Results indicated that work-related skills predicted unique variance in academic outcomes at school entry and at the end of second grade, after controlling for kindergarten academic score and important background variables. In addition, children with poor work-related skills (n = 82) were found to differ from the overall sample on a number of child, family, and sociocultural variables including: significantly lower IQs, more behavior difficulties, and more medical problems, such as hearing and language problems. Finally, children with low work-related skills scored lower on academic outcomes at the beginning of kindergarten and at the end of second grade. Findings highlight the importance of early work-related skills in understanding successful school transition and early academic achievement.