DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
The purpose of the research was to explore the development of social skills among elementary school children and identify similarities and differences based on socio-demographic characteristics. The research was conducted in 2017. This study used a sample of 1639 fifth and eighth-grade students from...
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author | Zehrina Selimović Hazim Selimović Siniša Opić |
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description | The purpose of the research was to explore the development of social skills among elementary school children and identify similarities and differences based on socio-demographic characteristics. The research was conducted in 2017. This study used a sample of 1639 fifth and eighth-grade students from 17 primary schools in the area of the Central Bosnia Canton. The obtained findings provided significant results. The high level of self-assessment of social competence was determined. The results also showed that there is a statistically significant difference between the respondents in the assessment of social competence with regard to the gender and grade of the students. The correlation between social competence and students’ school performance was determined. These findings will have their practical application in teaching process, and help teachers and students in the development of social competence through teaching process. |
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spelling | doaj.art-aae921fc48014934b1a60b21268f4a302022-12-22T03:52:05ZengAssociation for the Development of Science, Engineering and EducationInternational Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education2334-847X2334-84962018-04-0161173010.5937/ijcrsee1801017S193DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDRENZehrina Selimović0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2015-8190Hazim Selimović1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-5903Siniša Opić2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-5903Faculty of Education University of TravnikFaculty of Education University of TravnikFaculty of Teacher Education University of ZagrebThe purpose of the research was to explore the development of social skills among elementary school children and identify similarities and differences based on socio-demographic characteristics. The research was conducted in 2017. This study used a sample of 1639 fifth and eighth-grade students from 17 primary schools in the area of the Central Bosnia Canton. The obtained findings provided significant results. The high level of self-assessment of social competence was determined. The results also showed that there is a statistically significant difference between the respondents in the assessment of social competence with regard to the gender and grade of the students. The correlation between social competence and students’ school performance was determined. These findings will have their practical application in teaching process, and help teachers and students in the development of social competence through teaching process.https://ijcrsee.com/index.php/ijcrsee/article/view/193studentsacademic achievementsocial competencestudents’ gender |
spellingShingle | Zehrina Selimović Hazim Selimović Siniša Opić DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education students academic achievement social competence students’ gender |
title | DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN |
title_full | DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN |
title_fullStr | DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN |
title_full_unstemmed | DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN |
title_short | DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN |
title_sort | development of social skills among elementary school children |
topic | students academic achievement social competence students’ gender |
url | https://ijcrsee.com/index.php/ijcrsee/article/view/193 |
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