"Aligning Instructional Practices and Direct Instruction to Improve the" by Collin Boekhoff
 

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2022

Abstract

The action research conducted was brought about by the researcher identifying a need to develop social-emotional skills due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdown of schools. Students in this research are in third grade in the researcher’s classroom. The research was conducted over two weeks. Students were given self-assessments to rate their scores. During the research, instructional practices were designed or utilized to match desired social-emotional competencies targeted through direct instruction. Findings from the research indicate that instructional practices aligned to social-emotional competencies grow the self-rated ability levels of students. The research conducted highlighted the need to provide opportunities for students to practice social-emotional competencies targeted during direct instruction.

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