Association among Social-Emotional Learning Competencies and Academic Engagement of Undergraduate University Students
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Social-Emotional Learning Competencies, Academic Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Higher Education.Abstract
Social-emotional learning skillshave been an issue of concern particularly in the higher education. The study amined to investigate the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic engagement of university students at the undergraduate level. It has been identified that SELC such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship, and responsible decision-making abilities are essential in academic and personal development of the students. Academic engagement, having behavioural, emotional and cognitive aspects, is one of the important predictors of the learning outcomes and overall performance of the students in higher education. The quantitative research design was used, and an adaptive questionnaire was used. 400 undergraduate students (out of the total population of University of Sargodha) were the sample. The SPSS was used to analyze the data. The general analysis of the research was that the relationship between SEL competencies and academic engagement was significantly positive, which meant that the students with more advanced SEL skills are more likely to exhibit their engagement in academic activities. The research recommended that the universities need to incorporate social-emotional learning competencies in curriculum to increase student academic engagement since the students who participated in their learning are more likely to achieve high academic performance.
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