2012
Enhancing academic performance and social and emotional competence with the RULER feeling words curriculum
Brackett M, Rivers S, Reyes M, Salovey P. Enhancing academic performance and social and emotional competence with the RULER feeling words curriculum. Learning And Individual Differences 2012, 22: 218-224. DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic performanceEmotional competencePost-test quasi-experimental designEmotional learning curriculumImportant student outcomesReport card gradesHigher teacher ratingsYear-end gradesQuasi-experimental designLearning curriculumSEL programsStudent outcomesStudent behaviorCard gradesGrade studentsTeacher ratingsTeacher reportsCurriculumStudentsCompetenceClassroomPreliminary empirical evidenceComparison groupGradeSchools
2011
Assessing Teachers’ Beliefs About Social and Emotional Learning
Brackett M, Reyes M, Rivers S, Elbertson N, Salovey P. Assessing Teachers’ Beliefs About Social and Emotional Learning. Journal Of Psychoeducational Assessment 2011, 30: 219-236. DOI: 10.1177/0734282911424879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTeachers’ beliefsEmotional learning programSubsample of teachersSchool cultureSEL programmingTeacher variablesSEL programsSchool administratorsLearning programSchool readinessEmotional learningImplementation fidelityTeachersPrimary implementersProgram outcomesProgram deliveryConfirmatory factor analysisSELSurvey itemsReliable scaleBeliefsPractitioner perspectivesTwo-phase studyFactor analysisParsimonious measure