When Predicting Student Success, Are the Big Five Factors Enough?

• In Event: Friday Roundtable Session 7:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Social and Emotional Learning and Student Achievement (Table 14)

Abstract

Research supports the use of the Big Five framework to organize Social and Emotional (SE) skills. Big Five-related SE skills have been shown to predict school-related outcomes. Additionally, constructs independent of the Big Five (e.g., Growth Mindset, self-regulated learning, motivation) predict school-related outcomes. The current study examines the extent to which these constructs overlap with Big Five-related SE skills and whether they provide incremental validity over the Big Five. We found aspects of self-regulated learning, Growth Mindset, Expectancy-Value theory, and Self-Determination Theory correlate with SE skills. These constructs also helped to predict additional variance in school-related outcomes. Given the independent contribution of these constructs, considering these constructs in addition to Big Five-related SE skills could be beneficial in supporting students.

Authors

• Nola Daley, ACT, Inc.

• Dana Murano, ACT, Inc.

• Kate Walton, ACT, Inc.