A Network Psychometrics Approach to Explore Canadian Students’ Collaborative Skills (Poster 28)

• In Event: Thursday Poster Session 9:00 am
  In Poster Session: Social and Emotional Learning

Abstract

In this study, we applied network psychometrics to Canadian students’ (n = 5,044) responses to collaborative skills items on the OECD’s Social and Emotional Skills Survey (OECD, 2021a). We examined (1) the associations among the collaborative items, (2) the network structures of cooperation, empathy, and trust subskills, and (3) item importance. The results indicate that cooperation and empathy are not necessarily distinct skills in the Canadian sample. They also underscore the importance of helping (i.e., liking to help, always willing to help my classmates, ready to help anybody) and knowing how to comfort others in supporting and maintaining students’ collaborative skills. Overall, the study highlights potential opportunities to develop and support students’ skills in this area.

Authors

• Ashley Clelland, University of Alberta

• Okan Bulut, University of Alberta