Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/174197 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
IES Working Paper No. 04/2017
Publisher: 
Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES), Prague
Abstract: 
Recent studies emphasize the importance of socio-emotional skills for the success in school as well as for later economic outcomes. However, little is known how practices used by teachers everyday in classrooms impact socio-emotional skills. We show that modern practices such as working in small groups improve them. Especially intrinsic motivation and self-confidence are positively affected. Moreover, modern practices have no adverse effects on test scores. Standard practices such as lecturing or memorizing have no impact on socio-emotional skills. Splitting the sample reveals detrimental effects of standard practices on socioemotional outcomes of boys and positive for high-achieving girls. On the contrary, both genders gain similarly from modern practices.
Subjects: 
Teaching practices
socio-emotional skills
between-subject variation
JEL: 
I21
C23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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