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Contents
Why this study? 2
Research questions 5
Findings 6
Limitations 13
Implications 13
References 15
Table 1. Summary of social-emotional competency domains and their prediction of study outcomes, 2018/19 12
Figure 1. Among the five social-emotional competency domains, high school students scored highest on self-management, with an average score of 4.0, and the lowest on self-efficacy,... 7
Figure 2. High school students with higher scores on the growth mindset or self-efficacy competency domain had higher high school grade point averages after high school student characteristics... 7
Figure 3. High school students with higher scores on the social awareness competency domain had lower high school grade point averages 8
Figure 4. High school students with higher scores on the growth mindset or self-efficacy competency domains had higher grade 10 ACT Aspire math scale scores 9
Figure 5. High school students with higher scores on the growth mindset or self-efficacy competency domain had higher grade 10 ACT Aspire reading scale scores 9
Figure 6. High school students with higher scores on the self-efficacy competency domain were absent fewer days from school 10
Figure 7. High school students who went on to attend college had their highest score on self-management, with an average score of 4.2, and their lowest score on self-efficacy, with an average... 11
Figure 8. Among high school students who went on to attend college, those who had higher growth mindset scores in high school had higher first semester college grade point averages 11
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 3
Box 2. Data sources, sample, and methods 6