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That's different than Goleman's pseudoscience of Emotional Intelligence, but maybe that's what NYTimes meant?
by pinion247 13y ago
That's different than Goleman's pseudoscience of Emotional Intelligence, but maybe that's what NYTimes meant?
- robg 13y agoFrom the article here: It may also make children smarter. Davidson notes that because social-emotional training develops the prefrontal cortex, it can also enhance academically important skills like impulse control, abstract reasoning, long-term planning and working memory. Though it’s not clear how significant this effect is, a 2011 meta-analysis found that K-12 students who received social-emotional instruction scored an average of 11 percentile points higher on standardized achievement tests. A similar study found a nearly 20 percent decrease in violent or delinquent behavior. Goleman isn't mentioned.
- fleitz 13y agoThe big problem is that SATs are a good predictor of grades and not success in life.