ERIC Number: ED611242
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 14
Abstractor: ERIC
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Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS®). Intervention Report. Supportive Learning Environment Topic Area. NCEE 2021-008
What Works Clearinghouse
The "Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS®)" program is a curriculum that aims to promote emotional and social competencies and to reduce aggression and behavior problems in elementary school children. "PATHS"® is delivered through short lessons given two to three times a week over the school year. The program is based on the principle that understanding and regulating emotions are central to effective problem solving. The lessons focus on: (1) self-control; (2) emotional literacy; (3) social competence; (4) positive peer relations; and (5) interpersonal problem-solving skills. There is a separate curriculum for each grade. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention report, part of the WWC's Supportive Learning Environment topic area, explores the effects of the "PATHS"® program on student emotional awareness, social interactions, behavior, and academic achievement. The WWC identified 35 studies of the "PATHS®" program. Two of these studies meet WWC standards. The evidence presented in this report is from studies of the effects of the "PATHS"® program on students--including 70% White, 11% Asian, and 8% Black students, and students with and without disabilities--spanning grades 1 through 5 in both urban and suburban districts. [For the Intervention Brief, see ED611243. For the Intervention Snapshot, see ED611244.]
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Intervention, Program Implementation, Best Practices, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Emotional Development, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence, Student Behavior, Foreign Countries, Check Lists, Child Behavior, Program Costs, Social Emotional Learning
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: What Works Clearinghouse (ED); Mathematica
Identifiers - Location: Washington; United Kingdom
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: WWCOREGANO91990018C0009
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/712
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