2019
Exploring Changes in Student Engagement through the RULER Approach: An Examination of Students at Risk of Academic Failure
Cipriano C, Barnes T, Rivers S, Brackett M. Exploring Changes in Student Engagement through the RULER Approach: An Examination of Students at Risk of Academic Failure. Journal Of Education For Students Placed At Risk (JESPAR) 2019, 24: 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/10824669.2018.1524767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudent engagementSchool failureAcademic failureStudent achievement outcomesExamination of studentsMultigroup path modelSEL programsSEL interventionsRisk studentsAchievement outcomesRuler approachEmotional learningFifth gradersStudentsEngagementPath modelLearningLongitudinal dataGradersDevelopmental trajectoriesMalleable constructFollowing yearParticipationProgramConstructs
2018
Building Emotionally Intelligent Schools: From Preschool to High School and Beyond
Hoffmann J, Ivcevic Z, Brackett M. Building Emotionally Intelligent Schools: From Preschool to High School and Beyond. The Springer Series On Human Exceptionality 2018, 173-198. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90633-1_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh schoolEmotional intelligenceTeaching practicesSEL programsLesson ideasAcademic engagementIntelligent schoolsSchool lifeExample activitiesWhole childEmotional learningSchoolsSELStudentsPreschoolYouth outcomesEvidence-based approachFunction of emotionImplementation strategiesPracticeClassroomEducatorsCurrent researchInstructionLearning
2012
Enhancing academic performance and social and emotional competence with the RULER feeling words curriculum
Brackett M, Rivers S, Reyes M, Salovey P. Enhancing academic performance and social and emotional competence with the RULER feeling words curriculum. Learning And Individual Differences 2012, 22: 218-224. DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic performanceEmotional competencePost-test quasi-experimental designEmotional learning curriculumImportant student outcomesReport card gradesHigher teacher ratingsYear-end gradesQuasi-experimental designLearning curriculumSEL programsStudent outcomesStudent behaviorCard gradesGrade studentsTeacher ratingsTeacher reportsCurriculumStudentsCompetenceClassroomPreliminary empirical evidenceComparison groupGradeSchools
2011
Assessing Teachers’ Beliefs About Social and Emotional Learning
Brackett M, Reyes M, Rivers S, Elbertson N, Salovey P. Assessing Teachers’ Beliefs About Social and Emotional Learning. Journal Of Psychoeducational Assessment 2011, 30: 219-236. DOI: 10.1177/0734282911424879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTeachers’ beliefsEmotional learning programSubsample of teachersSchool cultureSEL programmingTeacher variablesSEL programsSchool administratorsLearning programSchool readinessEmotional learningImplementation fidelityTeachersPrimary implementersProgram outcomesProgram deliveryConfirmatory factor analysisSELSurvey itemsReliable scaleBeliefsPractitioner perspectivesTwo-phase studyFactor analysisParsimonious measure