Subhrangshu Adhikary, Surya Prakash Tiwari, Saikat Banerjee, Ashutosh Dhar Dwivedi, Syed Masiur Rahman
Global marine phytoplankton dynamics analysis with machine learning and reanalyzed remote sensing
PeerJ
randomized controlled trial rct evaluated efficacy promoting alternative thinking strategies curriculum paths kusche greenberg 1994 means improve childrens socialemotional competence assessed via social skills improvement system ssis gresham elliot 2008 mental health outcomes assessed via strengths difficulties questionnaire sdq goodman 1997 fortyfive schools greater manchester england randomly assigned treatment control groups allocation balanced proportions children eligible free school meals speaking english additional language via minimization children n4516 aged 79years baseline participating schools target cohort twoyear trial period teachers cohort schools allocated intervention group delivered paths curriculum counterparts control group continued usual provision teachers paths schools received initial training ongoing support assistance trained coaches hierarchical linear modeling outcome data undertaken identify primary eg children secondary eg children classified atrisk intervention effects primary effect paths curriculum found demonstrating increases teacher ratings changes childrens socialemotional competence additionally secondary effects paths identified showing reductions teacher ratings emotional symptoms increases prosocial behavior child ratings engagement among children identified atrisk baseline however analyses also identified primary effects favoring usual provision group showing reductions teacher ratings peer problems emotional symptoms secondary effects demonstrating reductions teacher ratings conduct problems child ratings cooperation among atrisk children effect sizes small cases mixed findings suggest social emotional learning interventions paths may efficacious implemented outside country origin evaluated independent trials