Influence of Socio-Emotional Skills Development on the Academic Performance of Pre-School Children in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State

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dc.contributor.authorSIANO Sabi Zakari
dc.contributor.authorAYANDELE Julius Kehinde
dc.contributor.authorBELLO Olaitan Stephen
dc.contributor.authorOLATINWO Taiye Mujidat
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-16T13:33:15Z
dc.date.available2025-04-16T13:33:15Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed the influence of social and emotional development skills of Pre-basic school children in Ilorin south, Kwara State. Specifically, the study ascertained the emotional development skills among Pre-Basic school children; determined the social development skills; analyzed differences between the social and emotional development on the basis of gender and school type. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The target population comprised Pre-Basic Schools children. Stratified random sampling technique was employed to select a total of 60 respondents. The research instrument used was an adapted observation checklist. Its reliability co-efficient was 0.79. Descriptive statistics were employed to answer the research questions raised, while t-test was employed to analyze the null hypotheses generated at 0.05 levels of significance. Findings showed that children developed the social and emotional skills of controlling, sharing feelings with others, responding to others with care, being sensitive to how others react to situations, recognizing feelings of others, and empathizing with them. The development of these social-emotional skills enhances their academic performance. There was a significant difference in the level of social and emotional development skills in Pre-Basic School, based on school type. Similarly, there was a significant difference in the social and emotional development skills based on gender. Based on the findings, it was recommended that more social-emotional skills should be developed among the children in Pre-Basic schools so as to further enhance their academic performance. This could be done by developing activities that could sustain them socially and emotionally such as creativity and play way method.
dc.identifier.issn2354-3930
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5073
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleInfluence of Socio-Emotional Skills Development on the Academic Performance of Pre-School Children in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State
dc.typeArticle
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