EFFECTIVENESS OF A CLASSROOM?BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

The process of developing competencies of controlling and managing reactions helps students to evolve as responsible persons. This, in turn, minimizes the behavioral problems of students during the time spent at school or even in interactions outside school. The challenge facing schools is to establish education programmers that will stimulate social and emotional learning and integrate it with traditional academic learning to mitigate behavioral problems considered to be a significant impediment in the state of happiness and mental health of students. An affectionate and kind classroom environment helps children to feel protected and grow up to be healthy individuals who have a high moral standard. the social and emotional learning is the important process which is encourages the many life wining skills such as problem-solving skills, decision making, empathy, healthy relationship. The SEL develops the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills for maintaining healthy relationships to others. It increases positive behaviors and reduce the negative behaviors. It gives opportunity to develop social and self-skills and induces cognitive thinking