A student's sense of belonging at school is important to academic achievement, say educators who responded to an Education Week Research Center survey. (edweek.org)
In fact, research points to teacher support and the identification of positive personal characteristics as the strongest predictors that students will feel a sense of belonging at school, which is essential to their well - being. (edutopia.org)
As the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) affords states the flexibility to decide how to measure student achievement, two reports released June 23 show that schools play a key role in developing students» soft skills such as beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of adversity. (neatoday.org)