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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of an intervention program to develop social skills, emotional skills, and self-efficacy. And secondarily, to identify strengths and weaknesses of the intervention modality used. The study used a mixed quasi-experimental design of repeated measures pretest-posttest with experimental and control groups. The sample consisted of 40 first-year university students from two careers in the health sciences area. Four evaluation instruments were administered before and after the program. The intervention lasted 11 weeks. The results showed a slight increase in some post-intervention skills that were not statistically significant. However, the qualitative evaluation reveals the acquisition of various learnings. The importance of implementing programs to promote socio-emotional development is discussed and guides on the characteristics that these interventions should have. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The teaching process and the success of learning are closely linked to cognitive and motivational factors. The purpose of this study was to test a multilevel model in higher education students on the relationship between the teaching organization and the dimensions of grit and perceived competence. Participated 3033 students, who answered utility dimension inventories and organization, competition and grit. The results show that at the individual level, the organization by the teaching staff focused on the utility and organization is positively related to the student's scream, this relationship being mediated by the perceived competence. The organizational improvement of the teacher generates student achievements through the positive impact on their competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examined the effect of a computing environment that incorporates a module to enable the academic efficacy on goal setting, self-efficacy and learning achievement of elementary students learning to solve problems with fractional numbers, individually and in pairs. The interaction between these variables and the cognitive style, in the field dependence-independence dimension, was explored. 50 fifth graders of a public institution participated in this research. The EFT (Embedded Figures Test) was used to measure cognitive style. Academic achieving was assessed with the computing environment. Similarly, the goals formulated by the student were recorded in the software. Selfefficacy was measured using the MSLQ test. For the treatment of the data, a MANCOVA was performed. Results showed, higher goal setting for students working in pairs, compared to those working individually. Moreover, field independent students set more demanding goals for themselves than their field dependent peers; no significant differences were found for learning achievement between students from different cognitive styles. Regarding efficacy, there were no significant differences between students who interacted individually and in pairs. This way, it is possible to conclude that efficiency modules on the achievement of individual learning; however, self-efficacy was favored equally in individual work and in pairs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]