THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVE LEARNING MODEL FOR ENHANCING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING OF COLLEGE STUDENTS

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 This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an active learning model for enhancing college students' social-emotional learning. The samples were first-year undergraduates majoring in Preschool Education at the School of Education, from Guangdong Baiyun University. In this study, the research instruments were social emotional learning questionnaires with total reliability of 0.96 and an active learning model for enhancing social emotional learning. An active learning model consisted of 14 lessons, with each lesson's activities based on three steps: 1) Lead-In 2) Learning Activities Process and 3) Conclusion. Each lesson lasted for 90 minutes and the activity was conducted for a total of 6 weeks. Statistical methods such as mean, standard deviation (SD), one-way and two-way repeated ANOVA analysis were used to analyze the data. Based on voluntary student participation, 40 students became the samples of this study. These samples were randomized to the experimental group and the control group equally. The experimental group (n=20) received an active learning model for enhancing social emotional learning, but the control group was not. The research results showed that an active learning model was effective in enhancing college students' social emotional learning, and the experimental group continued to show improvement at one-month follow-up as follows: 1) college students’ social emotional learning after receiving an active learning model and after the follow up period was significantly higher than before beginning the experiment at a level of .05 and 2) college students’ social emotional learning after receiving an active learning model and after the follow up period was significantly higher than those in the control group at a level of .05. Therefore, it can be concluded that an active learning model is effective in enhancing social emotional learning in college students.