The Needs of Social and Emotional Learning Module: A Systematic Literature Analysis

Abstract

Social and emotional learning in world education are very important in human capital development. A person equipped with high social and emotional skills are able to manage daily life challenge, building positive relationship and capable to make rational decisions. Therefore, all these skills can be taught as early as preschool level to tertiary education. In order to achieve social and emotional learning in school, a teaching and learning modules are most needed. Thus, this study aims to investigate and examine the needs of modules based on teacher perspectives and the use of existing module such as PATHS and Second Step. The source for the articles obtained are available online from the Google Scholar, Elsevier, MyCite, and ERIC and the collected data were analyzed thematically. This study found that the social and emotional learning modules were needed to increase pupils’ social and emotional competency, academic improving, problematic behavior changing and as learning instruction resources. Future studies in systematic literature analysis can be conducted by focusing in qualitative method, school administration and parents as respondents and others social and emotional learning modules mentioned in this study.