Efficacy Study of Adventures Aboard the S.S.GRIN: Social, Emotional, and Academic Skills, WestEd and 3C Institute, 2019-2023

The aim of the study was to explore the<br>impact of the Adventures Aboard the<br>S.S.GRIN (Adventures) program in the<br>school setting for third graders.<br>Adventures is a game-based online social-<br>emotional learning (SEL) training program<br>designed to improve socio-emotional skills<br>and peer relationships for elementary<br>school students.<br><br>The study focused on the following<br>research questions:<br>1. Is the Adventures program treatment more<br>effective than the control for improving students’<br>social-emotional skills?<br>2. Is the Adventures program treatment more<br>effective than the control for improving students’<br>social-emotional skills for students with social-<br>emotional challenges identified at the beginning<br>of the study?<br>3. Is the Adventures program treatment more<br>effective than the control for improving students’<br>social-emotional skills when implemented with<br>higher fidelity?