THE GROUNDBREAKING IMPACT Dr. Fumiko Hoeft and her team at UCSF’s BrainLENS Lab studied Eye to Eye’s Mentoring Program to show the role of social-emotional learning for students with learning differences. THE RESEARCH Eye to Eye is proud to be finishing an extensive research study with the University of California —San Francisco’s BrainLENS Lab. Dr. Fumiko Hoeft and her team evaluated the effects of one-to-one mentoring on social-emotional learning in adolescents with learning and attention issues. Three years ago, early research found that students with learning differences had less growth mindset, more symptoms of depression, and felt less connected to their peers. The research team determined that there was a “strong need for programs to promote social-emotional competencies in LD.” The BrainLENS Lab is examining changes in social-emotional profiles. This process is done through their “social-emotional toolkit” which is a compilation of surveys and questionnaires used to obtain one’s social-emotional profile. Constructs measured include resiliency, mindset, motivation, stigma consciousness, and other characteristics linked to social-emotional resilience. “Our research revealed statistically significant improvements for students with learning differences participating in Eye to Eye’s Mentorship Program.” -Dr. Fumiko Hoeft EYE TO EYE ANNUAL REPORT 2018| PAGE 10
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