Explanation : Social competence relates to one's ability to
communicate and interact with the people
in the teaching-learning environment which
directly influences learning. Several factors
determine one's social competence. One's
socio-economic status or the caste of birth/
income class/religious community has a
telling effect on one's level of confidence!
ease to communicate and act, quality of
social circle, access to opportunities and
affordability of resources. All this is crucial
to one's emotional well being and also
determines the level of motivation one has
to achieve one's goals.