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Cindy Peng; Conrad Borchers; Vincent Aleven – Grantee Submission, 2024
Prior studies identified effective, but mainly non-digital, homework aids. This research involved 18 middle school students in a lo-fi prototyping study to integrate traditional homework support tools with intelligent tutoring systems (ITS), leveraging rich log data for personalized learning. Feature investigations in standardized diaries, goal…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Homework, Design
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Phyllis Holditch Niolon; Lianne F. Estefan; Sarah DeGue; Vi D. Le; Allison J. Tracy; Colleen Ray; Daniel Bontempo; Todd D. Little; Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor; Natasha Latzman; Bruce Taylor; Andra Tharp – Prevention Science, 2024
Teen dating violence (TDV) is a significant public health problem that can have lifelong consequences. Using a longitudinal, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT), this study examines whether the "Dating Matters" comprehensive prevention model, implemented in middle school, prevented TDV and negative relationship behaviors and…
Descriptors: Crime, Violence, Dating (Social), Grade 9
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Barrense-Dias, Yara; Chok, Lorraine; Stadelmann, Sophie; Berchtold, André; Suris, Joan-Carles – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: There is a gap in the literature regarding data on sexting among youth under the age of 16 whereas the problems related to this practice could affect them more because of their ongoing development. This study aims to determine the prevalence rate and characteristics of sending one's own sexually related image among middle-school teens.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Sexuality
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Wei, Luhao; Jin, Shenghua; Christ, Sharon; French, Doran C. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
Longitudinal associations between popularity, peer acceptance, and academic performance were examined in Chinese 7th (n = 880; 400 girls; M[subscript age = 13.33, SD = 0.64) and 10th grade (n = 646; 342 girls; M[subscript age] = 16.76, SD = 0.75) adolescents across three academic years. Growth curve analysis revealed parallel changes in popularity…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Peer Acceptance, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Krengel, Marjorie E. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Digital natives are people born after 1995 who have grown up using technology devices. The problem is that middle and high school students are not developing digital literacy skills which may inhibit success in school. In our society access to information is increasingly through digital devices and internet platforms. Students must be taught to…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Middle School Students, High School Students, Teaching Methods
Johnston, Lloyd D.; Miech, Richard A.; Patrick, Megan E.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – Institute for Social Research, 2023
This occasional paper presents national demographic subgroup data for the 1975-2022 Monitoring the Future (MTF) national survey results on 8th, 10th, and 12th graders' use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. The study covers all major classes of illicit and licit psychoactive drugs for an array of population subgroups. The 2020 subgroup data presented…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Use, Drug Abuse, Trend Analysis
Andrew Netznik – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this research study was to understand the perceptions that parents of middle school aged students have on career and technical education programs and determine if there is an effective intervention strategy that can be utilized to impact those parents with negative perceptions. Given the large shortage of skilled labor in the United…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Middle School Students, Vocational Education, Job Skills
Candace Villanueva – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This is a study that examined the relationship between students participating in college and career experiences in middle school (7th and 8th grade) and meeting on-track indicators (GPA scores and attendance rates) in their first semester of 10th grade in high school that would suggest graduating from high school on time and eventually enrolling…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Grade Point Average
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Azagba, Sunday; Mensah, Nana Akofua; Shan, Lingpeng; Latham, Keely – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Bullying has been associated with several adverse health outcomes, including substance use. However, little is known about the association between bullying and e-cigarette use. This study examined the association between bully victimization and the frequency of e-cigarette use. Methods: Data from the 2016-2017 Canadian Student Tobacco,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Smoking, Foreign Countries
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Simoës-Perlant, Aurélie; Barreau, Marion; Vezilier, Caroline – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2023
This study examined the symptoms of exhaustion, school stress and anxious school refusal from a comparative developmental perspective in French adolescents enrolled in public and private general, technological and vocational schools. It is particularly important to consider academic stress levels, anxiety and school burnout in middle and high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, High School Students, Grade 10
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Jami F. Young; Jason D. Jones; Karen T. G. Schwartz; Amy So; Gillian C. Dysart; Rebecca M. Kanine; Jane E. Gillham; Robert Gallop; Molly Davis – Grantee Submission, 2024
Objective: To examine short-term (i.e., post-intervention) outcomes from a randomized controlled trial comparing a school-based telehealth-delivered depression prevention program, Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST), to services as usual (SAU). We expected IPT-AST would be acceptable and feasible and that IPT-AST…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Access to Health Care, Telecommunications, Adolescents
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Guomin Chen; Yingwei Jin; Pengrun Chen – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The incorporation of metaverse technology in education, particularly within standardized state educational frameworks, holds promise for significant improvements in learning outcomes. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of integrating an online metaverse platform into state educational services, thereby fostering the development of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, High School Students, Grade 7
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Shih, Jeffrey; Ing, Marsha; Phelan, Julia; Brown, Richard; Maiorca, Cathrine – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2019
This study explores the relationships among students' perceived learning opportunities in school mathematics, their perceptions of self in mathematics, and their desire to learn more mathematics in the future. Data included student survey responses from eighth and tenth grade students from a state in the Southeast region of the United States.…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, Grade 10
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Sohn, Hyojong; Acosta, Kelly; Brownell, Mary T.; Gage, Nicholas A.; Tompson, Eilish; Pudvah, Carolyn – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2023
This meta-analysis synthesized 97 effect sizes extracted from 37 intervention studies for students with reading difficulties (RDs) in Grades 6 to 12 published between 1982 and 2021 to identify the overall impact of reading interventions and the moderating effects of intervention characteristics and study design characteristics. Random-effects…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Lehmann, Peter S. – Journal of School Violence, 2023
Prior research has shown that Black and Hispanic students are more likely to experience office discipline referrals than White youth, and the magnitude of these inequalities has been found to vary by gender. However, it remains unclear whether racial/ethnic and gender disparities in office referrals might be amplified among students in more…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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