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Bowker, Julie C.; Adams, Ryan E.; Fredstrom, Bridget K.; Gilman, Rich – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2014
In this study on being ignored by peers, 934 twelfth-grade students reported on their experiences of being ignored, victimized, and socially withdrawn, and completed measures of friendship and psychological adjustment (depression, self-esteem, and global satisfaction). Peer nominations of being ignored, victimized, and accepted by peers were also…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Late Adolescents, Grade 12, High School Students
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Schmitt, Carrie; Goebel, Vella – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2015
This study attempted to answer the question, "To what extent do 12th-grade high-ability students feel that their past educational experiences, particularly in high school, have challenged their academic abilities?" Much research has been conducted in the field of gifted education about the identification, social and emotional…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Grade 12, Academic Ability, High Achievement
Mokher, Christine; Jacobson, Lou – CNA Corporation, 2014
The Florida College and Career Readiness Initiative is a statewide policy that mandates college placement testing of 11th-graders who meet high school graduation criteria but are unlikely to meet college readiness criteria. Students who score below college-ready on the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) are required to take math and…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, High School Students, Grade 11
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Barbour, Michael; Siko, Jason; Sumara, JaCinda; Simuel-Everage, Kaye – Qualitative Report, 2012
Despite a large increase in the number of students enrolled in online courses, published research on student experiences in these environments is minimal. This article reports the narrative analysis of a series of interviews conducted with a female student at a brick-and-mortar school enrolled in a single virtual school course. Her narratives…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses, Educational Opportunities
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Finkelstein, Neal; Hanson, Thomas; Huang, Chun-Wei; Hirschman, Becca; Huang, Min – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
This study examines whether the Problem Based Economics curriculum developed by the Buck Institute for Education improves grade 12 students' content knowledge as measured by the Test of Economic Literacy, a test refined by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) over decades. Students' problem-solving skills in economics were also…
Descriptors: Test Items, Intervention, Economics Education, Problem Based Learning
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Impett, Emily A.; Tolman, Deborah L. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2006
This study presented and tested a model of sexual satisfaction for late adolescent girls. In this model, sexual self-concept and approach sexual motives were tested as predictors of adolescent girls' sexual satisfaction with their most recent experience of sexual intercourse. A total of 116 girls in 12th grade (ages 16-19) completed measures of…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Females, Sexuality, Experience