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McMillen, Brad – Wake County Public School System, 2010
In 2008-09, results from End-of-Grade (EOG) reading and mathematics tests in WCPSS continued to demonstrate an upward trend across grade levels and student subgroups. Disaggregation of results by ethnicity, income level, disability status, and English proficiency status showed that achievement gaps between historically underperforming subgroups…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests, Achievement Tests
Bohnert, Amy M.; Richards, Maryse H.; Kolmodin, Karen E.; Lakin, Brittany L. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2008
This cross-sectional study examined the daily discretionary time experiences of 246 (107 boys, 139 girls) fifth through eighth grade urban African American adolescents using the Experience Sampling Method. Relations between the types of activities (i.e., active structured, active unstructured, passive unstructured) engaged in during discretionary…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Grade 8, Urban Areas, African Americans
Voss, Christina L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods study combining a single-subject experimental design with an embedded case study focuses on the impact of a visual treatment on the handwritten and typed output of a struggling male writer during his 5th through 7th grades who has undergone a longitudinal remedial phase of two and a half years creating text-only material as well…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Novels, Oral Language, Mixed Methods Research
Marshall, Megan L.; Varjas, Kris; Meyers, Joel; Graybill, Emily C.; Skoczylas, Rebecca B. – Journal of School Violence, 2009
School climate research emphasizes the critical role teachers play in providing safe and supportive environments for students to learn. Despite numerous negative physical and mental health consequences related to bullying in schools, research investigating teachers' responses to reduce bullying is scarce. Individual in-depth interviews were…
Descriptors: Bullying, Mental Health, Grade 8, Teacher Attitudes
Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Wijekumar, Kay; Middlemiss, Wendy; Higley, Kelli; Lei, Pui-Wa; Meier, Catherine; Spielvogel, James – Reading Research Quarterly, 2010
This study investigated the effects of different versions of Web-based instruction focused on text structure on fifth- and seventh-grade students' reading comprehension. Stratified random assignment was employed in a two-factor experiment embedded within a pretest and multiple posttests design (immediate and four-month delayed posttests). The two…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Web Based Instruction
Vedder-Weiss, Dana; Fortus, David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
There is a growing awareness that science education should center not just on knowledge acquisition but developing the foundation for lifelong learning. However, for intentional learning of science to occur in school, out of school, and after school, there needs to be a motivation to learn science. Prior research had shown that students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation
Orellana, Marjorie Faulstich; Reynolds, Jennifer F. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2008
In this article, the authors use and further elaborate a cultural modeling framework to juxtapose two distinct yet analogous literacy practices: (1) The out-of-school practice of translating and interpreting across languages, or "para-phrasing"; and (2) The cross-disciplinary and school-based practice of paraphrasing or summarizing written texts.…
Descriptors: Translation, Focus Groups, Literacy, Immigrants
Taylor, Mary Jo; Dimino, Joseph A.; Gellar, Leanne Ketterlin; Koontz, Trish – Center on Instruction, 2010
This document offers a planning tool for grades 3-7 that can be used by regional comprehensive centers, other technical assistance centers, and state departments of education to plan professional development for teachers. It is based on the "National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report" which was published in 2008. The panel synthesized its final…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Learning Processes, Faculty Development, Technical Assistance
Jenkins, Christie D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine animal assisted therapy (AAT) in the school setting. This study reviewed the potential social, emotional, and educational benefits that children and adolescents may gain from utilizing an animal assisted therapy dog. This study utilized The Relationship Inventory and The AAT (Animal Assisted Therapy)…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Student Surveys, Grade 8, Group Counseling
Harding, Heather R.; Harrison-Jones, Lois; Rebach, Howard M. – Journal of Negro Education, 2012
The authors of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" anticipated that a majority of school districts or schools would not be able to attain state and national achievement standards without assistance. Consequently, the Act created a major tenet known as Supplemental Educational Services (SES) programs to improve the learning outcomes of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Asher, Rikki – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2008
The Pardada Pardadi Girls Vocational School (PPGVS) in India was established in 2000 by Virendera (Sam) Singh, a retired U.S. Dupont South Asia department head to address the issue of gender bias in India. According to the school's website, nearly half of India's population is illiterate: males outnumber females two-to-one in literacy and drop-out…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indians, Females, Gender Bias
Edmondson, Lynne; Zeman, Laura Dreuth – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
Common in the research literature on bullying is the dichotomy of bullying and victim behavior. The present definition of a bully is a person who has engaged in repeated acts of aggression or harm to persons over whom he or she has power. The literature on bullies examines gender differences at length. However, the bully-victim literature has yet…
Descriptors: Bullying, Females, Focus Groups, Gender Differences
Pepperell, Jennifer L.; Rubel, Deborah J. – Qualitative Report, 2009
This research explored the experiences of gifted girls transitioning from elementary school to sixth and seventh grade. The current literature indicates that gifted girls often struggle emotionally during this transition. Seven research participants were selected and interviewed over a four-month period. Grounded theory methodology was used to…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Academically Gifted, Females, Grade 7
New York State Education Department, 2014
This technical report provides an overview of the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA), including a description of the purpose of the NYSAA, the processes utilized to develop and implement the NYSAA program, and Stakeholder involvement in those processes. The purpose of this report is to document the technical aspects of the 2013-14 NYSAA.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, State Departments of Education, Student Evaluation
Watson, Jane M.; Kelly, Ben A. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2008
This paper considers the development of school students' ability to define three terms that are fundamental to statistical literacy: sample, random, and variation. A total of 738 students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9 were asked in a survey to define and give an example for the word "sample." Of these, 379 students in grades 7 and 9 were also asked…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grade 7, Grade 3, High School Students