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Michelle M. Cumming; Rachel Oblath; Yuxi Qiu; Stacy L. Frazier; Philip David Zelazo; Helen Flores; Jeehyun Park – Grantee Submission, 2023
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) characteristically experience academic difficulties. There is growing evidence that the continuum from academic competence to underachievement is partially explained by executive function (EF; neurocognitive attention-regulation processes) and stress. Yet, there is scarce research…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Anxiety, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students
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Meredith P. Franco; Jessika H. Bottiani; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Grantee Submission, 2024
Students who experience teacher caring and high expectations (i.e., warm demand) are typically more engaged and successful at school. Yet, relative to White students, students of color tend to report lower levels of school social belonging and more distant relationships with their White teachers. Leveraging data from 179 6th-9th grade Measures of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Effectiveness
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Fancsali, Cheri – Grantee Submission, 2021
Design2Learn (D2L) is a NYC-based afterschool program aimed at increasing middle school students' interest, engagement, and achievement in science. Designed by ExpandED Schools, D2L centers around three core strategies: (1) collaborative teaching between an in-school science teacher and two afterschool educators; (2) curricular bridging, which…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Science Education, Middle School Students, Minority Group Students
Borman, Geoffrey D.; Rozek, Christopher S.; Pyne, Jaymes; Hanselman, Paul – Grantee Submission, 2019
The period of early adolescence is characterized by dramatic changes, simultaneously affecting physiological, psychological, social, and cognitive development. The physical transition from elementary to middle school can exacerbate the stress and adversity experienced during this critical life stage. Middle school students often struggle to find…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Intervention