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Erika D. Cooke – ProQuest LLC, 2023
There has been extensive research done on varying leadership styles as well as how school leaders employ these styles in order to improve students' academic achievement. However, little literature exists that discusses how leadership style affects a principal or assistant principal's approach to managing student discipline. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Leadership Styles, Leadership Effectiveness, Principals
Shayna Duncan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate professional development, specifically related to technology, which has not provided teachers with adequate 21st century learning opportunities. This study sought to investigate a possible solution to ineffective professional development. Participants and data collected in Cycle 1…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Middle School Teachers, 21st Century Skills, Faculty Development
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Soylu, Yagmur; Sagkal, Ali Serdar; Özdemir, Yalçin – Contemporary School Psychology, 2022
Perceived social support is an important predictor of school mental health outcomes of students. However, more research is needed on the indirect effects in this association. The present study aimed to investigate the direct and indirect effects (via mental toughness) of parent-classmate-teacher support on early adolescents' school mental health.…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Predictor Variables, Mental Health, Grade 6
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Chen, Li-Ting; Liu, Leping; Tretheway, Phillip – Computers in the Schools, 2022
Teachers have faced various challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, including lack of skills and knowledge to teach remotely, unstable or no internet access for students in rural areas, and increasing needs to stimulate student motivation. In this article, we introduce the design, development, and implementation of a stand-alone package of…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Distance Education, Audiovisual Aids, Mathematics Instruction
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Terzioglu, Ahmet Mutlu – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2022
The aim of this descriptive study was to examine the values in Turkish Folk Music songs included in the elementary school music textbooks developed in line with 2018 curriculum in Turkey. In this sense, 44 folk songs included in elementary school music textbooks used in Turkey in the 2019-2020 academic year were investigated in order to reveal the…
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Music Education, Foreign Countries, Textbooks
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Tibken, Catharina; Richter, Tobias; Wannagat, Wienke; Schmiedeler, Sandra; von der Linden, Nicole; Schneider, Wolfgang – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2022
The inconsistency task is used to measure metacognitive monitoring in text comprehension via online (reading time) and offline measures (number of detected inconsistencies). Few studies have examined stability in task performance and interindividual differences. We addressed these issues with adolescents (N = 341) in Grades 6/7 (Mage =…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Yildizli, Hülya; Günaydin, Gülden – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2022
This study aims to investigate elementary school mathematics teachers' (teaching grades 5-8) questioning skills in class. It also includes observation of the questioning skills of two elementary school mathematics teachers teaching eighth grade. This mixed-methods research study follows an explanatory sequential design. Initially, quantitative…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Skills
Rebekah Meredith – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study is to investigate teacher perceptions of Value-Added Models specifically as they relate to students with disabilities. Value-Added Models are designed to reward teachers for student growth while taking into account factors such as socioeconomic status and disabilities (Weigert, 2012). The study also examines the alignment…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Value Added Models, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Effectiveness
Amy Rose Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has unique factors that can engage students in the learning process. It has been shown that incorporating DGBL into mathematics can help bridge the learning gap, differentiate instruction, and engage students (Yang et al., 2018; Hulse et al., 2019; Chen et al., 2012; Naik, 2017). This study examined how students'…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation
Lilia Farmanara-Kneidel – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to develop and explore the factor structure of the Student Engagement in Social-Emotional Learning Skills (SE-SELS) survey, a newly designed assessment that assesses students' knowledge and use of five social-emotional learning skills (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Metacognition, Measures (Individuals), Self Management
Rosalie Nataki Pettigrew – ProQuest LLC, 2022
For this qualitative study, the research explored the barriers that prevent parental involvement among families of middle school Black boys in grades five through eight. Studies have indicated the complexities of engaging the parents of Black male students. Based on the premise that parental involvement positively impacts academic and behavioral…
Descriptors: Barriers, Parent Participation, Middle School Students, African American Students
Rachel Jernigan; Andrea Holder; Deunte' Champion – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As result of several federal policies over the last few decades, accountability measures for student learning and success have increased tremendously. Therefore, many school districts, including East Tennessee School District which was the subject of this study, implemented district-wide benchmark testing such as the Collaborative Assessment…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Testing, Progress Monitoring, Measurement
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Powell, Sarah R.; Mason, Erica N.; Bos, Samantha E.; Hirt, Stacy; Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R.; Lembke, Erica S. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2021
In this systematic review, we explored mathematics interventions for middle school (Grades 6, 7, and 8) implemented with students who experienced difficulty in the area of mathematics, including students with an identified learning disability in mathematics. A total of 72 single-subject and group comparison studies met inclusion criteria, with 59…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Mathematics Education, Intervention, Middle School Students
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Ayaz-Alkaya, Sultan; Kulakçi-Altintas, Hülya – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Health behaviors of adolescents affect their health and well-being into adulthood. This study was conducted to determine the nutrition-exercise behaviors, health literacy level, and related factors in adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used for this study. Overall, 810 students in grades 6--8 in a Turkish school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Behavior, Adolescents, Well Being
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Truckenmiller, Adrea; Shen, Mei; Sweet, Lake E. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
The current study explores the contributions of written vocabulary and syntax to informational writing quality in Grades 5 through 8. Various aspects of language skills (receptive to written, oral register to academic register) have differing relationships with narrative and informational writing achievement across development. In this study, we…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Vocabulary, Syntax, Writing (Composition)
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