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Yearning for Popularity: How Are Popularity Goals and Self-Perceived Popularity Related to Aggression and Victimization?
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Seo, Sunmi; Yang, Joo Young; McDonald, Kristina L. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
Many adolescents want to be popular. Popularity goals are associated with adolescents' relational and overt aggression and aggression has been linked to greater risk for victimization. The current study sought to examine if popularity goals may be linked to victimization through associations with aggression and if self-perceived popularity and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 7, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
A Study of the Perceptions of Teachers on the Impact of Technology-Enhanced Practices and Student Engagement
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Dawn C. Mann – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the perceptions of the sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade teachers in Tuscaloosa City Schools about technology-enhanced practices and student engagement as a result of the "Digital Transformation Initiative." The Pre-service Teacher's Knowledge of Teaching and Technology TPACK…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Grade 6, Grade 7
A Study of Teacher Perceptions on the Impact of Technology-Enhanced Practices and Student Engagement
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Brandon O. Mann; Dawn C. Mann – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the perceptions of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teachers in Tuscaloosa City Schools in relation to technology-enhanced practices and student engagement as a result of the "Digital Transformation Initiative". The Pre-service Teacher's Knowledge of Teaching and Technology TPACK…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Examining Assessment Methods in Project-Based Mathematics Learning
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McCullough, Brittany Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Project-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method that has grown in popularity across all grade levels and subject areas, in both K-12 schools and higher education institutions. PBL embraces the integration of curriculum across subjects, the engagement of home and community in school learning, and the involvement of students in cooperative…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Mathematics Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Creating Vocabulary Item Types That Measure Students' Depth of Semantic Knowledge. Research Report. ETS RR-14-02
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Deane, Paul; Lawless, René R.; Li, Chen; Sabatini, John; Bejar, Isaac I.; O'Reilly, Tenaha – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
We expect that word knowledge accumulates gradually. This article draws on earlier approaches to assessing depth, but focuses on one dimension: richness of semantic knowledge. We present results from a study in which three distinct item types were developed at three levels of depth: knowledge of common usage patterns, knowledge of broad topical…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Test Items, Language Tests, Semantics
Using Newsletters to Improve Parents' Communication with Their Early Adolescents
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Dworkin, Jodi; Gonzalez, Chris; Gengler, Colleen; Olson, Kathleen – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
Two sets of newsletters designed to improve parent-teen communication were distributed at two different time points to 71 parents of seventh and eighth graders across five states. At both points, parents completed an evaluation assessing parent-child communication, parenting practices, the emotional experience of parenting, other parent education…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Education, Child Rearing, Grade 8