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Jarvis, C. D. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1917
The investigation reported in this bulletin was undertaken for the purpose of making available a volume of evidence on questions concerning the early elimination of children during out-of-school hours. The inquiry was confined to the children of sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Information concerning the following points has been presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Children, Child Labor, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Argiro, Carol – Art Education, 2004
"Public art" is a broad term that refers to art in public spaces and includes architecture, landscape, and urban design. Public art makes public spaces more beautiful, encourages us to pause and interact with our environment, or reminds us of important people and events. Just as often, public sculptures become such a part of our everyday…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Art Education, Aesthetics, Architecture
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Dass, Pradeep M.; Kilby, Diana; Chappell, Alicia – Middle School Journal (J3), 2005
The emphasis in both the National Science Education Standards (NSES) and "Science for All Americans" is on "science as inquiry" and inquiry-based science instruction as a way to accomplish the goals of science literacy. The NSES considers science as inquiry as a part of the content of science and include science as inquiry…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Teachers, Scientific Literacy, Creativity
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Todd, Ross J. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2006
Introduction: This research sought to investigate how school students build on their existing knowledge of a curriculum topic and transform found information into personal knowledge, and how their knowledge of this topic changes. Method: The qualitative study involved 574 students from Grades 6 to 12 in ten New Jersey schools. The context for data…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Barkley, Jordan M. – Reading Improvement, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether relations existed between sixth, seventh, and eighth grade learners' and their teachers' efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancies and whether student perceived efficacy beliefs were predictors of reading comprehension achievement as measured by a reading comprehension subtest score on a state…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School Students
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Sim, Leslie; Zeman, Janice – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
To understand whether difficulties in emotional functioning distinguish between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating, a set of emotion regulation (i.e., negative emotion, emotional awareness, coping), demographic (i.e., age), and physical (i.e., BMI (Body Mass Index)) factors were assessed in 234 early adolescent girls, grades six to eight.…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Eating Disorders, Body Composition, Early Adolescents
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Biggs, Marie C.; Watkins, Nancy A. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2008
Singing exaggerates the language of reading. The students find their voices in the rhythm and bounce of language by using music as an alternative technological approach to reading. A concurrent mixed methods study was conducted to investigate the use of an interactive sing-to-read program Tune Into Reading (Electronic Learning Products, 2006)…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Middle School Students, Music, Music Education
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Hedrick, Wanda B.; Harmon, Janis M.; Linerode, Philip M. – Reading Horizons, 2004
This investigation focused on the vocabulary beliefs and instructional practices of social studies teachers in intermediate and middle school grades as well as their use of teachers' manuals. Using a self-reporting survey to measure these beliefs and practices, we found some discrepancy between what teachers believe about vocabulary learning and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary, Social Studies
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Popkin, Joan; Skinner, Christopher H. – School Psychology Review, 2003
A modified multiple baseline across behaviors design was used to evaluate the effects of an interdependent group contingency program with randomly selected contingency components on the academic performance of an intact middle-school class serving five male students with serious emotional disturbance (SED). During the initial intervention phase,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Spelling, Emotional Disturbances, Academic Achievement
Alderete, Karen L. – Online Submission, 2006
This report summarizes evaluation results of the 2005-2006 Dell Math Academy Program at 5 high schools and 1 middle school in AISD.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, High School Students, Middle School Students, Algebra
EdSource, 2010
This appendix accompanies "Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better. A Large-Scale Study of Middle Grades Practices and Student Outcomes. Initial Research Report." This appendix focuses on the findings and domain comparisons of the study. This appendix contains the following: (1) Decision Rules; (2) Full Set of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Surveys, Middle Schools, Grade 6
Cepni, Salih; Ozsevgec, Tuncay; Cerrah, Lale – Online Submission, 2004
Students' abstract reasoning abilities can differ from one society to another. Students' profiles play significant roles in these differences. The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between middle school students' cognitive development levels and their profiles (age, gender, and science achievement) using the Science Cognitive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
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Lewthwaite, Brian; Fisher, Darrell – Research in Science Education, 2004
The purpose of this investigation was to apply a validated curriculum evaluation instrument, the "Science Curriculum Implementation Questionnaire" (SCIQ), in an educational context in which a science curriculum review had recently been completed and, by so doing, ascertain the accuracy and potential value of the instrument as a…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Investigations
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Scales, Peter C.; Benson, Peter L.; Mannes, Marc – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
The contribution of nonfamily adults to young people's well-being was explored using both a cross-sectional national sample of 614 12- to 17-year-olds and a longitudinal sample of 370 students followed from 6th-8th grades through 10th-12th grades. Both variable- and person-centered analyses were employed. Young people's involvement in…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Community Involvement, Young Adults, Religious Organizations
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Graber, Julia A.; Nichols, Tracy; Lynne, Sarah D.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Botvin, Gilbert J. – Applied Developmental Science, 2006
This article examines family, friend, and media influences on competent and problem behaviors in a sample of 1,174 urban minority youth followed over 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Students completed annual surveys at their schools. Each of the contextual factors investigated was significantly associated with concurrent aggression and delinquency as…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Early Adolescents, Family Influence, Peer Influence
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