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Jessica Andrews-Todd; Jonathan Steinberg; Samuel L. Pugh; Sidney K. D'Mello – Grantee Submission, 2022
New challenges in today's world have contributed to increased attention toward evaluating individuals' collaborative problem solving (CPS) skills. One difficulty with this work is identifying evidence of individuals' CPS capabilities, particularly when interacting in digital spaces. Often human-driven approaches are used but are limited in scale.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cooperation, Grade 7, Grade 8
Budo, Cherry Marie A. – Online Submission, 2023
The study aimed to determine which of the domains in school quality significantly influence the self-esteem of CNHS learners. The quantitative non-experimental design using the correlational technique was used in the study. It was conducted in Compostela National High School involving 300 Junior High learners, specifically learners of grade 7,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Self Esteem, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Heeg, Julian; Hundertmark, Sarah; Schanze, Sascha – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
Teaching and learning chemistry or science, in general, could be described as building upon learners' existing conceptions. In order to support individual conceptual development, teachers should create opportunities for students to become aware of their thoughts. As this is very demanding in chemistry classroom practice with twenty-five or more…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Reflection, Cooperative Learning
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Woods, Scott Christopher; Cromley, Jennifer Grace; Hackmann, Donald Gene – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: This study explored implementation of the middle school concept (MSC) in Illinois middle-level schools, examining relationships between MSC implementation and schools' relative wealth, racial/ethnic composition, and achievement levels. Design/methodology/approach: This quantitative study utilized a sample of 137 Illinois middle-level…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Triplett, Danielle; Santiago-Rosario, Maria Reina; Austin, Sean C. – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2021
In this practice brief, we describe several current examples of approaches that are aimed at improving outcomes for students entering high school. Additionally, we present strategies to disrupt the negative trajectory for students with EBD, who seldom receive coordinated, individualized supports during the critical transition from middle to high…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Middle School Students
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Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Byrnes, Vaughan; Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Clark, Emily – Grantee Submission, 2021
This study used comparative interrupted times series analyses to assess the impact of a continuous improvement-focused family engagement intervention on ninth grade attendance and course passing rates. The intervention, conducted in an urban district, sought to improve middle and high school family engagement practices during the transition to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Family Involvement, Grade 9, Attendance
Merrill, Lisa; Lafayette, Camille – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2018
Research has begun to show that certain schoolwide characteristics--such as student-centered learning environments, leadership, and safety--can be important for improving student outcomes. In keeping with these insights, school improvement efforts around the country are becoming less narrowly focused on the performance of individual students and…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Davis, Heather A.; Chang, Mei-Lin; Andrzejewski, Carey E.; Poirier, Ryan R. – Learning Environments Research, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine changes in students' relational engagement across the transition to high school in three schools reformed to improve the quality of student-teacher relationships. In order to analyze this data we employed latent growth curve (LGC) modeling techniques (n = 637). We ran three LGC models on three…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learner Engagement, Hypothesis Testing, Teamwork
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Warren, Christopher M.; Dyer, Ashley; Blumenstock, Jesse; Gupta, Ruchi S. – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Asthma places a heavy burden on Chicago's schoolchildren, particularly in low-income, minority communities. Recently, our group developed a 10-week afterschool program, the Student Asthma Research Team (START), which successfully engaged high school youth in a Photovoice investigation of factors impacting their asthma at school and in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Telecommunications, Diseases, Health Promotion
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Ellerbock, Cheryl R.; Kiefer, Sarah M. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
Young adolescents have unique basic and developmental needs. Middle level educators are best able to reach and teach young adolescents when they understand students' needs and when the school environment, including its organizational structures and teacher practices, are responsive to these needs. Findings from a recently conducted qualitative…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Student Needs, Middle School Teachers
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Cipriano, Christina; Barnes, Tia N.; Bertoli, Michelle C.; Flynn, Lisa M.; Rivers, Susan E. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2016
Students educated in self-contained special education classrooms and the teachers who serve them are in crisis. Self-contained classrooms are separate from general education classrooms and may be resource classrooms housed within general education schools or separate schools or districts serving primarily students with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Self Contained Classrooms, Teacher Collaboration, Paraprofessional School Personnel
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Ellerbrock, Cheryl R.; Kiefer, Sarah M. – High School Journal, 2013
Understanding the developmental responsiveness of secondary school environments may be an important factor in supporting students as they make the transition from one school to the next. Students' needs may or may not be met depending on the nature of the fit between their basic and developmental needs and secondary school structures at the middle…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Transitional Programs, High Schools
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Duran, Lena B. – Science Education Review, 2003
A prominent theme permeating national science education reform reports such as the "National Science Education Standards" (National Research Council [NRC], 1996) and "Project 2061: Science for All Americans" (Rutherford & Alhgren, 1990) recommends the incorporation of cooperative learning in the science classroom. Although…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Change, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning