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Bippert, Kelli – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2019
In an effort to provide intervention for struggling adolescent readers, schools are turning increasingly toward computer-assisted reading intervention programs. This case study analyzes the perceptions, and contradictions, that exist between students, teachers, and administrators of the intervention tools used at one urban middle school. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Middle School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Whiteside-Mansell, Leanne; Weber, Judith L.; Moore, Page C.; Johnson, Danya; Williams, Ed R.; Ward, Wendy L.; Robbins, James M.; Phillips, B. Allyson – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
The comprehensive assessment of middle school student bonding is important for basic research and to evaluate interventions. In this study, the psychometric properties of three assessment tools found in the literature were examined individually and then combined to create a shorter survey. With minor modifications, the tools were found to be…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student School Relationship, Psychometrics, Surveys
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Gray, Heewon Lee; Contento, Isobel R.; Koch, Pamela A. – Health Education Research, 2015
This study investigates the link between process evaluation components and the outcomes of a school-based nutrition curriculum intervention, "Choice, Control and Change". Ten New York City public middle schools were recruited and randomly assigned into intervention or control condition. The curriculum was to improve sixth to seventh…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Questionnaires, Interviews
Lester, Robin Rawlings – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Bullying has become a nationwide concern at the K-12 level. Despite the target middle school's antibullying program, the incidence of bullying increased during the 1st and 3rd year of the program implementation. By identifying the perceptions of school personnel about this problem, district school leaders will be better equipped to select and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Middle Schools, School Personnel
Zidack, Astri Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This action research study engaged a small public middle school in the northwest United States in a collaborative process to address cyberbullying issues that often lead to academic and behavior problems in schools (Hinduja, 2010; Olweus, 2010). The specific purpose of this action research study was to address the middle school's cyberbullying…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Internet, Bullying, Intervention
Kier, Meredith Weaver – ProQuest LLC, 2013
National efforts to interest students in STEM careers are intensifying around the globe, due to a shortage of professionals to fill the growing demands in these fields. Although some US studies find high interest in STEM in K-12 students, longitudinal studies show a decline in interest following middle school. Many students, particularly females…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Interests, Video Technology, Career Development