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The Effects of an Inference-Making Strategy Taught with and without Goal Setting
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Reed, Deborah K.; Lynn, Devon – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of a strategy for making text-dependent inferences--with and without embedded self-regulation skills--on the reading comprehension of 24 middle-grade students with disabilities. Classes were randomly assigned to receive the inference intervention only (IO), inference + individual goal setting…
Descriptors: Inferences, Goal Orientation, Statistical Analysis, Quasiexperimental Design
Understanding the Role of Noncognitive Skills and School Environments in Students' Transitions to High School. REL 2018-282
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Stoker, Ginger; Liu, Feng; Arellano, Brenda – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2017
The purpose of this study was to: examine differences in students' perceptions of their noncognitive skills and school environments by race/ethnicity, and explore whether students' perceptions of their noncognitive skills and school environments were related to three outcomes that have been identified in the research as mattering most for a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment
Seventh Graders' Perceptions of College and Career Aspiration Supports in Two Urban Charter Middle Schools
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Berardi-Demo, Linda – ProQuest LLC, 2012
College and career aspirations are important to the development of students' short and long term educational and personal goals. Although students rely on information they receive and are influenced by experiences in which they engage in a variety of settings, for many, school is an important source of college and career information. How students…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Urban Schools, Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration