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Direct linkGillani, Bijan; Gillani, Roya – Science and Children, 2015
An after-school enrichment activity offered to sixth-grade students gave a group of 10 students an opportunity to explore the effects of the California drought in their community using an engaging scientific device: the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). Although this activity was specifically designed for a small after-school enrichment group, it…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Clubs, Enrichment Activities, Environmental Education
Download full textBeltramo, Jennifer A. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2012
Nearly 90% of intermediate and middle school students from low-income families in the United States are not proficient in reading. This action research project used a quasi-experimental design to determine the effectiveness of a multi-component reading intervention program for students in grades four through eight at Mother of Sorrows Catholic…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Quasiexperimental Design, Catholic Schools, Intervention
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1993
This document presents findings of a study that examined the extent to which middle-grade reforms in California actually affected the restructuring of middle-level education throughout the state. The California Middle Grades Task Force's report, "Caught in the Middle," led to the creation of the California Middle Grades Reform Model,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Balderrama, Maria V. – 1996
The Spanish speaking Mexican immigrant population accounts for the fastest growing population in California, where one in six students is an immigrant. This study utilized organizational theory to relate school characteristics such as interdependence, coordination, and information processing to working with immigrant students. The sample consisted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Discipline
Peer reviewedLee, Jaekyung – Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly, 1998
Analyzed survey-based information on state policies and school practices together to explore the impact of content-driven state education reform on instruction in middle-grades mathematics. Found that content-driven state policies have great influence on instruction at the school level, and are associated with desired instructional practices at…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Instructional Design, Intermediate Grades
Valdes, Guadalupe – 1993
A study investigated the writing of incipient bilinguals (students who were in the initial process of acquiring a second language). A total of four Latino children were chosen for final, in-depth study over a 2 year-period at three middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Data included initial interviews and observations,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Educational Background, Elementary School Students
