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Download full textWoolford, Sam – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2022
Student investment in learning is often stronger when learning incorporates student choice, "real-world" authenticity, and creativity. This action research study investigated the impact of a particular tool for emphasizing these elements in learning: a free-choice, or "Genius Time," project in which middle school students in an…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Skill Development, Student Motivation, Personal Autonomy
Direct linkChen, Peggy P.; Cleary, Timothy J.; Lui, Angela M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
This study examined the reliability and validity of a parent rating scale, the "Self-Regulation Strategy Inventory: Parent Rating Scale" ("SRSI-PRS"), using a sample of 451 parents of sixth- and seventh-grade middle-school students. Principal axis factoring (PAF) analysis revealed a 3-factor structure for the 23-item SRSI-PRS:…
Descriptors: Parents, Middle School Students, Factor Analysis, Grade 6
BYRD, CHARLENE H. – 1964
A REALISTIC LOOK AT STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS AND EARLY OBSERVATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN SILENT AND ORAL READING SITUATIONS REVEALED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE 7TH AND 8TH GRADE PUPILS WERE DISABLED READERS. SIX SPECIFIC AIMS WERE--REFINING COMPREHENSION SKILLS, EXTENDING INTERESTS AND RECOGNITION SKILLS, IMPROVING READING, STRENGTHENING WORD…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Language Arts
Applebee, Arthur N.; Langer, Judith A.; Nystrand, Martin; Gamoran, Adam – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This study examines the relationships between student literacy performance and discussion-based approaches to the development of understanding in 64 middle and high school English classrooms. A series of hierarchical linear models indicated that discussion-based approaches were significantly related to spring performance, controlling for fall…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Literacy, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
