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Mei-Ling Lin; Yok-Fong Paat; Alyse Cooper; Cayla Molina; Emma Smith; Kristina Millar; Cecilia Fierro – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2023
Using a quasi-experimental design with no control groups, this pilot study aimed to test the effectiveness of a universal mental health promotion program for elementary school students in an underserved United States-Mexico border community. A total of eighty-five fifth and sixth grade students participated in this program and completed the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Elementary School Students
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George, Betty Thomas; Watson, Sandy White; Peters, Michelle Lynn – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2020
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the influence of participating in a STEM Academy (STEMA) on girls' mathematics, science, engineering, and technology self-efficacy and STEM attitudes. Twenty-eight sixth grade girls participating in a STEMA were individually matched with sixth grade girls not participating in a STEMA. Both…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Scientific Attitudes
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Wilson, Joshua; Roscoe, Rod D. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
The present study extended research on the effectiveness of automated writing evaluation (AWE) systems. Sixth graders were randomly assigned by classroom to an AWE condition that used "Project Essay Grade Writing" (n = 56) or a word-processing condition that used Google Docs (n = 58). Effectiveness was evaluated using multiple metrics:…
Descriptors: Automation, Writing Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Instructional Effectiveness
Vandermark, Tara – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study was designed to test the relationships between the level of implementation for instructional rounds and various instructional outcomes in grades 3-6 in a large suburban Texas school district. From the population of teachers in the district, a random sample of teachers ( n= 200) who taught in grades 3-6 were invited to participate in the…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Correlation, Teaching Methods, Program Implementation
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Shamblen, Stephen R.; Ringwalt, Chris L.; Clark, Heddy K.; Hanley, Sean M. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2014
New analytical tools have facilitated the exploration of the trajectories of alcohol use; however, there are a limited number of studies that explore early adolescence. A sample of 5,903 youths followed from sixth through eighth grade was used to (1) examine the trajectories of alcohol use and (2) determine the degree to which common correlates…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Drinking, Prediction, Correlation
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Crosby, Kimberly A.; Fireman, Gary D.; Clopton, James R. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2011
This study examined the communication of non-aggressive, rejected (NAR) children and popular children during peer interaction. The participants were 80 fifth and sixth graders recruited from a larger sociometric sample (40 boys and 40 girls; 20 NAR children and 60 non-aggressive, popular children). Participants were assigned to 40 same-gender…
Descriptors: Social Status, Females, Self Efficacy, Interaction