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Brigman, Greg; Campbell, Chari – Professional School Counseling, 2003
This article describes a study evaluating the impact of school-counselor-led interventions on student academic achievement and school success behavior. A group counseling and classroom guidance model called student success skills (SSS) was the primary intervention. The focus of the SSS model was on three sets of skills identified in several…
Descriptors: Self Management, Educational Change, Guidance Objectives, Group Counseling
Rickard, Anthony – Journal of American Indian Education, 2005
This case study examines a sixth-grade teacher and her students in an urban school district in Alaska, engaging in an activity from a module that is part of the Math in a Cultural Context (MCC) series. By analyzing the module, the teacher's practice, classroom discourse, and students' work, the case shows that the teacher and the MCC module…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Urban Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Control Groups
Chamberlain, Patricia; Leve, Leslie D.; Smith, Dana K. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Transition into middle school presents complex challenges, including exposure to a larger peer group, increased expectations for time management and self-monitoring, renegotiation of rules with parents, and pubertal changes. For children in foster care, this transition is complicated by their maltreatment histories, living situation changes, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Sexual Abuse
Gökdere, Murat – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2005
The education system in Turkey has responded promptly to the need for environmental education (EE). However, the existing lack of relevant research may limit the functionality of EE programs in Turkey. In this study, the goal was to develop an environmental conscious database that would allow effective planning of EE. Specifically, the study was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Educational Planning, Environment
Scott, Kimberly – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2005
This article discusses the results of two qualitative studies concerning a group of 58 African American girls attending an urban school district. Findings from the first study document year one of a longitudinal project examining how the girls develop socially and academically in a state-operated school district. Data from the second study…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Urban Schools, Social Development

Scaife, Charles, W. J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Describes a two-week concentrated laboratory course in chemistry offered by Union College (New York) for middle school students. Provides the objectives of the course and a listing of experiments done by the students. Promotes the use of experiential approaches rather than lengthy lectures and discussions. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College School Cooperation, Experiential Learning, Grade 6
Vincent, Barbara – Technological Horizons in Education, 1986
Describes a curriculum program designed to encourage sixth-grade students to think about issues from a variety of perspectives and make informed decisions. Discusses the incorporation of computer software from the "Decisions, Decisions" series into the instructional process. Outlines the components of the curriculum, provides an evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware

Vardell, Sylvia M. – English Journal, 1983
Assesses students' responses to and production of story conventions in detective or mystery stories and explores students' responses to literature as potential connections between comprehending and composing text. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12

Kandel, Marjorie – Journal of Chemical Education, 1983
Describes a six-week organic chemistry course developed for gifted elementary students. Includes discussion of course activities and syllabus of course experiments and demonstrations. An informal evaluation and exam results indicate that the course was successful. (JN)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College School Cooperation, College Science, Course Descriptions

Wyatt, Gail E.; Meyer, Miriam – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
A training program was developed for fellows in child psychiatry at the University of California-Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute to acquaint them with school consultation in the area of sex education. Results of the program, which involved team teaching with fifth and sixth grade teachers, and implications for such programs are discussed.…
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Consultation Programs, Elementary Education, Grade 5

Yore, Larry D.; Craig, Madge T.; Maguire, Tom O. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
This study sought to develop and verify the Index of Science Reading Awareness (ISRA) based on a model of an efficient, successful interactive-constructive science reader and three independent metacognitive awareness domains. Results did not support the assumption about the three independent metacognitive awareness domains and also indicated that…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 5

Wentzel, Kathryn R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
A longitudinal study of 248 students followed from sixth to eighth grade was conducted to examine their perceptions of pedagogical caring in relation to their motivation to achieve positive social and academic outcomes. Perceived caring from teachers predicted motivational outcomes. Implications for understanding links between teacher behavior and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Keiser, Jane M.; Lambdin, Diana V. – Journal of Educational Research, 1996
This study examined time issues raised by sixth- and seventh-grade teachers field testing a National Science Foundation-sponsored investigation-centered mathematics curriculum for middle grades students. Teacher surveys indicated numerous time issues associated with teaching in the spirit of the current mathematics education reform movement and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary School Mathematics, Flexible Scheduling, Grade 6

Schleppegrell, Mary J.; Simich-Dudgeon, Carmen – Language and Education, 1996
Discusses interviews of third- and sixth-grade students and their teachers regarding their perceptions of what makes a student a successful responder in classroom interaction. Findings reveal that students designated by their teachers as "effective responders" could articulate behavioral and content features of effect response, whereas…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes
Skophammer, Karen – Arts & Activities, 2001
Presents an activity in which students create presidential prints using a technique called linoleum printmaking. Discusses the process for creating the prints in detail and states that the students also do research about the president whom they selected. Includes a list of learning objectives and presidential facts. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Strategies, Freehand Drawing, Grade 6