Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Student Attitudes | 3 |
| Academic Achievement | 2 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| National Surveys | 2 |
| Research Methodology | 2 |
| Achievement Gains | 1 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Adolescents | 1 |
| Anglo Americans | 1 |
| Beliefs | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Guilford Press | 1 |
Author
| Coleman, James S., Ed. | 1 |
| Knapp, John V. | 1 |
| Koffler, Stephen L. | 1 |
| McCann, Thomas M. | 1 |
| Orenstein, Peggy | 1 |
| Schneider, Barbara, Ed. | 1 |
| Scott, Leslie A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 5 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkMcCann, Thomas M.; Knapp, John V. – Guilford Press, 2019
To be successful, teachers of English in grades 6-12 need more than basic content knowledge and classroom management skills. They need a deep understanding of the goals and principles of teaching literature, writing, oral discourse, and language in order to make sound instructional decisions. This engaging book explores the pedagogical foundations…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Grade 6
Orenstein, Peggy – 1994
A survey conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) polled 3,000 boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 15 years regarding their attitudes toward self, school, family, and friends. Results confirmed that the passage into adolescence is marked by a girl's loss of confidence in herself and her abilities. The AAUW discovered…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Beliefs, Body Image
Download full textKoffler, Stephen L.; And Others – 1991
This report documents the design and data analysis procedures of the Trial State Assessment Program of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Today the NAEP is the only survey using advanced plausible values methodology that uses a multiple imputation procedure in a psychometric context. The 1990 Trial State Assessment collected…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Testing, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Schneider, Barbara, Ed.; Coleman, James S., Ed. – 1993
The resources available to parents and the actions parents can take to further their children's education is reviewed through a collection of essays that focus on the social and economic resources of the family and by looking into the home, community, and school to see how families are involved in educational activities. The importance of parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Characteristics, Family Structure, Grade 8
Scott, Leslie A.; And Others – 1995
This report describes the growth in cognitive skills and achievement, and the continuities and discontinuities experienced in school and at home by the eighth-grade cohort of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) during the 2 years between the study's base year (1988) and the first-followup (1990) surveys. The report examines…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Processes
