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Amerine, Melissa; Pender, Lisa; Schuler, Kristin – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this action research project was to increase homework completion through the use of motivating strategies. There were approximately 75 students, 100 parents, and three teacher researchers involved in this study. The three intervention strategies used were 15 minutes of class time, extrinsic rewards, and assignment notebook checks.…
Descriptors: Homework, Intervention, Action Research, Student Motivation
Cunningham, Lisa – Online Submission, 2008
Middle schoolers are developing skills for learning. Part of those skills is learning how to be an active participant in class and take control over their classroom behavior. Students who are not actively listening or participating are not internally motivated to learn the material. It was my hope that by reflecting upon their participation each…
Descriptors: Socialization, Middle School Students, Student Behavior, Student Participation
Fenner, Dorraine; Mansour, Sueha Kayyal; Sydor, Natalie – Online Submission, 2010
This report described how implementation of differentiated assignments provided documentation of how students' motivation increased. The volunteers that participated in this study were 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students struggle academically to meet the expectations of their instructors. These struggles impact how students learn academically,…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Multiple Intelligences, Student Surveys, Student Motivation
Cornetto, Karen M.; Schmitt, Lisa N. T. – Online Submission, 2009
This report describes district-level results from the Austin Independent School District (AISD) 2008-2009 Student Climate Survey. [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Environment, Student Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2007
Texas state assessment (TAKS) data in reading/English language arts and mathematics from 2006 and 2007 for AISD students enrolled in Fall 2007 were examined to find out how many students failed both tests, passed both tests, or failed one but not the other, for two consecutive years.
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Reading Achievement, Language Arts
Williams, Holly – Online Submission, 2007
This report summarizes results of a data analysis that attempts to answer the question of whether AISD students' physical fitness is related to their academic achievement in Spring 2006.
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 7, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2009
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's 2008-2009 school year student success initiative efforts to support students who are academically at risk in reading and math.
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Reading Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention
Tekir, Serpil; Arikan, Arda – Online Submission, 2007
It is known that English language coursebooks written by Turkish writers is widely used in Turkey although much research is needed to assess their quality as educational materials. In this research study, opinions of 7th grade students' and teachers' on "Let's Speak English 7" were studied through teacher and student questionnaires…
Descriptors: State Schools, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
D'Alesio, Rosemary; Scalia, Maureen T.; Zabel, Renee M. – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this action research project was to improve student vocabulary acquisition through a multisensory, direct instructional approach. The study involved three teachers and a target population of 73 students in second and seventh grade classrooms. The intervention was implemented from September through December of 2006 and analyzed in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 7, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Sampley, Jolyne K. – Online Submission, 2008
Without proficiency in content reading skills, seventh grade students were at risk of not being able to achieve understanding of what they read in non-fiction texts, a skill that is absolutely necessary for college-bound students. The purpose of this action research study was to investigate whether an approach that involved specific and focused…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, Intervention, Independent Reading, Content Area Reading
Drosopoulos, J. Dan; Heald, A. Zachariah; McCue, M. John – Online Submission, 2008
This action research project report examined all forms of bullying behaviors and ways to reduce those behaviors. The project included 63 students from both a high school health class and a 6th and 7th grade middle school homeroom. The research was conducted from September 17, 2007 through December 14, 2007. In the specified locations, female to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Intervention, Bullying, Action Research
Ozdener, Nesrin; Biyik, Reha – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of this study is to develop a new curriculum, which meets the standards of today's computer literacy and enables the students to apply the MS Excel program in their daily lives as a tool, for the spreadsheet courses in computer lessons in the 6th, 7th, 8th grades of the current curriculum of the Turkish Ministry of National Education,…
Descriptors: Courseware, Factor Analysis, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development
Schiller, Juliet – Online Submission, 2008
The use of drama to teach social skills to public middle school students labeled at-risk is powerfully effective. Drama is a universal form of human expression found in cultures all over the world and throughout history. For students at-risk of poor educational outcomes, drama is effective for teaching social, emotional, and physical development.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Drama, Theater Arts, Student Attitudes
Li, Qing – Online Submission, 2005
This study is an exploration of the cyberbullying issue. The primary focus is on the examination of the nature and extent of adolescents' cyberbullying experiences. Particularly, the following research questions guide this exploration: (1) To what extent do adolescents experience cyberbullying? (2) What are the characteristics of cyberbullying?…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Telecommunications, Adolescents
Clyde E. Alderman Jr. – Online Submission, 2008
This applied dissertation was designed to evaluate a Reading Recovery program at an alternative school in Florida. The Reading Recovery program was used as an intervention for improving students' reading skills and performances on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) that is given each year to students in Grades 7 and 8. The…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Middle Schools, Remedial Reading, Reading Failure
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