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Andra S. Morris – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Social-emotional learning (SEL) of students has been the focus in K-12 for many years. Recently, the impact of SEL on teachers has become important to universities and educational systems across the world. Teachers spend significant time with students. Teachers must create a positive and caring relationship for students to be academically and…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School Students
Emily Cole Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This quasi-experimental study aimed to determine if there is a statistically significant difference in student test scores when a modified instructional sequence in middle school science is used versus the instructional sequence suggested by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Grade 8 science cumulative Standards of Learning (SOL) test results from…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Standardized Tests, Scores, Grade 8
Yushica T. Walker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem for this study was that an average of 60% of eighth-grade English Language Learners (ELL) in one Virginia county were not meeting reading proficiency based on Virginia Standards of Learning. A basic qualitative design was used to explore teachers' perspectives on their successes, challenges, and the resources they need to teach…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English Language Learners, Reading Achievement, State Standards
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Mihyeon Kim; Jennifer Riedl Cross – Gifted Child Today, 2025
The Center for Gifted Education (Center) at William & Mary has provided diverse enrichment programs for high-ability students since 1988. With an aspiration to serve financially disadvantaged students, the Center developed and hosted a summer residential enrichment program in STEM areas. Camp Launch, for low-income, high-ability middle school…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Talent Development, Low Income Students, Ability
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Mullen, Carol A.; Badger, Susan C. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2023
The authors examined middle level teachers' perceptions and experiences of leadership support during the sudden transition to emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the COVID-19 pandemic. For this qualitative case study, the research questions were: How did middle school teachers perceive their leaders' support for teaching online? What were…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Leadership, COVID-19, Pandemics
George Nicholas Cornwell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine how integrative STEM teachers utilize the "Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy" (STEL) to foster and assess 21st-century learning in technology and engineering classes at multiple Virginia public secondary schools. The theory guiding this study was Kolb's…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, STEM Education, Public Schools, Grade 6
Becker, Stephen P.; Dvorsky, Melissa R.; Breaux, Rosanna; Cusick, Caroline N.; Taylor, Katherine P.; Langberg, Joshua M. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Study Objectives: To prospectively examine changes in adolescent sleep before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents with and without ADHD. Methods: Participants were 122 adolescents (ages 15-17; 61% male; 48% with ADHD). Parents reported on adolescents' sleep duration and difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS); adolescents…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sleep, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Huang, Francis L.; Cornell, Dewey G. – Educational Researcher, 2019
In response to media reports of increased teasing and bullying in schools following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, we investigated its prevalence with a Virginia school climate survey completed by approximately 155,000 seventh- and eighth-grade students in 2013, 2015, and 2017. Survey results were mapped onto presidential election results…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, Bullying, Elections, Presidents
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Corum, Kimberly; Garofalo, Joe – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2018
More and more schools are acquiring advanced manufacturing equipment. Activities that incorporate the use of this equipment for the purpose of teaching some academic content can either be designed or redesigned for other educational purposes as well. This article describes how the authors extended an activity that was initially designed to help…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematical Models, Problem Solving, Printing
Melissa R. Dvorsky; Rosanna Breaux; Caroline N. Cusick; Joseph W. Fredrick; Catherin Green; Amanda Steinberg; Joshua M. Langberg; Emma Sciberras; Stephen P. Becker – Grantee Submission, 2021
Understanding factors that foster resilience and buffer against the negative psychological impact of COVID-19 is critical to inform efforts to promote adjustment, reduce risk, and improve care, particularly for adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders. This prospective longitudinal study addresses this gap by investigating the impact of the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Adjustment (to Environment), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Huang, Francis L.; Cornell, Dewey G. – School Psychology Review, 2021
Zero tolerance as an approach to school safety has been around for almost 3 decades. Despite widespread criticisms of zero tolerance policies, few empirical studies have investigated the relationship of zero tolerance with school safety. More generally, the Government Accountability Office report on school shootings noted the need for research on…
Descriptors: Zero Tolerance Policy, School Safety, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
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Ferguson, Sarah – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2019
Building sets, video games, and scatterplots may seem unrelated, but when they are combined into a problem-based learning (PBL) lesson, these elements join to create a unique learning experience. PBL lessons drive instruction by focusing learning and activities around a central challenge or question while providing a relevant, captivating, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
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Hainsworth, Mark; Hainsworth, Laura – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2018
In this article the authors describe an Integrative Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Design-Based Learning (I-STEM ED DBL) activity that invites students to delve into the science, technology, and engineering related to the production of Ötzi's copper axe and to speculate about the circumstances surrounding his…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Activities, Metallurgy, Summer Programs
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Malone, Marisa; Cornell, Dewey G.; Shukla, Kathan – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2020
Educators and researchers have long debated the best grade configuration grouping for middle grade students. This study examined school-level differences in reading and mathematics standardized test pass rates for students placed in middle schools versus alternative grade configurations. Latent growth modeling was conducted separately for 6th,…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Sviatko, Laurel A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Due to increased demand for reading achievement nationwide, middle school English/Language Arts (ELA) teachers need instructional practices to promote literacy. Student reading practice (SRP) is supported by research as such an instructional reading practice. The purpose of this holistic multiple case study was to explain how and why middle school…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Reading Achievement, Middle School Teachers, Literature Appreciation
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