This follow-up study examined the role of affective variables in predicting academic achievement among middle school students. In a previous study, C. A. Sink, J. E. Barnett, and J. E. Hixon (1991) found moderate to strong correlations among self-perceived competence scores, teachers' ratings of student competence, and Grade 6 achievement. To…

This practicum involved the development of a pre-referral intervention approach to increase support for elementary and middle school students with learning problems through the use of Pupil Assistance Committees which designed and monitored strategies for educating students with learning problems in the regular classroom. Pupil Assistance…

The purpose of this study was to provide teachers, supervisors, and school administrators with a valid scale for measuring teacher attitudes toward low achievers in mathematics: the Teacher Attitudes Toward Low Achievement in Mathematics Scale (TALAM). The development of the instrument was carried out in three phases. Phase 1 consisted of…

Schools use a variety of ways to group students for instruction; most prevalent in middle level schools seems to be ability grouping. Arguments once considered persuasive for ability grouping are losing influence given evidence that the practice results in few achievement benefits and several negative effects. This Digest discusses attitudes…

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the way students' beliefs and actions toward social studies interacted and the impact of this interaction upon their social studies student teaching in elementary and middle schools. Two separate and distinctive samples were used. Sample A consisted of 12 randomly chosen students from the teacher…

The study examined whether significant differences existed in the expressed attitudes of elementary, middle, and secondary level regular education teachers and support staff (N=92) toward mainstreaming and what variables impacted these attitudes. The "Mainstreaming Questionnaire" was used and inferential statistics applied to analyze differences…

The paper describes three programs--elementary, middle school, and secondary--that have been successful in mainstreaming handicapped students. Initial information is devoted to a discussion of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by teachers and students regarding mainstreaming. The elementary setting described focuses on preparation of the…

The purpose of this paper is to facilitate the continuation of the steering committee at Hopkinsville Middle School after the Teacher Corps Project is completed. It was the general consensus of teachers and administrators that the committee served a valuable function in developing and implementing successful inservice programs. A report is given…

The issue of specialized teacher education and certification for the middle school grades is discussed. The general background on teacher preparation for the middle school grades is covered, and findings of studies concerning teacher education and certification for the middle school are presented. The history of the growth of the middle school is…

Presented are eight brief articles written by regular and special education teachers and administrators on secondary learning disabilities programs and issues in the Madison, Wisconsin Metropolitan School District. (MH)

Results of a survey of middle and secondary social studies teachers from eight states concerning their professional concerns and curriculum interests are presented. Demographic information, including age, sex, years of teaching experience, level of formal education, and amount of foreign travel was also collected. (RM)

A descriptive study investigated the use of an arts-based core curriculum as an alternate teaching model in all content areas with populations diverse in ability, disability and culture. Quantitative demographics and 52.6 hours of audio, video, still photo, and running record data were completed in 44 classrooms (n=545 students) from preschool…

The purpose of this paper is to examine two InterMath pilot workshops and how they were able to meet the goals of learner-centered professional development. The paper focuses on the experiences of the learners, offers insights from each case as well as across cases, and provides suggestions to improve the experience for later learners. The data…

This fastback document presents the results of an opinion survey of middle-school students, parents, and teachers in South Carolina. Because no surveys in the literature had combined responses from these three groups, researchers asked 4,940 students, 735 teachers, and 2,576 parents about their attitudes toward school, students, and teachers. The…

A study gathered detailed baseline data on Indiana secondary (grades 7-12) social studies teachers use of the Internet/WWW in their teaching. An additional goal was to identify factors that might be related to the use of the Internet in Indiana social studies classrooms and to determine barriers that might keep teachers from using the Internet/WWW…