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Pace, Charyl L. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
The article describes a unit for seventh-grade students, using children's literature to teach visual, auditory, and algebraic patterns. (Contains 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, World History, Grade 7, Middle School Students
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Cousineau, Tara M.; Franko, Debra L.; Green, Traci C.; Watt, Meredith; Rancourt, Diana – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The aim of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility of an interactive computer program among 34 sixth and seventh grade children and to assess the potential for knowledge acquisition about puberty. Based on a developmental self-esteem approach to teach children about their bodies, the "Body Morph" program was designed to maximize the…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Early Adolescents, Puberty, Pilot Projects
Pociask, Amanda; Settles, Jeri – Online Submission, 2007
The students targeted were third and fourth grade students with learning-disabilities and seventh-eighth grade science students who exhibited poor test scores, motivation, and behaviors that negatively impacted their learning. The objective of this study was to change the level of student engagement in order to increase their academic achievement…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 4, Student Behavior, Observation
Smith, Shelley; And Others – 1992
This document is extracted from a larger work that is a component of Utah's archaeology education program. The goal of the project is educating students to take responsible and thoughtful actions with respect to our archaeological heritage. The document consists of eight lessons on the following topics: (1) why is the past important?; (2) culture…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Curriculum Enrichment, Decision Making, Grade 4
Anderson, Virginia B. – 1998
The report describes an experiment for increasing retention of foreign language vocabulary by using multiple intelligence approaches and memory enhancement tools. The targeted population was approximately 100 seventh- and eighth-grade Latin students. Student difficulty with vocabulary retention had been ascribed to the teacher's emphasis on…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Grade 7, Grade 8
Close, Elizabeth – 1990
A teacher looking back on an exciting and learning-packed year (in which she and her class participated in a research project on how students learn and think about literature) saw permanent change in herself and her students. The notions of "stances" and "scaffolding" forever changed the way the teacher planned her literature units. Watching and…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Tatum, Juanita Bowman; Blair, Marion R., Ed. – 1982
For a successful transition to adulthood, young people need opportunities to be responsible, caring, participating members of society. A study was designed to test the effectiveness of peer discipline control in seventh grade classrooms. The context was a language arts class in which the students were learning parliamentary procedures. A class…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Codes of Ethics, Discipline, Grade 7
Pietrosky, Margaret – 1978
The classroom management system of a junior high school reading program was designed to provide an atmosphere in which students could develop positive self concepts, responsible independence, and improved reading skills. To stress skill accountability, the class was organized as a business company where each student interviewed for a specific job,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational and Technical Education. – 1974
The purpose of the teacher's guide is to acquaint junior high school students with occupations in the life sciences. By identifying life science and exploring the areas of biology (ecology and zoology) and medicine, students may become aware of the functions of the people involved in these areas and the value of their work. The material in the…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Career Education, Career Exploration, Ecology
Fagan, James Stephen – 1975
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two treatment variables, mastery and aptitude, on two outcome variables, achievement and retention, as measured by researcher-constructed tests. Seventeen classes of seventh-grade geography students were taught an instructor-developed geography unit with either mastery or nonmastery…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Hahn, Sidney Mayfield – 1972
The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to investigate the effectiveness of music as a mediation factor in the learning and retention of lexical units in German language sequences. The main question to be considered was whether or not the addition of melody and rhythm would constitute an aid or a hindrance to the Ss in learning the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, German, Grade 7, Language Instruction
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Olarewaju, Adedayo O. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Reports on a study which investigated the effect of instructional objectives on seventh grade students' attitudes toward science. Results indicated that students in the integrated science program had better attitudes than those receiving traditional instruction. (TW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools
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Mergendoller, John R.; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Assessed the level of cognitive demand inherent in the manner in which students were held accountable for activities and tasks in seventh grade life science classes. Notes that most tasks placed minimal cognitive demand on students, as they involved copying or simple step-by-step procedures. (SKC)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Classroom Research, Difficulty Level, Grade 7
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Alvermann, Donna E.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1985
Reports on the various ways teachers use textbooks to make assignments for discussion and offers a checklist for teachers interested in analyzing their own use of text in discussion. (HOD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Check Lists, Content Area Reading, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
McClain, Kay – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This paper provides an analysis of a teacher development experiment (cf. Simon, 2000) designed to support teachers' understandings of statistical data analysis. The experiment was conducted as part of collaborative efforts between the author and a cohort of middle-school mathematics teachers during the 2000-2001 academic year. Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Data Analysis, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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