NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 14,776 to 14,790 of 15,488 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Becker, Betsy Jane – American Educational Research Journal, 1990
Item responses of 2,380 mathematically talented junior high school students (1,437 males and 943 females) were studied to determine gender differences, using the mathematical sections of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-M). Girls excelled on miscellaneous items and data sufficiency items but performed less well on algebra items than boys. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hantula, James – Social Studies, 1989
Depicts an eighth grade unit utilizing the production of a newspaper to teach U.S. history, 1787 to 1791, in a combined social studies and language arts class at Malcolm Price Laboratory School (Iowa). Two teachers used both large- and small-group instruction to focus on the development of the U.S. Constitution. (LS)
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Grade 8, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Merten, Don E. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 1996
Examined responses to rejection by four rejected junior high school boys in seventh and eighth grades through interviews and observations. Found high categorical stability for those who were rejected; most were unable to alter their status. Reported on one student who managed to change status through extraordinary responses, by negating the…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Elementary Education, Ethnography, Grade 7
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
McKenzie, D. Scott – Teaching and Change, 1995
An eighth-grade teacher implemented several Total Quality Management methods in his social studies (civics) class in the middle of the academic school year. Using diagrams, he taught students ways to organize their work, generate ideas, and solve problems. Using student involvement, he developed ways to help students solve their homework problem.…
Descriptors: Civics, Grade 8, Homework, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hancin-Bhatt, Barbara; Nagy, William – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1994
A total of 196 Latino bilingual students in grades 4, 6, and 8 were asked to give the Spanish equivalent for English words, some of which had derivational and inflectional suffixes. The results indicated that the students' ability to translate cognates increased with age above and beyond any increase in their vocabulary knowledge in Spanish and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Matzen, Nita J. – School Library Journal, 1992
Describes the Hendersonville Accelerated Reading Program (H.A.R.P.), in which students in two schools were motivated to read and write through cooperative development of a database of book reviews and the opportunity to read aloud to elementary school students. Student and teacher reactions and program outcomes are discussed. (NRP)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Communication Skills, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wright, Raymond E.; Rosenberg, Sheldon – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
A study with 28 fourth graders, 30 eighth graders, and 30 college students demonstrates that the relationship between knowledge of the requirements of a globally coherent essay and the ability to produce such an essay generally remains statistically significant when the effect of grade level is removed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Coherence, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Ukaga, Okechukwu M.; Yoder, Edgar P.; Etling, Arlene W. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1998
Used data from a national survey of eighth graders to examine relationships between factors related to dropping out of high school and students' perceived likelihood of not completing high school, investigating urban and rural differences. Locus of control, self-concept, and educational aspiration inversely correlated with perceived likelihood of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Expectation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Reyes, Cynthia; Bishop, Penny A. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2005
The current discourse in teacher preparation emphasizes the critical need for teachers to work in multicultural settings. The unique challenges inherent in preparing teachers at a predominantly White institution to teach in diverse classrooms include the critical examination of teacher candidates' White privilege, instructor readiness, and access…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schlebusch, Gawie; Thobedi, Motsamai – Qualitative Report, 2004
The re-birth of South Africa in 1994 has brought the implementation of effective educational policies. Simultaneously, the Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) approach has been introduced to advance the teaching and learning of the Learning areas in schools in South Africa. This article focuses on the learning of English as a Second Language (ESL) in…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Banfield, Toni – International Education Journal, 2005
Embedded in the contemporary issue of gifted education is the contentious notion of ability grouping. The debate surrounding appropriate educational provision for gifted students continues to argue the cognitive and affective influences of ability grouping on gifted students. While recognising the various forms of intellectual giftedness, analysis…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Ability Grouping, Males
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hall, Leigh A. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2005
This year-long case study examines how a struggling reader in a sixth-grade social studies class, a seventh grade mathematics class, and an eighth grade science class "transacted" with the reading task demands of her specific classroom. Through regular classroom observations and interviews, the researcher documents how each student responded to…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Social Studies, Science Education, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Simons-Morton, Bruce; Haynie, Denise; Saylor, Keith; Crump, Aria Davis; Chen, Rusan – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of the Going Places Program and mediation of treatment effects. Seven middle schools were randomized to intervention or comparison conditions and students (n = 1,320) in two successive cohorts provided five waves of data from sixth through eighth grade. The Going Places Program included classroom…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bajaj, Monisha – Journal of Peace Education, 2004
In 2001, a 3-month course in human rights based on critical inquiry was offered to 8th graders in a slum area of Santo Domingo. The students' attitudes, behaviors and knowledge of human rights principles were measured before and after the course. The curriculum focused on international principles and entrenched local problems such as…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Child Labor
David Cloud – ProQuest LLC, 2005
This study was designed to examine the associations and differences that exist in the NCE scores of students on the "Terranova" portion of the Tennessee Comprehensive Exam, as well as the possible influence of variables such as initial scores, grade level, gender, and free or reduced lunch status. The population consisted of a stable…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Instructional Program Divisions
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  982  |  983  |  984  |  985  |  986  |  987  |  988  |  989  |  990  |  ...  |  1033