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Shahzad, Salman; Begume, Nasreen – Gifted and Talented International, 2010
The purpose of the present research was to investigate the difference in depression between intellectually gifted and non-gifted secondary school children. After a detailed review of literature the following hypothesis was formulated; there would be a significant difference between intellectually gifted and non-gifted secondary school children on…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Private Sector, Student Attitudes, Gifted
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Umana-Taylor, Adriana J.; Guimond, Amy B. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Characteristics of the familial and societal context were examined as predictors of Latino adolescents' (N = 323; 49.5% female) ethnic identity. Consistent with previous work, familial ethnic socialization significantly predicted future levels of ethnic identity exploration, resolution, and affirmation for both male adolescents and female…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socialization, Adolescents, Gender Discrimination
Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2008
AISD data suggest that for every 10 new freshmen in 2002-2003, 8 graduated from high school on time in 2005-2006, 5 enrolled in college in 2006-2007, and 4 were still enrolled in college as of 2007-2008.
Descriptors: School Districts, High School Graduates, College Enrollment, Academic Persistence
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Stenhoff, Donald M.; Davey, Bryan J.; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
The effects of choosing between two academic assignments on task completion and percent correct by a ninth grade student with a learning disability was investigated. This case study extended the efficacy of antecedent based intervention as an instructional modification. Further, the study extends previous research by investigating the effect of…
Descriptors: Assignments, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
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Frojd, Sari A.; Nissinen, Eeva S.; Pelkonen, Mirjami U. I.; Marttunen, Mauri J.; Koivisto, Anna-Maija; Kaltiala-Heino, Riittakerttu – Journal of Adolescence, 2008
The study aimed to investigate the associations between different levels of depression with different aspects of school performance. The target population included 2516 7th-9th grade pupils (13-17 years) of whom 90% completed the questionnaire anonymously in the classroom. Of the girls 18.4% and of the boys 11.1% were classified as being depressed…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Gender Differences, Adolescents
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Ziegler, Albert; Dresel, Markus; Stoeger, Heidrun – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
As performance goals aim to both procure acknowledgment of one's abilities and to avoid revealing a lack of one's abilities, the authors hypothesized that students hold specific performance goals for different addressees and that there are specific correlational patterns with other motivational constructs. They analyzed a data set of 2,675 pupils…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Grade 8, Student Motivation
DeLong, Douglas J. – Principal Leadership, 2008
Having professional learning communities in place enables teachers and staff members to provide targeted assistance to students who need it. This article discusses Chardon (Ohio) High School's professional learning community program which provides time and support for students and teachers. Through the program, the teachers meet every week during…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teacher Collaboration, Resource Allocation, Educational Strategies
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Lau, Shun; Liem, Arief Darmanegara; Nie, Youyan – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: The expectancy-value and achievement goal theories are arguably the two most dominant theories of achievement motivation in the contemporary literature. However, very few studies have examined how the constructs derived from both theories are related to deep learning. Moreover, although there is evidence demonstrating the links between…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Learning Motivation, Achievement Need, Foreign Countries
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Modestou, Modestina; Elia, Iliada; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Spanoudis, Giorgos – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2008
In this study, we attempt to put in question students' spontaneous and uncritical application of the simple and neat mathematical formula of linearity. This is impelled with the help of a written test involving geometrical problems, which is based on an original experimental setting. In this setting, grade 9 and 10 students were instructed first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Grade 10, Mathematical Concepts
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Chandrasegaran, A. L.; Treagust, David F.; Mocerino, Mauro – Research in Science Education, 2008
Students are generally known to memorise and regurgitate chemical equations without sufficient understanding of the changes that occur at the particulate level. In addition, they often fail to recognise the significance of the symbols and formulas that are used to represent chemical reactions. This article describes an evaluation of the ability of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Grade 9, Student Evaluation
Patricia A. Sigler – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a significant relationship exists between the implementation of the Morristown-Hamblen High School East (MHHSE) Freshman Academy, student academic achievement, and the high school graduation rate at MHHSE. The testing variables included GPA, attendance, number of core course failures,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate, High School Students
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Meyer, Michael James – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2009
This article is about my experiences as a ninth grade history teacher trying to implement a "big idea" unit on ancient African history. My experiences as a first year teacher and also my experience in seeing this unit develop over three years are chronicled. I conclude that implementing a big idea strategy of instruction is possible in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Units of Study, Secondary School Teachers, African Studies
de la Fuente, Anna-Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Recent attention to low student achievement in mathematics has brought attention at the national, state, and local level to the shortage of "Highly Qualified" mathematics teachers. However, current policy and practice fall short of ensuring that the most qualified--as in effective--mathematics teachers support the learning of the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade 9, Mathematics Teachers, Summer Programs
Shore, Rima; Shore, Barbara – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009
Researchers use many different methods to calculate the high school dropout rate, and depending on the approach, the numbers can look very different. But, no matter which method is used, the key finding is the same: too many students are leaving school without the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of twenty-first century…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, High School Students, Dropout Prevention, High Schools
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Demircioglu, Hulya; Demircioglu, Gokhan; Calik, Muammar – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2009
We investigated the effect of the context-based approach on 9th grade students' conceptions of the Periodic Table. Within a nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design the study was conducted with 80 grade 9 students (aged 15-16) drawn from two classes (39 and 41 students) in a high school in Turkey. The experimental group was exposed to…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Grade 9, High School Students, Secondary School Science
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