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Direct linkScott J. Peters; Meredith Langi; Megan Kuhfeld; Karyn Lewis – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial unfinished learning for U.S. students, but to differing degrees for various subgroups. Students of color, from low-income families, or who attended high-poverty schools experienced greater unfinished learning. In this study, we examined the degree of unfinished learning for students who went into the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Development
Download full textIsmail Sarikaya; Mesut Ozturk; Mustafa Ozgol – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
This study was conducted to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that can identify middle school students' self-regulation skills. Firstly, the literature was utilized in the development of the measurement tool. The form was finalized with the support of the opinions of different experts and a trial application. Then, the form was…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Self Control, Self Management, Student Development
Scott J. Peters; Meredith Langi; Megan Kuhfeld; Karyn Lewis – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in substantial unfinished learning for U.S. students, but to differing degrees for various subgroups. For example, students of color, from low-income families, or who attended high-poverty schools experienced greater unfinished learning. In this study we examined the degree of unfinished learning for students who…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Achievement Gains, COVID-19, Pandemics
Ednita L. Prentiss – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Statement of Purpose and Method of Study: This non-experimental descriptive study compared the behavior and academic performance of students in grades sixth, seventh, and eighth enrolled at Urban Academy. This study compared the academic performance and behavior of students who were randomly assigned to a visual arts course with the academic…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Nontraditional Education
Rebekka Björg Guðmundsdóttir; Freyja Birgisdóttir; Arna Hauksdóttir; Brynjólfur Gauti Guðrúnar Jónsson; Steinunn Gestsdóttir – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
Youths' development can be positively or negatively impacted by various factors in their internal and external environment. This study investigated the interactive effects of self-regulation and internalizing and externalizing problems on academic achievement (reading and maths) and positive youth development (PYD) across one year. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 6
Stacy E. Ellis – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The researcher explored the impact of a student voice initiative (SVI), the Student Ambassador Council (SAC), on the social-emotional competencies (SECs) of middle school, 5th-8th grades students. Drawing upon the principles of youth empowerment, more specifically Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), and social-emotional learning (SEL), the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Social Emotional Learning, Student Development
Schulte, Alena; Wegner, Claas – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2021
Previous studies show that girls have a lower scientific self-concept than boys. Since interest starts declining over the course of lower secondary school, this exacerbates the issue that fewer girls aspire to choose a scientific profession. In this article, we present the concept of scientific profile classes. Profile classes pursue the goal of…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Females, Gender Differences, Student Interests
Julia Shields Chrestay; Kyra Atterbury, Contributor; Janet Chance, Contributor; Stecy Mbemba, Contributor; Helena Miller, Contributor; Joe Alberti, Contributor; Sara Caselle, Contributor; Suzanne Cilli, Contributor; Katherine Collier, Contributor; Erica Darken, Contributor; Emily Goedde, Contributor; Rochelle Krauss, Contributor; Bernadine Magee, Contributor; Noga Newberg, Contributor; An Nguyen, Contributor; Candice Smith, Contributor – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2024
Need in Deed's work with Philadelphia public school teachers and their students centers empathy, informed investigation, and civic action. Bolstered by these values and with the support of the My Voice framework and dedicated Need in Deed staff, educators are equipped to co-create authentic classroom communities with their students. In Need in…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Citizen Participation, Public School Teachers, Empathy
Tenelle Porter; Diego Catalán Molina; Andrei Cimpian; Sylvia Roberts; Afiya Fredericks; Lisa S. Blackwell; Kali Trzesniewski – Grantee Submission, 2022
School underachievement is a persistent problem in the United States. Direct-to-student, computer-delivered growth-mindset interventions have shown promise as a way to improve achievement for students at risk of failing in school; however, these interventions benefit only students who happen to be in classrooms that support growth-mindset beliefs.…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Intervention, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students
Mandi M. Collins – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised societal awareness of the role scientific literacy has in understanding and problem-solving complex societal issues. Misinformation during the pandemic relating to health, disease, and vaccines has impacted public health efforts to control the novel coronavirus. One of K-12 science education's main goals is to…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Science Education
Lee, Hannah; Stern, Marc J.; Powell, Robert B. – Environmental Education Research, 2020
Studies of individual environmental education (EE) field trip programs have found that pre-visit preparation and post-visit follow-up activities can enhance desired student outcomes. We examined these relationships across a broad sample of single-day EE field trip programs for adolescent youth (grades 5-8) across the United States. We measured…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Learning Activities, Educational Objectives, Environmental Education
Tsiokos, Robyn – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Carol Dweck's Mindset Theory suggests that a teacher who has a growth mindset believes that a student's basic qualities are things you can cultivate through effort. Dweck's theory explains that by applying a growth mindset towards children, they begin to change the way they take on challenges in their education (Dweck, 2006). One way that…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Theories, World Views, Suburban Schools
Sims, Jeremiah James – ProQuest LLC, 2016
STEM education has been reliant on axioms and purported facts that for far too long have been delivered in a banking or absorption model that is, arguably, anti-critical. Unsurprisingly, this pedagogical approach to STEM education has failed large segments of students; and, this is especially true of African American males. This study investigated…
Descriptors: STEM Education, African American Students, Males, Middle School Students
Smith, Beth A.; Tuduri, Eddie; Mostovoy, Emily; Pannell, Denise; Landon, Chris – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
The Rhythmic Arts Project (TRAP) curriculum integrates visual, tactile, auditory and speech experiences through rhythmic drumming actions to address life skills. We evaluated life skills before and after participation in TRAP in a school-based setting in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Participants were 23 children in grades 6-12 in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Music Activities, Special Education
Petway, Kevin T., II; Rikoon, Samuel H.; Brenneman, Meghan W.; Burrus, Jeremy; Roberts, Richard D. – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
The Mission Skills Assessment (MSA) is an online assessment that targets 6 noncognitive constructs: creativity, curiosity, ethics, resilience, teamwork, and time management. Each construct is measured by means of a student self-report scale, a student alternative scale (e.g., situational judgment test), and a teacher report scale. Use of the MSA…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Computer Assisted Testing, Creativity, Imagination
