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McCormick, Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Over the past four years, Skyline Middle School (SMS) has implemented high-quality instructional materials and made numerous attempts to create a school-wide Response to Intervention (RtI) program to support students struggling with classroom mathematics instruction. Despite these efforts, students' mathematics proficiency levels as measured by…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Mathematics Skills, Teacher Effectiveness
Power, Jason Richard; Sorby, Sheryl A. – Grantee Submission, 2020
International comparisons suggest that middle school American students compare poorly to their international peers in tasks that require spatial skills. This deficiency in spatial skills is more prominent in females and has been linked to a lack of developmental activities influenced by gender norms. These deficiencies are especially concerning as…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Skill Development, Middle School Students, Curriculum Development
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Pearce, Erin; Brock, Jesse; Bunch, Phillis – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2022
Pre-service teachers (PSTs) often lack the self-efficacy necessary to effectively implement STEM education into their classrooms. Undergraduate research experiences (URE) can help fill this void by providing opportunities for PSTs to engage with STEM content and K-12 students in a field-based research context. This case study details the impact a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, STEM Education
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Power, Jason Richard; Sorby, Sheryl A. – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2021
International comparisons suggest that middle school American students compare poorly to their international peers in tasks that require spatial skills. This deficiency in spatial skills is more prominent in females and has been linked to a lack of developmental activities influenced by gender norms. These deficiencies are especially concerning as…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Hunter, D. A.; Castagno, A. E.; Gonzales, T.; Tallsalt, V.; Little, A.; Brown, T.; Pipe, M.; Greyeyes, J.; Marsh, E.; Smith, J.; Paulson, S.; Yazzie, J.; Black, P.; Saganey, E.; Cole, C. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2023
The Native American Astronomy Outreach Program (NAAOP) at Lowell Observatory is an in-class STEM enrichment program that pairs astronomers with 4th-8th grade teachers at Native-serving schools in northern Arizona. The astronomer works with the teacher to present hands-on astronomy activities to their class with the goal of getting students excited…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Anwar, Saira; Menekse, Muhsin; Guzey, Selcen; Bryan, Lynn A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
Recent calls for reform in K-12 science education and the National Academy of Engineering's Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century emphasize improving science teaching, students' engagement, and learning. In this study, we designed and implemented a curriculum unit for sixth-grade students (i = 1305). The curriculum unit integrated…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Grade 6, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education
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Druken, Bridget Kinsella – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2023
Although lesson study has been shown to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics, little research has focused on reasons for engaging in it from a teacher's perspective, particularly after sustained engagement with lesson study. This qualitative study reports on thirty-three teachers from the United States who were involved in twelve…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Algebra
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Karni-Vizer, Nirit – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2022
This article examines state religious school teachers' attitudes regarding the inclusion of students with special needs and factors affecting their perceptions. A representative sample of 579 teachers from primary, junior high and high schools filled in a questionnaire regarding attitudes toward inclusion and related factors such as professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion
Ward, Caryn S.; Franco-Jenkins, Ximena – National Implementation Research Network, 2022
The overall aim of the Effective Implementation Cohort (EIC) investment is to increase district capacity to implement a high-quality middle years math curriculum as part of a Coherent Instructional System (CIS) to accelerate learning for students who are experiencing poverty, Black, Latino/a, and/or English Learner (EL)-Designated ("priority…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Middle School Students, Middle School Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum
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Donna Cross; Kevin C. Runions; Therese Shaw; Janice W. Y. Wong; Marilyn Campbell; Natasha Pearce; Sharyn Burns; Leanne Lester; Amy Barnes; Ken Resnicow – International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2019
Peer bullying in schools is a significant public health problem that contributes to poor health and wellbeing outcomes for those who bully or are bullied. Meta-analyses of the efficacy of secondary school bullying prevention interventions have typically found no effects or an increase in student bullying. Consequently, few secondary school studies…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Intervention, Secondary School Students
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Flannery, K. Brigid; Kato, Mimi McGrath; Kittelman, Angus; McIntosh, Kent; Triplett, Danielle – Grantee Submission, 2019
Although high school graduation rates are improving, a large number of students are still not successful. Research has documented that 9th grade is a pivotal year in determining whether a student will graduate or drop out. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to assess the effects of a Tier 1 intervention model (Freshmen Success)…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Intervention, Learner Engagement, Program Effectiveness
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Hunter-Doniger, Tracey; Sydow, Lindsey – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2016
This article examines the initial journey of a middle school in South Carolina from a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curriculum to a STEAM (STEM + art) curriculum. This is the first of a three-year longitudinal study that investigated the perceptions of the effectiveness, relative importance, and sustainability of a STEAM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Middle School Students, Longitudinal Studies
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Ufnar, Jennifer A.; Shepherd, Virginia L. – Professional Development in Education, 2019
This article presents an in-depth study supporting the Scientist in the Classroom Partnership (SCP) program as a model of effective professional development (PD) for K-12 teachers. The goal of this study was to determine the core and structural features of the SCP program necessary for effective teacher PD. The SCP partners a classroom teacher…
Descriptors: Scientists, Partnerships in Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
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Dyehouse, Melissa; Santone, Adam L.; Kisa, Zahid; Carr, Ronald L.; Razzouk, Rabieh – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2019
This paper describes the design principles and implementation of a novel approach for a K--12 teacher professional development (PD) program. The approach integrates training focused on development of model eliciting activities (MEAs) within authentic engineering design tasks, collaborative 3D model design and fabrication, and inspirational site…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Engineering Education, Faculty Development, Design
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Lanegran, David A.; Zeigler, Donald J. – Journal of Geography, 2016
Over the past fifteen years, AP Human Geography has grown in numbers and spread to almost every state. This article synopsizes the early history of the subject, summarizes the course and the exam, highlights positive impacts on the discipline of geography, and focuses on the following three issues: teachers who come to the course having majored in…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Advanced Placement Programs, Human Geography, Educational History
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