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Emotional Support and Expectations from Parents, Teachers, and Peers Predict Adolescent Competence at School
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Wentzel, Kathryn R.; Russell, Shannon; Baker, Sandra – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
We examined perceived emotional support and expectations from parents, teachers, and classmates in relation to Mexican American adolescents' (n = 398) social behavior and academic functioning. Results of regression analyses indicated that direct associations between emotional support and expectations differ as a function of source and domain;…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Emotional Development, Expectation, Parent Role
An Exploratory Study of Self-Efficacy, School Belongingness, and Co-Teaching Perspectives from Middle School Students and Teachers in a Mathematics Co-Taught Classroom
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King-Sears, Margaret E.; Strogilos, Vasilis – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2020
In this exploratory study, self-rated measures from two co-teachers who taught mathematics to a group of students with and without disabilities were gathered to determine perspectives about their co-teaching experiences. Students also completed three measures. Students and co-teachers agreed that the "one-teach, one observe or drift"…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Students with Disabilities
Will I Succeed in Middle School? A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Efficacy in School Transitions in Relation to Goal Structures and Engagement
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Madjar, Nir; Chohat, Ronny – Educational Psychology, 2017
The current study aimed to explore the concept of transition self-efficacy, which is defined as individuals' subjective evaluation of their ability to execute the actions required for a successful transition from elementary to middle school. The study followed a sample of 128 sixth-grade students for 2 consecutive years (before and after the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Academic Ability, Self Concept
Help Seeking among Peers: The Role of Goal Structure and Peer Climate
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Shim, Sungok Serena; Kiefer, Sarah M.; Wang, Cen – Journal of Educational Research, 2013
With a sample of 373 middle school students, the present longitudinal study examined the role of the classroom peer climate in mediating the relation between perceptions of classroom goal structures and academic help seeking among peers. Classroom goal structures were measured in the fall and classroom peer climate and help seeking among peers…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Peer Relationship, Middle School Students, Role
Teacher and Peer Support for Young Adolescents' Motivation, Engagement, and School Belonging
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Kiefer, Sarah M.; Alley, Kathleen M.; Ellerbrock, Cheryl R. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2015
The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed methods study was to investigate teacher and peer support for young adolescents' academic motivation, classroom engagement, and school belonging within one large, urban, ethnically diverse middle school. In the initial quantitative phase, associations among aspects of teacher support (autonomy,…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Interpersonal Relationship, Middle School Students
Designing for Real-World Scientific Inquiry in Virtual Environments
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Ketelhut, Diane Jass; Nelson, Brian C. – Educational Research, 2010
Background: Most policy doctrines promote the use of scientific inquiry in the K-12 classroom, but good inquiry is hard to implement, particularly for schools with fiscal and safety constraints and for teachers struggling with understanding how to do so. Purpose: In this paper, we present the design of a multi-user virtual environment (MUVE)…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Student Attitudes, Virtual Classrooms, Science Curriculum