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Wagle, Rhea; Dowdy, Erin; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Sharkey, Jill D.; Carter, Delwin; Furlong, Michael J. – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2021
Introduction: The investigation of school belonging is crucial due to its established significant associations with mental health, academic achievement, and risky behaviours coupled with the limited research documenting the configurations of children's school belonging experiences. Objective: This study sought to better understand elementary…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student School Relationship, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes
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Campe, Shannon; Denner, Jill; Green, Emily; Torres, David – Computer Science Education, 2020
Background and Context: Pair programming is used in classrooms to promote learning and engage a more diverse group of students in computing fields, but little is known about what it looks like in middle school. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine how programming pairs were interacting and about what. Method: Video, audio, and screen…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Programming, Computer Science Education, Middle School Students
Vriesema, Christine Calderon; Gehlbach, Hunter – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
Education researchers use surveys widely. Yet, critics question respondents' ability to provide high-quality responses. As schools increasingly use student surveys to drive policymaking, respondents' (lack of) motivation to provide quality responses may threaten the wisdom of using surveys for data-based decision-making. To better understand…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Policy, Decision Making, Student Attitudes
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Levinson, Ruth Andrea; Wan, Choi K.; Beamer, LuAnn J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1998
The relationship of the Contraceptive Self-Efficacy Scale to contraceptive behavior was explored in four female samples: (1) 258 California adolescents, (2) 259 Chicago (Illinois) adolescents, (3) 231 Montreal (Canada) high school students, and (4) 148 college students. Results are discussed in terms of use in research and clinical settings. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Contraception
Britsch, Brenda; And Others – 1997
This study investigated neighborhood differences in perceptions of aggressive behavior from teachers and students' peers. Predominantly African American students (n=764) in grades 3 through 5 from 2 urban public schools (29 classrooms) in southern California participated in this study. The neighborhoods surrounding the schools differ substantially…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Black Students
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Eckhardt, Laura; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1994
This study examined cross-sectional correlates of smoking during early and late adolescence to compare patterns of prediction of smoking at both stages. Intention to smoke was the strongest predictor of smoking during both stages, particularly in late adolescence, as well as being the strongest predictor of changes in smoking. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Drug Use