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Tyler, Kenneth M.; Burris, Jennifer L.; Coleman, Sean T. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2018
Disruptive classroom behaviors are a major schooling dilemma in urban schools. While several contextual and motivational factors have been statistically associated with disruptive classroom behaviors, one overlooked factor has been home-school dissonance. The current study examined the relationship between 260 middle school students' reports of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Middle School Students, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning
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Heng, Lee Ling; Surif, Johari; Seng, Cher Hau – International Education Studies, 2014
Scientific argumentation has been greatly emphasized in the National Science Standard due to its ability to enhance students' understanding of scientific concepts. This study investigated the mastery level of scientific argumentation, based on Toulmin's Argumentation Model (TAP), when students engage in individual and group argumentations. A total…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Persuasive Discourse, Science Process Skills, Mastery Learning