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Snipes, Jason; Jacobson, Alexander – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2021
Middle school is an important crossroad in a student's academic journey. As students enter middle school, their academic achievement and engagement frequently declines. This is true particularly for Black and Latinx students. Poor middle school grades are often a harbinger of poor performance in high school and beyond. In particular, having a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2021
The "Academic Mindsets and Behaviors, Prior Achievement, and the Transition to Middle School" study examined the relationship between 2016/17 grade 5 student responses to a Clark County School District (Nevada) survey on levels of academic mindsets and behaviors and the predicted probability of earning a low GPA (below 2.0) at the end of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study on why students often experience a decline in academic achievement as they transition to middle school. Academic mindsets, such as a belief in the malleability of ability (growth mindset) or a reluctance to engage academically because of embarrassment or a fear of failure (performance…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Ardasheva, Yuliya; Tretter, Thomas R. – TESOL Journal, 2012
This survey study explored perceptions and use of language learning strategies among English as a second language teachers and English-learning students (Grades 3-8, 10, and 11). The sample comprised 1,057 students (651 elementary, 275 middle, and 131 high school) and 54 teachers (31 elementary, 11 middle, and 12 high school) from 38 schools…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English Teachers, Learning Strategies, Student Attitudes
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Zhang, Qian-Mei; Kim, Tae-Young – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2013
This mixed-methods study investigated the changes in Chinese students' motivation to learn English from elementary to high school and explored the reasons for these changes at different school levels. A motivational questionnaire was designed and administered to 3,777 elementary, junior high, and high school students, and follow-up interviews were…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Mixed Methods Research