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Sproatt, Rod H. – Contemporary Education, 1981
The middle school originated out of an understanding for the need of a learning environment geared specifically to the needs of the early adolescent. The transition from concrete to formal operational thought and the affective and psychomotor developmental stages demonstrate the uniqueness of the early adolescent experience. (JN)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development
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Larson, Reed; Richards, Maryse – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1998
Used the experience sampling method to examine emotional structure of the week for adolescents in fifth to eighth grades and again four years later. Found that weekend evenings emerged in middle adolescence as the week's emotional high point, a time for enjoyable peer group and romantic activities, although the scripts for Friday and Saturday…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Emotional Experience
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Wood, Karen D.; Jones, Jeanneine P. – Childhood Education, 1997
Discusses instructional strategies that address five affective needs of middle school students: freedom of choice, appropriate peer interactions, instructional diversity, personal expression, and broadened perspectives. Suggests that when incorporated into existing curriculum and laced with relevant application, these strategies can lead to a…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Affection, Affective Behavior, Class Activities