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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"6th grade students"”.
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Middle school plunge: a mixed-methods study exploring 6th grade students' perceptions of their transition to middle school experiences and its influences on school achievement and performance for urban youth
Minority students from inner cities care greatly about their education and want to be successful in school (Corbett & Wilson, 2002). This mixed-methods study sought to explore the correlation between urban students' perceptions of their middle school transitional experiences and The Middle School …
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A Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Validating Students’ Proficiency in Mathematics
… The data used in these analyses came from the 6th-grade students’ mathematics assessment records of the New York State Education Department’s Testing Program (NYSTP). Our approach was to test a number of competing machine learning (ML) algorithms for classifying students’ as proficient based on …
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The Use of Word Games to Enhance the Vocabulary of Sixth Grade Students
… word retention and motivation to learn words for 6th grade students. Twenty-nine students participated in this study, 22 EO students and 7 ELLs. Quantitative and qualitative data included a repeated ANOVA, independent t-tests, researcher observations, a Likert Survey, and student interviews. …
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The relationship between successive, simultaneous, and planning processes and the solution of metaphors, and achievement in sixth-grade students.
… of visual metaphors and the achievement of 6th grade elementary age students from metropolitan schools. A battery of information processing tasks based on previous research with the Luria-Das model was administered to 191 6th grade students, approximately half of whom were Anglo and half of …
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Creativity in Children’s Writing
… approaches to determine which best prompts students’ creativity. The three approaches include: tall tales, actual experiences, and suggested topics. Twenty 6th grade students wrote creative stories in one of the three approaches. The researcher made it clear that students’ stories not be …
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Associations Among Peer Victimization, Social Anxiety and Children's Self-Reported Physical Activity
… In this study, a community sample of 74 4th - 6th grade students completed measures of peer victimization, weight-related criticism, social anxiety, and physical activity. Indirect effects were found such that peer victimization and weight-related criticism were associated with social anxiety …
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Students’ interpretations of categorical data using dynamic graphical representations
… in statistics. An exploratory study examined how students reason about statistical association utilizing graphical representations constructed with CODAP, a dynamic statistical graphing software. Task-based interviews were conducted with three 6th grade students prior to formal instruction. …
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The Correlation Between Close Reading as an Instructional Strategy with Reading Comprehension in Elementary Schools
… the effects of close reading instruction on students’ reading comprehension. Close reading is an instructional strategy that allows students to dig deep into the reading and gain a profound understanding of the vocabulary, writing structure and author’s message. The study consisted of a total …
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THE IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP: AN INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND EXPECTANCY-VALUE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
… found to have a significant impact on promoting students learning. The main purpose of this study was to explore: (a) differences on middle school students' perception regarding expectancy-value and intrinsic motivation according to their grade, gender, and ethnicity, (b) the relationship between …
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School level predictors of homophobic name-calling & sexual harassment victimization/perpetration among middle school youth
… with 1,447 teachers and staff and 3,616 6th grade students across 36 middle schools in the Midwest. Bivariate associations between school-level and student self-reports revealed that when teachers perceive their schools as being committed to bullying prevention, students reported less …
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Mobility Strategies and Academic Success within Military Families
… performance of highly mobile military connected students. The unit of analysis was the strategies parents describe. These strategies included what is available for active duty military parents of 6th grade students that have moved three or more times. The problem addressed with this limited group …
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How is a Child's Perception of Self Affected by Retention?
… study was to inform educators of the impact of grade retention on a child's perception of self, and to provide recommendations and practical applications for educators in the future.</p> <p>Although the long-term effects of grade retention are still unclear, the number of students being retained …
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Does Mathletics, a Supplementary Digital Math Tool, Improve Student Learning and Teaching Methods at Three Private Catholic Schools in Florida? - A Mixed Methods Study
… in K-12 education has been a focus in the U.S. Students in the U.S. score lower on standardized math assessments than students in other countries. Preparing students for a successful future in a global society requires schools to integrate effective digital technologies in math classroom …
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Teacher Practices in Primary Schools with High Value-Added Scores and Engaging Lessons in Disadvantaged Communities in Rural Mexico
… are marginal primary schools in Mexico, where students outperform their peers on the national standardized test, due to the teachers’ ability to engage students; and investigate what those practices in the selected schools are. Results from a random effects model, which used data from 315 …
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Ability of the KidQuest Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention Program to Increase Physical Activity and Decrease Sedentary Time
… approximately 9 million preschool to high school students are considered obese. Additionally, the prevalence of overweight youth ages 6-19, has more than doubled in the past twenty years (1). Physical activity (PA) is a fundamental component in the prevention and treatment of obesity (2, 3). The …