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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"7th Grade"”.
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Mindful Classroom: Developing and Testing Strategies for Resilience among Urban 7th Grade Students
… to identify key sources of stress among urban 7th grade students at De Marillac Academy and develop and test mindfulness techniques to actively engage and potentially improve stress management skills among students.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Five focus groups with students were conducted …
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Examining the Implications of a 7th Grade Pertussis Booster Program in the State of Ohio
… has implemented a vaccine booster program for 7th graders to try to curb the incidence. We use a model from Hethcote [2] to model the behavior of pertussis in Ohio, based on parameters from Hethcote as well as from literature and data from the Ohio Department of Health. The model is then fit to …
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The relationship between social engagement and academic engagement in a group of 3rd, 5th, and 7th grade students
… 5<sup>th</sup>, and 7<sup>th</sup> grade students. The secondary purpose of this study is to examine whether a student's grade level contributes to the strength of this relationship. Sixty-one (31 males and 30 females) 3<sup>rd</sup>, 5<sup>th</sup>, and 7<sup>th</sup> grade …
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Gender and Ethnic Differences in Perceived Stress as a Predictor of Smoking Behaviors in Rural Adolescents
… students. Data were analyzed for 685 sixth grade students and 554 seventh grade students. Sixth grade students were 52% male, 53% Caucasian American (CA), and 47% African American (AA). For 7th graders, the sample was 53% female and 56% CA (44% AA). Of the 685 sixth grade students, 7% …
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Peer victimization across the school years: consequences for middle school social goals
… study examined the hypothesis that early (2nd grade) and growth in (2nd – 7th grade) peer victimization would predict lower levels of mastery goals and elevated levels of performance approach and avoidance goals in the 7th grade. Longitudinal growth curve analysis was employed in a diverse …
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Real Life Projects with a Focus on the Principles of Realistic Mathematics Education
… more problem-solving and student reflection in 7th grade and Algebra 1 mathematics. This curriculum project includes four non-sequential lessons focusing on the 7th-grade topics of percent and statistics and the Algebra one topics of systems of linear equations and equations of quadratic …
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Using time-lapse and stroboscopic photography to enhance student understanding of plant growth, structure, and pollination: an inquiry-based study
… images. The participants in the study were 7th grade science students enrolled in a small, rural, Louisiana school. A mixed methods design was used so that call available data was collected and analyzed. The lessons used in the study were based on plant structure, growth, and propagation …
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Teaching the Life Skills curriculum : experiences of managing the blurred terrain of the public and private : an exploratory case study of women who teach 7th grade Life Skills on the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa
Word processed copy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-123).
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The Relationship Between Perceived Physical Competence and the Physical Activity Patterns of Fifth and Seventh Grade Children
… and patterns of physical activity of 83 5th and 7th grade children in one school in rural southwest Virginia. Gender and grade level differences in perceptions of competence and physical activity patterns were also investigated. The Perceived Physical Competence Subscale for Children (PPCSC) …
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Grouping Structures of Gifted and High Achieving Middle School Students: Teacher Perceptions and Data Analysis of the Impact of Grouping
… or heterogeneously clustered model for 8th grade math, 8th grade science, 8th grade language arts, 7th grade math, and 7th grade language arts. Results for assessment and grouping data were mixed and inconclusive, as was the relationship data between teacher perceptions and student …
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Pupils' competencies in proof and argumentation: differences between Korea and Germany at the lower secondary level
… with those of Germany. The data of 659 German 7th grade pupils (8th grade: 528) and 189 Korean 7th grade pupils (8th grade: 182) were collected. In addition, 22 German teachers and 58 Korean teachers answered the same questionnaire on beliefs about mathematics. As a result, German pupils …
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The Use of Cartoons as Teaching a Tool in Middle School Mathematics
… in middle school mathematics. 17 students in 7th grade pre-algebra class and one teacher participated in this study. Eight cartoon activities were provided over a 10-week period, but no more than one cartoon activity per class period was given to them. Student surveys were analyzed using …
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Resolução de problemas: análise do desempenho dos alunos no trabalho com porcentagem no 7º Ano do ensino fundamental.
… aimed to analyze the performance of students in 7th grade of public elementary school's Educational Center Dom Helder Camera from the city of Guarabira when working with the Problem Resolution involving percentages. The survey is classified as the objectives as an exploratory and a case study in …
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Assessing the Effect of Inquiry-Based Professional Development on Science Achievement Tests Scores.
… of Academic Skills Test (TAAS) for 8th grade science and the Biology End Of Course (EOC) exams were analyzed using ANCOVA, Chi Square, and Logistic Regression, with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 7th Grade Science Subtest as covariate. It was hypothesized that the students of …
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Adapting Television Cultivation Theory Variables to determine the effects of P.E.TV on Middle School Viewers' attitudes toward Physical Activity
… study examined if that is the case for 7th graders in a rural Southwestern Virginia Junior High School. Four intact 7th grade physical education/health classes were selected for the study. The students were randomly assigned to the classes by school administrators. The classes were …
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The Relationship Between the Strategies of Adolescents on Microcomputers in Problem-Solving Sessions and Problem-Solving Times
… solution.</p> <p>A portion of the curriculum for 7th grade Life Science, teaching problem solving, was converted into three computer problem-solving tasks to be done by 76 seventh graders who worked in pairs to solve the problems. Each pair of students timed themselves as they worked toward a …
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Ritminio lavinimo poveikis 7-8 klasių mokiniams muzikos pamokose bendrojo lavinimo mokyklose /
… of rhythmic education are applied in 7-8th grade music lessons? 2) what is the effect of rhythmic education on 7th grade students in music classes of general education schools. The object of the research is the importance of rhythmic education for 7th-grade students in music lessons. The …
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Exciting youth about science and engineering : the Stirling Engine class
… 2.670. The module is tested with 15 4th to 7th grade home-schooled students in Los Angeles, Ca. Observations and participant feedback are gathered. Changes including the shortening of lectures, simplification of the project, and addition of testing are proposed. The information gathered from …
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The Impact of Group Counseling on the Self-Esteem Levels of Students Who Have Been Identified as the Targets of Bullying Aggressors
… in raising the self-esteem levels of 7th grade students identified as the targets of bullying aggressors. A literature review is presented, which discusses the definitions and various types of bullying, examines bullying as it relates to age and gender, bullying and self-esteem, and …
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Cogent leadership: transitioning to professional learning communities
… decreased from 2009 to 2010 in the 6th to 7th grades, and when compared to schools in New Jersey of similar socio-economic status were also under the average for 7th grade in 2009 and 8th grade in 2010. The data also suggested that the language arts PLC worked more collaboratively and were …
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