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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Grades 6-8"”.
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Differences Between African American and White Males in Grades 6-8: Comparative Evidence from Selected Texas Rural Schools
… academic achievement gap among Black males in grades 6-8 across Texas is a growing concern. Based on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), secondary data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was used to evaluate scores from a sample of Texas rural schools. In this …
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The Relative Importance of Academic Achievement in Determining the Self-Esteem of Students in Rural British Columbia: An Empirical Examination of Students in Grades 6, 8, 10 and 12
… Data were collected from 263 students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 in a small district in southwestern Canada. The first part of this study explored the relationship between student self-esteem and four independent variables: GPA, level of involvement, grade level, and gender. The …
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The Influence of Placement in a Co-Taught Inclusive Classroom on the Academic Achievement of General Education Students on the 2014 New York State ELA and Mathematics Assessments in Grades 6-8 in a Suburban New York School District
… achievement of general education students in Grades 6-8 in a suburban New York school district on the 2014 New York State ELA and Mathematics Assessments. Propensity score matching was utilized to select the sample to provide a balanced sampling technique. The final sample was comprised of 746 …
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Retaining students: is it for gaining or restraining?
… of this study was to investigate students in Grades 6-8 who were retained in Elementary School and tracked their academic progress since the retention. This study was conducted to determine whether retaining students benefits or hinders their chances of academic success. Once the retained …
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Compositional Associations of Time Spent in Sleep, Screen Time, and Physical Activity with Polysubstance Use in Adolescents
… study examined 14,701 Canadian adolescents in grades 6-10. The independent variable was the composition of time spent in physical activity, screen time, and sleep. The dependent variable was high polysubstance, a composite measure reflecting the frequency of using cigarettes, alternative …
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Implementing Bring Your Own Device and the Paperless Classroom: A Change Leadership Project
… the core curriculum at a public middle school (grades 6-8) during the 2014-2015 school year. Technology skills became a part of students’ daily learning opportunities. An eSTEAM Academy provided interested students and teachers with technology training and skills for classroom inclusion and …
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PROGRAM EVALUATION OF READING PLUS : STUDY OF THE IMPACT ON READING ACHIEVEMENT FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS
… the reading achievement of students at middle (grades 6, 7, and 8) in the Moore County Schools so that the administration could make informed decisions about the program. According to the analysis of student Lexile scores and teacher survey information, the impact of the Reading Plus program on …
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Mathematics textbooks and state curriculum standards : an analysis of the alignment between the written and intended curricula
… and computation in popular elementary and middle grades mathematics textbooks. Grade-level Learning Expectations (GLEs) from the five most populous states that use a system of statewide textbook adoption and the five most populous states that are "open territory" comprised the state sample, while …
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The Relationship between Mandatory School Uniforms and Attendance
… of Education). Four schools serving students in grades 6-8 in an urban school district in Georgia were included in this study.</p> <p>Three comparisons were used to determine whether or not and, if so, the extent to which the relationships existed. Some qualitative and quantitative measures were …
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The Hidden Hand: Systematic Oppression Cloaked as Education
… with educators, parents/guardians, and students (Grades 6–8), limited non-participant observations of instructional and transition spaces. Analysis used iterative open and axial coding with constant comparison, guided by Foucauldian sensitizing concepts (enclosure, control of activity, seriation, …
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The Influence of the Length of the School Day on the Percentage of Proficient and Advanced Proficient Scores on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge for Grades 6, 7, and 8
… ASK) in both Language Arts and Mathematics in Grades 6-8. The data analyzed included the length of the school day with controlled student, staff, and school variables. The study aimed to provide research-based evidence on the intervention that is being imposed on some school districts by policy …
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A Latent Growth Curve Model (LGCM) Analysis of the Relationship Between Five School Climate Dimensions and Retention of Core Subject Secondary Teachers in Georgia
… public schools serving traditional grade bands (grades 6-8 and grades 9-12) from 2016 to 2019. Descriptive statistics cover 6 years (2015 – 2020), and a univariate quadratic latent growth curve model was used to estimate school-level teacher retention trajectories and assess the predictive value …
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Associations Among Adolescent Obesity, Bullying, and Media Exposure in Relation to Psychological Adjustment and Body -Size Stigmatization
… included 512 primarily Caucasian students (grades 6--8). Results indicated that females were less likely to display weight-based stigma for an overweight peer if a medical explanation was provided (i.e., control attributions), whereas males were not impacted by medical information, and males …
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The Influence of Chronic Absenteeism on Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8 2014 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge
… students would score Proficient or above on the Grades 6-8 ELA or Mathematics NJ ASK.</p>
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Supplemental Educational Services in Large Texas School Districts
… along grade levels. Middle school students (Grades 6-8) that participated in SES programs fared worse than high school students (Grades 9-12) in all four research questions.</p>
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A Case Study on Administrative Perspectives of Student Relationships on a Rural Middle School Campus
… study within one rural middle school, servicing grades 6-8. Three campus administrators directly involved with students were interviewed. Interviews were conducted to determine themes concerning administrator perspectives on student behaviors in connection to their relationships with students. A …
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Implementation of features of the ASCA National Model in Alabama public schools
… levels - elementary (PreK- Grade 5), middle (Grades 6-8), and high -school (Grades 9-12), as well as data use. Qualtrics software sent electronic surveys, reminders, and analyzed responses of a stratified random sample of Alabama public school counselors. This study was the first in Alabama to …
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Stories worth telling: How one school navigates tensions between innovation and standards
… practice of assessment at King Middle School, a grades 6--8 school in Portland, Maine. I trace this school's reform efforts over 23 years, within the current development of school-wide practices over time, in relation to making work public.</p><p>I used a sociocultural framework, which allowed …
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Quality in Education: Perspectives Regarding Baldrige-based Practices and Instructional Leadership in Middle Schools
… from targeted superintendents, middle school (grades 6-8) principals, and middle school teachers regarding Baldrige-based practices as they relate to instructional leadership in middle level education were investigated. Research participants from Chugach School District in Anchorage, Alaska; …
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The Influence of an Extended School Day on Middle School English Language Arts and Mathematics Achievement in a New Jersey Suburban School District
… achievement of middle school students in Grades 6-8 on the 2014 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) in Mathematics. The significant differences on the adjusted marginal mean scores for Mathematics achievement based on ethnicity are important to note and are discussed …
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