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Showing 1 to 20 of 194 for “"Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching"”.
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Factors Influencing Teachers To Remain At Charter Schools
… that contribute to teacher longevity in charter schools located in central and northwest Indiana. Phenomenological methodology was used to collect data regarding charter school teachers’ perceptions by conducting in-depth interviews. Charter school teachers who had remained with the same charter …
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Teaching in hagwons in South Korea: a novice English teacher’s autoethnography
… research project is the bi-literacy narrative and autoethnography of a novice English teacher working in hagwons in South Korea. In this autoethnography, she traces her growth as a teacher and her interest in applying Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) to educate young South Korean children …
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Astronomy Week: An Investigation Of The Implementation And Identity Formation Of Participants
… great need for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals and educational institutions are currently having difficulty keeping up with society's demand (Carnevale, 2011). Outreach efforts are a key strategy to encouraging young people to pursue STEM careers and …
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A Descriptive Case Study of Teaching Teams at Lakeside Middle School
<p><em>Problem.</em> Much of current educational reform calls for teacher collaboration and teaming. These practices, however, are lacking in most middle schools. How do teams develop? Is there a prescribed pattern they must follow? What contributes to team growth? What are teachers' experiences as …
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The association between learning processes and formal music electives among sixth grade music students
… the student's choice of elective music ensemble and their learning process?</p> <p>Forty-five sixth grade music students participated in the study with their parents' permission. Subjects were administered the Learning Combination Inventory during their scheduled music class. They were asked to …
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A study examining the effects of athletics on females' mathematical achievement
… females who actively participated in athletics and a high achievement in mathematics. A comparison of females who actively participated in athletics and females who did not actively participate in athletics was made using an independent samples t-test.</p> <p>The design for this study was the …
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An examination of the effect of constructivist and cooperative learning teaching techniques on student engagement in social studies
… purpose of this investigation was to see if teaching students through constructivist and cooperative learning teaching techniques increases student engagement in social studies. Thirteen sixth grade students participated in the investigation. They completed surveys before and after a …
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The Tale of Two Middle School Literacy Coaches: Implications for Building Coaching Capacity
… study examines the day to day practices of two middle school literacy coaches. My intention is to capture how coaches continue to build their capacity. Data were gathered through multiple sources, in the form of interviews, observations, a focus group, field notes, reflection journal and …
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Refining Effective Instructional Strategies through Professional Learning Communities
… learning communities by comparing practices and strategies of content and grade level teams in middle schools. Utilizing data from student assessment, comparison of teams in this middle school was conducted to determine practices and conversations that have an impact on teachers’ decisions …
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Computer use and integration of middle school teachers
… study asks: Could it be that teachers who have high integration of computer use have different identifiable characteristics than teachers that have a low integration of computer use?</p> <p>A data collection instrument was developed and distributed to 56 teachers at Landis Intermediate School in …
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Using the Four Agreements to reduce student stress in a zero tolerance school
… academic pressure on students, the Guns Free Schools Act of 1994 required school districts to implement zero tolerance discipline policies that called for expulsion of students who bring weapons to school or commit drug offenses on school property. The zero tolerance policy forced students to …
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Batik as an Art Craft in the Middle School to Develop Creativity and Prolonged Interest
… batik as (1) a means of studying the historical and contemporary background of batik, (2) a means of motivation to develop knowledge and feeling for the craft, (3) a means to introduce a craft which furnishes the individual with a sustained and prolonged interest, (4) a means to involve the …
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A Descriptive Study of a Laboratory Method of Teaching Ninth Grade Written Composition
… the way two classes of freshmen at Granger High School were taught English composition. The method used may be termed a laboratory one since the writing of composition was done in a laboratory situation. The general features of the method included writing once a week, self-appraisal, group …
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Teaching Reduced Forms: A Curriculum Guide for Junior High English Language Teachers Using Digital Technology Based Activities and Classroom Games
… speakers use contractions, reductions, elisions, and linking in casual speech which sounds unfamiliar to students who have not been exposed to reduced forms in their classrooms. In order to facilitate improved listening skills and help students with speaking fluency, reduced forms ought to be …
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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Student Achievement And Engagement In The Transition To High School
… that social-emotional learning of teachers and students impacts students’ transition from middle school to high school. Existing research indicates that by implementing specific transition programs for freshmen, the dropout rate is greatly reduced, academic achievement increases, and the …
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