Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Middle School Girls"”.
-
Comparing math self-efficacy in middle school girls
… studies in the self-efficacy or single-sex schools literature that have looked at the possible relationship between self-efficacy expectations and type of school. This study compared mathematics self-efficacy of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade girls in a single-sex and a co-educational …
-
A study of relational aggression among middle school girls
… to evaluate the degree of bullying in the middle grades and to design an effective anti-bullying program using the input of the female students. The participants were selected on a volunteer basis from a pool of 7<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> grade female students. In addition to two …
-
Team discourse of middle school girls in collaborative microelectronics lessons
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
-
Designing Sewn Circuits and STEM Self-Efficacy in Middle School Girls
… Arduino circuits in crafts projects can increase middle school girls’ STEM self-efficacy. Boys STEM self-efficacy will also be assessed to determine if LilyPad Arduino circuits can also increase boys’ STEM self-efficacy. Researchers have been wondering why there is a male dominance in STEM …
-
The Adults Talk Too Much : Interviews With Low-Income Urban Middle School Girls
… social and academic experiences of low-income girls in an urban middle school, and to understand, from the girls' perspectives, how to improve urban education for their benefit. Study participants included seven girls who were interviewed three times toward the end of their eighth grade year. …
-
Middle School Girls' Math Self-Concepts in Japan and the United States: A Socio-Ecological Approach
… to consider the role played by the intractable girls’ inferiority in math (GIM) myth that contributes to girls’ lower engagement in math through lower math self-concepts. Prior research shows that perceived teacher support through is one area where the GIM myth relates to girls’ math …
-
The Effects of Single-Sex and Coeducational Environments on the Self-Efficacy of Middle School Girls
… or same-sex, on the self-efficacy of middle school girls in a unit of volleyball. Four intact certified physical education specialists from two Middle Schools were used in the study. All of the teachers were female. In two of the classes, students were split out according to gender …
-
The Attitudes of African American Middle School Girls Toward Computer Science: Influences of Home, School, and Technology Use
… to understand the attitudes of African American middle school girls toward computer science and investigated the factors that influence these attitudes. Since women who do pursue computing degrees and continue with graduate education often publish in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in greater …
-
Examining the Moderating Effects of Racial Socialization on Teacher Discrimination for the Psychological Outcomes of Black Middle School Girls
… psychological outcomes of early adolescent Black girls, and 3) if egalitarian messages of racial socialization moderate the risk of teacher discrimination on the psychological outcomes for early adolescent Black girls. Participants were 8th grade Black girls from Wave 3 of the MADICS dataset …
-
A different lens : a qualitative multiple-case study exploring the interrelationships between environmental, personal, and behavioral determinants and STEM perspectives for middle-school girls.
Middle-school girls participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs less often than middle-school boys, especially computer science and engineering-related courses (Charlesworth & Banaji, 2019). Establishing why these girls do not participate in STEM programs and …
-
Middle School Girls' STEM Education: Using Teacher Influences, Parent Encouragement, Peer Influences, And Self Efficacy To Predict Confidence And Interest In Math And Science
… Bioecological Model, possible predictors of middle school girls’ confidence and interest in math and science where explored. The factors in this study included the macrosystems of age and race/ethnicity and the microsystems of selfefficacy, teacher influences, parent encouragement, and peer …
-
A different lens : a qualitative multiple-case study exploring the interrelationships between environmental, personal, and behavioral determinants and STEM perspectives for middle-school girls.
Middle-school girls participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs less often than middle-school boys, especially computer science and engineering-related courses (Charlesworth & Banaji, 2019). Establishing why these girls do not participate in STEM programs and …
-
The Use of Relational, Social, and Overt Aggression in Overtly-Aggressive and Non-Overtly-Aggressive Females
… and non-overtly-aggressive), age level (middle or high school), and cultural background/ethnicity (Caucasian or non-Caucasian), and the self-reported use of relational aggression, social aggression, and overt aggression. Results revealed that Caucasian, non-overtly-aggressive middle and …
-
An exploration of the lived social, emotional, and academic experiences of obese adolescents within three conceptual frameworks using mixed methods research
… of obese adolescents and to investigate middle and high school students' attitudes toward obese students. During phase one, quantitative data was collected through the Attitude Toward Obese Persons (ATOP) survey. The survey research sample was 1448 middle and high school students. The …
-
Threats to success in mathematics: examining the combined effects of choking under pressure and stereotype threat
Girls and boys do not choose to go into mathematics dependent careers at the same rate. Understanding this gap is more complicated than simply looking at performance differences between boys and girls. This disparity in career choice could stem from differences in motivation that can be seen as …
-
The Impact of Group Counseling on Students Who Have Been Identified as Adolescent Female Relational Aggressors
… frequently experienced and instigated by middle school girls, involves social alienation, rumor spreading and the manipulation of a relationship to cause psychological harm to an individual (Young, Boye & Nelson, 2006). The purpose of this research project is to study the impact of group …
-
A study of the experience of female African-American seventh graders in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) afterschool program
… inspires or leads seventh-grade African-American girls toward an interest in STEM, to characterize and describe the context of an out-of-school STEM learning environment, explore the impact on the seventh- grade African-American girls who participated in the program as it relates to individual …
-
Broadening Participation of Girls in Computing: An Integrated Approach to Supporting Interest in CS
Broadening participation of girls in Computer Science (CS) has been a longstanding concern of researchers and educators over the past few decades. Computing education programs aimed at broadening participation among girls may benefit from intentionally designing learning environments informed by …
Page 1 of 2