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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Ninth Graders"”.
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Expecting Success: Factors Influencing Ninth Graders' Science Self-Efficacy
<p>What factors influence ninth grade students’ expectations for success in science? Using social cognitive theory and bioecological systems theory as theoretical frameworks, this dissertation employs data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) to examine the relative impact of …
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High School Response to Intervention: A Case Study of Incoming Ninth Graders
… research was to ascertain information from ninth-grade students about their perspective in reference to Response to Intervention (RTI) in their school and how it is impacting them as well as their perceived future implications on their education. In order to accomplish this overall …
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The Literacy Experiences Of Ninth-graders And Their Teacher In An English Language Arts Workshop
… study was: What are the literacy experiences of ninth-grade students in an English language arts workshop classroom? This study is an autoethnography and it chronicles six months in my ninth grade English classroom where I played the role of observant participant. It examines the process of …
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High School Transition Practices for Ninth Graders: A Descriptive Study of Maryland Public High School
… need for programs and practices that help rising ninth grade students successfully transition from middle to high school. Various studies depict these transition programs which are related to demographics such as race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status, programs that center on rural, urban and …
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The effects of group counseling on low-achieving and/or underachieving ninth graders participating in an alternative education program
… of low-achieving and/or underachieving ninth grade students in an interdisciplinary alternative educational program. participants in this study were 66 students in an alternative educational program called IMAGESS who were computer-assigned to either a treatment group or a control group. …
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An Evaluation Case Study of the Effects of a Learning Style Awareness Program for Ninth Graders at an Independent School
… locus of control and academic achievement in a ninth grade population. This study was also designed to collect subjective data from students on their perceptions of responsibility for their own achievement, ability to identify their individual learning style, a willingness to ask for help, and …
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How to help english learners to improve their speaking skill. Case of ninth-graders in Centro Escolar Urbaniza cion Los Angeles in Soyapango, San Salvador in the academic year of 2016
… to Improve Their Speaking Skill. Case of Ninth-Graders in Centro Escolar Urbanización Los Ángeles in Soyapango, San Salvador in the Academic Year of 2016. To conduct this research, the researcher followed these steps: First of all, the researcher observed the subjects under study for four …
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Stuarts Draft High School: Quantitative Study Evaluating the Ninth-Grade Transition Program
… on the academic and social issues that at-risk ninth graders face as they transition to high school. A case study approach based on archival data was used to explore differences in the treatment and control groups. These groups were measured by grade point average (GPA), absences, tardies to …
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Ninth-grade interventions and the impact on high school graduation rates
… entire high school career. Yet, frequently, ninth-graders struggle to feel connected to school and therefore experience failure. Often times this period of failure is related to the developmental process the ninth-grader experiences. Many ninth-graders struggle in various areas including …
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A Study of Ninth Grade Students' Satisfaction with School and Self-Esteem in Two Grade Organization Patterns
<p>This study focused on ninth grade students attending school in two grade organization patterns, 7 through 9 and 9 through 12. Students' satisfaction levels with school as measured by the NASSP Student Satisfaction Survey and students' self-esteem measures on the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory …
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Mastery Motivational Climate: The Key to Vocational Students' Enjoyment of Physical Activity
… activity enjoyment levels. Participants were 84 ninth graders (boys=53 and girls=31) aged 14 to 16 years from eight different school districts, who attended a vocational-technical school in New England. Surveys were used pre- and post-mastery climate exposure to assess students’ prior physical …
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Autonomy support in US ninth-grade science classrooms: exploring a self-determination model of motivation using national IES data
… were the same for males and females. Among US ninth-graders intending to pursue STEM occupations, 84% are boys and 16% are girls. Science perceived competence and science identity mediated the relationship between science autonomy support and students' intentions to pursue a STEM career. …
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Goal Effectiveness in Achieving Educational Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from 9th Graders in Medellin, Colombia
<p>Does goal setting among low-income ninth graders leads to higher average goal achievements of educational outcomes? This question is explored by a field experiment motivated by the acknowledged California-based Family Independence Initiative (FII), to analyze the effectiveness of individual goal …
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Exploring the Effects of Text Messaging on the Spelling Skills of Ninth and 12th Grade Students
… of text messaging on the spelling skills of ninth and 12<sup>th</sup> grade students at a U.S. high school in a Chicago suburb. The 20 students – six in the ninth grade group and 14 in the 12<sup>th</sup> grade group – were given a questionnaire concerning their texting practices and a …
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Investigating Students' Perceptions of School Social Climate During the Transition to High School
… to understand variability, as a sub-set of 10 ninth graders whose reported negative perceptions of climate described their overall transition experiences in interviews. Findings replicate other studies showing a general decline in students' perceptions of school climate from the beginning of …
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Possible Selves of Diverse Adolescents: Implications for Higher Education and Mental Health
… selves held by 375 racially/ethnically diverse ninth graders projecting 5 years into the future were coded into 13 academically, career, and socially oriented categories. As in previous studies, most common responses included academic and higher education selves as well as specific career, …
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Measuring the Impact of a Ninth Grade Academy on Tenth Grade Performance in Academics, Attendance, and Behavior
<p>Ninth Grade Academies were designed to smooth the transition of rising ninth graders academically and behaviorally. Current research has addressed the long-term effects of Ninth Grade Academies on academics, behavior, and graduation rates. This literature has shown the Ninth Grade Academy to be …
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A Study of Ninth-Grade Transition Practices Across the Commonwealth of Virginia
Concerns over the academic success of first-time ninth-grade students transitioning into the high school setting continue to stimulate substantial interest in identifying the various factors that cause the ninth-grade bottleneck. Extensive research shows that when ninth-grade students transition …
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The Seminarts experience: restructuring a ninth grade transitional program in a whole school arts academy
… effective transitional programs that assist new ninth grade students into high school are needed. Freshmen require procedural, social, and academic supports before they enter high school and during their first year in the new school. Personalization and social advocacy by caring adults, academic …
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