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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"young adolescents"”.
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The Use of Evidence in Young Adolescents' Argumentation
This study examined the various ways in which students who participated in a two-year-long evidence-focused argument curriculum use evidence when engaging in argumentation. The experimental group was compared to groups who received either no such argument curriculum, or one year of an argument …
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Psychological Factors associated with Smartphone Addiction in Young Adolescents
… that make it highly addictive, particularly in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of young adolescents in risk of smartphone addiction and the psychological factors associated with smartphone addiction. 490 middle-school students completed a selfquestionnaire …
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Narrative discourse production in language impaired learning disabled young adolescents
… learning disabled and non-learning disabled young adolescents were explored using a narrative discourse analysis procedure. The purpose was to compare the narrative production abilities of language impaired learning disabled and non-learning disabled young adolescents on a number of measures: …
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Psychometric integrity of a measure of dysfunctional separation-individuation in young adolescents
… Scale in a population of young adolescents. A one factor structure of the 19-item scale was obtained. The scale correlated highly in the expected directions with other measures of separation-individuation, as well as with measures of depression and positive adaptation.
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Attitudes related to social studies with young adolescents in the Sultanate of Oman
This study investigates the attitudes of Omani students towards social studies in the last three grades of the second cycle of Basic Education (approximately ages 14-16). Generally, school education in Oman has been a focus of government attention and many changes have been implemented in recent …
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Writing and Designing Science Trade Books for Young Adolescents: Model Development and Application
… participants. The manuscripts were reviewed by young readers and adult jurors. Adult jurors included science teachers, reading specialists, children's librarians, parents, and a publishing professional. Results show that author analysis of reader protocols was effective for revising both text …
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Explaining Young Adolescents’ Physical Activity Decision-Making Using the Prototype Willingness Model of Health Behaviour
Background: Health guidelines suggest young people spend 60 minutes per day in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, but the proportion meeting this target falls during early adolescence, a developmental stage characterised by impulsive choices not accounted for by behavioural theories based on …
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Giving Up and Giving In: Young Adolescents' Dilemmas when Caring for a Grandparent with Alzheimer's Disease
… children, negating the impact caregiving has on younger family members. Importantly, 75% of caregivers are female; 31% of these women have children at home under the age of 12 and 23% live with a child aged 12–17. As such, adolescents will be increasingly involved in the care of Alzheimer's …
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A critical ethnography of young adolescents' occupational choices in a community in post-apartheid South Africa
This thesis explored the occupational choices of young adolescents in a southern peninsula Cape Town community of Lavender Hill in South Africa. Informed by current research and prior professional and personal experiences with young adolescents in Lavender Hill, the research question asked: 'What …
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Exploring Gender and Grade Level Influences on the Friendship Expectations of Young Adolescents Toward Peers With Disabilities
This study was designed to systematically examine the friendship expectations of typical middle school students toward their peers with disabilities. Specifically, this study looked at the differences in friendship expectations by gender and grade level. Friendship experiences of typical students …
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The effects of cooperative learning on the on-task behavior and attitudes toward learning and school of young adolescents
… of attitudes toward learning and school of young adolescents. A quasi-experimental study was conducted on a sample of 27 Grade 6 students. Embedded in this study was a detailed case study of six individuals. The teacher-researcher used a pre-posttest design employing the Harter Scale of …
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Investigating correlates of aggressive behaviour in South African children and young adolescents living in the Western Cape: the role of empathy
… and aggressive behaviour in typically developing young adolescents (N = 160, ages 11-13; Study 1) and children (N = 76, ages 6-8; Study 2) living in the Western Cape of South Africa. To improve on previous investigations, I employed a framework informed by both neurobiological and behavioural …
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Middle Level Leaders' Responsiveness to the Needs of the Sixth Grade Student Transitioning to Middle School in Two Virginia School Divisions
… programs aligned with the developmental needs of young adolescents. A mixed-methods approach was used to address the study's research questions. Participants in the study included middle school principals and assistant principals in two Virginia school divisions. Participants completed an online …
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Assessment of Maternal and Infant Outcomes of Moderately Malnourished Pregnant Adolescents in Malawi
… outcomes in moderately malnourished pregnant young adolescents (16-17 YO), older adolescents (18-19 YO), and adults (≥20 YO) in response to one of three nutritional interventions and in a pooled treatment group analysis, and to assess differences in infant outcomes by infant gender.</p> …
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Hooking the big idea: Working titles in creative problem solving by young Latino adolescents
… judged creativity is similarly enhanced through young adolescents' use of a working title representation strategy within a curriculum knowledge base, 40 Latino partyicipants at two Southern California middle schools received brief written interactive directions for one of two different types of …
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Multiculturalism and the media: using racially motivated films to increase attitudes about race
… "Do racially motivated movies (media) affect young adolescents' attitude on multiculturalism?" was capable of yielding significant results. The study required sampling a population of seventh and eighth graders. The participants demonstrated variability in regards to ethnicity, age, social …
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Nobody's Ever Asked Me That Before: Middle School Students Talk about Motivation to Achieve in School Contexts
… provide teachers with a way to reconceptualize adolescents as learners. Research suggests that there are two distinct approaches to the study of motivation. Some researchers believe that motivation can be externally enacted through exams, assessments, and other accountability measures. Other …
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Resilience and African American Early Adolescents: The Protective Function of Religion and Structured After-School Activities
… against the development of depression for young adolescents exposed to high incidence of community violence and deviant peer affiliation. The results suggest that religious beliefs and practices protects against depression for adolescents exposed to community violence. The implications of …
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