Selected Demographic Variables, School Music Participation, and Achievement Test Scores of Urban Middle School Students

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl W. Kinney
Keyword(s):  
Middle School Students ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
School Students ◽  
Urban Middle School ◽  
Band Students ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Grade Achievement ◽  
Urban Middle School Students

Nontransient 6th- and 8th-grade urban middle school students' achievement test scores were examined before (4th grade) and during (6th or 8th grade) enrollment in a performing ensemble. Ensemble participation (band, choir, none) and subject variables of socioeconomic status (SES) and home environment were considered. Fourth- and 6th-grade achievement tests consisted of Reading, Math, Citizenship and Science; 8th grade included Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Language Arts. Analyses indicated significant differences yet small effect sizes for main effects of SES and ensemble participation. Higher SES students scored significantly higher on all subtests except 4th-, 6th-, and 8th-grade reading. Sixth-grade band students scored significantly higher than choir students and nonparticipants on every subtest of 6th- and 4th-grade achievement tests. Eighth-grade band students scored significantly higher than nonparticipants on 4th-grade Reading and Math and every subtest of the 8th-grade achievement test except Social Studies. Similar results for both cohorts suggest that band may attract higher achieving students from the outset and that test score differences remain stable over time.

The Effects of Residential Mobility on the Education Outcomes of Urban Middle School Students and the Moderating Potential of Civic Engagement

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Voight ◽  
Regina Giraldo-García ◽  
Marybeth Shinn
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Residential Mobility ◽  
Afterschool Programs ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Urban Middle School ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Urban Middle School Students

Residential mobility is associated with negative education outcomes for urban students, but there is little empirical evidence for school factors that may ameliorate these effects. One such factor may be civic engagement at school. This study analyzed data from 2,000 urban middle school students to examine the interplay of residential mobility, education outcomes, and school civic engagement. Findings show that students who change residences have lower academic achievement and rates of attendance and that mobile students who are leaders in school groups and attend afterschool programs have more positive education outcomes compared with their mobile peers who are uninvolved.

Patterns of Parental Messages Supporting Fighting and Nonviolence Among Urban Middle School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 913-927
Author(s):  
Kelly E. O'Connor ◽  
Jasmine N. Coleman ◽  
Albert D. Farrell ◽  
Terri N. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Urban Middle School ◽  
Parental Messages ◽  
Urban Middle School Students

scholarly journals The Association Between Perception of Caring and Intrinsic Motivation: A Study of Urban Middle School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 200 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Reppy ◽  
Karen H. Larwin
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Urban Middle School ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban Middle School Students

Spanning the course of two decades, educational leaders have invested government finances into the social-emotional needs of adolescents. Government programs provide student questionnaires to survey the scholastic climate from students’ perceptions. Previous research discusses the correlation between students’ perception and their success in school due to fulfillment of their transescent needs. This research study ventured to distinguish a possible correlation between urban middle school students’ perceptions of feeling “cared-for” and their intrinsic motivation. Results suggest that today’s urban student benefits from feeling cared-for both personally and academically.

Career-Related Success-Learning Experiences of Academically Underachieving Urban Middle School Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1024-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo A. Jackson ◽  
Claudia M. Perolini ◽  
Alexander W. Fietzer ◽  
Elizabeth Altschuler ◽  
Scott Woerner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
School Students ◽  
Urban Middle School ◽  
Urban Middle School Students
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