scholarly journals DEAF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ COMPREHENSION OF RELATIONAL LANGUAGE IN ARITHMETIC COMPARE PROBLEMS

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-23
Author(s):  
ChongMin Lee ◽  
◽  
Peter V. Paul ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Arithmetic Operation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Deaf Students ◽  
Relational Term ◽  
Reversal Error ◽  
Effect Hypothesis

This study examined the performance of deaf and hard of hearing middle school students on arithmetic compare word problems with relational statements. Thirteen prelingual, severe-to-profound deaf students were selected to participate. The results showed that the students were more likely to misunderstand a relational statement and make a reversal error when the required arithmetic operation was inconsistent with the statement’s relational term (e.g., choosing the operation of addition when the relational term was less than). There were no statistical differences in the number of reversal errors and on lexical markedness (i.e., marked vs. unmarked items). Finally, fraction-of-a-number relational terms exerted more influence on students’ abilities to solve word problems than did the lexical markedness. Findings are interpreted in light of the consistency effect hypothesis. Directions for future research and implications for instruction are also provided.

Changes in Middle School Students’ Motivation Toward Physical Education Over One School Year

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zan Gao ◽  
Amelia M. Lee ◽  
Melinda A. Solmon ◽  
Tao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Task Values ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Over Time

This study investigated the relationships and mean-level changes of middle school students’ motivation (expectancy-related beliefs, task values, self-efficacy, and outcome expectancy) toward physical education over time, and how gender affected students’ motivation. Participants (N = 206) completed questionnaires over a 1-year period: once in the sixth and seventh grades and again in the seventh and eighth grades. Results yielded that self-efficacy and task values were positive predictors of students’ intention across cohorts. The mean levels of self-efficacy decreased over time for students in Cohort 1 (across sixth and seventh grades). However, results revealed a consistent decline in the mean levels of other motivational variables for both cohorts. No gender differences emerged for the variables. The findings are discussed in regard to the implications for educational practice, and future research areas are presented.

Middle School Students’ Expectations about Counseling

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0701000
Author(s):  
Cheryl Moore-Thomas ◽  
Robert W. Lent
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
School Students ◽  
Counseling Expectations

Although counseling expectations have been studied in late adolescent and adult samples, little is known about younger adolescents’ openness to counseling and perceptions of the counseling process. In this study, 329 middle school students completed the Expectations About Counseling Questionnaire–Brief Form (Tinsley, 1982). An exploratory factor analysis indicated support for a two-factor structure, consisting of expectations about (a) the student's role and (b) the school counselor's role. Implications are considered for future research and practical efforts to enable young adolescents to benefit more fully from responsive counseling services.

The Achieving Success Everyday Group Counseling Model: Fostering Resiliency in Middle School Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001800
Author(s):  
Joy Rose ◽  
Sam Steen
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Group Counseling ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Social Success ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Counseling Model

This article discusses a group counseling intervention used to develop and foster resiliency in middle school students by implementing the Achieving Success Everyday (ASE) group counseling model. The authors aimed to discover what impact this group counseling intervention, which focused on resiliency characteristics, would have on students’ academic and personal-social success. To evaluate this, the authors used both qualitative and quantitative data. The results showed that some students achieved an increase in their GPA and personal-social functioning following the intervention. The article presents implications for practice and ideas for future research.

Proportional Reasoning Word Problem Performance for Middle School Students With High-Incidence Disabilities (HID)

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-153
Author(s):  
Anne Brawand ◽  
Margaret E. King-Sears ◽  
Anya S. Evmenova ◽  
Kelley Regan
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Proportional Reasoning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Worked Problems ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
Mastery Criteria

Schema-based instruction (SBI) was used to teach nine middle school students with high-incidence disabilities (HID) to solve proportional reasoning word problems. A multiple-baseline-across-groups design was used to determine student understanding of the SBI process. The design consisted of three phases including baseline, SBI process, and maintenance. Training of the SBI process with worked problems occurred between baseline and SBI process. Students’ performance was measured using a five-category rubric, under two conditions: solving problems with and without calculator use. Results indicated that all groups improved problem-solving performance and maintained improvement 4 weeks after instruction. Implications for revising the rubric’s mastery criteria and future research are described.

scholarly journals Exploring Indian Middle School Students’ Conceptions of the Environment Using the Draw-an-Environment Test

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-178
Author(s):  
Leslie Elizabeth Sprong ◽  
Sonya N. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Quality environmental education (EE) is key for supporting sustainable development and use of resources. Educators in rural India face considerable challenges to teach EE in K-12 school settings. This study took place in Assam in Northeast India where non-governmental organization (NGO) educators are working to develop an EE program for students in rural areas. To reveal students’ perceptions of the environment, researchers administered the Draw-an-Environment Test (DAET) to 277 middle school students in government schools. Analysis of students’ drawings of the environment revealed that while students recognized humans have an impact on the environment, they did not fully understand the impact could often be negative and drawings did not necessarily reflect the reality of the local environment. Implications for how these findings can be used to develop responsive EE curriculum that challenges and extends students’ conceptions of the environment and the need for future research are discussed.

Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Coeducational and Same-Sex Physical Education Classes

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Treanor ◽  
Kim Graber ◽  
Lynn Housner ◽  
Robert Wiegand
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
8Th Grade

Middle school students (n = 466) participated in a year-long multi-activity physical education program in which classes were coeducational in the fall semester and same-sex in the spring semester. Following participation, students reflected back across the year and anonymously completed a questionnaire that elicited opinions from students regarding their affinity toward physical education, perceived abilities, and preferences for coeducational and same-sex. The findings indicated that males perceived themselves to have significantly more skill, strength, and endurance than females. Females perceived themselves to be significantly more overweight than males. Males also liked physical education significantly better, while females exhibited a systematic decrease in liking physical education from 6th to 8th grade. The findings are discussed in terms of implications for teaching and teacher education and the need for future research on coeducational and same-sex class structures in physical education.

scholarly journals TONE TEACHING PLAN DESIGNED FOR INDONESIAN CHINESE BEGINNERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Haryono Candra
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Characters ◽  
Tone Sandhi ◽  
School Students ◽  
Tonal Language ◽  
Teaching Plan ◽  
And Training

Chinese is a tonal language, and Chinese tones can differentiate meanings of Chinese characters. In contrast, Indonesian is a language without tones, which explains why Indonesians have trouble acquiring tones when beginning to learn Chinese. Having recognized the importance of Chinese tones in teaching Indonesian beginners Chinese, we propose in this article a tone teaching plan designed for Indonesian Chinese beginners based on detailed analysis of previous research. The plan was tested at the Pahoa School in Tangerang District, Jakarta, Indonesia. The participants were 74 middle school students who had never learnt Chinese before. After the experiment, the questionnaires were used to collect data. It was found that this teaching plan was effective. In terms of mono-syllable adjustment, most students can make four tones of Chinese, especially rising tones and falling-rising tones; In terms of bisyllable tone sandhi, most students can master the law of tone change. However, this teaching plan also has some shortcomings. For example, the forms of tone teaching and training are not diversified; the design of the neutral tones teaching is not comprehensive enough; and the distribution of tone teaching items is uneven. These drawbacks can be further improved in future research.

scholarly journals Addressing confirmation bias in middle school data science education

2022 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Sarai Hedges ◽  
Kim Given
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Confirmation Bias ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Pull Out

<p style='text-indent:20px;'>More research is needed involving middle school students' engagement in the statistical problem-solving process, particularly the beginning process steps: formulate a question and make a plan to collect data/consider the data. Further, the increased availability of large-scale electronically accessible data sets is an untapped area of study. This interpretive study examined middle school students' understanding of statistical concepts involved in making a plan to collect data to answer a statistical question within a social issue context using data available on the internet. Student artifacts, researcher notes, and audio and video recordings from nine groups of 20 seventh-grade students in two gifted education pull-out classes at a suburban middle school were used to answer the study research questions. Data were analyzed using a priori codes from previously developed frameworks and by using an inductive approach to find themes.</p><p style='text-indent:20px;'>Three themes that emerged from data related to confirmation bias. Some middle school students held preconceptions about the social issues they chose to study that biased their statistical questions. This in turn influenced the sources of data students used to answer their questions. Confirmation bias is a serious issue that is exacerbated due to endless sources of data electronically available. We argue that this type of bias should be addressed early in students' educational experiences. Based on the findings from this study, we offer recommendations for future research and implications for statistics and data science education.</p>

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