Perception of Home Environment and School Abilities as Predictors of Reading Power and School Achievements

1986 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 819-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. White ◽  
Andrea Karlin ◽  
Charles Burke
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
School Students ◽  
Common Variance ◽  
Perceived Values ◽  
Item Responses

A sample of 565 sixth grade, middle-school students in two urban settings in the Southwestern United States completed the My Education (ME) scale and the Degrees of Reading Power. Responses to the 55 items in the ME Scale were factor analyzed by the principal components solution. Five rotated factors contributed 47% to the cumulative proportion of common variance. The first factor, labeled “Values Learned From Parents,” contained item responses which were the best predictors of reading power with a correlation of .41. Reading power and ability among 565 sixth graders was motivated highest by perceived values learned at home.

Cultivating the collective: exploring the American dream with sixth graders

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-45
Author(s):  
Sarah Elizabeth Montgomery ◽  
Zak K. Montgomery ◽  
Sarah Vander Zanden ◽  
Ashley Jorgensen ◽  
Mirsa Rudic
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
American Dream ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Arts And Humanities

Purpose The concept of an American Dream was interrogated during a service-learning partnership between university students and a multilingual, racially diverse class of sixth graders. The one-on-one service-learning partnerships were at the heart of the semester-long project and sought horizontalidad, or non-authoritarian democratic communication and shared knowledge creation. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This project leveraged the arts and humanities within the context of social studies education to promote youth civic engagement. This project used Photovoice methodology in which all participants took photos and wrote about their American Dream. Participants then shared their photography and writing at three public gallery events in the community in an effort to educate others about their perspectives, experiences, and hopes regarding the American Dream. Findings Findings from the reciprocally minded partnership centered on the sixth-grade students taking a collective approach to the American Dream. Specifically, they noted their commitment to their families and desire to support others, with some sixth graders even sharing a commitment to promoting social justice. Some participants demonstrated a “we consciousness,” or a collective approach to social justice. Originality/value The study provides insights into how educators can engage middle school students in democratic practice as active citizens in a service-learning partnership. Through a service-learning themed project about the American Dream, middle school students were able to share their voices and experiences with the larger community via a project rooted in horizontalidad.

When is the Critical Moment to Provide Smoking Education at Schools?

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted T. L. Chen ◽  
Alvin E. Winder
Keyword(s):  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
Optimal Time ◽  
School Students ◽  
Twelfth Graders ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Critical Moment ◽  
Attitudes Toward Smoking

When is the critical moment to provide smoking education for public school students? This study is designed to address this problem. Five hundred and twelve students, sixth, ninth, and twelfth graders in the Northampton, Massachusetts school system were studied. Their responses to a sixty-two item questionnaire revealed that sixth grade is the optimal time to provide education for smoking prevention. Sixth graders are characterized by a relative absence of peer pressure, a relative lack of knowledge of the effects of smoking, unfamiliarity with their parents' attitudes toward smoking and evidence that many students in this grade intend to smoke within the next five years.

The Intersection of Perceptions and Experiences of Bullying by Race and Ethnicity among Middle School Students in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 807-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine M. Connell ◽  
Sarah El Sayed ◽  
Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez ◽  
Natalie M. Schell-Busey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Students

Use of the Zung in Identifying Potential Student Adjustment Problems

1973 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-490
Author(s):  
John M. Ivanoff ◽  
Jane A. Layman ◽  
Ronald Von Singer
Keyword(s):  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Cross Validation ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Student Adjustment ◽  
School Students ◽  
Adjustment Problems ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Screening Device ◽  
Potential Use

The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of Zung's self-rating of depression as a screening device for early identification of students' potential adjustment problems. An adaptation of the scale was administered to 87 middle-school students and for cross-validation to 39 sixth grade students. The scale successfully identified those students rated by teachers and principals as having adjustment problems. Its potential use by a school counselor was outlined.

Polygon Capture: A Geometry Game

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94
Author(s):  
William M. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
School Curricula

The curriculum and evaluation standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989) calls for an increased role for geometry in the primary and middle school curricula. An important mathematical strand in its own right, geometry also provides opportunities to promote and assess mathematical communication, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Unfortunately, many students lack the vocabulary and the conceptual understanding needed to desctibe geometric relationships. This atiicle describes a game, Capture the Polygons, that I have designed to help middle school students think about geometric properties and the relationships among them. A version of the game has been tested in firth- and sixth-grade classes as part of the field test of Fifth Grade Everyday Mathematics (Bell et al. 1995). Observations of classes playing the game, as well as feedback from their teachers, indicate that students find the game challenging but fun. Depending on the background of the students, it can be played at different levels of difficulty.

Using Geospatial Technology to Promote Middle School Students' Critical Thinking on Socioscientific Issues

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wardell Anthony Powell
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Socioscientific Issues ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Summer Enrichment ◽  
Enrichment Program ◽  
The Impact

This chapter is a demonstration of how to use geospatial technologies to promote middle school students' abilities to think critically and to argue persuasively on socioscientific issues. Forty-three sixth grade students from a summer enrichment program operated by a non-profit organization in the northeastern United States participated in this study. The duration of this curricular unit took place over five consecutive 1-hour period blocks. The researcher utilized qualitative procedures to analyze the students' abilities to think critically and to argue persuasively on socioscientific issues. The results indicate that the students' background knowledge on the impact of human activities on climate change was enhanced with the use of videos, graphics, audio-visuals, and other hands-on activities. Additionally, the knowledge the students gained from the events in this investigation enhanced their abilities to propose convincing arguments in opposition or support for the socioscientific issues investigated.

scholarly journals Lunchtime Practices and Problem Behaviors Among Multiethnic Urban Youth

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 570-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy R. Nichols ◽  
Amanda S. Birnbaum ◽  
Kylie Bryant ◽  
Gilbert J. Botvin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Urban Youth ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Day

Research has begun to show associations between adolescents' mealtime practices and their engagement in problem behaviors. Few studies have addressed this longitudinally and/or examined lunchtime practices during the school day. This study tests for associations between urban multiethnic middle school students' ( N = 1498) lunchtime practices in the sixth grade and their engagement in problem behaviors by eighth grade. Positive associations were found between not eating lunch at school in the sixth grade and increased drug use and delinquency by eighth grade. Eating lunch outside of school was found to be significantly associated with smoking and marijuana use only. Gender differences in associations between lunchtime practices and problem behaviors were suggested. Implications for school policy and prevention efforts are discussed.

scholarly journals School Engagement and Context: A Multilevel Analysis of Adolescents in 31 Provincial-Level Regions in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangqing Liu ◽  
Xiaosong Gai ◽  
Lili Xu ◽  
Xiaojing Wu ◽  
Hong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Middle School Students ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Family Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Provincial Level ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Industry And Education

According to ecological system theory, both the microsystem environment (home environment) and the more macrolevel environment (provincial environment) influence school engagement in adolescents. This study tests an ecological model of adolescents’ school engagement with 19,084 middle school students across 31 provincial-level regions in China. Multilevel modeling is used to predict adolescents’ school engagement (behavior, emotion, and cognition) at two levels, individual [gender and family socioeconomic status (SES)] and provincial (economy, public cultural facilities, technological industry and education). The school engagement of students varies significantly across provincial-level regions. SES positively affects the school engagement of students. Students benefit from the provincial environment when the economy is booming, public cultural facilities are adequate and education is flourishing. The development of the technology industry fails to boost students’ school engagement. Limitations and future directions are discussed.

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