Middle school teaching -- United States
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Empowering middle school students with drama activities education, 2023
Item — Call number MU Thesis Hag
Identifier: b7932371
Abstract
In this mixed methods study, drama in education (DIE) in the form of role-playing and improvisation was investigated in middle school students to evaluate its impact on emotional regulation. During early adolescence, individuals’ social skills progress; however, isolation caused by COVID-19 restricted social interaction, thus limiting the development of these skills. There is a large body of literature on drama therapy that served as inspiration for this study. The study was conducted...
Dates:
2023
Explicit instruction in career exploration at the middle school level, 2023
Item — Call number MU Thesis Zir
Identifier: b7931340
Abstract
Middle school adolescents are developmentally ready to think about their future career options and goals. However, middle schools often struggle to find the necessary time and resources to devote to career exploration instruction. This study investigated the current state of career exploration instruction at one Mid-Atlantic middle school in order to determine how to improve the way career education is presented at the middle school level.
The collected data encapsulates the...
Dates:
2023
The impact of an extracurricular student leadership club on student affect, student achievement, and school technology use at the middle school level, 2021
Item — Call number MU Thesis Tra
Identifier: b7930404
Abstract
Research strongly suggests that a students' attachment to school is directly correlated with their health, social well-being, and academic achievement (Blum, 2005; CDC, 2009). Unfortunately, the problem of low attachment to school is widespread (Klem & Connell, 2004; Quin, 2017). Extracurricular clubs are one solution to the problem of low student attachment to school (Bayat, 2015; Gilman, 2001). Schools that have embraced 1:1 technology programs should consider leveraging students'...
Dates:
2021
The impact of inquiry-based labs on CER (claim - evidence - reasoning) scores and student perceptions, 2025
Item — Call number MU Thesis Rod
Identifier: b7932372
Abstract
This quantitative research aims to evaluate the impact of inquiry-based labs on middle school students’ scientific writing skills and engagement in science education. Based on McNeill and Krajcik’s (2012) framework of Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER), this study focuses on approximately 160 seventh-grade students in a suburban middle school in the Northeast United States. The research questions for the study are as follows: (1) Do inquiry-based labs as an instructional method affect...
Dates:
2025
The impact of open classrooms on teacher efficacy, 2020
Item — Call number MU Thesis Req
Identifier: b7930179
Abstract
This study used a mixed-method design to examine the relationship between open classrooms as a form of professional development and teacher efficacy in the arenas of instructional strategy, classroom management, and student engagement. This study was conducted with sixth to eighth grade teachers in a middle school, located in central New Jersey. Teachers were surveyed using the Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy's (2001) Teachers' Self-Efficacy Scale (TSES) 24 question Likert scale. They...
Dates:
2020