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Direct linkZappala-Piemme, Kerri E.; Sturman, Edward D.; Brannigan, Gary G.; Brannigan, Michael J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
We evaluated a curriculum that focused on bolstering grit and locus of control in seventh grade students at a school in upstate New York. The intervention included lessons aimed at building a growth mindset and determination, along with writing projects and collaborative work. A pre-post design was utilized such that surveys measuring grit and…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Resilience (Psychology), Persistence, Student Characteristics
Rebekka Björg Guðmundsdóttir; Freyja Birgisdóttir; Arna Hauksdóttir; Brynjólfur Gauti Guðrúnar Jónsson; Steinunn Gestsdóttir – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
Youths' development can be positively or negatively impacted by various factors in their internal and external environment. This study investigated the interactive effects of self-regulation and internalizing and externalizing problems on academic achievement (reading and maths) and positive youth development (PYD) across one year. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 6
Lazarides, Rebecca; Dicke, Anna-Lena; Rubach, Charlott; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Four topics were investigated in this longitudinal person-centered study: (a) profiles of subjective task values and ability self-concepts of adolescents in the domain of mathematics, (b) the stability of and changes to the profiles of motivational beliefs from Grade 7 to 12, (c) the relation of changes to student-perceived classroom…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Beliefs, Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment
Download full textHolmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2017
For the past three years, SELF (Sports, Education, Life Skills, and Faith) has focused on improving academic, behavioral, and social skills of students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland middle schools in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tutorials, an essay contest, character-building lessons, sports, a high-school bridge program, and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2016
The SELF Foundation afterschool program involved 255 students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland (formerly Johnston) middle schools in tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. All students at SELF schools were allowed to participate in a character-building essay contest for prizes. Program impact…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2015
The SELF Foundation engaged 287 students at Key, Revere, and Welch middle schools in afterschool tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. Program impact was measured using reading and math performance, attendance, and disciplinary actions of SELF Foundation students compared to…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Fashola, Olatokunbo S. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2013
This article presents the results of the 2nd-year evaluation of an after-school program designed for an extended school day program serving African American middle school students in the city of Baltimore, Maryland (ACCESS-West). This study describes the effects of schoolwide reform especially as it relates to single-gender schools, educating…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Middle School Students, Males
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2014
During the 2013-2014 academic year, the S.E.L.F. Foundation engaged 32 predominately at-risk students at Key Middle School (KMS) in afterschool tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. Outcome measures consisted of reading and mathematics performance before and after program implementation.…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Newton, Xiaoxia A. – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background: Many studies have looked at students' mathematics achievement in the middle and high school years and the kinds of factors that are associated with their achievement. Within this domain, however, most research utilized cross-sectional data. Cross-sectional designs have both statistical and conceptual limitations. Few studies used…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Middle School Students
