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Download full textKaty Farber; Rachel Mark – Middle Grades Review, 2024
How do service learning and self-directed learning connect and what are the implications for early adolescent students? The authors explore both the service learning and self-directed learning literature and research to discover the connections between the two approaches and concepts. This essay reviews existing frameworks for self-directed…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Service Learning, Early Adolescents, Student Development
Moon, Peter F.; Himmelsbach, Joshua; Weintrop, David; Walkoe, Janet – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2023
Computational thinking (CT) has the potential to enhance learning when integrated into mathematical classroom activities. Teachers are being asked to include CT concepts in their core disciplines; however, there is an open question as to how best to equip teachers to integrate CT into their practice. Oftentimes teacher candidates enter math and…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Computation
Direct linkYazici, Yasin Yasar; Hacioglu, Yasemin; Sari, Ugur – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
It is important to raise enterprising individuals in STEM fields so that countries have individuals, who will play a role in global competition, and this is possible with effective STEM education. This research aims to reveal the impact of STEM activities, which were designed using the 6E learning byDeSIGN™ model, in terms of developing middle…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Entrepreneurship
Ismail Sarikaya; Mesut Ozturk; Mustafa Ozgol – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
This study was conducted to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that can identify middle school students' self-regulation skills. Firstly, the literature was utilized in the development of the measurement tool. The form was finalized with the support of the opinions of different experts and a trial application. Then, the form was…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Self Control, Self Management, Student Development
Shaylyn Marks; Alice Hays; Tim Monreal; Amardeep Bajwa – Voices from the Middle, 2024
Inspired by the work of Muhammad (2020) and building upon the previous work of Hays (2021) in using young adolescent literature as a tool for social change, the authors highlight the ways in which educators such as Amardeep Bajwa can cultivate students' intellect through literature circle-based activities. More specifically, Hays worked with local…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Social Change, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities
Shanette C. Porter; C. Kirabo Jackson; Sebastián Kiguel; John Q. Easton – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2023
Evidence in psychology and economics has converged on an understanding of what matters for students' learning and what influences their life trajectories. While earlier work focused on the role of large scale assessment test scores, more recent research emphasizes the importance of socioemotional skills, experiences, and mindsets--such as conflict…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Development, Educational Attainment, Grade 8
The Components Necessary in a Clinical Day Program for a Successful Transition to Traditional School
Erica D. Parker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this research was to determine what components of academic and therapeutic clinical day programs ensure success for students with mental health diagnoses as they transition back to conventional educational settings. This study focused on the importance of developing students' capabilities to fulfill their own needs within Maslow's…
Descriptors: Day Programs, Transitional Programs, Traditional Schools, Clinics
Julia Shields Chrestay; Kyra Atterbury, Contributor; Janet Chance, Contributor; Stecy Mbemba, Contributor; Helena Miller, Contributor; Joe Alberti, Contributor; Sara Caselle, Contributor; Suzanne Cilli, Contributor; Katherine Collier, Contributor; Erica Darken, Contributor; Emily Goedde, Contributor; Rochelle Krauss, Contributor; Bernadine Magee, Contributor; Noga Newberg, Contributor; An Nguyen, Contributor; Candice Smith, Contributor – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2024
Need in Deed's work with Philadelphia public school teachers and their students centers empathy, informed investigation, and civic action. Bolstered by these values and with the support of the My Voice framework and dedicated Need in Deed staff, educators are equipped to co-create authentic classroom communities with their students. In Need in…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Citizen Participation, Public School Teachers, Empathy
Nida, Safwatun; Rahayu, Sri; Eilks, Ingo – Education Sciences, 2020
This survey explored Indonesian science teachers' experience and perceptions toward science teaching that is based on socio-scientific issues (SSIs). The participants were asked whether or not they already used corresponding practices in their own teaching and whether they experienced any challenges in implementing SSI-based pedagogies. Further…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Science and Society, Teacher Attitudes
Aspen Institute, 2020
In this time of deep divisions, many Americans have recognized the need to heal schisms, repair the social fabric, and restore trust and civility in public discourse. The Better Arguments Project is based on the premise that American civic life does not need fewer arguments; it needs Better Arguments. The project stems from the founding idea that…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Communication Skills, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
Claro, Susana; Loeb, Susanna – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
While the importance of social-emotional learning for student success is well established, educators and researchers have less knowledge and agreement about which social-emotional skills are most important for students and how these skills distribute across student subgroups. Using a rich longitudinal dataset of 221,840 fourth through seventh…
Descriptors: Student Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development
Harrington, Adriana; Henry, Regina; Milligan, Rachael; Morel, Nina; Osteen, Julia – Learning Professional, 2019
Imagine walking into an 8th-grade science classroom and hearing a discussion among students about a challenging assignment they recently completed. A pilot program in 18 Tennessee schools develops agency through competency-based education. Students in Beth Hines' 8th grade physical science class at West Collierville Middle School in Tennessee are…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Student Responsibility
Dyson, Ben; Howley, Donal; Wright, Paul M. – European Physical Education Review, 2021
The purpose of this scoping review is to critically examine previous research that connects three selected model-based practices (MBPs) to social and emotional learning (SEL) outcomes in K-12 physical education (PE) settings to inform a future research agenda for the field. A methodological framework involving the processes of inductive analysis…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Physical Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Development
Alam, Qutbi – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
This paper examines the impact of School Outreach Tour (SOT-A) program,one of the projects of the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP), a non-profit organisation on the perceptions and attitudes of Grade-8 Students of partners' schools. The sample in this study consists of (n = 139) students of Grade-8, selected by convenience sampling from five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outreach Programs, Student Attitudes, Grade 8
Guerrero Romera, Catalina; Prados, Maria Angeles Hernández; Vicent, Patricia Lopez; Fernandez-Henarejos, Ana Carmen Tolino – Asian Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
The competency-based model implies a process of humanization of education that diversifies content, focusing in this case on the development of the civic and artistic competence of the students. This paper presents the CIVABLES Program designed within the framework of teaching and research collaboration between the University and the Primary…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Social Development, Skill Development, Student Development
