Statistics is assuming a new role in the mathematics curriculum for K-12 students. This bulletin presents excerpts from papers on two studies that were carried out to develop a knowledge base that would enhance statistics instruction in middle school classrooms. The first paper, "

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ’ PERCEPTIONS 2

The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school students’ knowledge of appropriate use and risks associated with the use of online forums such as social networking sites, e-mail, and IM. As noted by McKenna (2007), this line of research is important since social networking sites

authors and do not necessarily represent either those of the funding. Middle school students ’ development of the particle model of matter 2 Middle school students ’ development of the particle model of matter

Project “Positive Attitude”: Promoting school success through social and emotional abilities development. Design for elementary and

As students progress through the educational system they make frequent transitions, such as from grade to grade or middle to high school. The purpose of this study is to explore how institutional discontinuities between schools affect student achievement in mathematics and science and for which

Qualitative modeling offers the potential for engaging middle-school students in scientific modeling. This paper discusses the design decisions underlying VModel, a qualitative modeling environment that has been used in several studies in Chicago Public School classrooms. We discuss how

-pages with email tutoring, all showing significant improvements in comprehension. We are creating a web-based intelligent tutoring system to present the strategy to 5th-7th grade students. The advantages of web-based tutors are: consistent tutoring technique, modeling of good practice, scaffolding, immediate

of cognitive and self-reguiating strategies needed to understand expository text. Data were collected through classroom achievement scores, teacher interviews, and a survey of 226 eighth-grade students enrolled in all of the social-studies classes in a school system in northeastern Georgia. LISREL analysis

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