scholarly journals The phenomenon of school absence among middle school students – A case study on the eleventh middle school students in Al-Rass city –: ظاهرة الغياب المدرسي لدى طالبات المرحلة المتوسطة بمدينة الرس – دراسة حالة على طالبات المتوسطة الحادية عشر –

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (43) ◽  
pp. 66-37
Author(s):  
Baryh Hamoud Alharbi Baryh Hamoud Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
School Students ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
School Absence ◽  
Study Methodology

This study aims to research the causes of absence in middle school, to examine them through the field of application of (the eleventh middle school in Al-Rass city) from the point of view of the students, and from the point of view of the educational and administrative staff and to identify the reasons for the repeated absence of students, the study uses the case study methodology. The school consists of 201 people a 171 students and 23 teachers, and 7 administrative staff , the study reached a number of outstanding results: The main reason for the absence is the emergence of a secondary interests, also that the average number of absent students every day is 28 which represents 13% of the total number of students in the school, and in light of these results the researcher suggests a number of approaches that can help to reduce the absence of middle school students.

scholarly journals Students’ Levels of Recognition of Parallelogram and of Establishment of Connections

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Abdullah Çağrı Biber ◽  
Abdulkadir Tuna ◽  
İbrahim Kepceoğlu ◽  
İbrahim Kepceoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Class Level

In this research, it is aimed to explore how students are able to define parallelogram and to establish relations withother quadrilaterals at each class level comparatively. Case study is chosen as the methodology of this study and theparticipants of the study are 120 middle school students from a state middle school in Turkey. Two open-endedquestions are used to gather data and the descriptive analysis is used. The results of the study show that the studentsdetermine parallelogram based on its typical image. Furthermore, students have not fully grasp the hierarchicalrelation between these special quadrilaterals in their minds.

scholarly journals Impact of an Informal Science Program: Middle School Gifted Science Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 641-650
Author(s):  
Dr. Abha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Accelerated Learning ◽  
Informal Science ◽  
Science Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Gifted Middle School Students

This research explores an informal science program (ISP) in fulfilling the needs of talented and gifted middle school students. Specifically, it discusses the need of teachers’ continued professional development and the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in instructing gifted middle school students. It further focuses on characteristics of successful teaching strategies and methods for identifying and training teachers. The study uses a constructivist framework to examine teaching methods and suggests that constructivism is an appropriate method for instructing gifted middle school students.The research reflects the results of an embedded descriptive multiple case study of six teachers in the informal science program, an initiative to provide middle school students in rural midwestern states with opportunities for accelerated learning in science.

scholarly journals Practical Analysis of Mental Health Assistance in Elementary and Middle Schools under COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of City A in Jiangsu, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Lixin Quan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
School Students ◽  
Psychological Assistance ◽  
Elementary And Middle School

The COVID-19 outbreak has severely affected the mental health of elementary and middle school students in China, and has had a negative impact. How to help elementary and middle school students overcome the negative psychological impact caused by pandemic has become a common concern. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, City A of Jiangsu Province actively carried out mental health assistance for elementary and middle school students, by opening a psychological hotline, publishing mental health micro-classes through the platform, and posting mental health tweets through the WeChat public account and the Ailing (Love-listening) mini program. Ways of assistance. This greatly helped the students overcome the negative psychological effects. This article reviews and analyzes the psychological assistance measures taken by City A in Jiangsu Province during the COVID-19 pandemic period, in order to provide a reference for researchers.

scholarly journals Reading Preferences of Middle School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gülnur Aydın ◽  
Bilge Bağcı Ayrancı
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Class Level ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Unknown Words ◽  
Teachers And Parents

Four fundamental language skills interact with each other. Developing reading skills will also develop listening,speaking, and writing skills. Reading comprehension, using what is understood on new subjects and learning newwords during reading can influence listening comprehension as well as oral and written self-expression. Generalcomplaints of teachers and parents regarding middle school students are that the students do not read enough.Increasing love for reading in middle school students can only be possible by determining the interests and needs ofthose students and guiding the students towards those needs and interests. When the literature was reviewed, therewere no functional researches regarding the reading preferences of middle school students. In this regard, this studywas necessary to contribute to the literature.The purpose of this study was to determine the reading preferences of middle school students. The pattern of thisresearch was created based on qualitative case study and under the scope of this study, 25 participants were selectedfor each class level including 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Data was collected with the semi-structuredinterview technique. Data was themed by two experts using content analysis. Similar answers were converted intonumerical data and presented in the form of tables. Examples from student statements were given to support thetables. The results of the research indicated that a majority of students preferred reading on printed resources,selected novels as genre, read texts with 300 or more pages, and preferred adventure as subject. Additionally,students expressed that unknown words in reading texts should be low, they voluntarily spend 1-2 hours per dayreading, and preferred silent reading.

Collaborating to Learn

2012 ◽  
pp. 885-899
Author(s):  
Nita J. Matzen ◽  
William Edward Roberts ◽  
Penny Barker ◽  
Julie Marklin
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
School Students ◽  
Immersive Environments ◽  
3D Virtual Worlds ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Middle School Instruction ◽  
Over Time

STEM and ICT Instructional Worlds: The 3D Experience (STEM-ICT 3D) is funded by the National Science Foundation ITEST program. The project proposes to translate the success of earlier projects and reaches toward a model of implementing the use of 3D virtual immersive environments that can be replicated with other middle schools over time. STEM-ICT 3D is intended to inspire middle school students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as prepare students with the skills necessary to succeed in STEM education and careers. This chapter presents an applied case study that describes the design of the project, examines the first phases of implementation, and explores the use of students as technical experts collaborating with teachers, the pedagogical experts, to build 3D virtual worlds for middle school instruction.

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