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Frensley, B. Troy; Stern, M. J.; Powell, R. B.; Sorice, M. G. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2022
We explored the relationship between the fulfillment of students' psychological needs of competence, autonomy, and relatedness; student engagement; and student outcomes related to environmental literacy at a residential environmental education (EE) center. We surveyed diverse groups of middle school students (N = 1,278) following the completion of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Environmental Education, Student Needs, Competence
Huang, Haigen – Wake County Public School System, 2018
The WCPSS Student Survey is administered each year to measure students' perceptions about their learning experiences. Over 24,000 students in grades 5, 8, and 9 responded to the 51-item survey in the spring of 2018. Results by grade were very similar to 2017 survey results. The majority of students had positive perceptions of their schools and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Huang, Haigen – Wake County Public School System, 2018
The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Student Survey is administered each year to measure students' perceptions about their learning experiences. Over 28,000 students in grades 5, 8, and 9 responded to the 50-item survey in the spring of 2017. Results by grade were very similar to 2016 survey results. The majority of students had positive…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students
Bourgeois, Steven J.; Boberg, John Eric – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2016
A substantial body of research has shown that academic intrinsic motivation/cognitive engagement decreases from grades three through eight (Lepper, Corpus, & Iyengar, 2005). This phenomenon is troubling if education is to be viewed as a process through which learning goals become gradually internalized and connected with one's sense of self.…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Self Determination
Lee, Seungah – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
This paper examines student attitudes towards school and learning among students in Qatar's public schools. Drawing upon student surveys administered to 1091 grade 7 and 8 students in 11 independent preparatory schools, the paper observes patterns of attitudes and behavior towards learning, school, and future aspirations. Findings show that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8
Im, Myung Hee; Hughes, Jan N.; Cao, Qian; Kwok, Oi-man – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
We investigated the effect of participating in two domains of extracurricular activities (sports and performance arts/clubs) in Grades 7 and 8 on Grade 9 academic motivation and letter grades, above baseline performance. Participants were 483 students (55% male; 33% Euro-American, 25% African American, and 39% Latino). Propensity score weighting…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Student Participation, Middle School Students, Student Motivation
Franz-Odendaal, Tamara A.; Blotnicky, Karen; French, Frederick; Joy, Phillip – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2016
To enhance understanding of factors that might improve STEM career participation, we assessed students' self-perceptions of competency and interest in science/math, engagement in STEM activities outside of school, and knowledge of STEM career requirements. We show that the primary positive influencer directing students to a STEM career is high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
Kim, Daesang; Kim, Dong-Joong; Whang, Woo-Hyung – International Education Studies, 2013
The main focus of our study was to investigate multimedia effects that had different results from the findings of existing multimedia learning studies. First, we describe and summarize three experimental studies we conducted from 2006 to 2010. Then we analyze our findings to explore learner characteristics that may impact the cognitive processes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Educational Experiments, Cognitive Processes