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Shelli L. Casler-Failing; Leah C. Swann – Middle Grades Review, 2023
A qualitatively oriented mixed methods case study was conducted to investigate the effects of incorporating LEGO robotics into a 7th-grade mathematics curriculum. Using the lenses of Social Constructivist Theory and the Five Stages of Technology Integration, this research focused on the development of proportional reasoning skills. The data show…
Descriptors: Robotics, Logical Thinking, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 7
Lewis, Rebecca K.; Sembiante, Sabrina F. – Middle Grades Review, 2019
In this essay, our purposes are to inspire particular avenues of future research addressing Transgender students, in middle school in particular, and to inform the professional development of teachers in support of these Transgender youth. In relation to the ways in which research can more authentically represent Transgender identity, we argue for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, Advocacy
Reyes, Cynthia; Netcoh, Steven – Middle Grades Review, 2015
This paper describes a qualitative content analysis of research articles published on middle level education in the last decade. This analysis was conducted on manuscripts appearing in two premier middle level education journals: "Middle Grades Research Journal" (MGRJ) and "Research in Middle Level Education Online" (RMLE) to…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Theory Practice Relationship, Middle Schools
Gallagher, Jennifer L.; Farley, Jennifer – Middle Grades Review, 2019
This paper presents a multi-case study of teacher candidates in a pre-service middle grades social studies methods course. The study aimed to understand how middle grades teacher candidates viewed their future as upstanders with agency in middle grades settings. The focus of the research was on heuristic representations that the teacher candidates…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Social Studies
Hilary E. Hughes; Rachel Ranschaert; Kelsey L. Benson – Middle Grades Review, 2023
Much of the extant literature regarding middle grades teachers centers on interventions to improve the quality or effectiveness of their teaching: studies that identify a particular instructional strategy, curricular support, or disposition, and conclude with recommendations that teachers improve their practice by adopting said thing. In contrast,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Methods
Boulden, Danielle Cadieux; Wiebe, Eric; Akram, Bita; Aksit, Osman; Buffum, Philip Sheridan; Mott, Bradford; Boyer, Kristy Elizabeth; Lester, James – Middle Grades Review, 2018
This paper reports findings from the efforts of a university-based research team as they worked with middle school educators within formal school structures to infuse computer science principles and computational thinking practices. Despite the need to integrate these skills within regular classroom practices to allow all students the opportunity…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Middle School Students, Science Instruction
Hurd, Ellis; Weilbacher, Gary – Middle Grades Review, 2017
Exemplary middle schools use interdisciplinary teaming that often involves some level of co-planning, coteaching, and co-assessing. In addition to this collaborative foundation, federal mandates for supporting students have led to frequent co-teaching between special educators, bilingual/bicultural specialists, and regular classroom teachers.…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Team Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education