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A Study of the Teaching of Critical Thinking in Middle School Classrooms
Northwest University, Summer 2013
Critical thinking is a skill few utilize in today’s society. This study seeks to determine how middle school teachers define critical thinking and how they believe they teach it in the classroom. A qualitative case study ...
Estimation of Education Among High School Students
Northwest University, July 2008
At some point during adolescence, children become increasingly affected by any number of factors that diminish the innate learning drive. The consequence is that many high school-aged children lose interest in learning, ...
The Influence of AP and CTE Coursework During Secondary Education on Post-Secondary Preparation
Northwest University, July 2012
During secondary education, students are encouraged to pursue a variety of pathways within the post-secondary environment, but most often the pressure is to attend university. The following investigation was centered on ...
The Effects of Interdisciplinary Teaching on Students in Outdoor Academy at Tahoma High School
Northwest University, July 2011
Is interdisciplinary teaching the answer to the call for schools to improve standardized test scores? As teachers continually search for the best ways to impart knowledge and wisdom to their students in traditional classroom ...
Students' Perceptions of the Transition From Elementary to Junior High School
Northwest University, July 2010
The present study examined the perception of 6th grade students towards the transition to junior high school. The study was specifically concerned with whether students generally viewed this transition as desirable or ...
Recess in Middle School: Inclusion or Exclusion?
Northwest University, June 2009
There is a belief within the school system that there comes an age in which time for recess is no longer necessary for school children. Yet I question the assumption that middle school students do not have needs similar ...
A Study of the Critical Thinking Skills of Seventh Graders
Northwest University, Summer 2013
This paper explores the concept of Critical Thinking (CT). Today's educational environment claims to value CT and yet we are daily remained that many people seem to lack the ability to think critically. This study seeks ...
Sixth-Graders’ Attitudes About War and the Military in Portable 6 at Eckstein Middle School in Seattle, Washington
Northwest University, July 2013
Students as young as 10 years old face pressure from the Department of Defense (DoD), which wants to shape young people’s opinions toward a pro-military, pro-war bias. The DoD studies learners’ opinions and uses digital ...
Teachers’ Influence in Student Learning in Middle School
Northwest University, July 2010
Today’s generation of students are dealing with a complexity during school. They are so accustomed to receiving instant results, multitasking and constant entertainment that I fear there may be a gap between their ideal ...
Advancement Via Individual Determination the Middle School Student Experience
Northwest University, July 2012
The problem faced in many middle schools throughout the country is that the students with disadvantages get left behind. The goal of the national AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) program is to assist students ...