Articles

Differentiation in Action: Developing a Logic Model for Responsive Teaching in an Urban Middle School
2012 - Volume 35, Number 8

Using Simulations to Teach Middle Grades U.S. History in an Age of Accountability
2012 - Volume 35, Number 7

Academic, Social, and Emotional Needs in a Middle Grades Reform Initiative
2012 - Volume 35, Number 6

Middle Grades Literacy Coaching from the Coach's Perspective
2012 - Volume 35, Number 5

The Effects of School-wide Positive Behavior Support on Middle School Climate and Student Outcomes
2011 - Volume 35, Number 4

The Effect of an Experiential Learning Program on Middle School Students' Motivation Toward Mathematics and Science
2011 - Volume 35, Number 3

Examining the Effects of a School-wide Reading Culture on the Engagement of Middle School Students
2011 - Volume 35, Number 2

Problem Solving and Critical Inquiry in the Written and Oral Reflections of Middle School Preservice Teachers' Classroom Experiences
2011 - Volume 35, Number 1

Confirming a Middle Grades Leadership Model and Instrument
2011 - Volume 34, Number 10

A Tri-State Study: Is the Middle School Movement Thriving … or Barely Surviving?
2011 - Volume 34, Number 9

Scaffolding Middle School Students' Comprehension and Response to Short Stories
2011 - Volume 34, Number 8

"It all depends...": Middle School Teachers Evaluate Single-Sex Classes
2011 - Volume 34, Number 7

Do School-Based Tutoring Programs Significantly Improve Student Performance on Standardized Tests?
2011 - Volume 34, Number 6

Teacher Perspectives on Career-Relevant Curriculum in Middle School
2011 - Volume 34, Number 5

Understanding, Questioning, and Representing Mathematics: What Makes a Difference in Middle School Classrooms?
2010 - Volume 34, Number 4

Influences of High-Stakes Testing on Middle School Mission and Practice
2010 - Volume 34, Number 3

The Use of Common Planning Time: A Case Study of Two Kentucky Schools to Watch
2010 - Volume 34, Number 2

Looking Back at Their Futures: Preservice Middle Level Teachers' Examination of Past Educational Experiences
2010 - Volume 34, Number 1

A Longitudinal Investigation of Young Adolescents' Self-Concepts in the Middle Grades
2010 - Volume 33, Number 11

"I Feel Like I'm Safe Again:" A Discussion of Middle Grades Organizational Structures from the Perspective of Immigrant Youth and Their Teachers
2010 - Volume 33, Number 9

Impact of Literacy Influences and Perceived Reading Ability on Self-Rated Health of Public Middle School Students
2010 - Volume 33, Number 8

Disaggregated Outcomes of Gender, Ethnicity, and Poverty on Fifth Grade Science Performance
2010 - Volume 33, Number 7

"I Wish I Had Known the Truth Sooner": Middle School Teacher Candidates' Sexuality Education Experience
2010 - Volume 33, Number 6

An Organizational Perspective of Distributed Leadership: A Portrait of a Middle School
2010 - Volume 33, Number 5

Adolescents' Psychological Well-Being and Perceived Parental Involvement: Implications for Parental Involvement in Middle Schools
2009 - Volume 33, Number 4

Supporting High School Graduation Aspirations among Latino Middle School Students
2009 - Volume 33, Number 3

Should Middle School Students with Learning Problems Copy and Paste Notes from the Internet? Mixed-Methods Evidence of Study Barriers
2009 - Volume 33, Number 2

Supporting Academic Improvement among Eighth Graders at Risk for Retention: An Action Research Intervention
2009 - Volume 33, Number 1

2009 - Volume 32, Number 10
A Synthesis of Professional Development on the Implementation of Literacy Strategies for Middle School Content Area Teachers

2009 - Volume 32, Number 9
Inclusion and Problem-Based Learning: Roles of Students in a Mixed-Ability Group

2009 - Volume 32, Number 8
Teaching and Teaming More Responsively: Case Studies in Professional Growth at the Middle Level

2009 - Volume 32, Number 7
Origami Instruction in the Middle School Mathematics Classroom: Its Impact on Spatial Visualization and Geometry Knowledge of Students

2009 - Volume 32, Number 6
Indicators of Middle School Implementation: How Do Kentucky's Schools to Watch Measure Up?

2008 - Volume 32, Number 5
Developing the Internet-Savviness (IS) Scale: Investigating the Relationships Between Internet Use and Academically Talented Middle School Youth

2008 - Volume 32, Number 4
Preservice Teachers Are Creating a College Culture for At-Risk Middle School Students

2008 - Volume 32, Number 3
The Influence of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Eighth Grade Mathematics Achievement

2008 - Volume 32, Number 2
A Successful Formula for Middle School Inclusion: Collaboration, Time, and Administrative Support

2008 - Volume 32, Number 1
Reading Girls: Living Literate and Powerful Lives

2008 - Volume 31, Number 10
Parents' Relationships and Involvement: Effects on Students' School Engagement and Performance

2008 - Volume 31, Number 9
Early Predictors of School Performance Declines at School Transition Points

2008 - Volume 31, Number 8
Factors Associated with Perceived Parental Academic Monitoring in a Population of Low-Income, African American Young Adolescents

2008 - Volume 31, Number 7
Comparison of Student Learning Outcomes in Middle School Science Classes with an STS Approach and a Typical Textbook Dominated Approach

2008 - Volume 31, Number 6
Orienting to the Public Good: Developing a Moral Self in the Middle Grades

2008 - Volume 31, Number 5
Key Characteristics of Middle School Performance

2007 - Volume 31, Number 4
Methods and the Middle: Elementary and Secondary Preservice Teachers' Views on Their Preparation for Teaching Middle School Social Studies

2007 - Volume 31, Number 3
Virtual Teaming: Placing Preservice Middle Level Teachers on Interdisciplinary Teams

2007 - Volume 31, Number 2
Adolescent Adjustment to the Middle School Transition: The Intersection of Divorce and Gender in Review

2007 - Volume 31, Number 1
Improving Teacher Effectiveness through Structured Collaboration: A Case Study of a Professional Learning Community

2007 - Volume 30, Number 10
Middle Level Teacher Certification in South Carolina: A Case Study in Educational Policy Development

2007 - Volume 30, Number 9
Promoting Positive Achievement in the Middle School: A Look at Teachers' Motivational Knowledge, Beliefs, and Teaching Practices

2007 - Volume 30, Number 8
Project WIN Evaluation Shows Decreased Violence and Improved Conflict Resolution Skills for Middle School Students

2007 - Volume 30, Number 7
Attitudes of Middle Grades Principals Toward Online Teacher Preparation Programs in Middle Grades Education: Are Administrators Pushing "Delete"?

2007 - Volume 30, Number 6
Improving Classroom Instruction: Understanding the Developmental Nature of Analyzing Primary Sources

2007 - Volume 30, Number 5
Effects of Interdisciplinary Teaching Team Configuration upon the Social Bonding of Middle School Students

2006 - Volume 30, Number 4
Research on Same-Gender Grouping in Eighth Grade Science Classrooms

2006 - Volume 30, Number 3
Integrated Reading and Language Arts Instruction

2006 - Volume 30, Number 2
Effects of Programmed Learning Sequences on the Mathematics Test Scores of Bermudian Middle School Students

2006 - Volume 30, Number 1
"It's Hard Answering Your Calling": Teacher Teams in a Restructuring Urban Middle School

2006 - Volume 29, Number 10
Similarities and Differences in Students' and Parents' Perceptions of the Transition from Middle School to High School

2006 - Volume 29, Number 9
Extracurricular Participation and the Transition to Middle School

2006 - Volume 29, Number 8
Dignity and Democracy: An Exploration of Middle School Teachers' Pedagogy

2006 - Volume 29, Number 7
Testing vs. Teaching: The Perceived Impact of Assessment Demands on Middle Grades Instructional Practices

2006 - Volume 29, Number 6
Self-Esteem Changes in the Middle School Years: A Study of Ethnic and Gender Groups

2006 - Volume 29, Number 5
Why Kids Need To Be Bored: A Case Study of Self-Reflection and Academic Performance

2005 - Volume 29, Number 4
Struggling Readers and Content Area Text: Interactions with and Perceptions of Comprehension, Self, and Success

2005 - Volume 29, Number 3
State-wide Middle Level Implementation: Lessons Learned

2005 – Volume 29, Number 2
Middle School Students' Perceptions of Social Dimensions as Influencers of Academic Engagement

2005 – Volume 29, Number 1
Evolution of a Teacher's Problem Solving Instruction: A Case Study of Aligning Teaching Practice with Reform in Middle School Mathematics

2004 - Volume 28, Number 1

• Preface
• The Link Between Instructional Practice and the Racial Gap in Middle Schools
• Professional Learning Communities, Leadership, and Student Learning
• Promoting Critical-Thinking Dispositions by Using Problem Solving in Middle School Mathematics
• Literacy for Middle School Students: Challenges of Cultural Synthesis
• Young Adolescent Voices: Students' Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Teaming

2004 - Volume 27, Number 2

• Preface
• The Relationship Between Middle Level Grade Span Configuration, Professional Development and Student Achievement
• Listening to the Voices of Family Members, Teachers and Community Members: Partnerships at the Middle Level
• Attrition of Beginning Teachers and the Factors of Collaboration and School Setting
• Advice and Student Agency in the Transition to Middle School
• Reconstructing the Vision: Teachers' Responses to the Invitation to Change
• Keeping History from Repeating Itself: Involving Parents about Retention Decisions to Support Student Achievement

2004 - Volume 27, Number 1

• Preface 
• Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving to Middle School Students in Math, Technology Education, and Special Education Classrooms
• Social Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Middle School Physical Education Classes
• School Aggression and Dispositional Aggression Among Middle School Boys
• Problem-Based Learning In The Middle School: A Research Case Study of the Perceptions of At-risk Females
• An Endurance Test for Project WIN: A Conflict Transformation Program in a Low-Income, Urban, Middle Level Classroom

2003 - Volume 26, Number 2

• Preface
• Meeting Standards without Sacrificing Quality Curriculum in the Middle School
• Teacher Leaders: Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
• Middle School Teachers’ Preassessment Practices and Curricular / Instructional Modifications
• A Case of Authentic Redesign

2002 - Volume 26, Number 1

• Preface
• Exploring Gender Differences of U.S. Chinese Students in Their Solution Processes of Solving Routine and Nonroutine Mathematical Problems
• Advisories Led by Trained Facilitators: Their Impact on Middle School Students
• Middle School First Person Presentations and Connections to the Community
• Environmental Ethics in Middle School Students: Analysis of the Moral Orientation of Student Responses to Environmental Dilemmas
• Investigating Organizational Dimensions of Middle School Curricular Leadership: Linkages to School Effectiveness

2002 - Volume 25, Number 2

• Preface
• Middle School Climate Examined and Altered by Teacher-Directed Intervention Assessed Through Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies
• Harry Who? An Investigation of Students' Reading of the Harry Potter Series
• Instructional Innovation in Summer School: Outcomes for Urban Students
• Cultures of Excellence and Belonging in Urban Middle Schools
• A Field-Based Teacher Education Internship for Middle Level Teacher Candidates

2002 - Volume 25, Number 1

• Preface
• A Case Study of Leadership in the Middle Grades: The Work of the Instructional Lead Teacher
• Middle School Students Increase Their Vocabulary Knowledge Using Learning Style Preferences
• Mathematics Performance Assessment: Discovering Why Some Items or Rubrics Don’t Measure Up
• Relational Ways of Knowing in Middle School: A Case Report of Conversation in the Discovery Team
• School Uniforms: Policies and Procedures

2001 – Volume 24

• Middle Level Teachers' Perceptions of the Impact of Block Scheduling on Instruction and Learning

2000 – Volume 23

• Action Research to Effect Change for Adolescent Girls at an Urban Middle School: A Matter of Life and Death

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