Research Summaries

The following research summaries share research about focused topics in middle level education. Included with each summary are annotated references and recommended resources for you to continue your investigation into each topic. Call for Research Summaries

Formative Assessment Practices in Successful Middle Level Classrooms
September 2012

New Teacher Induction
May 2012

Care in the Middle Level Classroom
May 2012

Setting Higher Expectations: Motivating Middle Graders to Succeed
April 2012

Perceptions of Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Middle School
February 2012

Assessment
January 2012

Professional Learning Communities
January 2012

Looping
November 2009

Service-Learning
August 2009

Middle Level Interscholastic Sports Programs
April 2009

Manipulatives in Middle Grades Mathematics
February 2009

Teaching Fractions in Middle Grades Mathematics
February 2009

Middle Grades Counseling
September 2008

Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines
August 2008

Courageous, Collaborative Leadership
February 2008

Project-Based Learning in Middle Grades Mathematics
January 2008

Characteristics of Exemplary Schools for Young Adolescents
December 2007

Technology and Student Learning
September 2007

Technology and Pedagogy
September 2007

Digital Technologies in Mathematics and Science Education
September 2007

Young Adolescents' Developmental Characteristics
April 2007

Multiage Grouping
March 2007

Heterogeneous Grouping
February 2007

Flexible Scheduling
January 2007

Adolescent Health, Wellness, and Safety
October 2006

Transition from Middle School to High School
September 2006

Student Achievement and the Middle School Concept
September 2006

Parent Involvement
August 2006

Advisory Programs
July 2006

Bullying
February 2006

Professional Development for Teachers
June 2004

Interdisciplinary Teaming
May 2004