Families Ask: The Need for Speed in Mathematics

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-217
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Number Line ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Work

An activity in which middle school students and their parents construct a personal number line. Directions for the activity, sample student work, and a rubric are included.

Developing Number Sense on the Number Line

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 448-451
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Bay
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Rational Numbers ◽  
Number Line ◽  
School Students ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
And Algebra

One of the most important lessons that I have learned as a teacher is that seemingly boring problems on paper can come alive if I can find a way to lift them off the page. This transformation took place when the number line in my classroom became a brightly colored rope that stretched the length of the room, held by a student at each end. I first saw this idea as an approach to help young children order numbers from 1 to 10, then adapted it for middle school students. The scope of the activity eventually expanded to include explorations of large numbers, rational numbers, and algebra. As I saw improvement in students' conceptual understanding and their enjoyment of the life-sized number line, I used it more often in my classroom. I also found that the activities with the number line involved communication, reasoning, and justification— important processes in learning mathematics (NCTM 1989, 2000).

Creating Opportunities for Reflection: Analyzing Middle School Student Work During a Service-Learning Course on Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Marsha Ing ◽  
Peter Huang ◽  
Nohemi LaCombe ◽  
Yahaira Martinez-Lopez ◽  
Elaine D Haberer
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Middle School Student ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Work

The purpose of this study is to describe how analyzing student work can be used to help undergraduates reflect on the effectiveness of their service-learning experiences. The service-learning collaboration between a university and middle school was designed to increase undergraduates’ and middle school students’ knowledge of solar energy. Three undergraduates enrolled in a service-learning course that covered basic solar energy concepts and formative assessment instructional strategies. The focal point of the course was the implementation of several activities in a middle school classroom that addressed middle school students’ misconceptions about solar energy, such as the amount of solar energy production at low temperatures or on a cloudy day. Data from this study includes student work during a small-group activity on solar cells. Findings suggest that undergraduates can analyze student work and use this information to better understand how their efforts can influence middle school student learning of solar energy.

The Thinking of Students: A Puzzling Letter

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-147
Author(s):  
Alicia Newton-Hamill ◽  
Lura Goodhue Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Telephone Number ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Home Address ◽  
Creative Solutions

This department shares the thinking of middle school students as they explore and communicate mathematics. It will highlight students' work, including projects, investigations, or creative solutions to the problems in the monthly menu. Original student work will be included along with sufficient information about the activity so that readers can try the same ideas with their students. Please send articles and information for “The Thinking of Students” to the editor of the department: Karen Higgins, 28669 Royal Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402; home telephone (503) 688-1759. If readers need additional information, please include name, home address, home telephone number, and school name with the article. Please submit slides or photographs when possible. Submissions do not have to be in polished form, as the column can be written from the information the editor receives.

scholarly journals Student Magnitude Knowledge of Negative Numbers

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura K. Young ◽  
Julie L. Booth
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Magnitude Estimation ◽  
Similar Pattern ◽  
Number Line ◽  
Negative Number ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Numbers ◽  
Number Magnitude ◽  
Linear Representations

Numerous studies have demonstrated the relevance of magnitude estimation skills for mathematical proficiency, but little research has explored magnitude estimation with negative numbers. In two experiments the current study examined middle school students’ magnitude knowledge of negative numbers with number line tasks. In Experiment 1, both 6th (n = 132) and 7th grade students (n = 218) produced linear representations on a -10,000 to 0 scale, but the 7th grade students’ estimates were more accurate and linear. In Experiment 2, the 7th grade students also completed a -1,000 to 1,000 number line task; these results also indicated that students are linear for both negative and positive estimates. When comparing the estimates of negative and positive numbers, analyses illustrated that estimates of negative numbers are less accurate than those of positive numbers, but using a midpoint strategy improved negative estimates. These findings suggest that negative number magnitude knowledge follows a similar pattern to positive numbers, but the estimation performance of negatives lags behind that of positives.

Traumatic experiences and associated symptomatology in Asian American middle school students.

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-223
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Davies-Mercier ◽  
Michelle W. Woodbridge ◽  
W. Carl Sumi ◽  
S. Patrick Thornton ◽  
Katrina D. Roundfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
School Students

Longitudinal Effects of School Climate on Middle School Students' Development

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Engelland ◽  
Renee M. Tobin ◽  
Adena B. Meyers ◽  
Brenda J. Huber ◽  
W. Joel Schneider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Longitudinal Effects

Perceived Social Support and Middle School Students' School Adjustment

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Geun Kim ◽  
Yejin Lee ◽  
Bo-Ra Song ◽  
Hyunah Lee ◽  
Jung Eun Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
School Adjustment ◽  
School Students
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