| Title: |
Replicating a Scalable Intervention That Helps Students Reappraise Academic and Social Adversity during the Transition to Middle School |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Pyne, Jaymes (ORCID 0000-0003-2570-5384); Borman, Geoffrey D. (ORCID 0000-0002-7039-8208) |
| Source: |
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 2020 13(4):652-678. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
27 |
| Publication Date: |
2020 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7 |
| Descriptors: |
Intervention; Student Adjustment; Middle School Students; Grade 7; Academic Achievement; Anxiety; Stress Management; Student School Relationship; Program Effectiveness; Replication (Evaluation) |
| DOI: |
10.1080/19345747.2020.1784330 |
| ISSN: |
1934-5747 |
| Abstract: |
Recent evidence suggests that helping students reappraise common social and academic worries during the difficult transition to middle school can improve their academic achievement. To further test this outcome, we conducted a pre-registered randomized controlled trial at scale among students transitioning to middle school in seventh grade (N = 2,171). The intervention increased students' seventh-grade grade point average, the sole confirmatory outcome proposed in preregistration, and reduced course failures when compared to controlgroup students. Differences in effects between those found for white students and for other racial/ethnic groups were not statistically significant. These results reinforce previous findings suggesting that reappraising stressful school situations during the transition to middle school may improve academic achievement for students across all demographic groups. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2020 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1275414 |
| Database: |
ERIC |