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30 Oct 2014
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Final exam 12/21; 12-3, lsh aud; ch. 7th graders more like 6th than the 8th/9th. Earlier puberty; 9th grade back to hs. 5-3-4 structure; now most common in us. 6, 7, 8 grades = middle school. 8-4 grouping (1 transition): se rose steadily. 6-3-3: se rises until 2nd transition for boys. All transitions may have slightly negative impact. Which of the following is true: the results of the school-transition research are consistent with the. Brooks-gunn puberty adjustment study: changing schools was not associated with a decrease in feelings of anonymity, self-esteem suffered after each transition, no matter when it occurred. Middle-schools / jr highs differ from elementary schools. Many teachers larger classes, changing classes (diff. peer groups) More focus on competition - ranking students abilities. Stereotype of rowdy, hard to control" adolescent. Avoid challenging tasks - risk of failure. Malleable: i can get smarter if i work at it. See failure as a way of learning, improving.
