Middle Grades Research Journal

Volume 9 #3

Edited by:
Frances R. Spielhagen, Mount Saint Mary College

A volume in the series: Middle Grades Research Journal. Editor(s): Toni M. Williams, University of South Carolina.

Published 2014

Middle Grades Research Journal (MGRJ) is a refereed, peer reviewed journal that publishes original studies providing both empirical and theoretical frameworks that focus on middle grades education. A variety of articles are published quarterly in March, June, September, and December of each volume year.

CONTENTS

Preface, Frances R. Spielhagen

Introduction to the Special Issue, Robert M. Capraro and Sunyoung Han

1. STEM Integration in Mathematics Standards, Mary Margaret Capraro and Sandra B. Nite

2. Factors Underlying Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions About the CCSSM and the Instructional Environment, Jon D. Davis, Jeffrey Choppin, Corey Drake, and Amy Roth McDuffie

3. Construct Validation of Student Attitude Toward Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Project-Based Learning: The Case of Korean Middle Grade Students, Sunyoung Han and Daniel Carpenter

4. The Effects of a Mathematical Problem-Solving Intervention on the Errors Made by Middle School Students With and Without Learning Disabilities, Sheree T. Sharpe, Rachel Fults, and Jennifer Krawec

5. Surfacing Students’ Prior Knowledge in Middle School Science Classrooms: Exception or the Rule? Jennifer C. Mesa, Rose M. Pringle, and Natalie King

6. We, Robot: Using Robotics to Promote Collaborative and Mathematics Learning in a Middle School Classroom, Gerald Ardito, Pauline Mosley, and Lauren Scollins

7. Using Inquiry Principles of Art to Explore Mathematical Practice Standards, Matthew Conley, Lisa Douglass, and Rachel Trinkley