Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better. A Large-Scale Study of Middle Grades Practices and Student Outcomes. Technical Appendix C

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Academic Achievement; Surveys; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Statistical Analysis; Secondary School Teachers; Principals; Superintendents; Longitudinal Studies; Research Methodology; Case Studies; Predictor Variables; Educational Improvement; Teacher Competencies; Academic Standards; Teaching Methods; Research Utilization; Intervention; Leadership Responsibility; Educational Environment; Time Factors (Learning); Transitional Programs; Racial Differences; At Risk Students; Goal Orientation; Teacher Expectations of Students; Standardized Tests; Language Arts; Mathematics Instruction; Evaluation Methods; Curriculum Development; Cooperative Planning; Teacher Role; Administrator Role; English (Second Language); School Policy; Student Behavior; School Districts; Mathematics Teachers; English Teachers; Parent Responsibility; Scores; Elementary School Teachers; Public Schools

This appendix accompanies "Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better. A Large-Scale Study of Middle Grades Practices and Student Outcomes. Initial Research Report." This appendix focuses on the findings and domain comparisons of the study. This appendix contains the following: (1) Decision Rules; (2) Full Set of Subdomain Findings with Survey Items Reported in Initial Research Report; and (3) Statistical Comparisons across Study Domains. (Contains 4 figures.) [For the main report, see ED508673. For Appendix B, see ED508678.]

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