Improving Grades and Self Esteem in 8th Grade Students

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Improving Grades and Self Esteem in 8th Grade
Students

• Nancy Doubrava
• Purdy Middle School
• Purdy, Missouri
• In Fulfillment for the state of Missouris
  Mentoring Program Year Two

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Presentation Outline

• Title of Project with Contact Information 1
• The Problem
  3
• S.I.M.S.
  4
• Intervention
  5-8
• Results
  9-11
• Implications
  12
• Recommendations
  13

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The Problem

• Students receiving a grade of D or F in the core
  subjects
• The counselor wanted to work with these 8th grade
  students to develop better studying and planning
  behaviors before they entered high school

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SIMS(Students, Interventions, Measurements and
Settings)

• Students
• 3 male 8th grade students
• Interventions
• Participate in group focused on student success
• Measurements
• F grades were counted and compared before and
  after the eight week group
• Pre and Post tests of the Rosenbergs Self-Esteem
  Scale
• Settings
• Counselor met with students in the Middle School
  Counselor office at Purdy Middle School

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Intervention

• Students were selected by having a D or F in one
  or more of their Core classes
• Students met for 30 minutes during 7th hour every
  Thursday or Wednesday starting on January 13,
  2011
• Counselor was available for additional support
  between sessions
• Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Program
  www.missouricareereducation.org

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Intervention continued

• Session 1- Getting To Know You
• Discussion of Group Norms and Confidentiality,
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Pre-Test),
  Attendance/Participation
• Session 2- Getting Your Act Together
• Organization (Jenga), Group Norms,
  Confidentiality, Planner, Setting up a Planner
  with a Plan, Student Assignment Log
• group norms and confidentially were discussed in
  each group

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Intervention continued

• Session 3- Where Does the Time Go?
• Group Norms (Student Signature), Pie of Life,
  How I Spend My Day, Planning My Week
• Session 4- Where Are We Now?
• Group discussion-group half over, finish
  worksheets from session 3, brags from
  teachers/staff, planner
• Session 5- Checking Personal Study Habits?
• Checking Out Your Personal Study Habits Survey,
  Planner

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Intervention continued

• Session 6-Making the Most of Your Assignments
• SQ3R, Good Working Habits Improvement, A Key to
  Improving Assignments
• Session 7- This is Only a Test
• Becoming Test Wise, Planner, Group
  discussion-last group/ party plans
• Session 8- Thats a Wrap!
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Post-Test),
  Certificates of Group Completion, Group
  Discussion-Closing, Group Celebration

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Results-Grades
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Results-Self Esteem
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Summary

• NC had 4 Ds and Fs and went down to 3
• LG stayed the same with 1 F
• SR went from having 1 D to 2 Fs
• NCs self esteem stayed the same
• LGs self esteem went down 1 point, but nothing
  to be alarmed about
• SRs self esteem went up by 6 points

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Recommendations

• Group should last longer
• Complete the group earlier in the year so there
  are no chances of weather interference
• Students said they liked the group
• Students said it helped with their organizational
  skills, homework, and tests

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References

• Rosenbergs Self Esteem Scale http//www.wwnorton.
  com/college/psych/psychsci/media/rosenberg.htm
• Study Skills Small Group Lessons
  http//missouricareereducation.org/CDs/ResponsiveS
  ervices/RSSmallGroupUnitStudySkills6-8.pdf

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Contact Information

• Nancy Doubrava
• 7-12 Counselor
• Purdy R-2 School District
• nancyd_at_purdy.k12.mo.us
• 417-442-3215 ext. 215