Cognitive Development Grades Middle School 
eSchool News
JANUARY 15, 2024
Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school grade-levels. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development. STEM education encourages children to inquire, observe, and seek solutions.
Edsurge
JANUARY 25, 2023
Researchers say that positive teacher-student relationships tend to start declining after first grade, with the lowest drop in middle school, before evening out in high school. In addition, as course content becomes more challenging in higher grades, teachers may tend to use these complex strategies more often.”
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Edsurge
DECEMBER 3, 2024
All year long, schools have been grappling with how to respond to student cellphone use, which, according to many educators, had become almost constant among kids in older grades and increasingly disruptive to instruction. What many schools have not tackled, over the same period, is the rise of smartwatches among younger kids.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 1, 2020
In particular, the age and cognitive development of your students has a profound impact on their ability to succeed in different online learning environments. There is a direct relationship between executive function development and the effectiveness of different types of learning activities.
Edsurge
APRIL 16, 2018
In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. The conversation is robust. One student shares his family’s experience saving for emergencies.
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