Author Question: Researchers have observed that students' achievement often declines after they make the transition ... (Read 54 times)

codyclark · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Researchers have observed that students' achievement often declines after they make the transition from elementary school to secondary school. Describe four challenges that students making the transition typically face and the possible impact that each of these challenges may have.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Compared to children in the elementary grades, young adolescents:

a. Rarely share their weaknesses and vulnerabilities with close friends
b. Intentionally seek friends who are very different from themselves
c. Rely less on their friends for emotional support
d. Can be fairly possessive about their friends

akudia · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Challenges associated with the transition include the following (the response should describe at least four of them and discuss each one's likely impact on students' academic achievement, sense of self, emotional well-being, or motivation):
- Students are undergoing the unsettling changes associated with puberty.
- The school has more students (making it easy for a student to feel lost in the crowd).
- Teacher-student relationships are more superficial and less personal.
- There is less individualized instruction.
- Classes are less socially cohesive; students may not know some of their classmates.
- Competition among students increases.
- Students have more independence and responsibility for their own learning.
- Evaluation standards are more rigorous.

Answer to Question 2

D