Introduction
“School transitions are a pressing issue to practitioners; however, surprisingly little research exists about the extent to which school transitions pose a challenge and cause academic and social performance declines” (Malaspina, D., & Rimm-Kaufman, S. E. ,2008). The researcher is looking to understand student’s perception of motivation, elementary and middle school differences, teacher-student relationships, and self-efficacy during the transition from elementary to middle school that occurs in a public school setting. The knowledge gained will help develop programs that support students as they transition from elementary to middle school.
The review of literature will focus on student’s perception of motivation, elementary and middle school differences, teacher-student relationships, and self-efficacy during the transition from elementary to middle school along with adolescences, and the stage-environmental fit theory.…