RSS 1.0Theses and Dissertations-Curriculum and Instruction
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Paired-learning in the elementary school
(1970-06)One of the purposes of any new or different method of teaching and learning is to improve learning for each individual. Some desirable outcomes of learning are the abilities, the knowledges, the skills, the attitudes, ...
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A study of the content of recent primary reading materials suitable for use in developing attitudes and character traits
(1941-08)If teachers generally are to believe, as does Courtis, that "the basic element in democracy is faith in the power of human personalities to improve themselves if given the chance," they must strive to understand the nature ... -
Spanish Home Language Uses as Factors in Bilingual Children's Language Preferences
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Secondary Teachers' Experiences Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2022-05)The COVID-19 pandemic (“the pandemic”) forced many public schools in the United States to switch from an in-person learning modality to a simultaneous online and in-person learning modality during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 ... -
Education, Language, and Identity: A Narrative Inquiry on Perspectives in Rural South Africa
(2017-08)This qualitative study takes a narrative approach to inquiring into the lived experiences of linguistically diverse students. As students are often placed into developmental education courses due to factors that point back ... -
The Texas Success Initiative Assessment and The Tests of Adult Basic Education: A Comparison of Student Performance And Placement
(2021-12)This study explores the relationship between scores and educational placement levels on two academic mathematics assessment systems: The Tests of Adult Basic Education 11/12 mathematics (TABE-M) and the Texas Success ... -
Undergraduate Latina/o/x Student Motivation: Moderating Influences of Cultural Capital on STEM Persistence at a Hispanic-serving Institution
(2021-12)This dissertation is a quantitative correlational study that explored the associations between elements of expectancy-value theory of achievement choices and Latina/o/x students’ intention to persist in their STEM major ... -
Say It Loud!: An identity intersection autoethnography as told by a Black female early childhood educator to affluent white students and their parents
(2021-12)A person is not just one identity, they are many. All of their identities intersect to make the person who they are. In this autoethnograpic narrative, I describe how my upbringing and racialized experiences shaped my ... -
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Student Motivation and Academic Dishonesty: A Meta-Analytic Investigation
(2019-05)Academic dishonesty plagues nearly every educational institution. It can lead to serious consequences, including the illegitimate earning of credentials, inability to perform job duties, and continued deviance within ... -
Social Media Professional Development: Options for Community College Developmental Education Adjunct Instructors
(2021-05)Effective professional development for course instructors in higher education has long been a point of interest in terms of how not only ongoing training can benefit instructors but also how those benefits could possibly ... -
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Through the Reading Lens: A Case Study Exploration of the Transfer Aspirations of Latina Community College Students Enrolled in Developmental Literacy Coursework
(2020-12)Many students who begin postsecondary education at community colleges indicate holding aspirations of transferring and obtaining a bachelor’s degree or higher, but less than a third of these students transition to a four-year ... -
To What Extent do Grade Level and Above Grade Level Seventh Grade Readers Use Metacognitive Reading Strategies in Reading Fiction and Non-Fiction?
(2001-12)This study examined grade level and above grade level seventh grade readers’ current awareness and use of metacognitive reading strategies. The sample included a target group o f 12 students—six students from each ability ... -
Developing Voice using Journal Writing in Grades 7-12: A Content Analysis of Teacher Resources
(2002-08)No abstract prepared. -
Arithmetical Concepts and Understandings for the Junior High School Level Educable Mental Retardate
(1967-05)No abstract prepared. -
Effects of 4-H Interstate Exchange Program Participation
(2003-12)This study examines the effects of participation in the 4-H interstate exchange program. Prior to this investigation, very little research has been done on this subject. The study included three case studies with a total ... -
Traditional-Age, First-Generation College Women: The Influence of Interpersonal Relationships on Their Academic Experiences
(2020-08)The number of women matriculating to college and successfully earning their degree continues to rise; all the while, college campuses continue to see a steady incline in the enrollment of first-generation students. Despite ...
