Browsing by Author "Mwavita, Mwarumba"
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Effects of Facebook Use on College Students Interpersonal Development
Masin, Ryan (Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)This is a quantitative study that analyzes Facebook use intensity, sex, and the development of mature interpersonal relationships of students at Oklahoma State University. Correlation analysis yielded small but significant ... -
Effects of Internet addiction on college students: The relationship between Internet Addiction Test scores, college student demographics, and academic achievement
Houston, Michael L. (2019-12)Modern technology has changed education in many ways in a very short time. Not only are college students using technology daily, technology innovations help educators reach broader audiences of students through online ... -
Effects of normobaric intermittent hypoxic training on hypobaric performance
Sellers, John H. (2016-05)The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of a normobaric intermittent hypoxic training (NIHT) intervention protocol, when compared to normobaric normoxia (NN) training, on maximal aerobic endurance ... -
Effects of Smartphone Pop-Up Ads on Attitude and Recall in Consumer's Choice: Applied Structural Equation Models
Kao, Weikang (2019-05-01)Smartphone advertisement plays an important role in the modern world. The study investigated the relationships among different key factors in terms of individuals' attitudes toward pop-up ads, in different conditions. ... -
Effects of teacher certification and experience of student achievement on primary school examination in Belizean primary schools
Lopez, Carmen Jane (2012-07)Scope and Method of the Study: -
Elementary principal leadership behaviors and teacher trust: An examination of transformational, transactional and servant leadership
Holter, Alexandra Jane (2015-12)The high stakes accountability environment in which schools currently operate demands leadership behaviors that produce enhanced student outcomes. However, school principals are often caught in a complex web of competing ... -
Empirically defining social justice through Q sort methodology
Frederick, A. Fae (2017-08)Social justice, as a term, has existed since the mid-1800s. Although the idea of creating more opportunities for disadvantaged social groups has existed much longer. Social justice has been called the "fifth force" in ... -
Evaluating the effect of secondary school seating arrangements on on-task behaviors: An analysis of student behavior and teacher movement
Banks, Elizabeth (2022-05)A small-n, reversal design study was conducted to assess student behavior and teacher movement through classroom management practices targeting seating arrangements. Three middle school classrooms were identified in this ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of a Tier 1 teacher training program designed to address Tier 3 behavioral challenges in kindergarten classrooms: The Teacher-Child Interaction Training - Comprehensive Program
Campbell, Danielle (2021-07)The Teacher-Child Interaction Training - Comprehensive Program (TCIT-C) is a manualized teacher training intervention designed to improve social, emotional, and behavioral competence of children ages 2-6. The training ... -
Evaluation of structure complexity magnitude, degree of cross-loading on secondary dimension and model specification on MIRT parameter estimation
Hosseinzadeh, Mostafa (2021-12)In real-world situations, multidimensional data may appear on large-scale tests or attitudinal surveys. A simple structure, multidimensional model may be used to evaluate the items, ignoring the cross-loading of some items ... -
Examining the effectiveness of a multi-sensory instructional reading program in one rural Midwestern school district
Waldvogel, Steven John (2010-05)Scope and Method of Study: -
Examining the influence of pre-kindergarten attendance, first-grade literacy instructional practices, and instructional time on literacy growth and children's special education status
Hornsby, Tiffany C'Javon (2017-07)This study examined the influence of socioeconomic status (SES), preschool attendance, and instructional time and strategies in first grade on special education placement in one of the judgmental categories (i.e., specific ... -
Factors influencing Belize District primary school teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education
McKay, Maxine (2012-07)Scope and Method of Study: Inclusive education continues to be a reoccurring challenge as various factors affect to what extent teachers or educators are willing to educate children with disabilities in the regular education ... -
Factors influencing calculus course success among freshmen engineering students
Mwavita, Mwarumba (2005-05)Scope and Method of Study: Calculus has been viewed as a critical filter among freshmen engineering students. Since passing the entry level calculus course is crucial, research studies have focused on identifying factors ... -
Factors that affect nursing students' willingness to respond to disasters or public health emergencies
Blackwood, Karen (2017-08)Conditions throughout the United States are such that the frequency and intensity of disasters have increased, affecting more people, thereby increasing the demand on healthcare facilities and disaster response organizations. ... -
Family and school ecological risks and academic achievement among disadvantaged females: Moderating effects of parent protective factors
Loche, Latrice (2016-07)Disadvantaged youth and those who are identified as being at-risk tend to have lower levels of educational attainment and hopes for the future. Risks within the family environment can have an effect on an adolescent's ... -
High school dropouts in Belize: A grid and group explanation
Arzu, Kent Leo (2012-07)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this qualitative study was to use grid and group theory to investigate and explain the factors that led to selected students' to dropout of two southern high schools in Belize. The ... -
Impact of individual difference variables on women's perceptions of sexual objectification
Sievert, Kristen N. Dinneen (2016-07)Sexually objectifying experiences, such as a man staring at a woman's breasts or making inappropriate sexual comments to a woman, are common occurrences in Western society (Hill & Fischer, 2008) and have been related to a ... -
Impact of moderate intensity physical activity on symptom severity of PTSD among military veterans
Miller, Michelle Marie (2018-05)The rates of PTSD among military veterans are much greater when compared to the general population, and are higher in the U.S. than any other country. Due to the known benefits of physical activity on mental and physical ... -
Influence of religiosity on coping stress and marital relationship of parents raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Pakistan
Choudry, Mansur (2020-12)Parents in Pakistan are under stress by challenges of raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This study aimed to find if there is a mean difference in stress, religiosity and marital satisfaction of parents ...