Browsing by Author "Mwavita, Mwarumba"
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2013 floods in Boulder County Colorado: An analysis of governmental and faith-based organizations' post-disaster planning for housing recovery
Milan, Kevin O. (2017-05)Recovery is an understudied and costly phase of a disaster. Housing recovery, a key aspect of a community's recovery, is investigated in this research. As disasters evolve into recovery, post-disaster recovery planning for ... -
Belizean primary school teachers' understanding of assessment; assessment practices, and use of student assessment data
Armstrong, Candy Jones (2011-12)Scope and Method of Study: This quantitative survey study examined teachers' understanding of assessment, their practices in assessing student learning and their use of assessment data to guide their teaching. Specifically, ... -
Binge eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder: Assessing differences in body image concerns
Hadwiger, Ashley N. (2021-07)Traditionally, body dissatisfaction - characterized by the overvaluation of weight and shape - has been associated with eating disorders, whereas body dissatisfaction - associated with specific physical features, or features ... -
Brief functional analysis and intervention based assessment: Are both effective in determining behavioral interventions for students?
Smith Kellen, Stephanie (2021-05)The effectiveness of determining the hypothesized function of problem behavior was examined through a brief functional analysis (BFA) and intervention based assessment (IBA). The students exhibiting problem behavior were ... -
Building a better engineer and rounding out assessment: Student perceptions of their generic skills competency
Charter, Virginia (2019-12)Within higher education engineering programs, there are several stakeholders that are vested in programs success, including students, faculty, and employers. Each of these stakeholders provide a different perspective of ... -
Burnout, empathy, and self-care among mental health counselors
Magruder, Sultan (2017-08)The implications of burnout for those who engage in human service work continue to be of significant interest. Burnout prevalence, specifically in the form of emotional exhaustion among mental health counselors, has been ... -
Can the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory differentiate student performance on a computation intervention for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
Coffey, Lauren Ashley (2018-05)Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulties in school related to behavior and academics. Math achievement continues to be a major concern, with approximately five to eight percent ... -
Community development block grant disbursements after disasters: Assessing social vulnerability
Bennett, Deedee M. (2013-07)This research observed the differences among various State distributions of CDBG funds for recovery efforts following the 2005 and 2008 hurricane seasons. The distribution of CDBG funds was also used to assess if any ... -
Comparative analysis of math facts fluency gains made through massed and distributed practice with varied inter-session intervals
Powell, Steven L. (2021-05)We examined the math facts fluency growth of students receiving explicit timing practice in either a massed, short-distributed, or long-distributed fashion. In a repeated-measures group design, 50 mid-western 3rd grade ... -
Comparing the effects of group administered drill interventions on pre-kindergarten early literacy skills
Nelson, Loren (2021-05)Children who enter school with limited literacy skills risk falling behind their peers. Early intervention could be used to remediate this issue by increasing the literacy skills of children at an early age. Early literacy ... -
Comparison of Cohen's Kappa and Gwet's AC1 with a mass shooting classification index: A study of rater uncertainty
Keener, Ashley (2020-05)In order to quantify the degree of agreement between raters when classifying subjects into predefined categories, inter-rater reliability (IRR) experiments are often conducted in the medical field. Originally, percent ... -
Comparison of dual-task balance and power training in older adults
Boyd, Larissa Janell (2015-05)The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of power training and dual-task balance training on single (ST) and dual-task (DT) condition postural sway and functionality, power, quality of life, confidence, and ... -
Consequences of stress for public school superintendents
Carroll, Kathy J. (2010-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study is a quantitative study of Oklahoma Public School Superintendents. The data was collected by surveys using an online format. Data was analyzed to determine correlation and predictive ... -
Contribution of race, primary language, family structure and pre-kindergarten attendance to the odds of being classified as having a specific learning disability by the third grade
Roring, Catherine Mary (2013-07)Many risk factors have been identified for children entering Kindergarten. Many at-risk children eventually get classified as having a Specific Learning disability. Some of these risk factors include having a primary home ... -
Design of an instrument measuring P-12 teachers’ cognitive load and intent to adopt technology
Dalinger, Tara (2018-05)For P-12 teachers to effectively learn a technology, they must manage the cognitive load inherent to this learning task. Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) can offer insight in how P-12 teachers can manage the cognitive load of ... -
Don't be mean behind the screen: Cyberbullying prevalence in an Oklahoma school district
Joice, Chad S. (2015-12)Thanks to advances in technology, cyberbullying is a growing form of bullying over the last decade. This study examined cyberbullying prevalence based on experiences shared by 1,014 students at a rural public school in ... -
Dose-response analysis of a computer-based explicit timing intervention
Villanueva, Sierra M. (2022-05)Educational technology has shown an increase in use over the years as a method of remediating student academic deficits. While educational technology demonstrates various benefits for students in schools, there is still ... -
Effect of Labeling Bias on Diagnostic Decision Making for Developmentally Delayed Children
Mason, Samuel Peter Edward (2019-07)The purpose of the current study is to determine if labeling a child during the re-evaluation process affects the decision making of school team members, specifically school psychologists, regular education teachers, and ... -
Effects of a color-embedded writing strategy on the written expression skills of students with mild-moderate disabilities
Otto, Claudia Cecilia (2013-12)This research is a classroom case study to determine the effectiveness of a color embedded writing strategy on the writing performance of adolescents with mild moderate disabilities. Assessment and documentation of students' ... -
Effects of Behavior Specific Praise on Math Fluency and on Task Behavior of Students
McMaster, Eryn M. (2019-05-01)One mission of schools is to assist children in developing cognitive skills, in order to become well-functioning, productive contributors to their community and society as a whole (Abbott, O'Donnell, Hawkins, Hill, Kosterman, ...