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Artistically talented students' perceptions of what it means to be "smart": An analysis of intelligence and talent in secondary art education
(2017-08)
The following study developed from personal and professional experiences identifying as an artistically talented individual and working in art education. From these experiences as an artist, art teacher, and fine arts ...
Neoliberalism and special education: An ethnographic case study in an urban charter school
(2015-12)
In this study, I ask, "How are neoliberal education reforms shaping the experiences of special education students?" More specifically, I ask, 'What is the classroom environment and school culture for special education ...
Effect of getting things done software on the motivation and self-regulation of preservice teachers in an introductory educational technology course
(2013-05)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Getting Things Done TM (GTD) software on the motivation and self-regulation of pre-service teachers in an introductory Educational Technology course. Getting Things ...
Predicting success for college students enrolled in an online, lab-based, biology course for non-majors
(2012-12)
Online education has exploded in popularity. While there is ample research on predictors of traditional college student success, little research has been done on effective methods of predicting student success in online ...
Early childhood teacher: Navigating professional identities during times of increased accountability
(2012-07)
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Effects of concrete, virtual, and multimodal tangram manipulatives on second grade elementary students' mathematics achievement and development of spatial sense: A convergent parallel mixed methods study
(2016-05)
This convergent parallel mixed methods study sought to determine what effects, if any, the use of multimodal tangrams have on second grade students' mathematical achievement and the development of spatial sense, as compared ...
Exploring the characteristics of students from a pre-engineering program
(2017-07)
The number of students graduating with engineering degrees has been decreasing leading to many STEM career vacancies. One possible solution is an earlier exposure to engineering and preparation for the rigorous undergraduate ...
Case study of the science, engineering, mathematics, and aerospace academy: Participant and parental perceptions
(2016-07)
The science, engineering, mathematics, and aerospace academy (SEMAA) is a federally-funded national out-of-school time (OST) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program that provides K-12 grade ...
"My whole life is on my phone": How do you situate learning in a digital world?
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this teacher research study was to discover what happens in the classroom when high school social studies students enrolled in world history classes are asked to use text messaging ...
One academic English for all: The study of the cueing systems used in reading academic texts
(2018-05)
Students from low-income homes and students who are learning English as an additional language both tend to struggle with reading comprehension. This study investigates whether the reasons for the reading challenges faced ...