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Weighted Likelihood Estimation of ability in item response theory with tests of finite length /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1985)Applications of Item Response Theory, which depend upon its parameter invariance property, require that parameter estimates be unbiased. All current estimation methods produce statistically biased estimates of both item ... -
Wellbore Cleanout in Inclined and Horizontal Wellbores – The Effects of Fluid Rheology, Inclination, and Solids Density.
(2019-08-30)Recent technical improvements in the drilling process have allowed drilling of high inclination and horizontal wells with longer laterals. The frequency of such wells has increased over time due to their advantage of ... -
West Germany's role in the Common Market /
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West of Feminism: The Equal Rights Amendment Campaign in the American West, 1972-1982
(2021-05-14)In “West of Feminism: Gender, Religion, and the Politics of the Equal Rights Amendment Campaign in the American West, 1972-1982,” I argue that the battle to ratify the ERA was not carried out within organizations or through ... -
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature and Associated Heat Waves in the United States Great Plains
(2024-05-10)Heatwaves are a leading contributor of weather-related mortality, globally contributing to thousands of deaths each year. The impacts on humans may be direct or indirect through avenues such as heat stress, strained medical ... -
“We’re out in the deep,” but “This is the life. We should fight for the life.”: A Study of L2 International Students In Their First University Semester During the Coronavirus Pandemic
(2023-12-15)This study sought to explore L2 international students’ perspectives about what challenges and accomplishments impact their academic acculturation process and success while studying in a bridge program during their first ... -
What are the Barriers for Hispanics' Educational Attainment
(2016-05-13)This study uses data from the Education Longitudinal Study (ELS) to better understand the factors that are associated with educational expectations and the eventual educational attainment of students, particularly Hispanic ... -
What can urban school systems learn about supporting and retaining African-American women leaders from African-American women leading in public charter systems?
(2022-05-10)America is becoming more ethnically diverse, creating a significant demographic shift in the student composition in America’s public schools. To respond to the increase in student diversity, America’s systems and structures ... -
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CHINESE?: AMERICAN SOJOURNERS‘ EXPERIENCES OF BEING THE OTHER IN CHINA
(2017-05-12)This study is an examination of American sojourners’ intercultural experiences in China, and an exploration of their identity of being the Other, emerging from intercultural encounters. Through participants’ self-descriptions, ... -
What drives working adults to be lifelong learners? Determinants and patterns of adult education participation in the United States
(2023-05-12)With the recent shifts in the global economy, many scholars and policymakers are in broad agreement on the importance of lifelong learning practices in the occupational sphere. In response, there has been growing academic ... -
WHAT EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE TEACHERS DO: A CASE STUDY OF 5 HIGH-ACHIEVING UNIVERSITY SPANISH INSTRUCTORS
(2017-05)The quality of instruction in foreign language classes can be widely variable. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to uncover the approaches to instruction enacted by five high-achieving university Spanish ... -
"What free time?" A Daily Study of Work Recovery and Regulatory Focus among Student-Employees
(2016-08-18)Student-employees face incredible demands on their time and resources, yet little research exists assessing the degree to which they are able to recover from their demands. The current study aimed to determine the ... -
WHAT GENDER CHARACTERISTICS, NORMS, AND ROLES MAY BE REPRESENTED IN THE THREE POPULAR YOUNG ADULT NOVEL BOOK SERIES HARRY POTTER, TWILIGHT, AND HUNGER GAMES?
(2013-12)This dissertation research project explores the areas of gender characteristics, norms, and roles as may be interpreted by young people through the reading of the three popular young adult book series Harry Potter, Twilight, ... -
What happens when a net operating loss carryforward is exhausted?
(2024-05-10)I study how firm behavior changes after the firm exhausts its NOLC. Prior literature has provided evidence that NOLCs affect firm behavior. Firms that exhaust their NOLC are losing a tax shield and experience a significant ... -
What provisions have been made by professional teachers' organizations for protecting and disciplining their members? /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1958) -
What Shall We Be: Inherited Controversies and Conflicts in the Mennonite Church USA
(2021-05-14)Dramatic social changes in the early twenty-first century United States led to dramatic shifts and schism in a variety of religious groups. The Mennonite Church USA, a denomination created from the merger of two older ... -
What social service and community group personnel believe about collaboration with the public schools.
(1999)Major findings of the study revealed that service agency and community group personnel were motivated by the personal and professional relationships developed by participating in a collaborative, by establishing connections ... -
WHAT STRATEGIES DO RESISTIVE READERS USE TO FAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH SCHOOL ASSIGNED TEXTS?
(2012)A trend among adolescent readers is the practice of fake-reading. Fake-reading occurs when students who can read choose not to, and develop strategies to fake their way through school-assigned texts to earn good grades. ... -
What sustains Chinese language learning motivation: a case study of southwestern American high school students
(2023-05-12)This holistic single-case study aims to investigate the sustained Chinese language learning motivation of American high school students who learn Chinese as a foreign language. The study is guided by the following questions: ...