Education Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Do Professional Learning Communities Influence Student Achievement? A Social Capital Perspective
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The aim of this study was to examine the effects of professional learning communities (PLCs) on student achievement. Research on the professional learning communities (PLCs) is persistently focused on internal member ... -
Oral versus written instruction in the teaching of outdoor botany
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A study of the relation of reading skill to grade markings in history classes in a class A high school
(University of Kansas, 1932) -
Follow-up study of gifted children
(University of Kansas, 1929) -
A study of the correlations of certain mental trends in delinquent boys
(University of Kansas, 1927) -
A comparison of the cost of education with the other costs in Douglas County, Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1932) -
Extra-curricular accounting practices in 280 high schools of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1931) -
A case study of forty-three probation students in Wichita High School North, first semester-school year, 1930-1931
(University of Kansas, 1932) -
The construction of an achievement test in civics
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A Qualitative Study Analyzing High Profile Student Athletes and Student Athletes on a High Profile Team’s Twitter Use
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Given how “context, audience, and identity intersect is one of the central challenges people face in learning how to navigate social media” (boyd, 2014, p. 30), the purpose of this study was to understand how six freshmen ... -
Unit costs of instruction in nine of the larger rural high schools of Kansas for the first semester of 1931-1932
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Relative school efficiency of rural-trained and urban-trained pupils in York (Nebraska) High School
(University of Kansas, 1927) -
A comparative study of certain examination test scores in Winfield high school during the year 1928-1929
(University of Kansas, 1931) -
The growth of the Rosenwald schools in North Carolina since 1915
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A critical study of the relative value of the laboratory method versus the general class method of teaching physics
(University of Kansas, 1930) -
The Implementation of CHARACTERplus in the Elementary Schools of a Midwestern Urban School District
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship of the implementation of CHARACTERplus and student discipline in twelve elementary schools of a large Midwestern urban school district. The goal of this study was ... -
Creating Online Communities of Practice: Enhancing Preservice Teacher Growth-A Case Study
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine pre-service teachers and their use of online community. This study explored four focal participants enrolled at Benedictine College and their perceptions about online ... -
THE EFFECT OF MEDIA ANNOTATION TECHNOLOGY ON ENHANCING THE USE OF DISCOURSE MARKERS WITHIN COMMUNICATIVE SPEECH
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)ABSTRACT Language learners need to understand and apply appropriate discourse as part of the process of attaining “communicative competence” (Canale, 1983) needed to fulfill academic and social-adaptive functions. Students ... -
An experimental comparison of two study methods in the teaching of high school biology
(University of Kansas, 1931)