Education Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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A study of the value of the Stanford achievement tests in the improvement of teachers in service
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A questionnaire study of the functions of 150 Kansas superintendents of schools
(University of Kansas, 1928) -
A measurement of high school building utilization
(University of Kansas, 1928) -
Correlation between the mastery of the skills in the fundamentals and reasoning ability in arithmetic
(University of Kansas, 1929) -
A study of time allotments in 133 schools of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1930) -
An experiment to determine the efficiency of instruction in how to study
(University of Kansas, 1927) -
A study of problem cases sent from the Lawrence public schools to the psychological clinic of the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1926) -
A study in the relative frequency and persistency of technical errors in written composition
(University of Kansas, 1925) -
An analysis of high school chemistry texts
(University of Kansas, 1929) -
TEACHER ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR AND PRINCIPAL EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: HOW THEY RELATE AND INTERACT
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The purpose of this study is to examine the influence, if any, that a building principal’s emotional intelligence has on the amount of organizational citizenship behavior exhibited by teachers. Organizational citizenship ... -
Social Gamification in Multimedia Instruction: Assessing the Effects of Animation, Reward Strategies, and Social Interactions on Learners Motivation and Academic Performance in Online Settings
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Gamification is the strategy of using game elements and game-design mechanics in nongaming contexts. Many companies have gamified their online applications to increase customers’ motivation and engagement. Increased ... -
A phenomenological inquiry into the technological curriculum making of secondary English Language Arts teachers in rural settings
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)While there have been growing concerns about technological access and its connection to the development of student literacies in classes such as English language arts (ELA), this attention has become more acute in the wake ... -
Effectiveness of Online Social Networks as an Alternative Delivery Platform for Weight Management Interventions
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The prevalence of overweight/obesity is high resulting from prolonged imbalance of energy intake and energy expenditure and has shown to be associated with significant co-morbidity in addition to increased economic costs. ... -
Increasing Use of High-Leverage Instructional Practices Among Teachers via Use of Bug-in-the-Ear Coaching Technology
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Improving classroom management skills is a common theme in professional development offerings. Teachers’ use of higher levels of high-leverage practices such as proximity, opportunities to respond (OTR), and positive ... -
Anxiety and Self-Efficacy within Interpretation
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Literature on foreign language anxiety and interpretation anxiety suggests such anxieties negatively impact student and practitioner performance in language and interpreting classrooms and in the field. Self-efficacy has ... -
The Effects of Motivational Goal Priming on Cortisol and Psychological Responses in Males Exposed to an Ego-Involving Climate
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Abstract Research in Achievement Goal Perspective Theory (AGPT) suggests that creating a caring/task-involving climate can have many beneficial effects on participants in physical activity settings, even buffering the ... -
Extensive Reading: A study of Its Effects on Turkish EFL Learners' General Language Proficiency in an Input-Based Setting
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Abstract This study explored the nature of the relationship between extensive reading and the improvements shown on the general proficiency level of learners of English as a foreign language. For this purpose, 60 college ... -
Like Mother, Like Daughter?: Maternal Employment and Women's Career and Family Aspirations
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The purpose of this project is to examine college-aged women’s future career and family aspirations and whether these aspirations vary based on the participants’ mothers’ employment history. These aspirations are categorized ...