Education Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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A survey of mathematics in the high schools of Kansas
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Playgrounds and playground equipment in the one-teacher rural schools of Kansas
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The utility of a handwriting scale as a teaching device
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A study of the correlation of some personality traits of high school students
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A comparative study of university grades with special reference to transfer students from other colleges
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The relation of rural school attendance to school achievement
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An investigation of the Kansas free dental inspection law to determine the status of its observance
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The improvement of teachers in service in the first and second class cities of Kansas
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The status of practice teaching and observation work in the normal training high schools of Kansas
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A study of high school failures
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A study of corn oil, its manufacture and properties
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Certain correlations between ratings by, (1) intelligence tests; (2) standardized tests; and (3) teachers’ marks
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"We Don't Do That At School": School Psychologists' Reports of Inappropriate Sexual Behavior By Students With Developmental Disabilities At School
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)The reported occurrence of inappropriate sexual behaviors (ISBs) at school by students with developmental disabilities was examined. A questionnaire and an attitude scale were designed to assess the occurrence of these ... -
Acute Hormone Response to Slow Velocity and Traditional Velocity Resistance Training Sessions
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Abstract Slow velocity resistance exercise uses purposely slow movement velocity (e.g., 10 s concentric and eccentric phases) which limits the loads that can be lifted. (e.g., 0.05]; Cort: [Post - Slow = 258.5±122.9 nmolL-1 ... -
The Hierarchical Testlet Response Time Model: Bayesian analysis of a testlet model for item responses and response times
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Computer-based testing makes it possible to record an examinee’s response time on an item. This information can be an important factor to understand the examinees, as well as the items (Marianti, Fox, Avetisyan, Veldkamp, ... -
INVESTIGATING PREDICTORS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION OF YOUTH WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES FROM NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL TRANSITION STUDY-2
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)For decades, youth with significant disabilities have had consistently poor post-high school adult outcomes (Wagner, Newman, Cameto, Garza, & Levine, 2005). In addition, they often leave high school without skills, ... -
Family-Professional Partnerships in Action during the Implementation of a Child-Focused Intervention
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)This qualitative study explores and identifies observable behaviors and interactions of family-professional partnerships in action formed during the implementation of the Foundations Intervention. The Foundations Intervention ... -
Examination, Prediction, and Outcomes of Informant Discrepancies in Behavioral Ratings of Children Using a Latent Multitrait-Multimethod Model
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)The use of multiple informants’ reports (e.g., mothers, fathers, and teachers) for behavior rating scales (BRS) is common in the psychological assessment of children. Despite widespread use of BRS, discrepancies between ... -
FORMATIVE IMPACTS OF HIGH-STAKES PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT ON PRE-SERVICE ENGLISH TEACHERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF BELIEF, ATTITUDE, AND IDENTITY
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Policymakers are promoting high-stakes performance assessments under the assumption that such assessments are valid measures of the work of teachers and of the skills or knowledge necessary to provide effective instruction, ... -
Ability of a Functional Motion Analysis to Predict Running Economy at 10k Race Pace in Trained Male Runners: A Pilot Investigation
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Introduction: Runners have long searched for ways to increase performance and for the ability to quantify these increases in performance. VO2max has long been associated with running performance. Running economy is another ...