Education Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Fatigue During Maximal Intensity Exercise
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Fatigue During Maximal Intensity Exercise Jake A. Deckert1, Trent J. Herda1, Philip M. Gallagher1, & Joseph P. Weir1, FACSM, 1University of Kansas, Lawrence, ... -
Relationship between motivational climate to body esteem and social physique anxiety within college physical activity classes
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)College is a time for many young adults to establish habits that support a healthy lifestyle, but research suggests most college students give low priority to health habits (Nelson, Kocos, Lytle, & Perry, 2009). Physical ... -
Validity Evidence For a Measure of Motivational Regulation Strategies
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Motivation is positively related to performance and achievement. The ability to regulate motivation is essential for overcoming motivational barriers to success. Motivational regulation strategies is defined as the intentional ... -
A Culturally Aware Approach to Learning System Interface Design
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This mixed methods research explored interface design strategies for users from different cultures and localized settings. Guided by the cultural-historical development theory and HCI research, four critical factors—navigation ... -
A COMPARISON OF SUBSCORE REPORTING METHODS FOR A STATE ASSESSMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Educational tests that assess multiple content domains related to varying degrees often have subsections based on these content domains; scores assigned to these subsections are commonly known as subscores. Testing programs ... -
Family-Unit Needs of Families That Include an Infant or Toddler with a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Enrolled in Part C Early Intervention Programs in Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This study explores the family-unit needs of families that include an infant or toddler with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) enrolled in Part C early intervention programs in Kansas. For families of children ... -
TEACHERS' ATTITUDES AND FEATURES OF SUPPORT RELATED TO TEACHING FOR CREATIVITY AND MATHEMATICAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This study further discusses creativity and mathematics gifted education, and synthesizes rational support of a proposed philosophy for teaching mathematics; Teaching for Creativity and Mathematical Talent development ... -
A Case Study of High School Chinese as a Foreign Language Blended Program
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This qualitative case study investigated a Chinese as a foreign language program composed of three different instructional modes: synchronous instruction with videoconferencing technology, asynchronous instruction with ... -
An Investigation of Answer Changing on a Large-Scale Computer-Based Educational Assessment
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Answer changing on tests has been studied for decades, however more recently answer-changing analysis has risen as an approach for exploring potential test fraud on high-stakes achievement tests. The purpose of this study ... -
From Zero to 1:1 in 30 Years - The Evolution of Digital Instructional Technology in a Suburban Kansas School District, 1984 - 2014
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Digital instructional technology, those technologies used by teachers and/or students to assist with teaching and learning, continues to be an ever-changing and rapidly expanding integrated component in K-12 education in ... -
An Investigation of the Quality of Student-Developed Surveys and Ratings Scales and Psychometric Reporting Practices in Doctoral Dissertations
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Doctoral dissertation research has been criticized for its quality and contribution to scholarly research. Commonalities between doctoral research and reviews of published articles indicate a lack of psychometric reporting ... -
An Examination of the Difference in Reading and Mathematics Achievement between Black and White Students in 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grades and its Relationship to Family, School, and Classroom Variables
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)White students typically score higher on average than Black students on reading and mathematics tests and this gap appears to grow larger as students get older. This study used data from the national Early Childhood ... -
The Effects of the Use of a Self-monitoring Form on Achievement and Self-regulated Learning in a Developmental Mathematics Course
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)For most undergraduate degrees, students are required to fulfill a baseline of mathematics requirements. However, some students are not prepared to begin in a college-level mathematics course and must begin coursework in ... -
Effect of Summer Learning Loss on Aggregate Estimates of Student Growth
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Recent reforms in federal educational policy now mandate the use of student assessment data to evaluate teachers and principals. Despite the widespread adoption of Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) and other models to link ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP OF ETHNIC IDENTITY, PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION, AND OUTGROUP CONTACT TO RACIAL ATTITUDES TOWARD WHITE PEOPLE IN AFRICAN AMERCAN COLLEGE STUDENTS
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Many cities in the United States are currently in or have recently come out of situations where racial tensions are running dangerously high and are spilling out into the streets in the forms of violence and rioting. Due ... -
The Acculturation Needs of International Students at U.S. Universities: A Call for Online Anticipatory Orientation
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)ABSTRACT Over 800,000 international college students come to the U.S. each year adding billions of dollars to our economy and diversity to our campuses (Institute of International Education, 2014). Too often U.S. tertiary ... -
Exploring Athlete Proneness to Shame when Partaking in Sport and its Relationship with Achievement Goal Perspective Theory: Creating and Validating the Shame in Sport Questionnaire
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Understanding shame and its effects on the human psyche has been critical to understanding how crippling it can be to long-term health (Tangney & Dearing, 2002). However, research exploring shame in sport has been limited, ... -
The Effectiveness of Explicit Storybook Comprehension Instruction for Improving Preschool Children’s Narrative Comprehension Skills
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)While shared book reading has often been used to foster children’s language and literacy development (Pentimonti, Justice, & Piasta, 2013), there is limited research concerning specific instructional strategies that can ... -
A Blended Cognitive, Linguistic, and Vygotskian Approach for Teaching and Learning the Prepositions in, on, and of in the Advanced ESL Classroom
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Despite a plethora of new approaches in ESL writing and grammar instruction that were introduced in the twentieth century, ESL students and instructors continue to struggle with the teaching and learning of English ... -
How Incoming Student Experiences, Attributes and Metrics are Related to Academic Performance in a Combined-Degree Medical Program: A Comparison of Holistic and Non-Holistic Admissions Practices
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This study was conducted at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Medicine, where students enter medical school directly after graduating from high school rather than follow the more traditional path of four ...