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Education and Human Sciences: Recent submissions
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Exploring How Conversations Meet Teacher Learning Needs
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This study identified the content of educator conversations and determined how social interactions contributed to participant learning. Data sources included videos from face-to-face conversational sessions and individual, ... -
From Faculty Development to the Classroom: A Qualitative Study of How Nurse Educators Turn Faculty Development into Action
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand the transfer of learning by uncovering how various factors supported the integration of knowledge and skills gleaned from the Faculty Development: Integrated ... -
The Relationship between the Interactive Computer Interview System and the Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching Test
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The objective of this study was to compare the relationships between the subtests of the Interactive Computer Interview System and the ETS Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching examination. In particular, this study ... -
The Effect of Computer Interactive Simulation on Situational Decision-Making and Competency Development of Experienced Staff Nurses
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER INTERACTIVE SIMULATION ON SITUATIONAL DECISION-MAKING AND COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIENCED STAFF NURSES ABSTRACT Simulation and gaming as learning methodologies are increasing in use. Many ... -
The Institutional Degree Production of Master's and Doctorates for Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This study aimed to identify which engineering school characteristics relate to higher advanced degree production rates for women and underrepresented minorities (URMs). Data from the American Society for Engineering ... -
An Analysis of the Relationship between Principal Employment Interview Scores and the Achievement Scores of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between five of ISSLC's 2008 leadership standards as measured by a standardized employment interview (ICIS Principal) and the achievement of students with ... -
MODERATION OF COGNITIVE--ACHIEVEMENT RELATIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES: A MULTI-GROUP LATENT VARIABLE ANALYSIS USING CHC THEORY
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Recent advances in the understanding of the relations between cognitive abilities and academic skills have helped shape a better understanding of which cognitive processes may underlie different types of SLD (Flanagan, ... -
Technology Enabled Assessments: An Investigation of Scoring Models for Scaffolded Tasks
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)While significant progress has been made in recent years on technology enabled assessments (TEAs), including assessment systems that incorporate scaffolding into the assessment process, there is a dearth of research regarding ... -
Student Engagement and Character at Council of Christian College and University (CCCU) Institutions
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The focus of this research is in the area of student engagement and character at schools affiliated with the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities. As the researcher, I specifically used a data set purchased ... -
The Effects on Soccer Dribbling Skills When Training With Two Different Sized Soccer Balls
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The purpose of this study was to determine the effects, if any, on soccer dribbling skills in children, ages, 8-10, after practicing with different sized soccer balls during the season. The Kansas Youth Soccer Association ... -
The Impact of Collaborative Literacy Coaching on Middle and High School Teachers' Personal and General Sense of Efficacy for Literacy Teaching
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The purpose of this qualitative multiple participant case study was to understand the impact of a nine month collaborative literacy coaching (CLC) initiative on middle and high school content teachers' personal and general ... -
Athletic Identity, Vocational Identity, and Occupational Engagement in College Student-Athletes and Non-Athletes
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Athletic departments in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision universities provide academic support services to their student-athletes. Even though student-athletes receive help including career ... -
Understanding the College Choice Process of Catholic Homeschooled Students
(University of Kansas, 2011-05-31)The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how Catholic homeschooled students navigate the college choice process. With the growth of homeschooling in the United States nearly doubling in the past eight years ... -
Multi-tiered Systems of Supports: An Investigative Study of Their Impact on Third Grade Reading Test Scores in an Urban District
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This study analyzed the impact of implementing response to intervention (RTI), a three-tiered system of intervention of increasing intensity, in this case for reading, schoolwide in 32 elementary schools. When a three-tiered ... -
Increasing Reading Fluency Performance of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)ABSTRACT Reading fluency has been identified as one of the essential skills students must develop in order to learn to read. Fluency is also a critical factor in reading comprehension (National Reading Panel [NRP], 2000). ... -
Teacher (In)Competence: An Analysis and Comparison of the Educational, Legal, and Practical Definitions
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-12)Teacher incompetence and the identification of incompetent teachers have become major educational issues. With the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), every student is expected to be taught by a `highly qualified' ... -
Do They Know Their ABCs? Letter-Name Knowledge of Urban Preschoolers
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This study analyzed the performance and growth in letter knowledge and letter identification skills of children across an academic year. Repeated measures analyses of variance were conducted on letter name knowledge measures ... -
Self-Perceptions of College Female Athletes, Exercisers, and Non-Exercisers of their Sport Comptence, Physical Conditioning, Body Attractiveness, Physical Strength, and Overall Physical Self-Worth
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The purpose of this study was to further understand physical self-perception differences between athletes and exercisers, athletes and non-exercisers, and exercisers and non-exercisers and investigate the influence of each ... -
Facebook, Writing and Language Learner Variables at a Large Metropolitan Community College
(University of Kansas, 2011-05-31)This study gathered information on student engagement with Facebook, and described non-native English speakers' (NNS) expectations and experience. This also assessed the relationship this technology has with writing efficacy ... -
Speed Bumps on the Way to a Career: How Rejection Shapes Decisions of College Students
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)The purpose of this study was to understand how undergraduate students manage the barrier of being denied admission to a School of Education at a particular university, how they make career choices, and how they come to ...