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Education and Human Sciences: Recent submissions
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Using Student Discourse to Support Multiplication Fact Strategy Instruction
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Abstract Basic multiplication fact fluency is an expected outcome of most third grade classrooms throughout the United States. Students need to know their multiplication facts. This statement does not seem to be under ... -
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: SOURCES OF PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGE AND SUSTENANCE FOR VETERAN AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHERS
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Recruitment and retention of high-quality educators remains problematic throughout our public school systems. This is particularly so for teachers of minority-identifications and in high-poverty, high-minority urban schools ... -
Seclusion and Restraint in Schools: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Seclusion and restraint are aversive behavioral practices used in schools for control and punishment. The practices were first used in psychiatric hospitals as a means of control over patients. Eventually, the practices ... -
Local Optima in Diagnostic Classification Models
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)A Monte Carol simulation study was used to investigate the prevalence of local optima in Diagnostic classification models (DCMs) under multiple conditions. Five variables were manipulated, including model constraints, ... -
Modeling Panelist Consistency in Bookmark Standard-Setting Studies
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The purpose of this study is to develop a psychometrics of standard-setting for the Bookmark standard-setting procedure. Using simulated and real data, the error variance of Bookmark cutscores is modeled as a function of ... -
MINDFULNESS, SHAME, AND ATTRITION IN A DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY OUTPATIENT SAMPLE
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Mindfulness, shame, attrition, and suicidality were examined to better understand the presenting concerns and symptoms of clients seeking mental health treatment in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) intensive outpatient ... -
NEW HORIZONS: DESIGNING AND MEASURING FOR MODERN LEARNING
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)This dissertation consists of five chapters. The first chapter serves to introduce the Modern Learning Environment (MLE) by discussing the challenges of designing and measuring student performance in these novel environments. ... -
Examining Professional Learning to Support Educators’ Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Functional Assessment-Based Interventions
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)This dissertation offers a collection of works examining team-based approaches to functional assessment-based interventions (FABIs) in schools, with an emphasis on practice-based professional development. Across chapters, ... -
Beginning history teachers’ enactment of pedagogical content knowledge through content decision-making
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Pedagogical Content Knowledge exists in some capacity in every teacher. It is more well-developed as the wisdom in practice informs it. In their capacity as curriculum gatekeepers, teachers enact their PCK as they decide ... -
Life After Dowell: The Impact of Unitary Status and the End of Court-Ordered Desegregation, 1993-2013
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)In 1991, the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Board of Education of Oklahoma City v. Dowell established guidelines that expedited the lower courts’ ability to terminate court-ordered desegregation cases, even in ... -
Cultural Identity as a Resource for Positive Youth Development in Majority World Contexts: A Trinidadian Case Study
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)In multicultural democratic societies, schools need to do more than teach students to pass exams—they must also facilitate students' cultural and civic development (Banks, 2016). The development of a positive identity is ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN KANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The rapid increase of ESOL students and the slow increase of qualified ESOL teachers in the public schools of the State of Kansas directed the researcher’s attention to investigate how the reading achievement gap between ... -
An Exploratory Study of Student-Athlete Preparedness for Life After College
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)A significant amount of attention is placed on intercollegiate athletic departments and student-athletes nationwide; however, the preparedness of student-athletes for life after college is often sidelined. Previous research ... -
The Reliability and Validity of Measuring Devices for Measuring Mechanical Power
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The Reliability and Validity of Measuring Devices for Measuring Mechanical Power The primary purpose of this paper is to validate a 3-D motion capture system as a reliable and valid measurement tool to be used in the ... -
A qualitative examination of the social manifestations of participating in fantasy sports
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)As technology continues to infiltrate society, an increasing popularity of products like fantasy sports has become apparent. Fantasy sports are played yearly by millions of individuals across the world. This is a billion-dollar ... -
The Relation between Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior: A Meta-Analysis
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Intelligence tests and adaptive behavior scales measure vital aspects of the multidimensional nature of human functioning. Assessment of each is a required component in the diagnosis or identification of intellectual ... -
Parental Choice of a Charter School: Parental Decision-Making in Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Abstract The purpose of this research was to create a qualitative and descriptive study by investigating the perceptions and reasoning that led parents to send their children to a public charter school in Kansas City, ... -
Race and Ability Talk in Early Childhood: Critical Inquiry into Shared Book Reading Practices with Pre-Service Teachers
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)In early childhood contexts, reading literature to engage children in critical discussions about ability and race – and how it impacts their daily lives – is a promising practice. Indeed, critical literacy scholars see the ... -
(Re)Constituting Teacher Identity for Inclusion in Urban Schools: A Process of Reification and Resistance
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Urban education systems serve nearly 16 million students and employ almost one million teachers in the United States. The preparation of teachers for urban settings must attend to the unique and complex historical and ... -
Sources of Ambiguity in Teaching Technology
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The public school system is charged with the endeavor of preparing students for college and/or careers. Currently there is a shortage of qualified individuals to fill jobs in the technology field. These job opportunities ...