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Education and Human Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Considering and Supporting the Implementation of Universal Design for Learning Among Teachers of Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Saudi Arabia
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)The purpose of this study was to investigate the variables associated with the implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and identify the barriers that could prevent the implementation of UDL. This study included ... -
BEYOND PRESCRIPTIVE APPROACHES AND TOWARDS LOCALIZED KNOWLEDGE: THE EXPERIENCES OF ALTERNATIVELY CERTIFIED FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AS THEY ATTEMPT TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN U.S. URBAN SCHOOLS
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)The acknowledgment of the role that diverse sociocultural realities have on teachers’ pedagogical choices have led to the emergence of context-sensitive pedagogies demanding the abandonment of hegemonic discourses such as ... -
SAUDI STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO SUPPORT LEARNING
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)The Pew Research Center (2015) reported that 74% of the Internet users use social networking sites worldwide. Studies have provided evidence that social media is promising for increasing collaboration and cooperation in ... -
Building Relationships between Fans and Teams in the National Basketball Association through Facebook: The Influence of Engagement on Relationship Quality and Consumer Behavior
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between National Basketball Association fans' engagement with their favorite teams' Facebook pages, fans' relationship quality with their favorite team, and ... -
JOB SATISFACTION FOR SAUDI FEMALE DEPARTMENT HEADS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN KING SAUD UNIVERSITY AND PRINCESS NOURA UNIVERSITY
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Research has shown that job satisfaction plays an important role in productivity and organizational commitment, establishment of a positive work environment, reduction of work related stress, and employee retention or ... -
Advanced Use of Electronic Health Records in Patient-Centered Medical Homes
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Electronic Health Records (EHRs) offer the promise of improved health outcomes through care coordination, in particular for costly and difficult to manage chronic illness. Adoption levels of EHRs in primary care have ... -
Translation of a Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument for Use in the Latino Population of Greater Kansas City
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Introduction: An individual’s degree of nutrition literacy impacts their diet quality and overall health. Determining an individual’s or a population’s nutrition literacy can help registered dietitians and other nutrition ... -
Determination of Reliability of the Nutrition Care Process Evaluation Instrument
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Objective: At the time of this study, no known validated tool existed that was specifically developed to assess dietetic students’ clinical judgment during interprofessional simulations. To fill this gap, the author developed ... -
The Effect of Perioperative Nutrient Status on Post-Radical Cystoprostatectomy Complications
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Introduction Radical Cystoprostatectomy (RC) is a major surgery for the treatment of muscle-invasive urinary bladder cancer with high postoperative complication rates. Evidence suggests surgeries such as RC induce arginine ... -
How Diet Influences Breast Cancer Risk: Analysis of Tissue Fat, Nutrients, and a Dietary Pattern among High-Risk Women
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Background: An estimated one in eight women will develop breast cancer. Heredity, time, lifestyle, and chance determine whether and when someone develops the disease. Importantly, behavior explains the majority of the ... -
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