Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Designing Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in a Kindergarten Classroom, Loretta C. Ayers
“Virtually a Sisterhood” Virtual Collaboration and Its Impact on Social Connectedness Among a Group of Culturally Diverse Women, George Banks-Weston
A Narrative Inquiry Into the Lived Experiences of Early Childhood Teachers Who Implemented Garden-Based Learning, Jamison Keith Browder
101UP: Implementation of a Gamified Curriculum to Increase Self-Regulated Learning Skills and Motivation for at-Risk Students in a First-Year Experience Course— an Action Research Study, Candace Lisek Bruder
An Exploratory Study of the Effects of a Technology-Based Graphic Organizer and 1:1 Chromebooks on the Persuasive Writing of Third-Grade Students, Kathy L. Caldwell
Exploring the Needs, Practices, and Attitudes Toward Technology Integration of Community College ESOL Instructors: Recommendations for Professional Development Through Action Research, Courtney Cunningham
Recognizing Art as a Semiotic Mode: Revelations of an Adolescent Mind, Catherine Elizabeth Deaton
Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth Among Helping Professionals: Factor Analysis and an Investigation of Construct Validity, Jennifer D. Deaton
An Analysis of the Impact of Interventions Provided to at-Risk, Ninth-Grade Students, Staci Dreher
A Mixed Methods Study of Student Learning Objectives (SLOS) in Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness, Xumei Fan
Learning Programming Through Robots: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Effects of Educational Robotics on Programming Comprehension and Motivation of Preservice Teachers, Alex Geoffrey Fegely
Investigating the Flipped Classroom Model in a High School Writing Course: Action Research to Impact Student Writing Skills and Engagement, Elizabeth Ann Florence
The Impact of Blended Learning Upon Mathematics Attitudes and Academic Achievement: An Action Research Study, Aronda Yvette Frazier
Bifurcated Elementary Sister-Schools: Do They Affect Student Growth During Transition Years?, Victoria Gelbert
Advising for High School Mathematics Course-Taking: Action Research Identifying and Describing Students’ Experiences, Selection Factors, Needs, and Preferences, Andrea Lynn Goodson
Addressing Unconscious Bias, Power, and Privilege to Increase Cultural Competence Skills in Healthcare Faculty: Intersecting Critical Race Theory and the Pyramid Model for Intercultural Competence, Christina B. Gunther
Lost in Transmission: The Use of Communicative Technologies to Affect Perception, Relationships, and Motivation in Adult Education, Rebekah Leigh Hannon
Measuring the Ability of a Readiness Course to Improve Online Student Success at a Two-Year Technical College, James Devin Henson
Facilitating Collaborative Group Work among Middle School Students through Digital Game-based Learning: An Action Research Study to Improve Classroom Instruction, David William Hooks
Facilitating Collaborative Group Work Among Middle School Students Through Digital Game-Based Learning: An Action Research Study to Improve Classroom Instruction, David William Hooks
Social and Emotional Learning: An Analysis of the Understandings and Needs for Teacher Professional Development in a Rural South Carolina High School, Tyler Crede Hook
The Impact of a Reading Workshop Approach in a Seventh Grade Supplemental Reading Class, Diana Koscik
Can the Curse Be Reversed?: An Action Research Study of the Effect of Constructivist-Aligned Instructional Strategies and Practices on the Mathematical Identity Development of Fifth- Grade Students, Jennifer J. Ledbetter
The Future is Female: STEAM Education Analysis, Diana Krajewski Lockwood
Authentic Assessments and Their Impact on Engagement of Gifted Learners in Washington County Public Schools: An Action Research Study, Felicia Jo Lowman-Sikes
Hecho en South Carolina: K-12 Latinx Educators Made in, and Remaking, El Sur Latinx, Timothy P. Monreal
Comprehensive School Reentry After a Disciplinary Alternative School Placement: A Phenomenological Study of Secondary School Counselors’ Perceptions and Experiences, Chanta Pressley Moore
Understanding the Intercultural Motivators That Encourage Adult Basic Education ESL Students to Pursue General Education Opportunities, Nelecia Renetha Murrell
African, Know Thyself: Hip-Hop Pedagogy, Epistemic Disobedience, and Youth Engagement in West Africa, Noella Binda Niati
Ready Coder One: Action Research Exploring the Effects of Collaborative Game Design-Based Learning on Gifted Fourth Graders' 21st Century Skills and Science Content Knowledge, Mary Kathleen O'Grady-Jones
Going Digital With Peer Review: Using Action Research to Explore the Effect of Digital Peer Review on Student Writing Composition and Student Attitude in a Rural Primary School, Kemberly Jean Owens
Helping College Mathematics Students Improve Their Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation Using MyMathLab, Allan C. Pangburn
Becoming Independent Readers: A Toolbox of Close Reading Strategies for Young Minds, Kimberly Anne Petersen
The Literacies of Adolescents With International Experiences, Caitlin Hanzlick Rasmussen
Teaching Psychology in Secondary School: The Flipped Classroom Approach and the ARCS Motivational Model, Nicole Ritter
Culture in the Classroom: A Study for Strategies for Bridging Classroom Divides, William Rolison
Math Workshop and Its Impact on Higher-level Thinking Skills, Elizabeth Ross
Searching for Sputnik: Revealing Hidden Curriculum as Motivation for Teacher Growth, Jeffrey Allan Schneider
On Matters of Feedback: Supporting the Online Grading Feedback Process with Web-Based, Collaborative Comment Banks, Jennifer Schneider
Teacher Beliefs in Sex-Specific Neuromyths and Gender-Specific Instructional Strategies: Prevalence, Predictors, and Implications, Marriah Schwallier
Finding Their Strengths, Dreams and Struggles: A Narrative Inquiry of High School Students Independent Reading Habits, Tori T. Simmons
Evaluating the Use of Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers in Middle School Mathematics: Action Research to Improve Mathematical Achievement and Students’ Attitudes With Authentic Assessments, Kyla Candee Steppler
“How Did You Get Here?”: Using Counter-Narratives and Critical Race Theory to Explore the Placement Experiences of Black Males in Self-Contained Special Education Settings, Xandria Renata Sutton
Improving Computational Thinking: Action Research Implementing a School Makerspace With Elementary Students, Timothy Clifford Swick
The Impact of Blended Learning on Student Motivation and Achievement in Reading and Writing, Kimberly Eish Tiedemann
The Effects of Project-Based Learning in the Intermediate World Language Classroom, Steven Tanner Tucker
Integrated Techniques to Increase Systems Thinking for Sustainability Education of High School Science Students Using Educational Design Research, Nora Kathryn Weatherhead
Evaluating Impact and Perception of a Structured Online Peer Evaluation System Among Graduate Communication Capstone Students Through Action Research, Karen Larimore Wilkinson
Dialogue Sessions on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Topics: A Phenomenological Action Research Study in an Independent School Setting, Erica Forniss Wiltshire
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Person Dimension of Alternate Assessment Examined Using Achievement Results and Student Characteristics, Nicole Adams
Teaching Critical Reading: Media Literacy in the High School Classroom, Alisha Reed Anderson
A Case Study of School Leaders’ Understanding and Practice in Providing Feedback During the Teacher Observation Process, Karen Allen Benton
Curricular Assessments in South Carolina by Teachers of Students with Severe Disabilities, Martha Jill Bardin Christmus
The Impacts of a Flipped Classroom in AP Calculus AB, Krista Cornehl
The Quest to Improve Literacy Achievement: A Teacher-Developed Literacy Unit Incorporating a Hybrid-Instructional Approach, Dina L. Crislip
Bringing Culture into the Classroom: The Impact of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy on Student Engagement and Self-Efficacy in Social Studies, Siddeeqah K. Cruse
Implementing the Flex Model of Blended Learning in a World History Classroom: How Blended Learning Affects Student Engagement and Mastery, Kristin N. Davis
Critical Thinking in the Age of Fake News: Developing Fairmindedness and Metacognition among Gifted High School Learners, Tiffany DiMatteo
The Relationship Between Mindset and Motivation in an Alternative School Mathematics Classroom, Jo Ellen Dowdy
Tenth-Grade Student–Participants’ Perceptions of a Growth Mindset Curriculum: An Action Research Study, Jennifer Jo L. Dufort
Using Standards-Based Grading Practices to Support Student Self-Assessment, Alison Espinosa
The Effect of Collaboration on Online Student Motivation in a College Biology Course, Christina Fieber
Enhancing Writer's Voice in Argumentative and Expository Essay Writing Using the Embedded Voice Technique, Jonathan K. Fowler
The Effects of Synchronous Online Course Orientation on Student Attrition, Rachel C. Fowler
The Impact of Poetry Annotations on the Critical Thinking Skills of High School Juniors and Seniors at a School in a Southeastern State, Stefanie J. Fowler
The Impact of Drama Pedagogy on Student Achievement, Attitude, and Empathy: An Action Research Study, Deborah J. Gascon
Developing Students' Sense of Accomplishment through Student Choice: Uncovering an Emerging Framework for the Development of Intrinsic Motivation to Learn, Lauren Ashley Gehr
Writing Talk: Examining Dialogue Shared Among Sixth Grade Writers, Babette A. Griffith
Supervision Behaviors of Board-Certified Behavior Analysts with Precertification Candidates, Zahra Hajiaghamohseni
The Role of Historical Simulations in an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Social Studies Class, Anna Hasenkamp
The Role of Historical Simulations in an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Social Studies Class, Anna Hasenkamp
Effects of Federal and State Bullying Laws on Religiously Affiliated Schools, Dawn W. Hiller
Examining the Influence of Technoference on Sexual Satisfaction and Relationship Satisfaction Using Actor-Partner Interdependence Modeling Among Young Adult Couples, Christopher J. Hipp
Training Teachers of Children with Moderate to Severe Disabilities to Contingently Respond to Child-Initiated Socially-Desirable Behaviors During Centers, Ashley King Holt
Feminist-Infused Participatory Action Research to Promote Female Students’ Self- Efficacy in Mathematics, Nicole Hreno
Focusing on Social Presence in an Electronics Course at a Two-Year College: An Action Research Study, Sherisse G. Jackson
Children See Race; Teachers Should Too: Challenging Bias, Stereotypes, and Prejudice Through Children's Literature, Alexandra J. Jenkins
Investigating Adult Learner Perseverance through Practitioner Inquiry: Learning from the Voices of Students and Teachers, Lisa H. Justice
Promoting Self-Reflection of Foreign Language Teachers through Professional Development: An Action Research Dissertation, Hanan Khaled
Determining Support Needed for Implementation of the Balanced Literacy Framework in High School English Classrooms, Emily Kimpton
Family Engagement in Secondary Transition: Importance, Frequency, and Preparedness Identified by Transition Professionals, Gerda Kumpiene
The Impact of Student-Centered Coaching on the Implementation of Project-Based Learning: An Action Research Study, Wanda Nicole Littlejohn