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Educational Studies Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

An Action Research Mixed Methods Study for the Development Of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Programming For First-Year Students at a Historically Black University, Krystinq McCauley

Destabilizing the Ivory Tower: An Autoethnography, Chelsea McFadden

Evaluation and Implementation of the C-Pen on the Reading Level, Comprehension, and Oral Reading Fluency of Third-Grade Students With Learning Disabilities: An Action Research Study, Kawanna McKenzie

Virtual Interactive Notebooking With Gifted Learners in an Inquiry-Based Social Studies Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Action Research Study on Higher-Order Thinking and Student Motivation, Brandy Cooper Meyers

Individualized E-book Experiences: Personalized Reading Plans’ Impact on First-Grade Students’ Reading Motivation And Engagement, Hannah Brunson Miles

Ready or Not for K5: A Study on Early Childhood Interventions Within Special Education and General Education Setting, Paulette Mizzell

Inquiry-Based Teaching in a Secondary English Classroom, Jennifer L. Norman

A Unified Approach to Estimating the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and Its Bias: An Exploratory Study, Kelvin Terrell Pompey

Disrupting the Wise Monkey Approach to Principal Preparation, Ryan Pool

The Impact of Virtual Field Trip Programs on Elementary Students’ Interest in Science Domains and STEM Fields, Jasmin Roberts Poor

Against All Odds: Understanding African American Males’ Perspectives on the Path to Graduation at an Alternative School, Devin Randolph

Differentiated Experiential Learning Through Play as Supplemental Support for Prekindergarten Students, Charles S. Reed

An Action Research Study Implementing a Livescribe™ Pen and Cornell Note-Taking Strategy in a Personal and Community Health Course to Support Note-Taking and Comprehension of College Student-Athletes With Learning Disabilities, Ivana Rich

Building Community Among International Students Through Purposeful Selection of Fictional Literature, Michael Robert

Supporting the African American Prekindergarten Student Through Standard Academic English Instruction, Trent Gibson Rogerson

Influential Factors of School Culture on Teacher Self-Efficacy and Motivation: An Ethnographic Case Study, Katrina Washington Rouse

Practitioner Inquiry: Supporting Teachers During a National Pandemic, Carol Brooke Scott

Investigating Technology Integration in a Technology Driven School: A Descriptive Research Study on Skill, Self-Efficacy, Barriers, and Integration Practices, Kela L. Sharpton

Fostering Self-Determination Skills Among High Schools Students With Disabilites in an Online Environment, Laura Simmons

It Takes One to Know One: Authentic Learning and Multiple Literacies in a 100 Level, Technical Writing Classroom, Matthew Sterner-Neely

Shattering the Glass Slipper: An Investigation Into Nontraditional Gender Roles and Norms in the Elementary Classroom, Sara McLean Suber

The Impact of PLCS on Teacher Self-Efficacy, Paula Lynn Taylor

Using Graphic Organizers and Spreadsheets to Increase Quantitative Literacy Skills in High School History Students, Bruce Alexander Thames

Digging Into Digital Citizenship: Describing the Co-Creation of an Implementation Plan With Fifth- And Sixth-Grade Intermediate School Teachers, Cheryl Tice

The Implementation of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy And Socratic Seminar: The Effect on African American Students’ Reading and Their Critical Thinking, Amy Christina Waddell

The Impact of Prioritization of Independent Reading on Male, Struggling Adolescent Readers’ Engagement, Motivation, And Achievement, Meagan Wagner

#BlackFemaleTeachersMatter: The Experiences of Three African American Female Teachers Who Left the Classroom During Their Induction Years, Ashlye Victoria Wilkerson

The Impact of Self-Regulated Learning Interventions on Acting Skills and Self-Regulated Learning, Jessica Perry Williams

The Implementation and Impact of the Leveled Literacy Intervention System on Middle School Students in Special Education, Krystin McCormick Williams

A Case Study Exploring Student Engagement With Technology As Measured by the ARCS and SAMR Models, Kyle Ashley Wilson

An Action Based Approach to Analyze Factors That Impact Academic Major and Career Choice of Low-Income First-Generation College Students, James Kerry Winfield

A Project-Based Learning Approach to Community-Based Learning: Action Research to Explore Transformative Change in 1st Year Occupational Therapy Students’ Awareness About Contextual Barriers, Occupational Justice, and Advocating for Community Health and Wellness, Patricia Ann Wisniewski

The Impact of Collective Efficacy and Collective Inquiry on Closing the Achievement Gap, Anne Marie Yarborough

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 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

Exploring the Effects of an Asynchronous Professional Development with the SAMR Integration Model on High School Teachers’ Technology Integration in the Classroom: An Action Research Study, Taylor J. Bradley

Exploring the Impact of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy on African American Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading in a Pre-Kindergarten Classroom: An Action Research Study, Janet Brantley

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

21st Century Physics Homework: A Mixed-Methods Approach Evaluating How an Individualized Online Homework Platform Can Provide Quality Feedback and Help Physics Students Engage in Self-Regulated Learning, Scott Philip Buhr

Digital Learning Environment Development: Action Research Using a Situated Coaching Model With Elementary Classroom Teachers Integrating Technology, Robert Burggraaf

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

Increasing Relevance and Impact: Using Action Research With Middle Level Teachers’ Insights and Perceptions of Technology Professional Development, Janet Dedmon

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

The Impact of Guided Practice in Argument Analysis and Composition via Computer-Assisted Argument Mapping Software on Students’ Ability to Analyze and Compose Evidence-Based Arguments, Donna Lorain Grant

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

Leveling up Instruction: Action Research Evaluating the Impact of Gamification on the Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Performance of Students Disaffected From High School English Language Arts, Michael Brian Jett

Making eLearning Engaging: The Effect of Technology Strategies on Student Engagement and Content Knowledge Development in a Secondary Mathematics Digital Classroom, Allison Knapp

The Impact of a Reading Workshop Approach in a Seventh Grade Supplemental Reading Class, Diana Koscik

I’ll Never Have to Do This After High School: Exploring Students' Perceptions of College and Career Readiness and the Effects of Eportfolios With Reflection on Transferable Skills, Julie Beatrice Kristin

Exploring the Experiences and Needs of Faculty When Implementing Active Learning at a Public Southeastern Regional University: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Michael Lampe

Teachers’ Needs and Preferences vs. Administrators’ Perceptions: Recommendations for Educational Technology-focused Professional Development Using Action Research in a Suburban High School, Lori Latham

Motivating Critical Thinkers in Fourth Grade Science: Action Research Promoting 21st Century Skills Through Technology Integrated Project-Based Learning., Diane Lawson

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

Online Technology Integration Professional Development: Action Research Evaluating Impact on Faculty Perceptions and Practices, Anna Loftus

Authentic Assessments and Their Impact on Engagement of Gifted Learners in Washington County Public Schools: An Action Research Study, Felicia Jo Lowman-Sikes

Lifting the Veil: A Critical Post-Intentional Phenomenological Action Research Study of How African American Students Experience Science, Gina Martin

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

The Struggle Is Real: Exploring Epistemological Change Through the Use of the Next Generation Science Standards in a High School Chemistry Classroom, Nancy Nasr

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

Helping Future Teachers Do History: The Effectiveness of the National Archives Docsteach Program on the Historical Thinking and Perception of History of Preservice Teachers, Jeremy Alan Rinder

Teaching Psychology in Secondary School: The Flipped Classroom Approach and the ARCS Motivational Model, Nicole Ritter

The Impact of Professional Development on Technology Integration: A Mixed-Methods Action Research Study of Teachers New to Ocean County School District, Mary C. Rizzi

Task Focused in the Age of Distraction: High School Avid Students Use of Digital Learning Logs to Support Self-Regulated Learning in a One-To-One Chromebook Setting, Era Roberts

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

Strategies and Methods Used to Improve Engagement: Mixed Methods Action Research in an Online Computer Applications Course, Yvette Newton Sands

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

Digital Distractions: Using Action Research to Explore Students’ Behaviors, Motivations, and Perceptions of Cyberslacking in a Suburban High School, Kristy Self Rykard

Reorienting Writing in the 21st-Century Classroom: A Mixed Methods Study of High School Students' Experiences Using Digital Writing Tools to Support the Writing Process, Kay Sellers

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

Implementation and Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Science Vocabulary Modules With Students With an Intellectual Disability and Autism: An Action Research Study, Jamie Lee Taber

The Impact of Blended Learning on Student Motivation and Achievement in Reading and Writing, Kimberly Eish Tiedemann