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Educational Studies Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

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

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 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 Impact of Individualized Structured Reading Intervention on High School Students in Special Education: An Action Research Study, Nikki Clark

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

Managing Negative Countertransference Utilizing an Integrated Counselor Mindfulness Training for Counselors Working with Children Exhibiting Externalized Behaviors, Jessie D. Guest

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

An Investigation into the Use of Escape Games in High School Social Studies Classes: A Mixed Methods Action Research Study, John Heider

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