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Teaching and Learning Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

The realization of the speech act of refusal in Egyptian Arabic by American learners of Arabic as a foreign language, Nader Morkus

Exploring efficient design approaches for display of multidimensional data to facilitate interpretation of information, Chitra S. Pathiavadi

An examination of the implementation of the Second step program in a public school system, Lynn Pedraza

Classroom discourse and Teacher talk influences on English language learner students' mathematics experiences, Mariana M. Petkova

One Season in an Other’s: Examining Teacher Preparation in Cultural Relevance Literacy Through Intentional and Focused Teaching Case Use, Coleen E. Sams

Caloric Expenditure and Substrate Utilization in Underwater Treadmill Running Versus Land-Based Treadmill Running, Courtney Schaal

Portraits of Online Teaching and Learning: The Experiences of an Instructor and Six Graduate Students in a Course Entitled Educating Students with Autism, Sarah R. Semon

A Multiple Case Study Analysis of Middle Grades Social Studies Teachers' Instructional Use of Digital Technology with Academically Talented Students at Three High-Performing Middle Schools, Caroline C. Sheffield

Development and Validation of a Web-Based Module to Teach Metacognitive Learning Strategies to Students in Higher Education, Oma B. Singh

Striving and Surviving: The Phenomenology of the First-Year Teaching Experience, Michael D. Smith

Transformational Processes and Learner Outcomes for Online Learning: An Activity Theory Case Study of Spanish Students, Joseph M. Terantino

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The Process of Change Experienced by Pre-Service and In-Service Social Studies Teachers in an Online Content Area Reading Course, Aimee L. Alexander-Shea

The Role of Image Resolution to Locomotion Tasks in Virtual Desktop Wayfinding, Lisa Dawn Anderson

Secondary Pre-Service Teachers’ Knowledge and Confidence in Dealing with Students’ First Amendment Rights in the Classroom, Ian Call

Culture Learning in Spanish Companion Book Websites: An Analysis of Tasks, Angela Cresswell

A Historical Perspective of the Development of Prekindergarten and the Evolution of Quality Elements, Catherine C. Cross

The Effects of Pre-Writing Strategy Training Guided by Computer-Based Procedural Facilitation on ESL Students’ Strategy Use, Writing Quantity, and Writing Quality, Darunee Dujsik

Transition Experiences of Selected Emerging Adults With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Higher Education, Kathleen M. Fowler

Ocean Literacy and Reasoning About Ocean Issues: The Influence of Content, Experience and Morality, Teresa Greely

A Qualitative Analysis of a Teacher Support Program for Educating Students with Emotional Disturbance in an Inclusive Setting, Crystal Williams Harmon

Digitally Implemented Interactive Fiction: Systematic Development and Validation of “Mole, P.I.”, a Multimedia Adventure for Third Grade Readers, Denise Haunstetter

Personal Epistemological Growth in a College Chemistry Laboratory Environment, Linda S. Keen-Rocha

A Comparative Study of Six Decades of General Science Textbooks: Evaluating the Evolution of Science Content, Anna Lewis

The Acquisition of Procedural Skills: An Analysis of the Worked-Example Effect Using Animated Demonstrations, David Lewis

The Nature of Questioning Moves Used by Exemplary Teachers During Reading Instruction, Melinda M. Lundy

A Survey of NCAA Division 1 Strength and Conditioning Coaches- Characteristics and Opinions, Jeremy Powers

Evaluating the Efficacy of the Developing Algebraic Literacy Model: Preparing Special Educators to Implement Effective Mathematics Practices, Sharon N. E. Ray

A Study of Instructional Strategies that Promote Learning Centered Synchronous Dialogue Online, Shelley Stewart

Dynamic Assessment: Towards a Model of Dialogic Engagement, Robert Summers

Teacher Efficacy and Student Achievement in Ninth and Tenth Grade Reading: A Multilevel Analysis, Anete Vasquez

"Oye Mi Voz!" (Hear My Voice!): The Perceptions of Hispanic Boys Regarding their Literacy Experiences, Rubylinda Zickafoose

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

The Effects of Mentoring on the Elementary Special Education Mentor, Maria Angeliadis

Reading Fluency Through Alternative Text: Rereading With an Interactive Sing-to-Read Program Embedded Within a Middle School Music Classroom, Marie Biggs

Case Studies of Trainers’ and Selected Teachers’ Perceptions of an Early Reading Intervention Training Program, Cynthia Dianne Calderone

“Girls Play with Dolls and Boys Play with Soldiers”: Examining Teachers and Parents' Gender Beliefs and the Gender Identity of 8-10 Year Old Jamaican Boys, Christopher Carlyle Clarke

Prevalence of Language Disorders Among Children with Severe Behavioral Problems Referred for a Psychiatric Evaluation by a Large Urban School District, Brenda J. Curtwright

The Effect of a Summer School Literacy Program on the Reading Attitudes of Elementary School Struggling Readers, Katie Fradley

Exploring childcare professionals' pedagogical choice when guiding children's social and behavioral development, Mary E. Harper

Implementing differentiated instruction in urban, Title I schools:: Effects of facilitated support groups and program fidelity on student achievement, Deborah W. Hellman

What are the socio-emotional experiences and perceptions of third grade students with high-stakes testing?, Anne Marie Juola-Rushton

Perceptions of group exercise participants based on body type, appearance and attractiveness of the instructor, Jennifer Mears

High school social studies teachers' attitudes towards the inclusion of ELL students in mainstream classes, Jason L. O'Brien

Key stakeholder perceptions of the expulsion process for high school students identified as emotionally disturbed, Suzanne R. O'Neill

Effects of Time-Compressed Audio and Adjunct Images on Learner Recall, Recognition, and Satisfaction, Albert Dieter Ritzhaupt

The communicative two-way pre-writing task performed via asynchronous and synchronous computer-mediated communication and its influence on the writing expertise development of adult English language learners: A mixed design study, Iona Sarieva

How do proficient intermediate grade writers percieve[sic] writing in school?, Tammy Weiss Schimmel

Teachers' use of sensory activities in primary literacy lessons: A study of teachers trained in Accelerated Literacy Learning, Margaret E. Stockdale

Secondary world history teachers' integration of technology into the classroom: A mixed-method approach, Shelli A. Whitworth

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Community of practice as community of learners: How foreign language teachers understand professional and language identities, Ruth Ban

The effects of multimedia annotations on L2 vocabulary immediate recall and reading comprehension: A comparative study of text-picture and audio-picture annotations under incidental and intentional learning conditions, Zhaohui Chen

The effects of community-based service-learning on preservice elementary teachers' self-efficacy beliefs about equitable science teaching and learning, Neporcha T. Cone

An examination of the experiences of five African American male students with regard to school discipline practices, Simon Yohann Earle

Teachers' literacy beliefs and their students' conceptions about reading and writing, Mildred FalcÃ³n-Huertas

CALLing all learners: An explanatory integrative research study of EFL learner-learner corrective feedback patterns within on-line synchronous environments, Annmarie Gorenc Zoran

Be active! An examination of social support's role in individual vs. team competition in worksite health promotion, Lauren Kriz

Three science teacher educators With elementary teaching experience: What do we bring to science teacher education?, Cyndy S. Leard

Examining the characteristics of teachers in a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program in varying exceptionalities: Responding to the "highly qualified" teacher mandate, Erica Djuan McCray

Goal conflicts, self-regulation, and course completion: A comparison of web-based learners to traditional classroom learners, Barbara Moore

Preservice teachers' responses to an interactive constructivist model for web-based learning, Cherry O. Steffen

An examination of the interaction between exemplary teachers and struggling writers, Betty Ruth Sylvester

A descriptive study of students' perspectives on controversial issues embedded in a college environmental science course, Chyrisse P. Tabone

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

A Dynamic Simulation Assessment of English as a Second Language Students' Academic Readiness: An Initial Validation of a University Admissions Tool, S. "Sha" G. Balizet

"I've Got the Power!": Investigating Pre-service Special Educators' Perceptions and Abilities to Teach Reading to Students with Disabilities", Tandria Milango Callins

Corrective Feedback in Online Asynchronous and Synchronous Environments in Spanish as a Foreign (SFL) Classes, Martha E. Castañeda

Evaluating Positive Behavior Support Plan Implementation In The Home Environment Of Young Children With Challenging Behavior, Michelle A. Duda

Imagination in Action: A Phenomenological Case Study of Simulations in Two Fifth-Grade Teachers’ Classrooms, Cher N. Gauweiler

Full-Page Versus Partial-Page Screen Designs in Web-Based Training: Their Effects on Learner Satisfaction and Performance, Phillip Eulon Grace

Asperger Syndrome: A Case Study on One Family’s Understanding, Ben Graffam

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Urbanicity and Children With Emotional Disturbances Served In Restructuring Public Schools, Karen Monk Harris

Service-Learning Literacies: Lessons Learned from Middle School Youth, Steven Michael Hart

The Effects of an Internet-Based Program on the Early Reading and Oral Language Skills of At-Risk Preschool Students and Their Teachers’ Perceptions of the Program, Mary Huffstetter

Lessons Learned About Boys’ and Girls’ Mathematical Problem Solving: The Solution Processes, Performance, Linguistic Explanations, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Assessment of Fifth-Grade Students of Varying Reading and Mathematics Abilities, Patricia D. Hunsader

Preservice Teachers’ Belief Development While Learning to Teach Writing in an Elementary Writing Methods Course, Karen S. Kelley

Discourse and Disconnect: Black Teachers and the Quest for National Board Certification, Paula J. Leftwich

Examining a Framework of Dialogue E-mails and Inquiry into Practice to Scaffold Reflective Practice in Preservice Teachers during their Early Field Experience, Susan L. Lloyd

Voices From a Marginalized Population: Life Histories of Individuals With Physical Impairments, James Peter Marsh

Negotiating Curricular Boundaries And Sexual Orientation: The Lived Experiences Of Gay Secondary Teachers In West Central Florida, Jr., James B Mayo Jr.

The Relationship Between Teaching Experience and Style and Primary Student Gains in Mathematics Using an Integrated Learning System, Marilyn N. Meub

Effects of Using Graphing Calculators with a Numerical Approach on Students’ Learning of Limits and Derivatives in an Applied Calculus Course at a Community College, Arumugam Muhundan

Measuring Transactional Distance in Online Courses: The Structure Component, Cheryl Sandoe

Examining the Attitudes Toward Mathematics of Preservice Elementary School Teachers Enrolled in an Introductory Mathematics Methods Course and the Experiences That Have Influenced the Development of These Attitudes, Joy Bronston Schackow

An Analysis of Pedagogical Strategies: Using Synchronous Web-Based Course Systems in the Online Classroom, Shauna J. Schullo

Teaching Inclusivity: Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions Of Their Knowledge, Skills And Attitudes Toward Working With English Language Learners In Mainstream Classrooms, Philip C. Smith

The Effects of Hand Fidgets on the On-Task Behaviors of A Middle School Student With Disabilities in an Inclusive Academic Setting, Karen S. Voytecki

Metacognitive Strategies in a Web-Enhanced Environment: The Effects on Achievement in Problem-Solving for Engineering Undergraduates, Sally A. Zabel

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Relationships Among Early Lexical and Literacy Skills and Language-Literacy Environments at Home and School, Joseph L. Constantine

The Literacy Practices of Working Class White Women, Jody Ann Fernandez

Technology and Teacher Training: The Systematic Design and Development of a Framework for Integrating Technology into Jamaica’s Teacher Training Programs, Carol N. Granston

Speech-Language Pathologists’ Professional Efficacy Beliefs about Assessing the Language Skills of Bilingual/Bicultural/Bidialectal Students, Karen Patricia Harris

The Effects of Computer Simulation and Learning Styles on Emergency Vehicle Drivers’ Competency in Training Course, Jeffrey T. Lindsey

Perceptions from the Principals’ Desks: African American Elementary Principals and Reading Curriculum and Instruction in a Central Florida County, Keva Latrice Mitchell

Secondary Students Using Expert Heuristics in the Analysis of Digitalized Historical Documents, Daniel W. Stuckart

What Faculty Know About Designing Online Materials In Compliance With Current U.S. Copyright And Fair Use Laws, Phyllis C. Sweeney

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Computer Mediated Peer Response and its Impact on Revision in the College Spanish Classroom: A Case Study, Ruth Roux-Rodriguez

Patterns Of 4th Graders' Literacy Events In Web Page Development, Rewa Colette Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

Belonging in Parent-School Partnerships: Perspectives of Parents of Middle School Students with Autism, Michael Wayne Riley