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Dissertations from 2024 2024

Reading Comprehension: Effects of Think-Aloud with Worked-Examples for Secondary School Students Who are Reading Below Grade Level, Jessica Cervano

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MIND MAPS AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS AND DISPOSITIONS: A META-ANALYSIS, Carmen De Jesus

The Effects of Online Mind Mapping on the Cognitive Outcomes of Students and Their Perceptions in the Collaborative Prewriting Stage, Yen Thanh Hai Duong

Dissertations from 2023 2023

WE ARE STILL PLAYING: A META-ANALYSIS OF GAME-BASED LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, Thomas Conmy

Alleviating Mathematics Anxiety For Middle School Students Using A Combined Intervention Approach Versus Only Using The Cognitive Intervention Approach For Increasing Mathematical Achievement: A Comparative Study, Patricia Anna Garcia

META-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION WORLDWIDE, Ziyu Meng

A Case Study of a School-Supported Extracurricular Activity's Influence on STEM Identity and Interest for Females, Letta Meyer

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Incorporating Andragogy and Cognitive Theory Of Multimedia Learning Into Self-Paced Training and Development Programs, Shanshan Gao

The Effects of Curriculum-Integrated Explicit Learning Strategy Instruction on Reading Comprehension for English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners at the Community College, Sylvia Chaiyeon Lee

Mediating Language Fluency Development: An Action Research Study In A High-School AP Chinese Second-or-Foreign-Language Task-Based Language Teaching Classroom, Jing Liang

Impact of COVID-19 on New Teacher Retention and Perceived Supports in a Northern California Public School District, Rebecka Maxkenzie

Effects of Teaching Argument to First-Year Community-College Students Using a Structural and Dialectical Approach, Sharon Radcliff

The Relationship Between Metacognitive Strategies and Listening Comprehension Proficiency in Intensive-Korean-Foreign-Language Setting, Gumok Seo

Using Peer Review to Improve English as a Second Language College Students' Writing Scores, Mengjie Wei

Dissertations from 2021 2021

The Effectiveness of Using Multimedia for Teaching Phrasal Verbs in Community-College ESL Classes, Guohua Fu

Indigenous assessment developers on elements of the disjuncture-response dialectic: A critical comparative case study, David A. Sul

Indigenous Assessment Developers on Elements of the Disjuncture-Response Dialectic: A Critical Comparative Case Study, David A. Sul

Perceived Obstacles by ESL Instructors and Required Support for the Integration of Educational Technology, Xiaotian Zhang

Dissertations from 2020 2020

An Analysis of the Yearly Dynamic Change Relationship Between Working Memory Ability and Mathematics Achievement of K-5 Students Using the Grimm et al. (2012) Extensions of the Multivariate Latent Difference Score Models, Wenyan (Emma) Jiang Erzincanli

A Reanalyses of Intercorrelational Matrices of Visual and Verbal Learners' Abilities, Cognitive Styles, and Learning Preferences, Jeanette Marie Fox

An Investigation of California Classroom Teachers' Beliefs and Ratings of Creativity in Dance, Patricia R. Reedy

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Thompson’s (2105) Survey of Language Usage and Spanish of Heritage Learners Placement Program Exam at the High-School Level, Elizabeth Villanueva

A Meta-Analysis of Gender Gap on the FCI in High School and College Introductory Physics Courses in the US and International Countries., Polin Yadak

Dissertations from 2019 2019

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: PRIORITIZING THE AUTISTIC VOICE IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPING AS “KEY TO AUTISTIC IDENTITY”, Colleen D. Arnold

EFFECTS OF THINK-ALOUD PROTOCOL ON THE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS OF SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH- GRADE STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, Nasa Lesley Cole

Perceptions of Physics Teachers in Singapore About Curriculum Sequencing, Lay Lean Fong

THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SIX CLASSES OF SCHOOL-READINESS VARIABLES WITH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY- SCHOOL STUDENTS: A GROWTH ANALYSIS OF THE ECLS-K:2011, Kimberly Kalkbrenner

A Descriptive Study of Religious Engagement and the Internalization of Religious Beliefs of 12th-Grade High-School Students Who Attended Kairos Retreats and Fourth-Day Follow-up Activities as Juniors in Five U.S. Jesuit All-Male High Schools, Chris Miller

Long-Term Effects of Teacher Training and Other Intervening Factors on Teaching Styles of Foreign-Language Instructors, Hamid Mohammed-Ahmed

Dissertations from 2018 2018

What Do We Really Know About Grit? A Multivariate Statistical Investigation on the Construct Validity of Grit, Christine M. Collaco

The Influence of Multimedia Podcast-Aided Video-Analysis to Transfer Evidence-Based Practices and Alter Novice Special Education Teachers’ Schema Development, Jason Davis

Measuring Cogency in Argument in the Seventh-Grade English Classroom, Millie Gonzalez-Balsam

Teaching Complex Content in Healthcare: A Comparison of the Effect of Three Types of Multimedia Pretraining on Schematic Knowledge and Near Transfer, Melisa Patrice Kaye

Use of Multimedia Games for Biology Vocabulary Instruction, Ian Murray

An Investigation of the Developmental Growth of Preschool Children with Disabilities Being Served in Inclusive Settings in Comparison with Noninclusive Settings in California, Elizabeth Nicole Schroeder

Evaluating Outcomes of an Immersive-Field-Study Program on Fifth-Grade Students’ Connectedness with Nature, Laleh Talebpour

Improving Medication Calculation Competence in Nursing Students through Schema-Based Dimensional Analysis Instruction, Laureen Turner

Vocabulary-Learning Strategies of Students Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language in an Intensive-Training Setting, Yan Wang

Dissertations from 2017 2017

Social Loafing Construct Validity in Higher Education: How Well Do Three Measures of Social Loafing Stand Up to Scrutiny?, Jacquelyn Deleau

The Role of Self-Determination and Co-Construction to Support Meaningful Student Participation in an Individualized Education Program Meeting in High School, Trudy Ruth Gross

Differentiating Literacy Instruction for Digital Learners: The Effect of Multimedia Think-Aloud Worked Examples on Adolescent Analytical Reading Comprehension, Diana Combs Neebe

Writing-to-Learn in High-School Chemistry: The Effects of Using the Science Writing Heuristic to Increase Scientific Literacy, Denae Nurnberg

The Effects of Gender-Aware Leadership-Development Training on the Leadership- Behavioral Competencies of Women Software Engineers in California’s Silicon Valley, Leann Pereira

Individual and Intra-Individual Differences in Interest during Instrumental Music Classes in Suburban High Schools, Beth Ann Turner

Relative importance of anxiety and motivational variables in predicting language achievement for college learners of Chinese, Qi Wang

Effects of a Counseling Program on First-Generation High-School Student Aspirations, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Barriers, Knowledge of the College-Application Process, and Course Selection, Edress Waziri

Dissertations from 2016 2016

The Effectiveness of Graphic Organizers to Support Executive Function for Ninth Grade Struggling Readers, Elaine Ruth Barry

Effect of Mindfulness Training on Interpretation Exam Performance in Graduate Students in Interpreting, Julie E. Johnson

Training in Summarizing Notes: Effects of Teaching Students a Self-Regulation Study Strategy in Science Learning, Michelle Mendoza Nebres

Effects of Training on Intent, Ease, Self-Efficacy, Frequency, and Usefulness in Multimedia-Based Feedback for University-Level Instructors Using Canvas® LMS, Christopher Kent O'Leary

The Effect of More and Less Relevant Details and Teacher Voice on Student Retention and Problem-Solving Transfer in Teacher-Created Multimedia, Colette Roche

An Investigation of Multimedia Instruction, the Modality Principle, and Reading Comprehension in Fourth-Grade Classrooms, Laura Angela Sandoval

Dissertations from 2015 2015

Effects of a Mental-Health Clinical Simulation Experience Using Standardized Patients and Two Debriefing Styles on Prelicensure Nursing Students' Knowledge, Anxiety, and Therapeutic Communication and Psychiatric Assessment Skills, Debrayh Gaylle

The Effects of a Varied Method of Instruction on Student Achievement, Transfer, Situational Interest, and Course Retention Rates in Community College Developmental Mathematics, Kevin L. McCandless

Using Computer Simulations as a Pre-Training Activity in a Hands-On Lab to Help Community College Students Improve Their Understanding of Physics, Blanca Pineda

Factors that Affect the Reading Comprehension of Secondary Students with Disabilities, Karen L. Sanford

The Effect of Simulation with Debriefing for Meaningful Learning in Courses of Nursing Theory and Practicum on Student Knowledge and Perception of Instruction, Kathleen L. Shea

Dissertations from 2014 2014

The Effectiveness of an Academic Literacy Intervention to Help University Freshmen Recognize and Resolve Inconsistencies Across Multiple Texts, Patty Baldwin

Assessing Student Learning with Technology: A Descriptive Study of Technology-Using Teacher Practice and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), Lara Elaine Ervin-Kassab

Teachers Adapting Common Core Informational-text Writing Instruction for Students With Mild to Moderate Disabilities, Diana Hawley

An Investigation of Special Education Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of a Systematic 7-Step Virtual Worlds Teacher Training Workshop for Increasing Social Skills, Natalie Christina Nussli

Effective Reading Interventions for Spanish-Speaking English Learners with Reading Disabilities, English Learners Who Struggle with Reading, or Both: A Meta-Analysis of Second through Fifth Grades, David Stephens

Four Preservice Teachers' Use of Mathematical Knowledge during Lesson Planning and Instruction in the Field Experience, Margaret Swearingen

The Effects of the Read 180 Program on Oral Reading Fluency, Linguistic Comprehension, and Reading Comprehension with Secondary Special Education Students, David Lyon Teja

Rehearsal and Enactment for Teaching in Urban School Settings: A Qualitative Study Investigating the Connections between a Math Methods Course and Fieldwork, Rajeev Virmani

Dissertations from 2013 2013

Changes in Perceived Teacher Self-Efficacy and Burnout as a Result of Facilitated Discussion and Self-Reflection in an Online Course Designed to Prepare Teachers to Work with Students with Autism, Monica Boomgard

Increasing Community College Basic Skills English Instructors' Use of Autonomy Supportive Instruction to Impact Students' Perceptions of Autonomy and Engagement, Dionne Janice Clabaugh

An Evaluation of a Nursing Leadership Simulation Experience Using Multitrait Multimethod Matrix, Toby Embry

A Comparison of Two Teaching Methods for Pediatric Medication Administration: Multimedia and Text-Based Modules, Renee Granados

Effects of RAP Paraphrasing and Semantic-Mapping Strategies on the Reading Comprehension of English Learners and Fully- English-Proficient Students with Mild-to-Moderate Learning Disabilities, Terry Halterman Jr

The Effects of Explicit Reading Strategy Instruction and Cooperative Learning on Reading Comprehension in Fourth Grade Students, Gina M. Lencioni

The relations among school status variables, teacher academic and arts curricular emphases, and student academic achievement in grades 1, 3, and 5, Browning Michael Neddeau

The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning Strategy Instruction and Structured-Diary Use on Students' Self-Regulated Learning Conduct and Academic Success in Online Community-College General Education Courses, Bianca Rowden Quince

Effect of a Classwide Peer-Mediated Intervention on the Social Interactions of Students with Low-Functioning Autism and the Perceptions of Typical Peers, Lisa A. Simpson

The Effects of Elaborative Vocabulary Instruction on the Vocabulary, Written Explanations, and Knowledge Structures of Sixth-Grade Students With and Without Disabilities, Marijude Wolf

Dissertations from 2012 2012

The Effects of Using Multimedia Presentations and Modular Worked-out Examples as Instructional Methodologies to Manage the Cognitive Processing Associated with Information Literacy Instruction at the Graduate and Undergraduate Levels of Nursing Education, Shawn P. Calhoun

The Separate and Collective Effects of Personalization, Personification, and Gender on Learning with Multimedia Chemistry Instructional Materials, Shannon James Halkyard

Serving Youth Who Are Serving Time: A Study of the Special Education Services for Incarcerated Youth in a Short-Term Care Facility, Sachiko Hoshide

An Investigation of the Influence of Fixed-do and Movable-do Solfège Systems on Sight-Singing Pitch Accuracy for Various Levels of Diatonic and Chromatic Complexity, Jou-Lu Hung

Empowering Equity in Postsecondary Transition for Marginalized Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Disabilities by Implementing a Culturally Responsive Summary of Performance Teacher Training and Support Program, Rebekka Joanne Jez

Investigation of the Misconceptions Related to the Concepts of Equivalence and Literal Symbols Held by Underprepared Community College Students, Terrence Joseph Maguire

The Comparative Effects of Visual-Only Instruction versus Modality Principle Instruction on Algebraic Problem Accuracy and Perceived Mental Effort at Varying Levels of Task Complexity for Undergraduate Nursing Students, Kristina V. Mattis

Implementation of the Core Components of Response to Intervention Models: A Study of Two Schools, Dawn Witt

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Pictorial Map Effects on Learning How to Summarize, Richard Anthony DeSoiza

The effects of three concept mapping strategies on seventh-grade students' science achievement at an urban middle school, Navdeep Dosanjh

California High School Exit Exam for students with disabilities : the impact of setting, anxiety, and stereotype threat on stuents' math performance, Tracy M. Fields

Factors that differentiate high-achieving and low-achieving language minority students enrolled in a middle-school Spanish two-way immersion program, Mary Howland

Using a standardized communication tool SBAR to improve LVN students' shift reporting, Anna Yan Yan Kwong

Deliberate Practice in Professional Speaking Expertise, Helen Lie

Collaborative planning and prewriting : the effects of structured peer collaborations on primary-age students' writing development, Mary Elizabeth Niesyn

The effects of math instruction on fifth grade elementary students' math performance across four inclusive general education classrooms infused with the Afrocultural dimensions of communalism, orality, and movement, Rosalind J. Simpson

Predictors of High School Graduation in Foster Youth, Clifford A. Stewart

Dissertations from 2010 2010

The implementation of connection prompts in building substantive engagement in the 2nd-grade classroom through book club conversations, Amy Alamar

A qualitative study of undergraduate students' approaches, perceptions, and use of online tools, David Armstrong

Factors contributing to low performance among African American and Hispanic students on the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), Zelda Brown

Kindergarten teachers' perceptions of kindergarten readiness, Nancy Cappelloni

Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of task-based interaction in form-focused instruction of adult learners in foreign and second language teaching, Marina Cobb

Critical-thinking disposition and profile of critical-thinking disposition for postprofessional graduate athletic training students, Jon Cohen

Meta-analysis comparing student outcomes for National Board certified teachers and non-National Board certified teachers, Wendy Hacke

Cooperating teachers : an investigation into their needs and training as mentors and supervisors of student teachers, Joy Hamilton