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Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Elementary Teachers’ Grading Practices and Perceptions in Communicating Assessment of Students, Shannon A. Thoendel

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Comparing Formative and Summative Instruments: What Tools Inform Practice and Guide Teacher Candidate Decision Making?, Christina L. Wilcoxen

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Mutual Fund of the Minds: a Correlational Study on Education and the Economy at the State Level, Aaron Jay Bredenkamp

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After ALICE: The Implementation of an Active Shooter/School Intruder Training Program in K-12 Schools, Deborah Gleich-Bope

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At the Intersection of Gender and Race: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of African American Female Elementary Principals, Andrea M. Haynes

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The Relationship between Teachers’ Instructional Practices, Professional Development, and Student Achievement, Denise M. Hoge

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Predictability of Hiring Mechanisms for Elementary Teachers, Troy Juracek

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An Evaluation of a Support Program for First-Generation College Students, Aaron Krueger

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A Product Evaluation of the Selective Abandonment Process for School Budgeting, Christopher M. Loofe

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Rates of Poverty and Special Education Students Among Open Enrollment Students, Heather D. Nebesniak

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Equitable Student Engagement: a Correlation Between Personalized Learning, Student Engagement, and Poverty Level, Andrea Yeager Neuzil

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Contemplative Early Childhood Leadership, Mongkonrat Parks

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A Program Evaluation Using Stufflebeam’s CIPP Model to Evaluate Educational Service Unit 2 (Esu 2) Consortium for Special Education of Administration Services (Cases), Jodie L. Sams

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Investigating Educators’ Perceptions of STEM Integration: A Semi-Structured Interview Approach, Brian K. Sandall

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An Investigation of Education Leaders’ Perceptions of their Knowledge of Special Education Law, Kendra Schneider

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Traditional vs. Blended: the Effect of Instruction Methods on Sixth Grade Pre-Algebra Students’ Performance and Perceptions, Lynn Marie Spady

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District-Created Response to Intervention in High School Mathematics: a Program Evaluation Integrating Social Cognitive Theory, Elizabeth M. Wessling

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Omani English Language Learners’ Proficiency with Idioms, Khalid Almashikhi

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Impact of School-Based Mentoring, Joel Beyenhof

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The Packasso Project: A Case Study, Fairouz Bishara-Rantisi

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The Essence of Instructional Coaching with Elementary Teacher Candidates: Reflections of Practice, Abigail J. Burke

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A Program Evaluation of a Summer Program Designed to Reduce Summer Learning Loss, Kara L. Hutton

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Leading Cultural Change to Impact Workplace Satisfaction of Teachers with a Focus on Teacher Career Cycle, Scott H. Ingwerson

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Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Novice and Career Teachers in Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, and Classroom Management, Jeffrey S. Kerns

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School Librarian Candidates’ Diversity Dispositions: Examining the Impact of Cultural Proficiency Instruction, Bridget I. Kratt

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THE DIFFERENCE A COACH CAN MAKE: Supporting New Teachers in the Classroom, Mary Beth Kueny-Runge

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Reading and Math Outcomes of Randomly Selected Majority Culture Students Participating in an Elective, Parent Choice, Full Academic Content Area Spanish Immersion Program, Matt K. Rega

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Teachers’ Perceptions of Student Attendance of a Newly Implemented Tardy Policy, Tyree Dawn Sejkora

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Correlation Between Teacher Mindset and Perceptions Regarding Coaching, Feedback, And Improved Instructional Practice, Beth K. Stenzel

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Investigation of Mentoring for Instructional Leadership within an Educational Consortium, Scott A. Sturgeon

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Measuring the Effects of Guided Reading on NeSA-R Student Cohort Scale Scores, Todd E. Tripple

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The Effect of Teacher-Child Interactions on Child Outcomes, Jean R. Ubbelohde

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Evaluating a 1:1 Computer Program in a Secondary School, Andrew R. Walters

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Educator Mindset: Perceptions of Economic Inequality and Awareness of Poverty on Student Potential, Cindy B. Copich

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Reading and Math Outcome Equity of Students, by Language, Ethnicity, and Gender Conditions, Required to Participate in an Attendance Court Program Based on Excessive School Absences, Kenneth E. DeFrank

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The Effect of Public School Preschool, Private School Preschool, and No Preschool Attendance on Kindergarten Students’ Academic Achievement as Measured by Fall, Winter, and Spring MAP Scores, Matthew w. Fenster

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Achievement Outcomes of Sixth-Grade Students With a Military Parent Deployed to a War Zone or a Military Parent Not Deployed Compared to Same School Students Whose Parents Have No Military Affiliation, Robert L. Ingram III

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Sustained Effects of Intensive Reading Intervention: Can Intensive Intervention Gains Made in Primary Grades Be Maintained Through the End of Elementary School?, Jolene J. Johnson

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The Impact of the Gradual Release of Responsibility on Graduate Teacher Education Candidates’ Self-Efficacy with iPads, Wendy L. Loewenstein

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The Effects of a Language Arts Academic Pullout Program for Middle School “Academic Bubble” Students, Carrie L. Rath

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Elementary and Secondary Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Education of English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom in Rural Schools, Adam N. Sempek

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Identifying the Impact of Universal College Testing on State Academic Testing at the Eleventh Grade, Kristi N. Thompson-Gibbs

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The Impact of a Kindergarten Intervention Program on Student Reading Achievement in Primary Grades, Tammy S. Voisin

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An Exploration of High School Engagement Factors and their Relationship to College Completion Rates, Tamela J. Wegener

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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The effect of school counselors' domain specialization on seniors' milestone completion and college access planning, Nancy J. Bond

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Evaluating the achievement of students who did or did not participate in a high ability learning program, Elizabeth A. Fitzgerald

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Teacher effectiveness and experience comparing evaluation ratings and student achievement, Janice Marie Garnett

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Analysis of participation in 21st century community learning center after-school program and student grade five achievement, Willie T. Herbert

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Access patterns of ADHD students utilizing campus disability services supports, Meribeth L. Jackson

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Implementing a one-to-one iPad program in a secondary school, Donald P. Johnson

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The Impact of High-Speed Internet Connectivity at Home on Eighth-Grade Student Achievement, Kent J. Kingston

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Achievement, engagement, and English language acquisition of fourth-grade ELL students following five years of instruction in an English as a Second Language program or instruction in a dual language program in the same urban elementary school, Rony E. Ortega

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An analysis of a district-led leadership seminar on the dispositions of certified staff members, Michael J. Rupprecht

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Exploring the effects of district mathematics curriculum on NeSA-M student cohort scores from 2011 to 2012, Julee R. Sauer

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The effect of prior high school dual enrollment course completion and access equity on first generation college attending students, Douglas E. Stansberry

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The Effect of Poverty on the Achievement of Urban African American Male Students Successfully Completing High School, Amy L. Welch

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Behavior Outcomes of Kindergarten Through Third-Grade Students Following an Exclusionary Consequence or an In-School Alternative Consequence for Violent or Aggressive Behavior at School, Amy E. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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The Impact of Teacher Administered Positive Behavioral Support Interventions on the Behavior and Achievement of Intermediate Level Students Identified with Measured Moderate, Mild, and Low Disruptive Externalizing Behaviors, Gregory W. Betts

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The effects of single-gender math classroom activities on the achievement and behavior outcomes of fifth-grade girls and boys at a public elementary school, Erik P. Chaussee

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The effects of the achievement gap on students formally identified as gifted. Does giftedness prevail?, Dwayne T. Chism

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Comparison of college/career readiness outcomes between the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program and the traditional high school academic program, Sandra K. Day

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Effects of embedded and direct language strategies on prekindergarten students' cognitive and social emotional development, Matthew L. Dominy

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The Impact of Prolonged Participation in a Pro-Social Cognitive Behavioral Skills Program on Elementary Age Students, with Behavior Related Disorders, Behavior Accelerative, Behavior Reductive, and Return to Regular Classroom Outcomes, Ted H. Esser

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The Impact of School Choice on the Early Literacy Achievement of Kindergarten Students, Lydia L. Gabriel

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The Impact of a Year-Long, Same School Social Skills Instruction Program on Students' with Verified Behavioral Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders Perceptions of Program Effectiveness, Gregory G. Gaden

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Achievement and high school completion rates of Hispanic students with no English language skills compared to Hispanic students with some English language skills attending the same high school in an immigrant responsive city, Joanne M. Garrison

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The sustainability of reading recovery intervention on reading achievement of students identified as at-risk for early reading failure, Anne J. Harley

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A program evaluation of a special education day school for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities, Lucinda Klein-Lombardo

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The Effect of Improved School Climate Over Time on Fifth-Grade Students’ Achievement Assessment Scores and Teacher Administered Grade Scores, Dawn M. Marten

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The Effect of a Zoo-Based Experiential Academic Science Program on High School Students' Math and Science Achievement and Perceptions of School Climate, Elizabeth A. Mulkerrin

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The impact of low, moderate, and high military family mobility school district transfer rates on graduating senior high school dependents' achievement and school engagement, Jeffrey K. Rippe

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The Effects of Marzano's Six Step Vocabulary Process, on Fourth Grade Students' Vocabulary Knowledge, Fluency, and Sentence Complexity, Janet S. Suing

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Achievement, Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes of At-Risk Youth Following Participation in a Required Ninth-Grade Academic Support Study Center Program, Jeffrey P. Wagner

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The Impact of a One-to-One Laptop Computer Program on the Literacy Achievement of Eighth-grade Students With Differing Measured Cognitive Skill Levels Who are Eligible and Not Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program Participation, Eric G. Weber

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The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Achievement of High School Students Participating in a One-to-One Laptop Computer Program, Anthony J. Weers

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Achievement, Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes of Youth At Risk Following a Pre- Eighth-Grade Summer Academic Enrichment Program and Participation in a School- Wide, School Year Long, Ownership, Mastery, and Grading Initiative, David K. Alati

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Exploring the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales-Revised (ECERS-R) Evaluation on Preschool Children's Pre-academic Progress, Jennifer L. Fundus

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Algebra Readiness Outcomes of Sixth-Grade Boys and Girls Placed in Challenge Math Based on Measured Math Ability Compared to Sixth-Grade Boys and Girls Placed in Challenge Math Based on Teachers' Recommendations, David C. Hemphill

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The Impact of Parental Military Status on the Achievement, Attendance, and Attitudes of Fourth Grade Students, Melba Hooker

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The effect of scheduling models for introductory algebra on 9th-grade students, test scores and grades, Angela L. O'Hanlon

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The Effect of the English Language Learner Pull Out Program on Primary Students' Language Achievement, Heidi T. Penke

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The Effect of Optional Summer Transition to High School Program Participation and Required School Year Long Placement on a Core Content Team on Ninth-Grade Students At-Risk Measured Achievement, Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes, Frances K. Pokorski

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Accuracy of the TeacherInsight Online Perceiver Tool in Determining the Effectiveness of High Rated and Low Rated Math and Science New Hire Teachers Following One Year and Three Years of Single School District Employment, Nicole A. Regan

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The Effect of an English Language Learner Program on Student Achievement Outcomes in Language, Reading, and Math, Jennifer L. Reid

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The Impact of a School-wide High School Advanced Placement Program and Culture on Participating Students' High School Achievement and Engagement Outcomes and First Year University Academic Success, Gregory E. Tiemann

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The Effect of Teachers' Cultural Proficiency Training on Sixth Grade Students' Reading Achievement, Diane Wells-Rivers

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The Effect of Varying Levels of Reading Delimitations on the Ability of Students with Disruptive Behavior Disorders Admitted to a Residential Treatment Center to Demonstrate Language-Based Pro-Social Behavior Replacement Skills, Tanya D. Wright.

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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Conditions Affecting the Decision to Seek or Not Seek a Position as a School Assistant Principal/Principal, Gerald M. Beach

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A Program Evaluation of the Building Construction of Bellevue Elementary School for the Bellevue Public Schools, Matthew Blomenkamp

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Alternative scheduling models and their effect on science achievement at the high school level, Jay Roland Dostal

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The effect of explicitly differentiated reading instruction groups on eighth-grade students' achievement, behavior, and engagement in a school seeking to reestablish adequate yearly progress benchmarks, Sean P. Dunphy

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The Effect of Explicitly Differentiated Reading Instruction Groups on Eighth-Grade Students’ Achievement, Behavior, and Engagement in a School Seeking to Reestablish Adequate Yearly Progress Benchmarks, Sean P. Dunphy

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The Effect of a Seventh Grade After School Leadership Program on the Developmental Assets, Academic Achievement, and Behavior of Non-thriving Students, Beth L. Fink

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The Impact of Previous Schooling Experiences on a Quaker High School’s Graduating Students’ College Entrance Exam Scores, Parents’ Expectations, and College Acceptance Outcomes, Debbie K. Galusha

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Effect of a Career, Academic, Personal and Social Growth High School Transition Program Option on 9th-Grade Students' Achievement, Behavior, and Engagement, Tiffanie A. Gauchat

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The Impact of an Advisor-Advisee Mentoring Program on the Achievement, School Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes of Rural Eighth Grade Students, Christopher J. Herrick

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The Effect of the Involvement within Career Academies by Elective Participation of Eleventh and Twelfth Grade High School Students During the Implementation Year, Nancy A. Johnston

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Factors Affecting Literacy Achievement of Eighth Grade Middle School Instrumental Music Students, Johnny T. Brauch Kurt

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The effects of positive school engagement on math and reading achievement in midwestern suburban middle school students, Heather C. Phipps

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Teachers’ Attitudes Towards English Language Learners in Rural Schools Implementing Sheltered English and English as a Second Language Compared to Teachers’ Attitudes in Schools with No Clearly Defined Model of Language Services, Mary R. Smith