Theses, Dissertations, and Creative Activity from students in the Department of Educational Leadership.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Elementary Teachers’ Grading Practices and Perceptions in Communicating Assessment of Students, Shannon A. Thoendel
Comparing Formative and Summative Instruments: What Tools Inform Practice and Guide Teacher Candidate Decision Making?, Christina L. Wilcoxen
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Mutual Fund of the Minds: a Correlational Study on Education and the Economy at the State Level, Aaron Jay Bredenkamp
After ALICE: The Implementation of an Active Shooter/School Intruder Training Program in K-12 Schools, Deborah Gleich-Bope
At the Intersection of Gender and Race: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of African American Female Elementary Principals, Andrea M. Haynes
The Relationship between Teachers’ Instructional Practices, Professional Development, and Student Achievement, Denise M. Hoge
Predictability of Hiring Mechanisms for Elementary Teachers, Troy Juracek
An Evaluation of a Support Program for First-Generation College Students, Aaron Krueger
A Product Evaluation of the Selective Abandonment Process for School Budgeting, Christopher M. Loofe
Rates of Poverty and Special Education Students Among Open Enrollment Students, Heather D. Nebesniak
Equitable Student Engagement: a Correlation Between Personalized Learning, Student Engagement, and Poverty Level, Andrea Yeager Neuzil
Contemplative Early Childhood Leadership, Mongkonrat Parks
Investigating Educators’ Perceptions of STEM Integration: A Semi-Structured Interview Approach, Brian K. Sandall
An Investigation of Education Leaders’ Perceptions of their Knowledge of Special Education Law, Kendra Schneider
Traditional vs. Blended: the Effect of Instruction Methods on Sixth Grade Pre-Algebra Students’ Performance and Perceptions, Lynn Marie Spady
District-Created Response to Intervention in High School Mathematics: a Program Evaluation Integrating Social Cognitive Theory, Elizabeth M. Wessling
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Omani English Language Learners’ Proficiency with Idioms, Khalid Almashikhi
Impact of School-Based Mentoring, Joel Beyenhof
The Packasso Project: A Case Study, Fairouz Bishara-Rantisi
The Essence of Instructional Coaching with Elementary Teacher Candidates: Reflections of Practice, Abigail J. Burke
A Program Evaluation of a Summer Program Designed to Reduce Summer Learning Loss, Kara L. Hutton
Leading Cultural Change to Impact Workplace Satisfaction of Teachers with a Focus on Teacher Career Cycle, Scott H. Ingwerson
Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Novice and Career Teachers in Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, and Classroom Management, Jeffrey S. Kerns
School Librarian Candidates’ Diversity Dispositions: Examining the Impact of Cultural Proficiency Instruction, Bridget I. Kratt
THE DIFFERENCE A COACH CAN MAKE: Supporting New Teachers in the Classroom, Mary Beth Kueny-Runge
Teachers’ Perceptions of Student Attendance of a Newly Implemented Tardy Policy, Tyree Dawn Sejkora
Correlation Between Teacher Mindset and Perceptions Regarding Coaching, Feedback, And Improved Instructional Practice, Beth K. Stenzel
Investigation of Mentoring for Instructional Leadership within an Educational Consortium, Scott A. Sturgeon
Measuring the Effects of Guided Reading on NeSA-R Student Cohort Scale Scores, Todd E. Tripple
The Effect of Teacher-Child Interactions on Child Outcomes, Jean R. Ubbelohde
Evaluating a 1:1 Computer Program in a Secondary School, Andrew R. Walters
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Educator Mindset: Perceptions of Economic Inequality and Awareness of Poverty on Student Potential, Cindy B. Copich
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
The Impact of the Gradual Release of Responsibility on Graduate Teacher Education Candidates’ Self-Efficacy with iPads, Wendy L. Loewenstein
The Effects of a Language Arts Academic Pullout Program for Middle School “Academic Bubble” Students, Carrie L. Rath
Elementary and Secondary Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Education of English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom in Rural Schools, Adam N. Sempek
Identifying the Impact of Universal College Testing on State Academic Testing at the Eleventh Grade, Kristi N. Thompson-Gibbs
The Impact of a Kindergarten Intervention Program on Student Reading Achievement in Primary Grades, Tammy S. Voisin
An Exploration of High School Engagement Factors and their Relationship to College Completion Rates, Tamela J. Wegener
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The effect of school counselors' domain specialization on seniors' milestone completion and college access planning, Nancy J. Bond
Evaluating the achievement of students who did or did not participate in a high ability learning program, Elizabeth A. Fitzgerald
Teacher effectiveness and experience comparing evaluation ratings and student achievement, Janice Marie Garnett
Analysis of participation in 21st century community learning center after-school program and student grade five achievement, Willie T. Herbert
Access patterns of ADHD students utilizing campus disability services supports, Meribeth L. Jackson
Implementing a one-to-one iPad program in a secondary school, Donald P. Johnson
The Impact of High-Speed Internet Connectivity at Home on Eighth-Grade Student Achievement, Kent J. Kingston
An analysis of a district-led leadership seminar on the dispositions of certified staff members, Michael J. Rupprecht
Exploring the effects of district mathematics curriculum on NeSA-M student cohort scores from 2011 to 2012, Julee R. Sauer
The effect of prior high school dual enrollment course completion and access equity on first generation college attending students, Douglas E. Stansberry
The Effect of Poverty on the Achievement of Urban African American Male Students Successfully Completing High School, Amy L. Welch
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
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
The effects of the achievement gap on students formally identified as gifted. Does giftedness prevail?, Dwayne T. Chism
Effects of embedded and direct language strategies on prekindergarten students' cognitive and social emotional development, Matthew L. Dominy
The Impact of School Choice on the Early Literacy Achievement of Kindergarten Students, Lydia L. Gabriel
The sustainability of reading recovery intervention on reading achievement of students identified as at-risk for early reading failure, Anne J. Harley
A program evaluation of a special education day school for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities, Lucinda Klein-Lombardo
The Effect of Improved School Climate Over Time on Fifth-Grade Students’ Achievement Assessment Scores and Teacher Administered Grade Scores, Dawn M. Marten
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
The Effects of Marzano's Six Step Vocabulary Process, on Fourth Grade Students' Vocabulary Knowledge, Fluency, and Sentence Complexity, Janet S. Suing
Achievement, Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes of At-Risk Youth Following Participation in a Required Ninth-Grade Academic Support Study Center Program, Jeffrey P. Wagner
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
Exploring the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales-Revised (ECERS-R) Evaluation on Preschool Children's Pre-academic Progress, Jennifer L. Fundus
The Impact of Parental Military Status on the Achievement, Attendance, and Attitudes of Fourth Grade Students, Melba Hooker
The effect of scheduling models for introductory algebra on 9th-grade students, test scores and grades, Angela L. O'Hanlon
The Effect of the English Language Learner Pull Out Program on Primary Students' Language Achievement, Heidi T. Penke
The Effect of an English Language Learner Program on Student Achievement Outcomes in Language, Reading, and Math, Jennifer L. Reid
The Effect of Teachers' Cultural Proficiency Training on Sixth Grade Students' Reading Achievement, Diane Wells-Rivers
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Conditions Affecting the Decision to Seek or Not Seek a Position as a School Assistant Principal/Principal, Gerald M. Beach
A Program Evaluation of the Building Construction of Bellevue Elementary School for the Bellevue Public Schools, Matthew Blomenkamp
Alternative scheduling models and their effect on science achievement at the high school level, Jay Roland Dostal
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
The Impact of an Advisor-Advisee Mentoring Program on the Achievement, School Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes of Rural Eighth Grade Students, Christopher J. Herrick
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
Factors Affecting Literacy Achievement of Eighth Grade Middle School Instrumental Music Students, Johnny T. Brauch Kurt
The effects of positive school engagement on math and reading achievement in midwestern suburban middle school students, Heather C. Phipps