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Assessing The Cultural Effects Of Neoliberalism On Empathy, Melissa May Racho
Assessing The Cultural Effects Of Neoliberalism On Empathy, Melissa May Racho
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The current study examined the effect of neoliberalism on the expression of empathy among 40 undergraduate college students. Participants were divided across three groups: two treatment groups who were exposed to either a neoliberal or critical primer and a control group with no exposure to a primer. Individuals were randomly assigned to each condition prior to completing three empathy measures: The Empathic Concern and Perspective Taking subscales of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. Mean scores were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and revealed no significant differences between groups, indicating the …
Addressing The Assessment Of Professionalism In Physical Education Teacher Education: A Multi-Case Study Of Nationally Accredited Programs, Brandy Michelle Lynch
Addressing The Assessment Of Professionalism In Physical Education Teacher Education: A Multi-Case Study Of Nationally Accredited Programs, Brandy Michelle Lynch
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Many nationwide reform efforts in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) have revolved around the development of the National Standards for PETE, which outline essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of successful physical educators (Metzler & Tjeerdsma, 2000a). With the inclusion of Standard Six in the 3rd edition of the Initial PETE Standards (National Association of Sport & Physical Education [NASPE], 2008), programs have been challenged to integrate, teach, monitor, and assess teacher candidates’ (TCs’) dispositions in systematic ways. According to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), programs seeking to achieve or maintain accreditation have the freedom to …
Using Eye-Tracking And Molecular Modeling To Explore Students’ Strategies For Solving Organic Stereochemical Problems, Travis Howard Knowles
Using Eye-Tracking And Molecular Modeling To Explore Students’ Strategies For Solving Organic Stereochemical Problems, Travis Howard Knowles
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Stereochemistry concepts are often some of the most difficult topics for students to grasp in the organic chemistry curriculum. Several factors may influence students’ abilities to solve stereochemistry problems, including their spatial abilities, strategy choice, and ability to use various types of spatial representations. A mixed-method study was conducted to investigate the role that these factors play when novice organic chemistry students solve stereochemistry problems. Eye-tracking methods were used in an attempt to capture cognitive processes of students while solving these problems. Additionally, three-dimensional molecular models and spatial ability measures were used to further analyze and characterize their strategies for …
Interindividual Neuromuscular Characteristics And Their Relationships To Running Economy, Barbara Jean Schornstein
Interindividual Neuromuscular Characteristics And Their Relationships To Running Economy, Barbara Jean Schornstein
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Running economy (RE) has previously been shown to be associated with endurance running performance. Neuromuscular characteristics, such as the activity of lower-extremity biarticular muscles during stance, have shown both positive and negative relationships with RE. That is, a positive relationship would indicate as there is more muscular excitation, more oxygen would be used for running, leading to a performance detriment. These conflicting relationships with neuromuscular activity have used two separate electromyographic (EMG) analyses, as there is no gold standard for the processing of EMG data. The first study was performed in order to compare the EMG analysis methods of each …
The Lived Experiences Of Educators Using Co-Teaching To Meet The Needs Of Students With Disabilities In A Virtual Environment, Laura Elizabeth Ridings
The Lived Experiences Of Educators Using Co-Teaching To Meet The Needs Of Students With Disabilities In A Virtual Environment, Laura Elizabeth Ridings
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Virtual education in the United States continues to be a popular option for K-12 students. The enrollment in full-time virtual schools not only represents typical learners but a growing number of students with disabilities, including low-incidence disabilities. In some states, this population exceeds the state-wide average percentage of students with disabilities enrolled in public education and is compelling virtual schools to focus their attention on the legal expectations of serving individual needs. A pilot study, Virtual K-12 Teachers’ Perspectives on the Provision of Inclusive Online Environments (Ridings, 2016), investigated the types of inclusive strategies used by teachers in the virtual …
Transformative Experiential Impacts On Students: An Intervention, Stacy R. Bailey
Transformative Experiential Impacts On Students: An Intervention, Stacy R. Bailey
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Students’ successes in first-year writing courses at the university level are critical to academic success and degree completion. Fostering students' engagement in first-year writing courses has proved challenging for institutions of higher education (IHE). Utility value interventions (UV) employing social psychological intervention (SPI) methods have been implemented successfully to aid students in understanding the value of course content and improve achievement. Utility value is the perceived usefulness of a task or content. Similarly, transformative experience (TE) interventions have been implemented with success. Transformative experience is a learning outcome achieved when students re-conceptualize their out-of-school experiences as a result of their …
It’S Different: Perceptions Of Risk And Resilience In Older Siblings Of Children With Disabilities, Bradley Hugh Reimers
It’S Different: Perceptions Of Risk And Resilience In Older Siblings Of Children With Disabilities, Bradley Hugh Reimers
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The entry of a child with a disability into the family system can contribute to unique challenges, and potentially, joys for their families. Designed from a psychological resilience framework, this post-intentional phenomenological study specifically focused on the process of adaptation for five older siblings who had a younger sibling with an intellectual disability. To understand their perspectives about what their experiences had entailed, each adolescent participant wrote a daily check-in journal and completed both a photo-elicitation interview and a semi-structured interview. The results of this study indicated that adolescent older siblings adjusted to having a sibling with a disability by …
A Validation Of The Tactile Edition Of The Boehm-3 Preschool, Catherine Ann Smyth
A Validation Of The Tactile Edition Of The Boehm-3 Preschool, Catherine Ann Smyth
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The purpose of this research was to conduct a validation study of the Boehm-3 Preschool tactile version, which was designed to allow young children with visual impairment and who use their tactile abilities as their primary modality to discover and interpret the world to demonstrate knowledge of concept understanding. It is well established that concept understanding is one of the most important skills a young child with visual impairment should master. The progression of concept development and haptic understanding of two-dimensional representation in young children with visual impairment was a focus of this research to inform parents, practitioners, and researchers. …
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (Tpack) Effectiveness On English Teachers And Students In Saudi Arabia, Hamzah Hassan Alhababi
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (Tpack) Effectiveness On English Teachers And Students In Saudi Arabia, Hamzah Hassan Alhababi
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The purpose of this study was to integrate technology into technology-rich, English language learning classrooms in Saudi Arabia. Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge (TPACK) framework was used to design activities of technology integration for teachers’ and students’ achievement and effectiveness. This study used a mixed-method of quantitative and qualitative to collect data. All participants were male teachers who taught English language courses in public Saudi Arabian schools. Participants were gender specific because the school system in Saudi Arabia separates males and females. The researcher, who was also male, had access to the male portion of the education system and, thus, …
The Role Of Middle School Building Leadership Teams In Professional Development, Celine Wicks
The Role Of Middle School Building Leadership Teams In Professional Development, Celine Wicks
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The role middle school building leadership teams have in professional development (PD), through a distributed leadership model, was explored in this multiple-case study. There is minimal research regarding the impact of middle school building leadership teams (BLTs) related to their responsibilities of professional development. The intent of this study was to add to the body of research regarding the role that middle school BLTs, beyond the principal alone, have on designing and delivering professional development. Through a qualitative research design, data were collected through one-on-one interviews, focus group interviews, observations, and document collection. The findings illuminated four major themes of …
Bringing The Aloha Spirit To A Mainland Campus: Experiences Of Native Hawaiian Students Pursuing Their College Degrees, Alethea N. Stoval
Bringing The Aloha Spirit To A Mainland Campus: Experiences Of Native Hawaiian Students Pursuing Their College Degrees, Alethea N. Stoval
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Four undergraduate students shared stories of their experiences while navigating a Predominately White Mainland Institution. Using a social constructivist hermeneutic Indigenous theory, this qualitative research study involved both focus groups, and semistructured interviews at a Carnegie research institution. Each of the focus groups and semi-structured interviews involved all of the four participants. Participant profiles were created that reflected five themes in attending a mainland university. Analysis of the data revealed five themes: cultural differences, sacredness of land, The Aloha Spirit, relationships, and leaving the mainland without a college degree. Through further analysis, cultural differences revealed a sub-theme, microaggressions and developing …
Effect Of Vocal Prosody On Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions Of Black And White Students, Chynna Sierra Mccall
Effect Of Vocal Prosody On Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions Of Black And White Students, Chynna Sierra Mccall
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There is an academic achievement gap between White and Black male students as evidenced by the significant difference between standardized test scores beginning in the third grade and continuing throughout secondary education. It has been postulated that this gap is influenced by differences in how teachers interact with students of color. This difference in treatment may stem from implicit racial stereotypes held by teaching staff. Many characteristics such as skin color or accent can serve as triggers for such stereotypes. One factor that has not been studied is vocal prosody, the melodic contour of one’s speaking voice, and its ability …
Universal Screening And Progress Monitoring Within A Multi-Tiered System Of Supports, Mary Anne Fleury
Universal Screening And Progress Monitoring Within A Multi-Tiered System Of Supports, Mary Anne Fleury
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Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is a systemic framework that includes response to intervention (RTI) and positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) practices, yet the combination of academic and behavioral supports is still foreign to many districts. Universal screening and progress monitoring is one component of many MTSS frameworks across the country; however, some states have chosen to incorporate it within other components, leaving it off the statewide visual model. This study, Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports, is a qualitative study that focused on teacher perceptions of their school’s universal screening and progress monitoring …
Grit As A Predictor Of Academic Success For First-Time Undergraduate Students, Sean M. Broghammer
Grit As A Predictor Of Academic Success For First-Time Undergraduate Students, Sean M. Broghammer
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A majority of institutions of higher education in the U.S. rely primarily on traditional academic factors of high-school grade point average (HSGPA) and standardized test scores to admit students to undergraduate studies. Recent research has supported the use of noncognitive variables in conjunction with traditional factors in predicting college student success. This study sought to investigate further if the noncognitive variable of grit could predict first-year college grade point average (FYGPA), first semester persistence, and first year retention beyond existing pre-collegiate indicators. Previous studies involving grit on college students were completed at highly selective institutions or highly competitive environments such …
A First-Order Autoregressive Hurdle Poisson Model, Gadir Abdulaziz Alomair
A First-Order Autoregressive Hurdle Poisson Model, Gadir Abdulaziz Alomair
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Count regression models are used when the response variable takes count or non-negative values. Poisson and negative binomial distributions are commonly used to model count data. A frequent matter with the count data is to have an excess number of zeros that can result in overdispersed data when using Poisson or negative binomial distributions. Appropriate approaches to use when modeling excess-zero data is to use either a hurdle or a zero-inated Poisson (ZIP) distribution. Recently, the hurdle models are commonly used in fields such as medicine, epidemiology, genetics, and marketing. Excess-zero data occur frequently as a series of data that …
Ever Decreasing Budgets (?): How Mid-Level Student Affairs Directors Manage Perceived Resource Cuts, Steven P. Zeeh
Ever Decreasing Budgets (?): How Mid-Level Student Affairs Directors Manage Perceived Resource Cuts, Steven P. Zeeh
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This multiple case study examined how 15 mid-level student affairs directors responded to real or perceived institutional funding decreases. This is an important topic because mid-level student affairs directors have little budget training or expertise, and few researchers have investigated how they make financial decisions when experiencing decreasing resources. This study is significant because it provides insight for current and future student affairs directors on how to be financially pro-active. The method I chose to determine if directors received budget cuts was through unit level budget analysis, and I attempted to understand how they responded to perceived or real decreases …
Estimating Bias In Multilvel Reliability Coefficients: A Monte Carlo Simulation, Karen Traxler
Estimating Bias In Multilvel Reliability Coefficients: A Monte Carlo Simulation, Karen Traxler
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Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation was to generate observed scores under complex data conditions often found in the real world and (a) investigate error in terms of internal consistency reliability within the Classical Test Theory framework (Cronbach’s a and polychoric ordinal a) and person reliability within Rasch Rating Scale Model (RSM); (b) inform applied researchers about possible relative bias in reliability coefficients when more complex data structures and underlying distributions are encountered; and (c) provide applied researchers a reference from which to interpret their results. Methods: Using Monte Carlo simulation techniques to generate polytomous response choices in single-level and …
(Dis)Integrated Identities: Experiences Of Tenure- Track Engineering Faculty Who Identify As Sexual Minorities, Robyn Elisa Sandekian
(Dis)Integrated Identities: Experiences Of Tenure- Track Engineering Faculty Who Identify As Sexual Minorities, Robyn Elisa Sandekian
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This study was conducted to explore how full-time, tenure-track engineering faculty members who self-identify as sexual minorities have experienced working in Doctoral Universities. Literature reviewed for this study included the history of higher education and engineering education in the United States; a review of the differences between engineering and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields; and an overview of the history of discrimination against sexual minorities. Using a mixed-methods explanatory sequential methodology, the study included an anonymous web-based survey followed by semi-structured interviews of the participants who agreed to be contacted. During the interviews, participants shared photographs of their …
The Effects Of Dopamine On Frequency Dependent Short Term Synaptic Plasticity: A Comparison Of Layer Contributions And Rhythmic Dynamics, Jonna Marie Jackson
The Effects Of Dopamine On Frequency Dependent Short Term Synaptic Plasticity: A Comparison Of Layer Contributions And Rhythmic Dynamics, Jonna Marie Jackson
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Executive functions (e.g. working memory [WM]) are known to be mediated by prefrontal cortical areas of the human brain which share homology with mouse medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Furthermore, it is well established that optimal dopaminergic input is required for proper WM function in the PFC. While it is well established that the mPFC receives inputs from several different brain areas, impinging on different compartmental regions of cells, it remains unknown how layer V pyramidal cells, the major output cells of the mPFC, integrate this information. Additionally, it remains unknown how dopamine modulates this integration by way of separate afferents …
Modern Interpretation Of Ornamentation In Naftule Brandwein’S Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym And Der Heyser Bulgar, Michael Aaron Gersten
Modern Interpretation Of Ornamentation In Naftule Brandwein’S Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym And Der Heyser Bulgar, Michael Aaron Gersten
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Research on the klezmer revival is wanting both in size and scope. Much of the existing research focuses on extra-musical influences on modern klezmer music with only tangential study of performance practice. This study seeks to inform the body of literature on klezmer performance practice by analyzing and comparing the interpretation of melody and ornamentation in modern performances of Der Heyser Bulgar and Firn di Mekhutonim Aheym, two of famed clarinetist Naftule Brandwein’s (1884–1963) most popular tunes. Analysis of ornamentation in modern performances of the selected recordings reveals a marked shift in modern style when compared to Brandwein’s original recordings. …
"Love Is Gender Blind": The Lived Experiences Of Transgender Couples Who Navigate One Partner's Gender Transition, Barry Lynn Motter
"Love Is Gender Blind": The Lived Experiences Of Transgender Couples Who Navigate One Partner's Gender Transition, Barry Lynn Motter
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This study investigated the experiences of romantic couples who maintained their relationship when one partner transitioned gender. For this phenomenology, 13 couples were interviewed as a dyad and individually from within systemic, feminist, and queer research theories. Couples were interviewed together to best encapsulate their couple narrative and honor their experiences. Themes that emerged from the interviews appeared overall consistent with research regarding transgender couple experiences. Couples discussed how much they loved each other and cared about their relationship above and beyond a partner’s gender identity, sharing they felt committed to their partners as people. Several common relationship changes were …
The Effects Of Self-Compassion And Shame On The Relationship Between Perfectionism And Depression, Julie Ann Barritt
The Effects Of Self-Compassion And Shame On The Relationship Between Perfectionism And Depression, Julie Ann Barritt
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The following study examined how self-compassion and shame effect the relationship between adaptive/maladaptive perfectionism and depression. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to examine the predictive role of adaptive/maladaptive perfectionism, shame, and self-compassion on depression. This study included a sample size of 226 undergraduate and graduate students from a university in the Rocky Mountain region. Results from the multiple regression analysis found maladaptive perfectionism was a significant predictor of depression (β = .540, p < .01), which supported findings from previous research. When shame and self-compassion were included, results indicated self-compassion (β = -.257, p < .01) and shame (β = .382, p < .01) were full mediators in the relationship between maladaptive perfectionism (β = .035, p = .707) and depression. The change in significance for maladaptive perfectionism from β = .540 to β = .035 was statistically significant (p < .01) showing important mediating effects of self-compassion and shame. Interestingly, adaptive perfectionism was found to act as a suppressor variable in this study; which provided important theoretical and methodological implications for future research. Overall, results emphasized the importance of targeting decreasing shame and increasing self-compassion for those with depression and maladaptive perfectionistic behaviors and beliefs.
Double Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Control Chart For The Individual Based On A Linear Prediction, Rafael Alberto Perez Abreu Carrion
Double Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Control Chart For The Individual Based On A Linear Prediction, Rafael Alberto Perez Abreu Carrion
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Industrial process quality control frequently uses the Exponentially Weighted Moving Average control chart (EWMA CC) and the double EWMA CC (DEWMA CC) to detect small shifts in a process when the sample size ��=1. The EWMA CC was initially developed and evaluated in 1959. In 2005, the EWMA technique was extended to the DEWMA. Continued research into DEWMA has developed and assessed several alternatives, including multivariate control charts. These studies focus on detecting small shifts in process. In practice, however, we occasionally wish to detect small trends instead of shifts in the process. The effectiveness of these methods to determine …
The Impact Of Question-Answer Relationships On Thai Reading Comprehension Of Economically Disadvantaged Students: A Mixed Methods Study In Thailand, Raveema Mongkolrat
The Impact Of Question-Answer Relationships On Thai Reading Comprehension Of Economically Disadvantaged Students: A Mixed Methods Study In Thailand, Raveema Mongkolrat
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Thailand’s education has not succeeded in meeting the Ministry of Education Thailand’s goals for Thai language. The problem manifests in students’ substandard Thai reading comprehension. Results of the Thailand’s standardized national test showed that students, especially those with economical disadvantages, have performed poorly in Thai reading comprehension for many consecutive years. A confounding factor could be the dearth of evidence-based comprehension instruction in Thai classrooms. This mixed methods study examined the effectiveness of Question-Answer Relationships, which is an evidence-based comprehension strategy, in a Thai reading classroom. Fifty-seven fifth graders and one teacher participated in the study. The quantitative research design …
Did Not Finish: Doctoral Attrition In Higher Education And Student Affairs, Sarah Maddox
Did Not Finish: Doctoral Attrition In Higher Education And Student Affairs, Sarah Maddox
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Most students begin doctoral programs fully intending on completing the terminal degree. However, nearly half of the students who begin a doctoral program do not complete their degree. Attrition, or a decline in the number of students enrolled from the beginning to the end of a doctoral program, occurs throughout the degree. Some attrition is to be expected, and can be healthy. However, students may also choose to depart for negative reasons. Doctoral attrition is a relatively recent consideration in the literature, and previous literature had not considered the unique nature of higher education and student affairs programs. This dissertation …
Experiences Of Students Utilizing A Campus Food Pantry, Jamie Daugherty
Experiences Of Students Utilizing A Campus Food Pantry, Jamie Daugherty
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Food insecurity is a phenomenon with far-reaching impacts on the social, economic, health, and well-being of college students’ lives impacting how they procure food, food choices, and food experiences. A qualitative narrative inquiry explored experiences of three students facing food insecurity and using a campus food pantry. Data collection methods included in-depth semi-structured interviews, journaling, and photo elicitation. Data analysis illustrated five themes: a) financial challenge identification; b) strategizing budget priorities; c) prioritizing health; d) food pantry uses and strategies; and e) having enough. Students’ experiences were impacted by social and physical implications due to their financial challenges. The food …
The Experience Of Parents And Adolescents With The Medical Care For The Condition Of Cleft Lip And Palate: A Phenomenological Study., Sarah Breseke
The Experience Of Parents And Adolescents With The Medical Care For The Condition Of Cleft Lip And Palate: A Phenomenological Study., Sarah Breseke
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of adolescents born with cleft lip and/or palate and parents of adolescents with the condition. Individuals born with this condition experience extensive medical treatment from birth to late adolescence with impacts on both individuals and families. This study utilized a phenomenological design to explore and describe participants’ experiences of the impact of this condition, its medical treatment, as well as coping mechanisms utilized in adjusting to the condition. Criterion sampling was utilized to recruit adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 and parents of this age group, all …
Saudi Parents’ Needs In Deaf Education In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Alqahtani
Saudi Parents’ Needs In Deaf Education In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Alqahtani
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This dissertation was conducted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to investigate the needs and perceptions of parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) in regard to the support and services provided in Saudi Arabia. Fiftyeight parents of children who are DHH were surveyed. Participants were asked to complete the survey considering the support and services provided to their children who are DHH in KSA. The survey questions were related to parent perception in five areas of services: early identification services, hearing technology services, communication services, educational services, and social support services. In the course …
Involvement Of Family Communication Partners In Using An Ipad To Enhance The Communication Skills And Appropriate Behavior Of Youth With Severe/Multiple Disabilities In Saudi Arabia, Effat Shugdar
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The purpose of this study was to determine how a family communication partner (usually the mother IS primarily responsible for communication with a youth with a communication disability) could be trained to use an iPad and communication software for increasing appropriate communication and decreasing inappropriate behavior of youth with severe/multiple disabilities. The research design was a qualitative case study consisting of pre- and post-interviews along with the intervention. Three mothers were given special training in using the MyTalkTools® app on the iPad as an AAC tool and using these tools in working with their youths. Data were also collected on …
Educators’ Perceptions Of The Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition Model For Technology Integration, Mark Angelo Savignano
Educators’ Perceptions Of The Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition Model For Technology Integration, Mark Angelo Savignano
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The Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition (SAMR) model has been introduced (Puentedura, 2006) claims that use of technology could predict student outcomes. School districts and educational institutions have been adopting this model in hopes to enhance the educational experience and outcomes for their students (SAMR Model, n.d.). This study explored six teachers’ and three administrators’ perception of the SAMR model in integrating technology into the classroom environment. This qualitative research, used surveys and interviews for indicative analysis using the constructivist approach. Data analysis found that educators using the SAMR model were and had a common level used for technology integration as …