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The Challenges For A Closed-To-The-Public Animal Sanctuary: Prioritizing Animal Welfare While Engaging In Educational Community Outreach, Lisa Tweed

All Master's Theses

Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is a small primate sanctuary in Cle Elum, Washington, and is presently home to seven chimpanzees who were retired from biomedical research. I used this sanctuary as a case study to find out how a closed-to-the-public sanctuary can engage in educational outreach without compromising the welfare of the residents. I employed a combination of semi-structured interviews of sanctuary personnel, ethnographic participant-observation as a volunteer caregiver, and an online survey offered to the local community to help me understand the goals and limitations of sanctuaries. I also designed and conducted two educational programs for local area schools as …

Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs In Relation To Perceived English Proficiency And Teaching Practices: An Investigation Of Chinese Primary English As A Foreign Language (Efl) Teachers, Yun Zhang

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Research on self-efficacy has been a productive field and abundant research has shown that teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs influence teachers’ actions and performances and thus affect students’ learning outcomes. However, there is a lack of literature on EFL teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and even less research was set in Chinese EFL contexts. On the one hand, this study was conducted to provide a general picture of the current status of EFL teachers’ perceived English proficiency, self-rated self-efficacy beliefs and self-reported teaching practices in terms of some demographic perspectives; On the other hand, it aimed to explore the correlations among Chinese primary EFL …

The Effects Of Design Thinking On Students' Career Self-Efficacy In Career Guidance Courses, Zhongmiao Sun

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The present study focuses on integrating design thinking into career guidance courses to test whether students’ career self-efficacy is increased by comparing the experiment group (by using design thinking method) and the general group (by using traditional teacher-centered method). The basic theoretic framework is Bandura’s self-efficacy theory (Bandura, 1977). Students will achieve career self-efficacy after experiencing repeatedly success (Bandura, 1977) in the career activities through design thinking method. Then students will have more confidence to make more appropriate career choices in their employment environment.

This study used AMOS and path analysis to analyze a just-identified model. The model included five …

Improving Beginning Teacher Effectiveness: The Most Important And Difficult Competencies And How They Differ In Low-Income Schools, Jessica Anne Lerner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research suggests teacher quality is a significant factor predicting student achievement, especially for low-income students. However, there is insufficient research about which teaching competencies warrant emphasis during pre-service training. The purpose of this study was to investigate consensus among expert educators on the importance and difficulty of teaching competencies for beginning teachers, and whether the importance and difficulty of those competencies differ in low-income school settings. Thirty-one academic and practitioner experts in beginning teacher development participated in the study. Participants rated 8 of 25 teaching competencies as very important and very difficult for beginning teachers. Results indicate broad consensus among …

The Effects Of The Flipped Classroom Model On Students' Learning In A College English Class In Shanghai, China, Xiaoying Wei

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

For many decades, college English teaching in China has been teacher-centered, mainly focusing on the enhancement of students’ four basic English language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, with little attention paid to the cultivation of students’ higher order thinking skills (Tang, 2016; Wang, Xu, & Zhou, 2016). The teacher-centered teaching approach has led to the problem that after having learned English for many years, students cannot speak English fluently (Dai, 2001). There has been a call for promoting the student-centered teaching model in China (NACFLT, 2000). One relatively new approach to support student-centered active learning is flipped instruction …

Publishing For Transfer: Notes Toward An Editorial Pedagogy For The Transfer-Based Writing Program, Marcos A. Hernandez

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Scholarly journals dedicated to publishing first-year writing have cropped up at a number of four-year universities in the U.S. over the last two decades. Invariably established and run by the university’s writing program, these highly localized journals are meant to showcase the exemplary research and writing that students are doing in their introductory writing courses. Yet, while these publishing projects are nobly undertaken for students, the publications themselves are seldom edited by students. Here arises a golden opportunity for the transfer-based writing program to promote transfer of knowledge and practice in writing beyond the FYC course. This project argues that …

The Relationship Between Students' Act Math Subscores And High School Math Course Completion In Tennessee, Jacob Carver

Ed.D. Dissertations

In 2009, President Barack Obama and legislators passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which financed the Race to the Top Fund. To receive funding from the Race to the Top, Tennessee educators and legislators implemented the Tennessee Diploma Project in 2009. The Tennessee Diploma Project increased graduation requirements for students in terms of coursework and assessments. Tennessee educators and legislators anticipated the increased graduation requirements would increase students’ achievement and ACT scores (college readiness skills). In mathematics, the graduation requirement increased from three high school math courses to four high school math courses: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, …

The Relationship Between The Supportive Principal Behavior Dimension And Teachers’ Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy In Rural Schools, Elizabeth Lackey

Ed.D. Dissertations

Abstract

The researcher focused on the principal behavior dimensions that principals exhibited in interactions with staff members and the relationship those behaviors had on teachers’ sense of self-efficacy in rural schools. In this study, the researcher surveyed 96 rural elementary school teachers in a southeastern state to examine the relationship between the principal behavior dimensions using the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire-Revised for Elementary Schools and teachers’ sense of self-efficacy using the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale. The researcher used a Pearson r to analyze the results of three research questions related to the relationship between the supportive principal behavior dimensions …

The Effect Of Comprehensive Instructional Program On Grades 3-8 Student Achievement, Marcia Shortt

Ed.D. Dissertations

Student achievement and the state Standards of Learning testing was a critical criterion for success for school districts, administrators, and teachers. The researcher in this study investigated the efficacy of the Comprehensive Instructional Program in improving student achievement in reading and mathematics and whether school configuration impacted student achievement. The population consisted of all students in District A in Virginia who took achievement tests in reading and math in 2012-2018. The researcher determined there was a significant difference in reading and math scores between pre‑implementation and post-implementation in grades 3-8 as measured by the Virginia Standards of Learning testing program …

Students’ Perspectives Regarding Their Emotional Engagement In Middle School Learning Environments, Brendan Joseph Mccormick

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation examines emotional engagement as a vital component of creating optimal learning environments for mid-adolescent students. Through a qualitative research design, seventh and eighth grade student volunteers from Cornfield Middle School shared perspectives on their emotional engagement experiences in middle school learning environments. Thirty-four students participated in three rounds of data collection—an open-ended survey about flow experiences, a homogeneous focus group discussion, and a follow-up survey. The results from each data collection procedure were coded and arranged into themes of positive and negative emotions experienced in certain academic contexts.

The results show that the CFMS students experienced a range …

Biliteracy Development In A Second Grade Dual Language Classroom, Erika Harumi Aoki

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This case study examines oral language development during structured guided reading instruction in English and Spanish in a second grade dual language classroom. The participants in this study included four focal second grade students identified as balanced emergent bilinguals. The four case studies offer insights into the development of five oral language components: phonological skills, morpho-syntactic skills, vocabulary, syntax and pragmatics in English and Spanish that students undergo as they develop biliteracy. The key findings showed code-switching as the main linguistic behavior students used to build on language skills as well as the need for modeling and offering structured opportunities …

Quit Doing The Lesson And Start Doing Physics, Katelyn Mccarthy

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Getting students to shift from doing the lesson to doing science (physics) is not only the goal of science teachers across the state, but it is the goal of the most recent standards released by the state of Michigan. To aid students in shifting from thinking like students to thinking like scientists, this study sought to explore how increased feedback, provided by the teacher on students’ work, as well as feedback provided by the students on their weekly learning, could shift students’ perceptions of science. Students’ perceptions of physics were measured using an adapted Colorado learning attitudes about science survey …

Gifted Education In Elementary Schools, Danielle Wilkinson

Masters Theses

Gifted students have enormous potential, yet there are few consistent opportunities for gifted students to receive challenging instruction. Drawing upon literature detailing the history of gifted education nationally and in Illinois, this study sought to find what services were currently offered to Illinois students, and if the opportunities for gifted students were related to a district’s state funding tier. Findings indicated that the elementary gifted services being offered and the ways in which eligibility is determined were inconsistent among districts. In addition, many districts who offer gifted services are using local/community funds in order to provide services regardless of their …

Exploring High School Students' Attitudes Towards Reading, Heather G. Crivilare

Masters Theses

This study explored high school students’ attitudes towards reading as both a recreational activity and academic endeavor; while there are numerous studies regarding the reading habits of younger children, there is a deficit of research into the reading habits of students beyond the middle school years. This study surveyed and interviewed freshmen-through-senior students in a medium-sized, rural Illinois high school about their habits as readers in order to explore the relationship between different environmental factors and reading, as well as between reading habits and college readiness. This study found a gender gap in reading enjoyment favoring female students; a decline …

Juxtaposing Primary- And Intermediate-Elementary Trade Books’ Historical Representation Of Amelia Earhart, Rachael A. Burkhardt

Masters Theses

Amelia Earhart can be used in the classroom not only to interest students but can also be used to cover Common Core State Standards (CCSS), National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) framework, and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). When teaching Amelia Earhart, textbooks, trade books, and primary sources can be used, however one must be careful with the misrepresentations each resource can portray. To look at what is misrepresented, omitted, and included within primary and intermediate grade level trade books, 32 books were scrutinized. The trade books being analyzed were found to have some historically representative and misrepresentative elements …

Ela And Esl Educators’ Lived Experiences In Urban, Middle Level, Mainstream Classrooms, Georgia Danos

Masters Theses

This ethnographic qualitative study explores best practices for English Language Learning (ELL) students by analyzing one particular co-taught 8th grade English Language Arts (ELA) classroom where students received instruction from both a trained ELA teacher and one certified in English as a Second Language (ESL). The results suggest that the ELA mainstream teacher, Mr. Scott, was disengaged in class; disinterested in his students; unaware of his students’ backgrounds and needs; unaware of professional development offered; resistant and resentful towards new pedagogical approaches; tentatively interested in but unaware of best practices; displayed unprofessionalism; and indifferent about students' academic success. The ESL …

The Effectiveness Of Personalized Competency-Based Education On Student Engagement At The Secondary Level, Amanda Newmes

Masters Theses

EFFECTIVENESS OF PCBE ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT ii

Abstract

This study examines the impact of Personalized Competency-Based Education (PCBE) on student engagement across varying ethnicities and grade levels. Personalized Competency-Based Education is built upon the premise that student learning should be based upon the following characteristics: learning is student-owned, learning accommodates flexible pacing, learning shows demonstration of proficiency, students track their own progress, and students determine their own learning pathways and goals. Since current research is limited on the impact of PCBE, especially at the secondary level of education, further study is needed in order to determine how PCBE implementation will …

Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions Of Opportunities And Challenges, Shelby Eversole

Masters Theses

This study investigates the perspectives of opportunities and challenges of middle school mathematics’ teachers. To gain these perspectives, an ethnographic study was conducted by interviewing four middle school mathematics teachers in central Illinois. The results of this study imply that teachers of different backgrounds and teaching environments have varying perspectives about challenges and opportunities in the classroom. Limitations of this study include but are not limited to, the researcher having one year to conduct the research, only four teachers from two schools being interviewed, interviewees teaching different grade levels, no rural setting involvement, one educator having little teaching experience, teachers’ …

Putting Educational Reform Into Practice: The Impact Of The No Child Left Behind Act On Students, Teachers, And Schools, Timothy Song

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis seeks to investigate the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on U.S. student achievement and teacher effectiveness. By combining the results from various data sources, I am able to indicate the levels of student preparedness, school spending, and specific classroom practices. After an analysis of my results, I suggest that NCLB has found moderate success in increasing the level of math preparedness for younger students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. On the other hand, the data also suggests that there have been no statistically significant gains in reading achievement after the implementation of NCLB. Additionally, spending …

Epistemic Trust In Online Higher Education : A Mixed Method Phenomenological Research Study, Lisa F. Rapple

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The purpose of this study was to explore the online instructor’s role in building epistemic trusting relationships with adult learners in their online classrooms. A mixed-method phenomenology research (MMPR) approach was used to discover if certain instructor actions influenced an epistemic trust relationship to develop between the instructor and the adult learner. This study examined the instructor’s classroom management actions, communication immediacy actions, and regulatory actions, as well as the level of epistemic trust in 48 fully online courses, focusing on 4 exemplar cases for cross-case analysis. It was determined that the instructor’s classroom management actions and communication immediacy actions …

An Examination Of The Relationship Among The Intentions, Features, Affordances, And Outcomes Of Saturday Academy For Math Professional Development For Mathematics Teachers, Brian Buckhalter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Using a design framework to connect the features of SA4M to the affordances reported, participants of SA4M deepened their content knowledge on both conceptual and skill specific levels, and expressed intentions to incorporate many of the tasks from SA4M into their practices. There are implications for those tasked with creating and evaluating professional development for teachers.

Memories Of The Teacher: A Reflection Of Enduring Ideals, Katherine Cooke

CGU Theses & Dissertations

In order to educate my students in my first year of teaching, I embarked upon a research project that would allow me to get to know their strengths and needs in addition to identifying my own possible biases and pre-conceived educational ideas. My research spreads from my own life to the lives of three focus students from various populations: one English learner, one student who receives special education services, and one student who has had significant life experiences that might contribute to his academic work. I interviewed all three students and their families to develop an action plan to help …

Examining The Effects Of Co-Teaching In Doubled-Sized Third Grade Classrooms In Select Northeast Florida Public Schools., Yvonne Mary Spinner

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Scholarly research on combined classes with co-teachers is sparse. The purpose of this research is to investigate and analyze the academic effects of co-teaching in double-sized third grade classrooms in urban and suburban settings. This research will explore the prevalence of this practice in select Northeast Florida public school third grade classes, the distribution between schools, and whether there is a significant difference between the academic achievement of these students and those in a traditional classroom setting, and whether there is a difference in performance between suburban and urban school co-teach classrooms. This study will examine the potential implications of …

Writing And Engagement In A Title 1 Middle School In Northeast Florida, Angela D'Alessandro Reed

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Writing is an integral part of achievement in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). Across content areas, literacy standards for writing stipulate, “students should demonstrate increasing sophistication in all levels of language use” (www.corestandards.org, 2019). Many teachers are reluctant to incorporate writing in courses since assigning writing activities, reading, and grading of student writing and can be seen as a laborious task (Peha, 2003). This research, conducted in a Title 1 middle school in northeast Florida, is a bounded case study on the effects of writing on the physical occurrences of students’ level …

Examination Of Teachers' Perceived Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge And Its Relationship To Lesson Design, Jocelyn Mcdonald

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

School districts are increasingly adopting 1-to-1 technology initiatives to support 21st century teaching and learning; yet, there are still many challenges with the effective integration of technology into teacher instructional practices. Teacher's technological, pedagogical, content knowledge (TPACK) is an integral part in planning the instructional process for effective integration. In this quantitative study, teachers' knowledge of technology, content, and pedagogy was examined through the lens of TPACK and its relationship to their lesson design practices. Two validated TPACK instruments were used to collect data on 117 in-service teachers in a large, urban school district with a 1-to-1 technology initiative. A …

Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Perception Of Socioeconomic Status And Effects On Instruction, Kristen A. Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In a small but diverse suburban school district, the gap in mathematics performance between economically disadvantaged and economically nondisadvantaged students was slowly widening as evidenced by state test scores. The purpose and key research questions of this instrumental case study were designed to (a) identify what Grades 6, 7 and 8 mathematics teachers perceive the role socioeconomic status plays in ability to learn mathematics and to (b) understand what teachers believe affects their perceptions of students' ability to learn mathematics. The conceptual framework guiding this study was social reproduction theory. The nine participants were middle school (i.e., Grades 6, 7 …

The Effect Of Stem And Non-Stem Education On Student Mathematics Ability In Third Grade, Elke Hyacinth

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although early mathematics instruction is predictive of future mathematics achievement, the effects of STEM-based mathematics instruction on mathematics gains in elementary school have been largely unexplored. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether mathematics scores from third grade student state-mandated standardized mathematics test differ between students who were enrolled in STEM schools and students who were enrolled in non-STEM schools in the largest school district located in a Southwestern state in the United States. Polya's problem-solving heuristics formed the theoretical framework because of their relevance to concepts on the third grade mathematics test. Two research questions focused …

A Qualitative Assessment Of Professional Development In A Competency-Based Education Model, Kerry Hannah

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Competency-based education (CBE) is increasingly important in higher education, both in volume and pervasiveness, which increases the need for comprehensive, systematic, and effective program-based support and instruction for faculty and staff. The purpose of this qualitative Delphi study was to gather expert opinions about competency-based best practices in professional development, support, and training resources in order to effectively implement a CBE method at a university. The conceptual framework comprised of adult learning theory and competency-based education. Eight experts in competency-based education completed 2 rounds of anonymous questionnaires with open- and closed-ended questions. Data analysis involved a systematic process of coding …

การพัฒนากระบวนการเรียนการสอนตามแนวคิดการวางแผนกลยุทธ์และการคิดนอกกรอบ เพื่อส่งเสริมความสามารถในการสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาบัณฑิต, เธียรดนัย เสริมบุญไพศาล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยและพัฒนาในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อพัฒนาและศึกษาประสิทธิผลของกระบวนการเรียนการสอนตามแนวคิดการวางแผนกลยุทธ์และการคิดนอกกรอบ เพื่อส่งเสริมความสามารถในการสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาบัณฑิต แบ่งการดำเนินการเป็น 4 ระยะ คือ ระยะที่ 1 การศึกษาสภาพปัญหาและกำหนดกรอบแนวคิดในการวิจัย ระยะที่ 2 การพัฒนากระบวนการเรียนการสอนตามแนวคิดการวางแผนกลยุทธ์และการคิดนอกกรอบ ระยะที่ 3 การศึกษาผลการทดลองใช้กระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่พัฒนาขึ้น และระยะที่ 4 การปรับปรุงแก้ไขและพัฒนากระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่พัฒนาขึ้นหลังการทดลองใช้ กลุ่มตัวอย่างวิจัยได้จากการเลือกแบบเจาะจง คือ นักศึกษาชั้นปีที่ 4 ซึ่งลงทะเบียนในรายวิชาเคมีผลิตภัณฑ์ธรรมชาติ ระยะเวลาดำเนินการทดลอง 15 สัปดาห์ รวม 60 ชั่วโมง เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบประเมินความสามารถในการสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีและแบบบันทึกการเรียนรู้ สถิติที่ใช้วิเคราะห์ข้อมูล ได้แก่ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐานและค่าที และวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลเชิงคุณภาพด้วยการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยสรุปได้ว่า กระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่พัฒนาขึ้น มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อส่งเสริมความสามารถในการสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาบัณฑิต มีขั้นตอนของกระบวนการ 4 ขั้น ได้แก่ ขั้นที่ 1 ระบุเป้าหมายจากปัญหา ขั้นที่ 2 วิเคราะห์ตนและกำหนดกลยุทธ์ ขั้นที่ 3 ดำเนินกลยุทธ์เพื่อนวัตกรรม ขั้นที่ 4 ตรวจสอบผลการใช้กลยุทธ์ ผลการทดลองใช้กระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่พัฒนาขึ้น พบว่า นักศึกษามีระดับของความสามารถในการสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีเฉลี่ยอยู่ในเกณฑ์ดี มีคะแนนเฉลี่ยร้อยละ 78.41 ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน 11.74 และมีความสามารถในการสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีสูงกว่าเกณฑ์ร้อยละ 70 อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 แสดงให้เห็นว่า นักศึกษาที่เรียนด้วยกระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่สร้างขึ้นมีความสามารถในการสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีสูงขึ้น สามารถสร้างนวัตกรรมทางเคมีจากการระบุปัญหาของกลุ่มเป้าหมายอย่างแท้จริง พร้อมทั้งวางแผนสร้างผลงานผสมผสานด้วยองค์ความรู้ทางด้านเคมีอย่างเป็นระบบด้วยแนวทางที่เหมาะสมกับตนเอง เพื่อนำไปสู่นวัตกรรมที่แก้ปัญหาได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

การพัฒนาโปรแกรมเสริมสร้างพฤติกรรมการเรียนโดยใช้ทฤษฎีแรงจูงใจใฝ่สัมฤทธิ์และทฤษฎีการตั้งเป้าหมายสำหรับนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรี, พีชาณิกา เพชรสังข์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) พัฒนาโปรแกรมเสริมสร้างพฤติกรรมการเรียนโดยใช้ทฤษฎีแรงจูงใจใฝ่สัมฤทธิ์และทฤษฎีการตั้งเป้าหมายสำหรับนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรี และ 2) ประเมินคุณภาพของโปรแกรมเสริมสร้างพฤติกรรมการเรียนโดยใช้ทฤษฎีแรงจูงใจใฝ่สัมฤทธิ์และทฤษฎีการตั้งเป้าหมายสำหรับนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรี การวิจัยนี้เป็นการวิจัยและพัฒนา มีระยะเวลาในการทดลองใช้โปรแกรมที่พัฒนาขึ้น 15 สัปดาห์ ซึ่งมีนักศึกษากลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือ นักศึกษาชั้นปีที่ 2 ภาคเรียนที่ 2 ปีการศึกษา 2562 สาขาวิชาภาษาอังกฤษ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏเพชรบุรี จำนวน 30 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูล คือ แบบสอบถามทั่วไป แบบวัดพฤติกรรมการเรียน แบบสังเกตพฤติกรรมการเรียน และแบบสัมภาษณ์เกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมการเรียน การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้ค่าร้อยละ ค่ามัชฌิมเลขคณิต วิเคราะห์ความแปรปรวนทางเดียว วิเคราะห์ความแปรปรวนสองทางและการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยสรุปได้ดังนี้ 1. โปรแกรมที่พัฒนาขึ้นมีหลักการ 4 ประการ คือ 1) หลักการกำหนดเป้าหมายด้วยตนเอง 2) หลักการรับรู้ความสามารถของตนเองและการมั่นว่าทำได้ 3) หลักการวางแผนการทำงาน 4) หลักการการประเมินตนเอง มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อเสริมสร้างพฤติกรรมการเรียนของนักศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรี ซึ่งเนื้อหาที่ใช้ในโปรแกรมมีดังนี้ 1) การกำหนดเป้าหมาย 2) การรับรู้ความสามารถของตนเอง 3) ความเชื่อมั่นในอำนาจแห่งตน 4) การวางแผนการทำงาน และ 5) การกำกับและประเมินตนเอง โดยขั้นตอนของโปรแกรมที่พัฒนาขึ้นประกอบด้วย 5 ขั้นตอน คือ 1) การกำหนดเป้าหมายการเรียนรู้ 2) คิดและเชื่อในความสามารถและความพยายามของตนเอง 3) วางแผนเพื่อดำเนินการ 4) ทำตามแผนอย่างมุ่งมั่น และ 5) ประเมินและสะท้อนคิด การดำเนินการใช้โปรแกรมประกอบด้วย 3 ระยะ ได้แก่ ก่อนใช้โปรแกรม ระหว่างใช้โปรแกรม และหลังใช้โปรแกรม การวัดและประเมินพฤติกรรมการเรียนดำเนินการวัดก่อน ระหว่างและหลังเข้าร่วมโปรแกรม โดยใช้แบบสอบถามทั่วไป แบบวัดพฤติกรรมการเรียน แบบสังเกตพฤติกรรมการเรียนและแบบสัมภาษณ์เกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมการเรียน 2. นักศึกษาที่เข้าร่วมโปรแกรมมีพฤติกรรมการเรียนหลังเข้าร่วมโปรแกรมสูงกว่าก่อนเข้าร่วมโปรแกรม และหลังเข้าร่วมโปรแกรมสูงกว่าระหว่างเข้าร่วมโปรแกรมอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 และเมื่อจำแนกตามลักษณะชีวสังคมภูมิหลัง พบว่า ภายหลังเข้าร่วมโปรแกรมนักศึกษาที่มีลักษณะชีวสังคมภูมิหลังแตกต่างกันมีพฤติกรรมการเรียนไม่แตกต่างกัน อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 3. นักศึกษาที่เข้าร่วมโปรแกรมเสริมสร้างพฤติกรรมการเรียนโดยใช้ทฤษฎีแรงจูงใจใฝ่สัมฤทธิ์และทฤษฎีการตั้งเป้าหมายมีพฤติกรรมการเรียนที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไปจากเดิมโดยมีพฤติกรรมการเรียนที่เหมาะสมมากขึ้น