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Global Perspective Inventory Analysis On International Education Experience: Differences Between Colombian Mba Alumni Who Participated In A Dual Degree Program And Those Who Did Not, Luis N. Romero

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to describe differences in global perspective-taking between MBA alums who graduated with a dual degree from both a Colombian university and a U.S. university and those who did not participate in the program. The Global Perspective Inventory (GPI) is a survey tool that evaluates global competencies across three domains of development: cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal dimensions. To go deeper into the study, a U-test was implemented to compare the means for a nonparametric sample. A comparative analysis of data with the Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon test found no difference between Colombian PRIME MBA students who completed an …

Diseño De Una Propuesta Metodológica Que Contribuya Al Aprendizaje De Las Matemáticas Mediante La Implementación De Estrategias Didácticas En La Institución Educativa Rural La Aurora, Institución Educativa Luis Eduardo Díaz Y La Institución Educativa Rural Contento, Sede Rabo Mocho, Marleny Arroyave Ocampo, Wilson Chávez Jiménez, Elkin Antonio Padilla Díaz

Licenciatura en Educación Básica Primaria

El presente trabajo tuvo como finalidad diseñar una propuesta metodológica que contribuyera al aprendizaje de las matemáticas mediante la implementación de estrategias didácticas. Para efectuar su desarrollo se intervino una muestra de 66 estudiantes de los grados segundo, cuarto y quinto de las Instituciones Educativas Rurales La Aurora, el Contento sede Rabo Mocho y la Institución Educativa Luis Eduardo Díaz; tomando como base el método de etnografía, bajo el marco de indagación que supone un diseño de evaluación formativo. Seguidamente, la propuesta que se desarrolla bajo un análisis diagnóstico, se intervino mediante la implementación de estrategias didácticas de enseñanza (preinstruccionales, …

Private School Faculty Perceptions Of Differentiated Instruction, Rebecca Glover

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Differentiated instruction focuses on students’ readiness, interests, learning styles, and life circumstances, rather than a set curriculum. The perceptions faculty have about differentiated instruction can impact their willingness and ability to implement the practice in their classroom. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore, in a private school in a south-central U.S. state, middle school teachers’ perceptions of, expectations about, and experiences with differentiated instruction. The conceptual framework that guided the study was Tomlinson’ s instructional differentiation philosophy supported by empirical research on differentiated instruction as effective. Six middle school English, history, science, and math teachers completed …

Eighth Graders’ Approaches To Reading Analysis As Compared With The Pssa’S Application Of Common Core Standards, John Phillips

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

States administer standardized tests such as the PSSAs to students each year to assess student mastery of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Many argued the CCSS and close reading are reincarnations of new criticism (Tampio, 2018), but CCSS creators did not cite empirical research showing students approached literary analysis through close reading or new criticism (Dewitz & Graves, 2021; Hinchman & Moore, 2013). In opposition of new criticism, Rosenblatt (1978) argued for transactional reading with her reader response theory. In order to examine how students make meaning of texts, this study used a simultaneous mixed-methods QUAL-QUAL design (Morse, 2010) …

Undergraduates’ Preparedness For College-Level Work In Stem: The Importance Of Reading And Understanding Scientific Theories, Arguments, And Data, Ewa M. Burchard

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This study focuses on undergraduates’ preparation for college level courses. In recent international PISA results United States students fall behind seventeen countries on the computer-based reading proficiency test. They have scored low for over a decade, in spite of spending more than one hundred-thousand dollars per student on education. This US score is similar to, or lower than, the scores of other countries where spending is lower. Considering reading performance statistics from the international PISA assessment and the inconclusive results from reading comprehension studies across media, the concern arose whether today’s high school students are well prepared for college level …

Technology In The Classroom And Its Impacts On Student Achievement, Vivian Cummins

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

In this paper, we will discuss the issue regarding student achievement at Frenchtown High School that I decided to research and remedy. In doing so, we will also discuss the research-based methods of intervention I chose to implement in my classroom in order to assist me with my research.

Minimum High School Graduation Requirements And Teacher Compensation, Allison Johnson

Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

In the last forty years of educational reform, significant changes have been made to the number and type of high school credits students are required to complete for graduation. As these requirements have changed, the demand for higher-level academic courses has increased while teacher shortages, particularly in high-demand areas such as math and science, have continued to increase. This study uses data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Student and Staffing Survey to examine the relationship between minimum graduation credit requirements in core subject areas (English, math, science and social sciences) and teacher salaries, both holistically and in …

Assessing 4-H And Its Circle Of Courage In A Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility: A Case Study, Elizabeth Steering

Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

This 4-H case study takes place in a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) in Kentucky. The PRTF provides clinical services to youth that are not able to be safely maintained in their homes due to having demonstrated unsafe or harmful behaviors. Youth admitted to the PRTF stay for an average of three to six months while they receive intensive therapeutic and psychiatric care as well as medical treatment and public schooling. The current case study incorporates programming from 4-H, which is the youth development program of the Cooperative Extension System (CES) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), …

Achieving Educational Equity In Minnesota's K-12 Public School Districts, Jennifer A. Yang

School of Business Student Theses and Dissertations

This study seeks to determine whether there are relationships between: first, public funding investment and educational equity; second, access to opportunities for students of color and disadvantaged backgrounds and educational equity; third, the interaction effect between access to opportunities for students of color and disadvantaged backgrounds and public funding investment on educational equity; fourth, teacher workforce diversity and educational equity; and fifth, the interaction effect between teacher workforce diversity and public funding investment on educational equity. The Minnesota Achievement and Integration Program is the source of public funding for this study, and the program was established in the 2013-2014 school …

การพัฒนาแบบวัดและหลักการออกแบบต้นแบบการปรับความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ของนักศึกษาครู, อนุรักษ์ นิลหุต

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ เป็นแนวคิดของครูที่ยอมรับและยึดถือเกี่ยวกับลักษณะธรรมชาติของความรู้ และลักษณะวิธีการเข้าถึงความรู้วิทยาศาสตร์ การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีจุดประสงค์ เพื่อ 1) พัฒนาแบบวัดความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ของนิสิตศึกษาครู 2) วิเคราะห์และจัดประเภทของความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ของนิสิตนักศึกษาครู 3) พัฒนาหลักการออกแบบ และสร้างต้นแบบวิธีการปรับความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ของนิสิตนักศึกษาครูให้เหมาะสมกับประเภทของความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ 4) ตรวจสอบความเหมาะสมและความเป็นไปได้ในการนำต้นแบบวิธีปรับความเชื่อไปปฏิบัติ ในขั้นแรกเป็นการวิจัยเชิงสำรวจ ประกอบด้วยการพัฒนาเครื่องมือวัด และวิเคราะห์ประเภทของความเชื่อโดยใช้การวิเคราะห์จัดกลุ่ม เก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลโดยใช้เครื่องมือแบบสอบถามที่พัฒนาขึ้น มีตัวอย่างวิจัย คือ นิสิตครูวิทยาศาสตร์ 4 วิชาเอก จำนวน 120 คน ขั้นตอนต่อมาเป็นการวิจัยการออกแบบ เพื่อพัฒนาหลักการออกแบบ และต้นแบบของวิธีการปรับความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ของนิสิตนักศึกษาครู ผลการวิจัยมีดังนี้ 1. แบบวัดความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ของนิสิตศึกษาครู เป็นลักษณะแบบสอบถามมาตรประมาณค่า 5 ระดับ มีทั้งหมด 28 ข้อ ประกอบไปด้วย 4 มิติ ได้แก่ ความแน่นอนของความรู้ พัฒนาการความรู้ แหล่งความรู้ และ การให้เหตุผลเพื่อให้ได้ความรู้ มีตรงเชิงเนื้อหาจากการประเมินโดยผู้เชี่ยวชาญ มีความเที่ยงในระดับที่เหมาะสม และมีความตรงเชิงโครงสร้างจากผลการตรวจสอบความสอดคล้องของโมเดลการวัดความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์กับข้อมูลเชิงประจักษ์ (Chi-square (3, N =130) = 3.292, p = .348; CFI = .998 TLI = .997, RMSEA = .027, SRMR = .182) 2. การจัดประเภทของความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ของนิสิตนักศึกษาครู ด้วยเทคนิค Hierarchical cluster analysis และ k- mean clustering สามารถแบ่งความเชื่อด้านความรู้ทางวิทยาศาสตร์ออกเป็น 4 ประเภท ได้แก่ 1) ความเชื่อด้านความรู้วิทยาศาสตร์เรียบง่าย 2) ความเชื่อด้านความรู้วิทยาศาสตร์แบบยึดมั่นในความรู้และแหล่งความรู้ 3) ความเชื่อด้านความรู้วิทยาศาสตร์ซับซ้อนแบบยึดมั่นในความรู้ 4) ความเชื่อด้านความรู้วิทยาศาสตร์ซับซ้อนแบบยึดมั่นในผู้รู้ 3. ผลการวิจัยเอกสารนำไปสู่การพัฒนาหลักการออกแบบประกอบไปด้วยข้ออ้างเชิงเหตุผล 3 ข้อ คือ 1) ทฤษฎีการเปลี่ยนแปลงแนวคิด …

การวิเคราะห์นโยบายเพื่อการออกแบบและนำนโยบายการผลิตและพัฒนาครูภาษาอังกฤษสู่การปฏิบัติในประเทศไทย, ภัทรพร เล้าวงค์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้ มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) วิเคราะห์นโยบายการผลิตและพัฒนาครูภาษาอังกฤษของประเทศไทยในช่วงปี พ.ศ. 2561 - 2565 2) วิเคราะห์งบประมาณ ทรัพยากร และการสนับสนุนอื่น ๆ ที่ใช้ในการขับเคลื่อนและการนำนโยบายสู่การปฏิบัติ 3) วิเคราะห์เครือข่ายของผู้มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องกับการนำนโยบายสู่การปฏิบัติ 4) วิเคราะห์ระบบการกำกับติดตามการนำนโยบายสู่การปฏิบัติ โดยนำผลจากข้อ 1) - 4) ไปออกแบบหน้ากระดานสรุปข้อมูล (dashboard) สำหรับใช้สนับสนุนการออกแบบและกำกับติดตามนโยบาย การวิจัยนี้ ใช้การวิเคราะห์เหมืองข้อความ (text mining) ร่วมกับการวิเคราะห์เอกสารและการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา จากเอกสารนโยบายระดับชาติและเอกสารของหน่วยนโยบายและหน่วยปฏิบัติ 54 ฉบับ รวมถึงเอกสารงบประมาณ เพื่อวิเคราะห์จุดเน้นของนโยบายต่าง ๆ งบประมาณ และการกำกับติดตาม รวมทั้งใช้การวิเคราะห์เครือข่ายทางสังคม (Social Network Analysis: SNA) วิเคราะห์ผู้มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องกับการสนับสนุนองค์ความรู้ โดยเก็บข้อมูลผ่านแบบสำรวจ กลุ่มผู้ขับเคลื่อนนโยบาย จำนวน 713 คน กลุ่มครูภาษาอังกฤษจำนวน 1,368 คน รวมทั้งวิเคราะห์การนำนโยบายสู่การปฏิบัติและการกำกับติดตามในมุมองผู้ขับเคลื่อนนโยบายและครูภาษาอังกฤษ ร่วมกับข้อมูลจากแหล่งอื่น ๆ อาทิ คำสัมภาษณ์ของรัฐมนตรี การสัมภาษณ์ผู้บริหารใน สพฐ. ผู้บริหารโรงเรียน/สำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษา ศึกษานิเทศก์ ครูภาษาอังกฤษ ผลการวิเคราะห์จุดเน้นของนโยบายระดับชาติด้วยการวิเคราะห์ภาพก้อนเมฆกลุ่มคำ (word cloud) 726 คำ ในเอกสารนโยบาย ที่เกี่ยวข้อง 8 ฉบับ พบจุดเน้นร่วมกันในเรื่องการพัฒนาสื่อการเรียนการสอนดิจิทัล ส่วนผลการวิเคราะห์ TF-IDF พบจุดแตกต่างระหว่างนโยบาย ในส่วนของนโยบายของหน่วยปฏิบัติพบความสอดคล้องระหว่างนโยบาย สพฐ. และสำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษาที่ค่อนข้างสูง ในการ ขับเคลื่อนนโยบาย นอกจากสำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษา ยังกำหนดให้มีศูนย์พัฒนาบุคคลเพื่อความเป็นเลิศ (HCEC) ภายใต้ สพฐ. เป็นกลไก สำคัญ แต่พบว่าทั้งสองกลไกมีข้อจำกัดด้านงบประมาณและขาดการกำหนดนโยบายเชิงรุกตามความต้องการของพื้นที่ สำหรับการสนับสนุน ด้านองค์ความรู้ พบว่า สื่อออนไลน์ เพื่อนครู ชุมชนการเรียนรู้ทางวิชาชีพ (PLC) และหัวหน้ากลุ่มสาระการเรียนรู้ภาษาต่างประเทศ มีบทบาทสำคัญ (ค่า out-degree centrality …

Academic Dishonesty: The Ghost Of Papers Past, Wayne T. Whitmore

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This research project examined student’s acts of academic dishonesty and their beliefs regarding whether acts of academic dishonesty were acceptable through survey research conducted online at a two-year college and a four-year university in the Minnesota State (MinnState) system in southern Minnesota. This research aimed to build on existing research related to academic dishonesty in higher education. The sample included 195 students enrolled at a two-year comprehensive college and a four-year state university. Outcomes indicated a majority of students engaged in acts of academic dishonesty. Second, outcomes indicated men are more likely to engage in academic dishonesty than women. Third, …

Exploring Digital Portfolios And Their Effects On Test Scores, Dithmar Kenneth Rualo

Theses and Dissertations

Many educators in the field are looking for ways to grade their students. Many of our youth can learn new concepts and attain academic growth but have difficulties in the traditional lecture-based classroom. Digital portfolio incorporation in our secondary classrooms may be a solution to engaging learners through various interactions using online learning tools, interaction with peers, and their teachers. This exploratory study investigated the current value of digital portfolios in improving academic performance in today’s classroom. Much of the trend was popular ten years ago. The research explored how current educators in the secondary school setting feel about the …

Prácticas De Liderazgo De Los Equipos Directivos De Las Escuelas Normales Superiores Para El Mejoramiento Institucional, Fanny Zambrano Orjuela

Doctorado en Educación y Sociedad

La investigación aquí expuesta se inscribe en la línea de Políticas públicas, calidad de la educación y territorio, del Doctorado en Educación y Sociedad de la Universidad de La Salle, se centró en el análisis y comprensión del discurso de directivos de las Escuelas Normales Superiores (ENS) sobre las prácticas de liderazgo directivo escolar y en la identificación de posibles estrategias para la cualificación de sus procesos pedagógicos, organizacionales y direccionales. El desarrollo metodológico cualitativo descriptivo sobre el campo de conocimiento del liderazgo directivo escolar, el pensamiento complejo y la planificación estratégica convergieron para alcanzar los propósitos planteados. Desde estas …

The Implementation And Impact Of The Teacher Evaluation Process On Special Educator Professional Growth In A Public Middle School, Michael L. Lefko

Doctor of Education Dissertations

This mixed methods program evaluation examined teacher and administrator perceptions regarding fidelity of implementation of components of the teacher evaluation program with middle school special education teachers. These components include pre-conferences, observations, and post-conferences; summary evaluations; and professional development plans. Incorporating evidence from qualitative interviews with school-based administrators, qualitative focus groups with special education teachers, and a quantitative survey with special education teachers, this study found that fidelity of implementation of the components of teacher evaluation is impacted by evaluator capacity. Capacity is defined as both, time to engage in the components of teacher evaluation and professional knowledge of special …

Making The Grade: An Exploration Of Secondary Teacher Grading Practices And Equity Implications For High School Students, Pamela Williams

Doctor of Education Dissertations

Much has been written in the grading literature regarding the continued use of traditional teacher grading practices that impede effective teaching and learning, yet teachers continue to assign grades using a mixture of factors. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore secondary teacher perceptions of their grading practices, the evolution of their grading behaviors, and the alignment of these grading practices with equitable grading principles. Using a teacher decision-making theoretical framework and a conceptual framework focused on pillars of grading equity, this study sought to investigate how teachers perceive their grading practices and how they develop their …

Efficacy, Attitudes, And Collaboration Of Co-Teaching For Middle School General And Special Educators, Ellenita Blanton

Doctor of Education Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate how general and special educators’ attitudes, efficacy, and collaboration promote co-teaching relationships that benefit exceptional students in urban middle schools. The impacts of co-teaching on the attitudes, efficacy, and collaboration of secondary teachers were explored. A questionnaire was distributed to general and special education teachers, and focus groups were held. The methodology included using a quantitative phase and a qualitative phase research design to collect the data. The quantitative measure used was surveys. Participants, who were qualified, were chosen for the interview and focus group portions of the study. In …

A Correlational Study: Implementation Of A Multi-Tiered System Of Supports And Its Effect On Student Achievement In An Eastern North Carolina Public School District, Allen M. Wilson

Doctor of Education Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to understand (a) the correlation between a positive/negative North Carolina Facilitated Assessment of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (NC FAM-S) score with student achievement and student discipline, and (b) if the years of experience of the teachers at the school affect the NC FAM-S score. The study is grounded in the theory of implementation science and evaluation frameworks as it relates to the understanding of initiative implementation and the evaluation of initiative implementation efforts. A quantitative research design was used to collect data and conduct correlational research statistics to determine the correlation between the variables …

Equitable Funding For Trauma Informed Social Policy: A Critical Analysis Of The 2019-2020 Pennsylvania Department Of Education School Safety And Security Grant Program, Heather Bickley

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

This study is a critical analysis of the funding distribution of the 2019-2020 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) School Safety and Security Grant (SSSG) to identify if there is evidence of inequity in the grant's funding distribution. It used a theoretical framework that includes a transformative paradigm with trauma informed social policy as a theoretical lens, with the conceptual lenses education debt and distributive justice, applied to a concurrent mixed methods design. The research followed a QuantCrit methodology, and the features of a critical policy analysis were used to present the findings.

The quantitative tests found several significant …

Making The Grade: Do Teacher-Created Grading Systems Result In Disparate Outcomes For High School Students?, Laura L. Mayberry

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The lack of formal grading policies within individual schools and school districts results in differential grading across classrooms. In many secondary schools, an individual course may be taught by multiple teachers. This study aimed to determine if the existence of differential grading results in disparate outcomes for students based on their assigned teacher. Data about students (demographics, teacher-issued grades, and standardized test scores) was collected from four core content classes at one high school. Regression analysis was used to isolate the impact of students’ assigned teacher on their course grade after controlling for demographics and academic performance as measured by …

The Perspectives Of Saudi Arabian Professionals Regarding The Most Important Soft Skills For Leaders To Possess In Telecommuting Environments During Crisis: A Q Methodology Study, Shatha Abdulghani Khalifah

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this Q methodology study was to explore Saudi Arabian professionals’ perspectives regarding the soft skills they considered most important for leaders to possess in telecommuting environments during crises.

Q methodology was developed to study human subjectivity and uses both quantitative and qualitative procedures to do so. As is the convention for a Q methodology study, a single question guided the research: What are the perspectives collectively held among Saudi Arabian professionals regarding the soft skills they consider most important for leaders to possess in telecommuting environments during crises?

The researcher developed a 44-item Q sample of opinion …

Case Study And Evaluation Of The Implementation Of Restorative Family Conferences In An Alternative Placement School, Linda Faye Mcghghy

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Despite the lack of research supporting zero tolerance policies and practices, these exclusionary practices and policies have resulted in the doubling of the number of students suspended from school. They contribute to exclusionary consequences and, in effect, these practices create negative academic, social and emotional outcomes for students often resulting in students entering the criminal justice system (school-to-prison-pipeline), which disproportionately impact Black students, students with disabilities, and children living in poverty. These facts are especially troubling since there is ample research that discipline practices supporting student physical, mental and social well being such as Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Multi-Tiered System …

Transformative Social Emotional Learning: A Call To Heal The Effects Of Racial Trauma On Identity And Self-Efficacy, Elizabeth Trostle

West Chester University Master’s Theses

Growing up I was never a child that loved school. I fell in love with learning in environments that did not look or feel like classrooms. And in 2005 I learned that I had a passion for learning about pedagogy. I entered the classroom again this time as a teacher, ready to engage students in learning. What I was offered was curriculum and learning standards that left little room for experiences. Despite my efforts, and after a decade of experience, I was still baffled by the resistance to learning.

I wanted to understand this because I saw that education—when you …

Methodolocical Concerns Of Using Global Positioning System Technology To Assess American Football Competition Demands, Tyler Lindon

Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Despite its popularity, there is a lack of research describing the physical demands of American Football. This is surprising when considering the popularity of the use of global positioning systems (GPS) within this specific sporting environment. The aim of the present study was to utilize a novel methodology to describe the physical demands of American football players by play type (run vs. pass) using a play-by-play analysis of global positioning system (GPS) outcomes. Fifty Division I collegiate American football players (Age: 19.8 ± 1.1 yr, Height: 189.3 ± 4.4 cm, Body mass: 86.1 ± 5.8 kg) wore portable GPS monitors …

High-Stakes Testing: A Study Of The Relevance And Its Contribution To Career And College Readiness, Frank M. Cagle Jr

Doctor of Education Dissertations

Educators and policymakers have continued to search for the ideal medium for gauging learning and teacher accountability. After nearly 50 years since the inception of assessments to prove minimum competency, many attempts have been made to reform the process and the assessment tool. With the current focus in education being on career and college readiness and 21st century skills, the purpose of this study was to determine if high-stakes testing contributes to college and career readiness. College and career readiness and 21st century skills have been considered qualities needed to remain competitive in the global workplace. The most desirable qualities …

Assessing Social Capital In Two Innovative Education Models: A Comparative Study Of Escuela Nueva Activa And Intercultural Bilingual Education In Latin America, Yesenia Rodriguez-Pizarro

CMC Senior Theses

Social Capital - although a relatively new term that became popularized in the 1990s, has been shown to be an invaluable concept that has shifted innovative thinkers from thinking less about the financial capital outcomes of a project, and more about its social capital outcomes. The concept refers to the dimensions of society that allow for mutually beneficial cooperative behavior even if it serves a person no financial profit. It analyzes elements such as trust, cultural norms, civic engagement, social networks, and much more. In this thesis, two innovative and community-oriented pedagogical models originating from Latin America are compared based …

Examining Attitudinal Shifts Regarding Stem Education In Primary School Students With The Addition Of Game Based Assignments, Hayden Stricklin

MSU Graduate Theses

There are an estimated 3 to 4 million open job positions in STEM fields (Ball, Huang, Cotten, & Rikard, 2018; Chen, 2013), lacking qualified individuals to fill them. Graduation rates for undergraduate degrees in STEM fields average just over 430,000 degrees per academic year (National Center for Education Statistics, 2023), leaving an approximate 2.5 million positions unfilled. This lack of workers and qualified individuals is a concern for the scientific community because a lack of degrees obtained results in a lack of scientists in the field and therefore less opportunity for advancement. To address this issue, the researcher proposes a …

The Expectations, Experiences And Satisfaction Of Students Within A Nutrition And Dietetics Program Regarding Faculty Academic Advising Using A Prescriptive Or Developmental Advising Lens, Nettie Puglisi Freshour

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

This research study examined student’s expectation, experiences and satisfaction with faculty academic advising using a prescriptive vs. developmental lens. The intent was to explore the student’s expectations of academic advising, determine if their experiences aligned with their expectation and if this led to satisfaction of their academic advising. This study utilized the Systems theory to determine how academic advising is performed by the program and if that experience for the student is how the systems (institution, college, department, and program) are promoting the form of advising. This study utilized a qualitative case study approach, guided by three research questions. Data …

Improving Critical Thinking In Written Assignments: Human Vs. Chatgpt Tutor In Socratic Questioning Intervention, Katia Martha

Scripps Senior Theses

The purpose of the proposed study is to trial a short Socratic Questioning (SQ) intervention in the writing process, facilitated by either a human or ChatGPT tutor, and explore the effects that this may have on students’ critical thinking (CT), which will be coded from their written responses. Participants will be undergraduate college first years in the local California area who are fluent in English and have no learning disabilities. This study involves two visits, spaced a week apart, to gather pre- and post- test data for evaluating the effectiveness of the SQ intervention in improving CT. Both visits will …

A Scientific Approach To Sight Word Acquisition In Early Childhood, Emma J. Powers

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Teachers have commonly taught sight words through viewing the word as a whole unit and committing it to memory through repetition, but this practice bears little connection to phonics. While this method may work for some, for many students, especially those with specific learning disabilities (SLDs), it is not enough. Through this honors project, the teacher candidate will research new instructional methods based in the Science of Reading, which utilize orthographic mapping, or letter-sound connections, to chunk sight words into recognizable and phonetically regular spelling patterns (Ehri, 2014). To do so, she will investigate a body of evidence from relevant …