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Faculty Achievements, September 2023, Otterbein University Sep 2023

Faculty Achievements, September 2023, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, April 2023, Otterbein University Apr 2023

Faculty Achievements, April 2023, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements Report, September 2022, Otterbein University Sep 2022

Faculty Achievements Report, September 2022, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


The Utility Of The Dibels Phonemic Segmentation Fluency Assessment In Kindergarten For Establishing A Correlation With Third Grade Reading Performance, Jennifer Lynn May 2022

The Utility Of The Dibels Phonemic Segmentation Fluency Assessment In Kindergarten For Establishing A Correlation With Third Grade Reading Performance, Jennifer Lynn

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether student scores on the kindergarten DIBELS PSF assessment are correlated with student reading assessment scores in third grade. I chose to examine this correlation because the kindergarten PSF score is used as one of the earliest identifiers of students who are at-risk for reading difficulties. I determined that a small number of those students who scored at-risk in kindergarten remained at-risk in the third grade.


Faculty Achievements, September 2021, Otterbein University Sep 2021

Faculty Achievements, September 2021, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, April 2021, Otterbein University Apr 2021

Faculty Achievements, April 2021, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, February 2021, Otterbein University Feb 2021

Faculty Achievements, February 2021, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, October 2020, Otterbein University Oct 2020

Faculty Achievements, October 2020, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Athletic Training Education Reform, Caroline Hanson, Joan Rocks Dr. Aug 2020

Athletic Training Education Reform, Caroline Hanson, Joan Rocks Dr.

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

Athletic Training Education Programs are in the midst of major clinical and educational reforms following the release of the Strategic Alliance Degree Statement under the direction of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Athletic Training has historically been a bachelor’s-level entry degree. The new degree standards under CAATE will make the profession a master’s-level entry degree. Limited research exists on how the Strategic Alliance Degree Statement and the transition of the degree will affect the profession of Athletic Training in the short or long term due to the limited number of programs who have already completed the …


Faculty Achievements, April/May 2020, Otterbein University Apr 2020

Faculty Achievements, April/May 2020, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, February 2020, Otterbein University Feb 2020

Faculty Achievements, February 2020, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, October 2019, Otterbein University Sep 2019

Faculty Achievements, October 2019, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Blended Learning: Internal Factors Affecting Implementation, Zachary Hamilton Apr 2019

Blended Learning: Internal Factors Affecting Implementation, Zachary Hamilton

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

Blended learning is defined as an education program in which a student learns, at least in part, through online delivery of content and instruction and, at least in part, at a supervised brick-andmortar location away from home (Staker & Hom, 2012). It is regarded as an effective learning model in terms of student outcomes; however, there are barriers to the implementation of blended learning. These barriers can be categorized as external or internal. The aim of this study was to determine and understand the barriers or factors that affect the implementation of blended learning. To accomplish this, it was important …


A Curriculum Project For Itinerant Teacher’S Guidebook For Best Trauma Informed Practices, Mark Ripper Apr 2019

A Curriculum Project For Itinerant Teacher’S Guidebook For Best Trauma Informed Practices, Mark Ripper

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, April 2019, Otterbein University Apr 2019

Faculty Achievements, April 2019, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, February 2019, Otterbein University Feb 2019

Faculty Achievements, February 2019, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Do Pop Quizzes Have A Positive Effect On Exam Grades?, Victoria V. Frisch May 2018

Do Pop Quizzes Have A Positive Effect On Exam Grades?, Victoria V. Frisch

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

A quasi-experimental study was conducted over a seven week period between two sections of a level two American Sign Language class to determine if pop quizzes better prepared students for their midterm exams than announced quizzes would. Data collected were four quiz scores and midterm grades. Analysis conducted consisted of calculating the mean of each assessment, and running a series of t tests to compare mean scores between the control group receiving pop quizzes, and the experimental group receiving announced quizzes. The analysis showed no significance between the two groups.


Motivational Decline And Recovery In Higher Education Stem Courses, Anna M. Young, Paul J. Wendel, Joan M. Esson, Kathryn M. Plank Apr 2018

Motivational Decline And Recovery In Higher Education Stem Courses, Anna M. Young, Paul J. Wendel, Joan M. Esson, Kathryn M. Plank

Education Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works

Decline in student motivation is a concern for STEM education, especially for underrepresented groups in the sciences. Using the Science Motivation Questionnaire II, 41 foundational STEM courses were surveyed at the beginning and end of each semester in an academic year at a small primarily undergraduate university. Significant pre- to post-semester declines were observed in each of five measured motivational factors (Intrinsic motivation, Career motivation, Self determination, Self-efficacy, and Grade motivation), with effect sizes ranging from 0.21 to 0.41. However, in the second semester pre-survey, four motivational factors rebounded, including three returning to initial levels, suggesting that the observed motivational …


News From The Graduate School - Education, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs Apr 2018

News From The Graduate School - Education, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs

Graduate School

Newsletter that provides updates from the Graduate School and the Education Graduate Program.


Graduate School News Highlights, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs Apr 2018

Graduate School News Highlights, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs

Graduate School

Newsletter that provides updates and highlights from the Graduate School at Otterbein University.


Faculty Achievements, April 2018, Otterbein University Apr 2018

Faculty Achievements, April 2018, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Anatomy Of Stem Teaching In North American Universities, Paul J. Wendel, Kathryn M. Plank, Anna M. Young Mar 2018

Anatomy Of Stem Teaching In North American Universities, Paul J. Wendel, Kathryn M. Plank, Anna M. Young

Faculty Articles

A large body of evidence demonstrates that strategies that promote student interactions and cognitively engage students with content (1) lead to gains in learning and attitudinal outcomes for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses (1, 2). Many educational and governmental bodies have called for and supported adoption of these student-centered strategies throughout the undergraduate STEM curriculum. But to the extent that we have pictures of the STEM undergraduate instructional landscape, it has mostly been provided through self-report surveys of faculty members, within a particular STEM discipline [e.g., (36)]. …


Faculty Achievements, February 2018 Report, Otterbein University Feb 2018

Faculty Achievements, February 2018 Report, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, October 2017 Report, Otterbein University Oct 2017

Faculty Achievements, October 2017 Report, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, April 2017, Otterbein University Apr 2017

Faculty Achievements, April 2017, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Faculty Achievements, February 2017, Otterbein University Feb 2017

Faculty Achievements, February 2017, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Survey Of Graduate Alumni, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs Jan 2017

Survey Of Graduate Alumni, Otterbein Office Of Graduate Programs

Graduate School

Survey results from the 2017 Graduate Alumni Survey.


Faculty Achievements, October 2016, Otterbein University Oct 2016

Faculty Achievements, October 2016, Otterbein University

Faculty Achievement Reports

No abstract provided.


Exploring Effective Reading Strategies That Promote Higher Level Thinking And Comprehension For A Chinese-Speaking College Student, Panyang Wu May 2016

Exploring Effective Reading Strategies That Promote Higher Level Thinking And Comprehension For A Chinese-Speaking College Student, Panyang Wu

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

The purpose of the case study was to explore some effective literacy strategies that prompt higher-level thinking abilities to help one Chinese English as Foreign Language (EFL) student who struggles with academic reading in college classes at a small, liberal arts college. Only one participant named Cathy was involved in the study. Cathy is a Chinese student who studied at college as a regular undergraduate student and had poor performance in her college level literacy class, as indicated by her professors and Cathy herself. Cathy was expected to improve reading comprehension by receiving an intensive one-month reading development intervention, which …


The Transfer Of Self-Regulation And Self-Monitoring From The Resource Room To The Science Classroom, Stacy Myers Apr 2016

The Transfer Of Self-Regulation And Self-Monitoring From The Resource Room To The Science Classroom, Stacy Myers

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

The purpose of this capstone project was to determine if assignment attack strategy skills learned in the resource room setting of a middle school would transfer into the general education classroom, and if on-task behavior would increase in the general education setting as a result of the resource room instruction. The project was framed with mixed method, multiple-case study design of self-regulation across multiple settings in a middle school. The elements of the assignment attack strategy skills for my study were committing to an assignment, preparing materials, proceeding, and sustaining attention. For the study, data collection included general education teacher …