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The Calming Effects Of Modified Lighting, Jessica Foshee Simpson
The Calming Effects Of Modified Lighting, Jessica Foshee Simpson
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This dissertation consists of three articles examining the effects of modified lighting on commonly observed behaviors in children diagnosed with behavior-based disabilities. Prior literature has evaluated the effect of lighting on academic skills. Unfortunately, there is an absence of evidence regarding the effect of lighting on behaviors. Taken together these three articles will clearly display the importance of carefully designing lighting in classrooms, specifically in classrooms that include children with behavior-based disabilities. The first article (Chapter 2) evaluates the effect lighting with low level illumination has on the behaviors commonly observed in a child diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder …
The Relationship Of Teacher Efficacy, Teacher Experience, And Teacher Grade Level Within The Implementation Process Of Behavioral Interventions, Irene Walton Turnage
The Relationship Of Teacher Efficacy, Teacher Experience, And Teacher Grade Level Within The Implementation Process Of Behavioral Interventions, Irene Walton Turnage
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This study examined the relationship between teacher efficacy, years of teaching experience, and grade level taught in three school districts in north Mississippi. The study used a mixed method research design that included a QUAN?qual process for data analysis. As part of the design, quantitative data collection was the priority method for the study folloby qualitative data collection to continue to explore the results from the quantitative section. For the quantitative portion of the study, participants included 123 elementary, middle, and high school teachers who completed the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale to measure teacher efficacy. For the qualitative portion …