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A Predictive Analytics Approach To Building A Decision Support System For Improving Graduation Rates At A Four-Year College, Xuan Wang, Helmut Schneider, Kenneth R. Walsh

Information Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

Although graduation rates have interested stakeholders, educational researchers, and policymakers for some time, little progress has been made on the overall graduation rate at four-year state colleges. Even though selective admission based on academic indicators such as high school GPA and ACT/ SAT have widely been used in the USA for years, and recent statistics show that less than 40% of students graduate from four-year state colleges in four years in the US. The authors propose using an ensemble of analytic models that considers cost as a better form of analysis that can be used as input to decision support …

Middle School Leaders' Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy In An Urban School District Along The Texas-Mexico Border, Rachel R. Ayala

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the case study was to comprehend the relationship between the accountability movement as characterized by the Texas A-F Accountability System and ESSA on a middle school principal’s sense of self-efficacy in an urban school district located at the southeastern-most point of the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border. The case study employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods research design and allowed for the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data in two consecutive phases within one study to investigate the research questions in depth. The quantitative portion of this mixed methods case study relied on …

The Relationship Between The 9th Grade State Assessment And Extra Curricular School Activities And Gender For Disadvantaged Hispanic Students In South Texas, Paz Elizondo Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the 9th grade state assessment test scores for Disadvantaged Hispanic students who are taking the English I State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness End-of-Course exam. The group analyzed was comprised of the 2016-2017 cohort students from a South Texas High School.

The Relationship Between Academic Performance And Student Mobility, Gender, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status And Number Of Moves, Juan C. Garza

Theses and Dissertations

This study analyzes the relationship between student mobility, reading and math scores, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and the number of moves by students during their academic years. Data were taken from four different high schools during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 school years. The purpose of this study was to determine if student mobility when considering gender, ethnicity, SES, and number of moves impact a student’s reading and math scores. The study will provide educational leaders, community, and parents with valuable data to make informed decisions with regards to instructional adjustments and school changes for mobile students. The null …

A Study Of Student Experiences Of Racial Microaggressions At A Hispanic-Serving Institution, Alexandra E. Hughes

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine college students’ experiences of racial microaggressions at a Hispanic serving institution. The participants were undergraduate and graduate students from a large higher education research institution in South Texas. The study had a qualitative approach with a two-step process of Phase 1 and Phase 2. Phase 1 of the study consisted of a participant selection survey sent to students via e-mail to obtain their experiences of racial microaggressions. In Phase 2, three focus groups were the means used to collect data. The findings suggested that there were experiences of racial microaggressions at the …

Exploring A Quality Assurance Tool On Remote Academic Advising For Higher Education Traditionally Underrepresented Students In Distance Education, Katrieva S. Jones Munroe

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to fill the gap in the literature by examining organizational stakeholders' perceptions of access to remote academic advising. Over the past years, traditionally underrepresented student enrollments in distance education at community colleges have increased, yet the retention rate of online students compared to on-campus students have decreased (Breit & Schreyer, 2018). The gap between ideal and reality serves as a powerful blind spot toward the lack of access to remote student support services in higher education. Remote access to technology and student support services (e.g. academic advising) negatively influence student persistence, retention and graduation …

Exploring The Implementation Of A Proficiency-Focused, Performance-Based Approach In Foreign Language Teaching, Yuka Kato

Theses and Dissertations

Foreign language teachers in one district faced a paradigm shift in the ways language should be taught and in their pedagogical beliefs. They were asked to shift from a traditional approach to the Proficiency-Focused, Performance-Based (PFPB) approach in order to meet the national Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, created by ACTFL (1999 & 2006). The expectation was that every foreign language teacher in the district would use the PFPB approach. However, the problem was that some of the teachers would not understand the approach or how to implement it, with the result that the approach …

The Influence Of College Preparation In The Relationship Between High School Socioeconomic Context And College Enrollment, Jeffery J. Huerta

Theses and Dissertations

Recent research has documented that the socioeconomic context of high schools plays a significant role in students’ postsecondary enrollment outcomes (Engberg & Wolniak, 2014; Roderick et al., 2011; Engberg & Wolniak, 2010; Nuñez & Kim, 2012; Hill, 2008; Perna & Titus, 2005; Perna, 2000), with lower college outcomes occurring due to students at lower SES high schools having lower amounts of capital, less access to rigorous curriculum, and more negative peer influences than students at higher SES high schools. However, absent in these studies is whether efforts of comprehensive college preparation were taking place and if such efforts are also …

A Case Study Of Elementary Teachers’ Critical Understanding Of Culturally Relevant Science Education: Mexican American Teachers Of Mexican American Students, Nora Alicia Luna

Theses and Dissertations

There is much research on White teachers’ negative assumptions and biases about their students of color. Less is known about Mexican American teachers. It is often assumed that there exists a strong understanding of culturally relevant science when both teachers and students are of similar cultural backgrounds. Through the conceptual frameworks of culturally relevant pedagogy and LatCrit, this investigation gave insight into, not only the ways the Mexican American teachers conceptualized culturally relevant science as part of their pedagogy, but also the struggles they experienced with the Spanish language. This study added insight by exploring the interactions of Mexican American …

Field Of Dreams: Environmental Factors Contributing To The Academic And Professional Success Of Mexican-American Former Migrant Students From The Rio-Grande Valley Of South Texas, Jaime Villarreal

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify protective factors contributing to the college graduation of seven Mexican-American Hispanic former migrant students from the Rio-Grande Valley of South Texas, the southernmost part of the United States that borders Mexico. I used a case study methodology to examine the real life context of a phenomenon with the data collected from the seven participants using interviews. The findings indicated that interrelated cultural, school and home environmental protective factors enhanced the resiliency of the seven participants as they navigated through their academic endeavors and ultimate college graduation. This study is important to the …

Principal Instructional Leadership Behavior As Perceived By Middle School Principals In The Rio Grande Valley Of Texas, Joseph R. Villarreal

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine which of the 10 leadership functions contained in the PIMRS, as identified by Hallinger (1983), are demonstrated by principals in Rio Grande Valley middle schools that received Texas Education Agency distinctions for closing performing gaps, compared to those middle schools in the Rio Grande Valley that did not. The study aimed to determine if there was a significant difference been the principal instructional leadership behaviors at middle schools recognized for closing performance gaps compared to those that were not recognized. The results showed that there did not exist a significant difference between …

It’S The Experience Not The Format: Successful Techniques To Transition Social Justice Coursework To A Distance Delivery Format, Peter L. Kranz, Paul Sale, John Lowdermilk

Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations

“Research on multicultural learning has focused on formal and local settings, such as schools, but young people are interacting with, and therefore learning from, informal settings and nonlocal contexts, including online platforms.” (Kim, 2016, p. 1). The instructor must be vigilant in selecting online teaching pedagogy when offering sensitive topics of courses because face-to-face intimacy is usually a component of more traditional courses in diversity (Matloob Haghanikar, 2019). The purpose of this current paper is to align critical parts of an experiential race relations curriculum (Clarke, 2019; Kranz & Lund, 2004) in a face-to-face setting with digital technologies available for …

Assessing The Use Of Student-Developed Clerkship Guides For Improving Clerkship Expectations And Experiences: An App-Based Approach., Jose Chavez, Lauren Muenchow, Matthew Hidalgo, Jiyun Lim, Jose Campo Maldonado, Lori Berry, Michael Machiorlatti

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Background: The transition for medical students from pre-clinical education to the clinical learning environment introduces different expectations, methods of evaluation, and new working conditions. A mobile-friendly web application with clerkship specific information was developed to assess whether clinical preparedness increased among third-year medical students at transitioning to their clinical curriculum.

Objectives: To determine whether medical students’ clinical preparedness increased as they transitioned into clinical rotations by using a mobile-friendly web application that contained information and advice shared by senior medical students that had already completely their rotations.

Methods: Third-year medical students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School …

Lesson Plan, Government, 12th Grade, Graciela Alonso

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Govt: 2A, B 3B 13A, B, C, 15A History: 9A-F, I

Lesson objective(s): 1.Analyze different points of view of political parties and interest groups such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), on important contemporary issues 2.Understand the impact of the Civil Rights Movement by describing the role of organizations that promoted rights 3.Evaluate the changes in the United States that have resulted from the civil rights movement, including increased participation of minorities in the political process.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: graphic organizers, Multisensory approach, class discussion Q & …

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, Kindergarten, Citlali González

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): TEKS 113.11, 113.12 113.13,113.14, 113.5,113.6

Lesson objective(s): 1.Students will be able to compare and contrast local leaders with those leaders listed on books (ex. Martin Luther King vs. Alonso Perales) 2. Students will be able to make connections among different ethnic background leaders

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Teacher will model what the activity will look like. Divide class into groups to assist each other.

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Marisol Salinas

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 2.4 The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped, shape the community, state, and nation. 2.20 The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, act to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) make connections using problem solving strategies. 2. TLW use prior knowledge to connect to …

Lesson Plan, Social Studies, 2nd Grade, Erika Faubion

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 2.4 The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped, shape the community, state, and nation. 2.20 The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, act to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of that decision.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) make connections using problem solving strategies. 2. TLW use prior knowledge to connect to …

Lesson Plan, Economics, 12th Grade, Adrian Tovar

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Mexican American Studies 8A: describe how Mexican Americans supported and changed government, 8F: discuss the role of various organizations such as GI Forum and LULAC that have participated in the Mexican American struggle for power.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) explain the role and contribution Adela Sloss-Vento to the cause of political participation of women and the Mexican American struggle for a political voice. 2. TLW compare and contrast to one of the following suffragettes: Elizabeth Stanton, Eleanor Roosevelt.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: 1. Reading out loud and clarifying …

Lesson Plan, U.S. History, 8th Grade, Juan C. Vega, Juan López

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 8.23(D) analyze the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity. 8.23(E) identify the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American society.

Lesson objective(s): 1.The Learner will (TLW) -analyze the political contributions of women and their significant roles they in promoting in the reform movements and civil rights. 2. TLW compare and contrast the letters to significant political leaders of their time of Mercy Otis Warren and Adela Sloss-Vento.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Students will write a letter (in Spanish and English) to …

Lesson Plan, 11th Grade, Romeo D. Revuelta

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): History 5B,5C Culture 26A

Lesson objective(s): 1. Students will identify the similarities/differences between the NAACP platform and the Harlingen Convention. 2. Student relates movement of people and how push/pull factors drive human migration, including in the area of South Texas. 3.Students can describe the roles of reform leaders such as W.E.B. Dubois and J.T. Canales and their impact on American society.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: - Multi sensory approach: Video, music, images, Power point presentation. - Class discussion, Q and A - Illustration

Lulac's Founding And The Lower Rio Grande Valley (Powerpoint), Cynthia E. Orozco

Fall Workshop November 2020

No abstract provided.

Early Civil Rights In The Lower Rio Grande Valley 1900-1930 (Powerpoint), Elizabeth Salinas, Samuel Hernández

Fall Workshop November 2020

No abstract provided.

Early Civil Rights In The Rio Grande Valley: Mexican American Activism In The Early Twentieth Century (Middle School Social Studies), Maritza De La Trinidad

Fall Workshop November 2020

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Adela Sloss-Vento: Civil Rights Activist, Public Intellectual & Feminist (Powerpoint), Cynthia E. Orozco

Fall Workshop November 2020

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Aurora E. Orozco: Mexican Immigrant In Mercedes, Texas/Community Leader And Educator In Cuero, Texas (Powerpoint), Cynthia E. Orozco

Fall Workshop November 2020

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Early Civil Rights In The Rio Grande Valley: Mexican American Activism In The Early Twentieth Century (Elementary Social Studies K-5), Maritza De La Trinidad

Fall Workshop November 2020

Relevant TEKS for Elementary.

Lesson Plan, Government, 12th Grade, San Juana Granado

Fall Workshop November 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): Govt: 2A, B 3B 13A, B, C, 15A History: 9A-F, I

Lesson objective(s): 1. Analyze different points of view of political parties and interest groups such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), on important contemporary issues. 2. Understand the impact of the Civil Rights Movement by describing the role of organizations that promoted rights. 3. Evaluate the changes in the United States that have resulted from the civil rights movement, including increased participation of minorities in the political process.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: graphic organizers, Multisensory approach, …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Ee.Uu., Octavo, Juan C. Vega, Juan López

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 8.23 (D) Estudiar las contribuciones de personas de diversos grupos raciales, étnicos, y religiosos a nuestra identidad nacional. 8.23 (D) Identificar las contribuciones políticas, sociales y económicas de las mujeres a la sociedad estadounidense.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Estudiar las contribuciones políticas de la mujer y su papel en la promoción de los movimientos de reforma y derechos civiles. 2. Comparar y contrastar las cartas de Mercy Otis Warren y Adela Sloss Vento a los dirigentes políticos importantes de la época.

Diferenciación de estrategias para …

La Fundación De Lulac Y El Valle Del Bajo Río Grande (Powerpoint), Cynthia E. Orozco

Fall Workshop November 2020

No abstract provided.

Unidad Didáctica, Historia Universal, Sexto, Josie Herrera

Fall Workshop November 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 6.2 Contribuciones de las culturas. (A) Explicar la relevancia de los individuos o de los colectivos en las sociedades. (B) Describir la influencia de los logros individuales y colectivos en una sociedad.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Identificar a los dirigentes de los movimientos en favor de los derechos civiles de ascendencia mexicoestadounidense. 2. Reconocer los logros y los obstáculos que experimentaron los dirigentes mexicoestadounidenses para marcar una diferencia en la sociedad.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Siguiendo las pautas …