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Author:

Ramsay, Crystal M

Title:

The efficacy of perspective instantiation in improving middle school students' comprehension of informational text

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

reading comprehension
relevance instructions
expository text
middle school

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL_to_eTD_repository.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member
Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Zeruth, Jill Ann

Title:

Promoting Probabilistic Reasoning: The Interplay of Learner, Task, and Text

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

conceptual change
probabilistic reasoning
probability
misconceptions

File:

Download The_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Committee Member

Author:

Higley, Kelli

Title:

Measuring Knowledge of Mathematical Functions: Validity of Scores and Profiles of Participants

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

functions
knowledge
beliefs
latent class analysis
factor analysis

File:

Download higley_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Member
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Member

Author:

Hennessey, Maeghan Nichole

Title:

Teacher epistemic beliefs: The development of a psychometrically sound measure

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

elementary education
justification
pedagogical practices
teacher beliefs
epistemic beliefs
instrument development

File:

Download dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen M Boomer, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Antiliou, Andria

Title:

The effect of an argumentation diagram on the self-evaluation of a creative solution.

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Creativity
Problem Solving
Creative Problem Solving
Beliefs about Creativity

File:

Download Antiliou_dis_finaleTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Pricilla Karen Murphy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Mengyi

Title:

Effects of Text Genre and Structure on 4th- and 5th-grade Students’ High-level Comprehension in Small-group Discussions

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

reading comprehension
text-based discussion
text genre
text structure
Quality Talk

File:

Download Thesis_Mengyi_Li.pdf

Committee Members:

Bonnie J Meyer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pricilla Karen Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zimmerman, Whitney Alicia

Title:

Impact of Instructional Materials Eliciting Low and High Cognitive Load on Self-efficacy and Demonstrated Knowledge

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Self-efficacy
statistics education
cognitive load
worked examples

File:

Download WAZimmerman.Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie L Knight, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member