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Author:

Kim, Wonsuk

Title:

Development of a differential item functioning (DIF) procedure using the hierarchical generalized liner model: a comparison study with logistic regression

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

differential item functioning
hierarchical generalized linear model

File:

Download hglmdif.pdf

Committee Members:

Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jaeyong Lee, Committee Member
Michael J Rovine, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Younghoon

Title:

Cultivating Reflective Thinking: The Effects of a Reflective Thinking Tool on Learners' Learning Performance and Metacognitive Awareness in the Context of On-line Learning

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

Learning tool
Reflective thinking
Metacognition

File:

Download YHKIM_Ph.D._Dissertation_PSU.pdf

Committee Members:

Barbara L Grabowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member
Francis M Dwyer Jr., Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, 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:

Warcholak, Nicholas D

Title:

Analysis of Engineering Faculty Members' Reflections on Planning for Instruction

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

course planning
PCK
engineering education
higher education
decision making
instructional planning

File:

Download WarcholakDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Special Member

Author:

Strunk, Theresa Anne

Title:

An Exploration of the Relationships Between Academic Enablers and Middle School Achievement

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

academic enablers
self-efficacy
academic achievement
middle school

File:

Download theresa_strunk_final_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Clyde Diperna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Clyde Diperna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Leslie Hale, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Lisa M Conyers, Committee Member

Author:

Strickland, Carolyn R

Title:

Academic Buoyancy as an Explanatory Factor for College Student Achievement and Retention

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

academic buoyancy
buoyancy
motivation
motivation and engagement
college student achievement
college student retention

File:

Download CStricklandFINALFINALDISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Michael John Dooris, Committee Member

Author:

Minutello, Michael Francis

Title:

WHY (AND HOW) THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE: A GROUNDED THEORY ANALYSIS OF STEM ATTRITION AT A LARGE PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

STEM;attrition; grounded theory

File:

Download FINAL_DISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Dorothy H Evensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dorothy H Evensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Neal H Hutchens, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Robert James Stevens, Outside Member

Author:

Challenger, Clewiston Dwaine

Title:

Perception of college adjustment and institutional attachment among student-athletes of color at a predominantly white institution and its relation to academic motivation

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

college adjustment
self-efficacy
academic motivation
academic buoyancy
student-athletes of color
sense of belonging

File:

Download Clewi_Challenger_v5__Dissertation_Summer_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Jolynn Carney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jolynn Carney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Katie Kostohryz, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Outside Member

Author:

Xiao, Yi

Title:

REVIEW OF POLICIES REGARDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN STATE/FEDERAL VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION: COUNSELOR ATTITUDE, SELF-EFFICACY, AND FREQUENCY OF PROCEDURAL PRACTICES

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

substance use disorders
vocational rehabilitation
policy
counselor attitude
self-efficacy
frequency of procedural practices
rubric

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Yi_Xiao.pdf

Committee Members:

Deirdre Elizabeth Mary O'Sullivan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deirdre Elizabeth Mary O'Sullivan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Allison R Fleming, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Gary Zajac, Outside Member

Author:

Cook, Michael Alan

Title:

A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKED EXAMPLES AND PRODUCTIVE FAILURE IN LEARNING PROCEDURAL AND CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO STATISTICS

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

statistics instruction
worked examples
productive failure
procedural knowledge
conceptual knowledge
cognitive load

File:

Download Mike_Cook_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Peggy Noel Van Meter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Member
Roy Clariana, Outside Member