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Author:

Fisher, April Bryington

Title:

ADHD Rating Scales' Susceptibility to Faking in a College Student Sample

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

college students
ADHD
clinical psychology
disability determinations

File:

Download AprilFisherFinalDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Marley W Watkins, Committee Member
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Brian A Rabian, Committee Member

Author:

Criswell, Brett Allen

Title:

Inquiry in Conversation: Exploring the Multiple Solution Pathway (MSP) Lesson Structure as a Means to Progressive Discourse in the Science Classroom

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

progressive discourse
interactions
inquiry

File:

Download Complete_Dissertation_Document_FV.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Scott Mc Donald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Mc Donald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

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:

Bochna, Cynthia R.

Title:

The Impact of Instruction in Text Structure on Listening Comprehension in Preschool Age Students

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

text structure
listening comprehension
emergent literacy
reading
Head Start

File:

Download Bochna.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert James Stevens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Head-Dylla, Candace

Title:

EXPLORING THE READING MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS FROM A PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVING ONLY AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

deficit views
pathologizing practices
educational leadership
Native American
American Indian
reading motivation
reading achievement and motivation
stratification
cultural and linguistic diversity

File:

Download Candace_dissertation_with_app.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr John Tippeconnic, Committee Member
Dr Susan Faircloth, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Campbell, Debra Lynn

Title:

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MUSICAL POSSIBLE SELF BELIEFS AND THEIR MUSIC PARTICIPATION

Graduate Program:

Music Education

Keywords:

participation
education
music
motivation
self-concept

File:

Download July_20_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Joanne Rutkowski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anthony Thomas Leach, Committee Member
Keith P Thompson, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Committee Member

Author:

Price, Gwyneth A

Title:

TheEffects of Learner-generated versus Computer- generated Representations on Physics Problem- solving.

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

multiple representations
generative learning
science education

File:

Download GwynethPrice.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert James Stevens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Kotaman, Huseyin

Title:

IMPACTS OF DIALOGICAL STORYBOOK READING ON CHILDREN’S RECEPTIVE VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR PARENTS’ SELF-EFFICACY FOR STORYBOOK READING

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

storybook reading
receptive vocabulary
early childhood

File:

Download KotamanThesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, 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:

Foor, Jamie Lee

Title:

The Effectiveness of an Online Knowledge Map Instructional Presentation

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Knowledge Maps
Instructional Strategies
Undergraduate Students
Library Instruction

File:

Download J4_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Bonnie J Meyer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Bissell-Havran, Joanna Marie

Title:

Parents' Differential Treatment and Siblings' Academic Outcomes During Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

emerging adulthood
siblings
adolescence
academic achievement
parenting

File:

Download Bissell-Havran-dissertation-final-gr-school.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Loken, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Loken, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Mc Hale, Committee Member
Hobart H Cleveland Iii, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member

Author:

Metzler, Jonathan Norman

Title:

The Significance of Locus-of-Esteem Enhancements in Pride-Based Assessment of the Need for Achievement

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

self-conscious affect
competence motivation
pride
need for achievement
competence feedback

File:

Download 070508_Metzler_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

David E Conroy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George M Graham, Committee Member
Scott M Hofer, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Karl Maxim Newell, Committee Member

Author:

Liang, Jr-Shiuan

Title:

Motivations for older adults' participation in distance education: A study at the National Open University of Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Learning motivation
Older adult learning
Distance education learning environment

File:

Download Thesis_Liang_010606.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek C Mulenga, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Ryu, Jiyeon

Title:

THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MINDFUL ABSTRACTION ACTIVITIES ON TWO TYPES OF TRANSFER AND THE RELATION WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ANALOGUES IN ONLINE SITUATED LEARNING

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

situated learning
low-road transfer
high-road transfer
mindful abstraction
analogue knowledge

File:

Download JiyeonRyu_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Alkandari, Khaled Ahmed

Title:

THE USES OF POSTERS AND PERCEIVED VALUES IN SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

posters
perceived values
uses

File:

Download khaled_dissertation_12_2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Ali Carr Chellman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alison Alene Carr Chellman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan M Land, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member

Author:

Cossey, Kimberly

Title:

Hypothesis Driven Assessment of an NMR Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

NMR
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
chemical education
assessment
curriculum

File:

Download CosseyDissertationChem.pdf

Committee Members:

Karl Todd Mueller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Shibley, Lisa Renee

Title:

The Compared Costs and Benefits of Interagency Cooperation and Separate Accreditation Processes: A Case Study

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

self-study processes
interagency cooperation
accreditation

File:

Download ShibleyL3etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick T Terenzini, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
M Lee Upcraft, Committee Member
James Fredericks Volkwein, Committee Member

Author:

Ulker, Riza

Title:

A Study of Turkish Kindergarten Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Two Instructional Models: Direct Instruction and Child-Initiated Instruction

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

child-initiated instruction
direct instruction
classroom social behavior
kindergarten

File:

Download Riza_Ulker.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Sung-Eun

Title:

EFFECTS OF IMPLEMENTING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS ON STUDENT LEARNING: META-ANALYSIS USING HLM

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

performance assessments
student learning
Meta analysis

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Schafer, Committee Member

Author:

Wilson, Sharise M.

Title:

DECISION-MAKING BY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS: USE OF THE REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC AND IMPORTANCE OF ASSESSMENT DATA IN DETERMINATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

decision-making
heuristics
representativeness
assessment
special education eligibility
Decision-Making Questionnaire

File:

Download SWilsonDissertationFINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Beverly Vandiver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Beverly Vandiver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Clyde Diperna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Seung Won

Title:

SELF-REGULATION OF ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

procrastination
self-regulation

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Balliett, Timothy R.

Title:

Motivated by Grace? Exploring Achievement Motivation in Catholic Secondary Schools

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

mathematics
religious beliefs
classroom context
achievement motivation
Catholic schools
secondary schools

File:

Download Balliett_dissertation_eTD_4.6.2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Robert James Stevens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member

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:

Lan, Ya-Ling

Title:

EFFECTIVENESS OF NOTETAKING, SELF-QUESTIONING AND SUMMARIZING STRATEGIES ON LEARNING FROM DIAGRAMS

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

self-directed learning
notetaking
reading
summarization
self-questioning
diagrams
comprehension strategies

File:

Download Lan_Y.__2008_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reeves, Philip M

Title:

Identifying the Preferred Sources and Options of Help Seeking

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Help Seeking
Motivation
Self-Regulation

File:

Download Reeves_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Ray, Melissa N

Title:

Individual Differences In Deep Level Comprehension: Contributions of Text Structure, Comprehension Skill, and Prior knowledge

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Text Structure
Inferences
Comprehension
Comprehension Skill

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_MR.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert James Stevens, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert James Stevens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Jianan

Title:

Active and Passive Procrastination of University Students Enrolled in Writing Courses Across Varying Course Delivery Models

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Self-Regulated Learning
Active Procrastination
Academic Achievement

File:

Download JiananWang_jxw454__MasterThesis2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Shaw, Charlyn Welch

Title:

Worked Examples and Learner-Generated Representations: A Study in the Calculus Domain

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Worked Examples
Learner-Generated Representations
Multiple Representations
Calculus
Conceptual Knowledge
Related Rates

File:

Download ShawCharlynThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nolan, Katherine A

Title:

Effects of Ignoring Hierarchical Data Structure on Factor Analytic Models

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

nested
hierarchical
multilevel
factor analysis

File:

Download Marino_Kate_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Pui Wa Lei, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hoi Kin Suen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Cameron, Chelsea

Title:

FOSTERING HISTORICAL THINKING AND INTEGRATION: THE EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT QUESTION GENERATION IN HISTORY

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

History Education
Reading
Multiple Documents
Questioning
Questions

File:

Download Cameron_Masters_Thesis_Format_15_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Peggy Noel Van Meter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Follmer, Dan Jacob

Title:

An Examination of the Conceptual Relations Among Executive Functioning, Metacognition, and Self-Regulated Learning

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Executive functions
metacognition
self-regulated learning

File:

Download Dan_Jacob_Follmer_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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:

Reeves, Philip M

Title:

AN EXAMINATION OF HELP-SEEKING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Help-seeking
Self-regulated Learning
Entrepreneurship Education

File:

Download Reeves_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member
Sarah Elizabeth Zappe, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Outside Member

Author:

Hu, Helen

Title:

ASSESSING COGNITIVE AND SELF-REGULATED WRITING STRATEGIES FOR BIOLOGY LAB REPORTS

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Writing Strategies
Self-Regulation
Self-Efficacy
Writing Perforamnce
Biology Lab Report

File:

Download Thesis_Helen_Huiqing_Hu_Final_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert James Stevens, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee 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

Author:

Huffstickler, Megan Kay

Title:

Understanding Student Problem Solving in Organic Chemistry

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Organic Chemistry
Chemical Education
Educational Psychology
Think-Aloud Protocol

File:

Download FinalDraft_GradSchoolSubmission.pdf

Committee Members:

Peggy Van Meter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Tise, Joe Christopher

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF A LEARNING STRATEGIES INTERVENTION IN A POST-SECONDARY STEM CLASS

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Learning strategies
Cognitive strategies
SRL Intervention
Self-regulated Learning
Generative Learning
Elaborative strategies
Elaborative Interrogation
Analogies
Intervention

File:

Download _Final__Complete_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member

Author:

Ferrara, Amanda Marie

Title:

The Effect of Prior Traumatic Events on Reading Comprehension and Metacognitive Monitoring in College Students

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

prior trauma
reading comprehension
metacognition
college students

File:

Download Ferrara_Thesis_181114.pdf

Committee Members:

Carlomagno Del Carmen Panlilio, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Cameron, Chelsea

Title:

Multiple Document Question Instruction: Promoting Multiple Document Thinking through Inquiry

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Multiple Document Learning
Reading Comprehension
Strategy
Self-Questioning
Strategy Instruction
Inquiry
History Instruction

File:

Download Cameron__Dissertation_Final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Peggy Noel Van Meter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Crystal Marie Ramsay, Committee Member
Michael James Milligan, Outside Member

Author:

Gilfillan, Elizabeth

Title:

THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS ON THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS OF FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

school counselors
college and career readiness
first generation college students
social capital
career decision-making
academic buoyancy

File:

Download Gilfillan_dissertation_final_040819.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Hazler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Hazler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Diandra Janelle Prescod, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Outside Member

Author:

Webb, Aubree Megan

Title:

LEARNING AND ASSESSING HEREDITY IN AP BIOLOGY: THE ROLES OF GENETIC MECHANISM AND REASONING ACROSS SCALE

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

science education
genetics education
assessment

File:

Download Webb__Aubree._Dissertation_-_Final_Submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie L. Knight, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Alan Duschl, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Greg Kelly, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
David Lynn Passmore, Outside Member

Author:

Yan, Yu

Title:

THE EFFECT OF GAMIFICATION ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ PARTICIPATION IN AND SATISFACTION WITH A CURRICULUM-BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

gamification
participation
performance
curriculum-based measurement
assessment

File:

Download Yu_Yan_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Simon Richard Hooper, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roy Clariana, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tyler S Hollett, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Outside Member
Susan Mary Land, Program Head/Chair
Simon Richard Hooper, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roy Clariana, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lafreniere, Lucas S

Title:

Upregulating Positive Emotion in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the SkillJoy Ecological Momentary Intervention

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

generalized anxiety disorder
savoring
positive valence systems
ecological momentary interventions
worry
cognitive-behavioral therapy
self-monitoring
generalized anxiety disorder
savoring
positive valence systems
ecological momentary interventions
positive emotion
worry
cognitive-behavioral therapy
self-monitoring
ecological momentary assessment

File:

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Committee Members:

Michelle Gayle Newman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Gayle Newman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Jeffrey Wilson, Committee Member
Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Outside Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Hu, Helen

Title:

The Impact of Enactive and Vicarious Learning From a Digital Game on Statistics Knowledge, Statistics Self-Efficacy, and Situational Interest

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Digital Games
Statistics Education
College Students
Self-Efficacy
Situational Interest
Statistics Knowledge

File:

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Committee Members:

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Crystal Ramsay, Committee Member
Alexandra List, Committee Member
Gabriela T Richard, Outside Member
Puiwa Lei-Ng, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Sun, Tianying

Title:

Latent profile analysis of first grade students' social skills and problem behavior

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Latent profile analysis
social skills
problem behavior
first grade students

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James Clyde Diperna, Committee Member
Matthew T Mc Crudden, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Young, Taylor

Title:

Examining the role of a metacognitive prompting intervention to support students' self-regulated and multiple-text learning

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology (MS)

Keywords:

Self-regulated learning
Multiple texts
Metacognitive prompting
Intervention

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Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Member
P Murphy, Program Head/Chair