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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