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Author:

Oliveras, Yanira

Title:

The empirical relationship between administrator ratings of teacher effectiveness and student achievement on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

administrator ratings
teacher effectiveness
student achievement

File:

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Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Arends, Jessica Hope

Title:

Faculty conceptualizations of global service-learning: Envisioning change, doing damage, and the role of identity

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

global service-learning
faculty
motivations
critical reflection
community impacts
identity

File:

Download Faculty_Conceptualizations_final_Arends_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth A Smolcic, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christine M Thompson, Committee Member
Esther Susana Prins, Special Member

Author:

Hufnagel, Elizabeth Jean

Title:

How Pre-service Elementary Teachers Express Emotions About Climate Change And Related Disciplinary Ideas

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

science education; environmental science education; emotions; di

File:

Download Hufnagel_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Gregory John Kelly, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Susan G Strauss, Committee Member
Stephanie A Shields, Special Member

Author:

Sherbine, Kortney Beth

Title:

Mapping Emergent Childhoods and Justin Bieber Fan Culture

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

childhood
fan culture
Gilles Deleuze
Félix Guattari
assemblage
nomad
becoming
desire

File:

Download FinalDissertationSherbine.pdf

Committee Members:

Gail Louise Boldt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gail Louise Boldt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Thompson, Committee Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Committee Member
Charles Richard Garoian, Committee Member

Author:

Sevimli Celik, Serap

Title:

movement Education: Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions Of Its Benefits And Their Competence In Integrating It Across The Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Early childhood education
movement education
teacher education

File:

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Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Melissa Jean Bopp, Committee Member
Jawaid Haider, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Sungwoo

Title:

The Study Of Variables Influencing The Effect Of English Medium Instruction On Academic Content Learning And English Proficiency Development

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

English medium instruction (EMI)
ESL/EFL teaching
tertiary level

File:

Download Sung_Woo_Yang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mari Haneda, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rose Mary Zbiek, Special Member

Author:

Lee, Yunjoon

Title:

Working hypothesis in second language development in natural settings of World of Warcraft twenty one year old adult's second language development in the game of play of World of Warcraft

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

language development
language acquisition
ESL
MMORPG
video game
online game
world of warcraft

File:

Download YunJoon_Lee_Final_Submit_Dissertation2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Matthew Edward Poehner, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member

Author:

Rosello, Jarod

Title:

Everything Imagined is Real

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

comics
cartooning
pedagogy
arts-based research
curriculum

File:

Download Rosello_-_Everything_Imagined_is_Real_-_Final_Grad_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Kimberly Anne Powell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gail Louise Boldt, Committee Member
Christine M Thompson, Committee Member
Charles Richard Garoian, Special Member

Author:

Karunakaran, Shiv

Title:

Comparing bundles and associated intentions of expert and novice provers during the process of proving

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Proving
Mathematics Education
Mathematical Knowledge
Undergraduate Mathematics
Graduate Mathematics
Proof Instruction

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Kathleen Heid, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Member
Yakov B Pesin, Special Member

Author:

Mcdonald, Brian Thomas

Title:

A Retrospective Interview Study of Immigrant Students and Their Success in International Baccalaureate English / Literacy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

International Baccalaureate
Curriculum
Instruction
English Language Learners
Latinos

File:

Download DISS_FINAL_FINAL_July_17_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Anne Whitney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edith Frances Arbaugh, Committee Member
Matthew Edward Poehner, Committee Member
Madhu Suri Prakash, Special Member

Author:

Mcdyre, Alicia Marie

Title:

Kindergarten girls "illuminating" their identities-in-practice through science instruction framed in explanation building: From the shadows into the light

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

elementary science
science literacy
positioning
explanation building

File:

Download AliciaMcDyre1finaldissertation2014_.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory John Kelly, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Committee Member
Heather A Zimmerman, Committee Member

Author:

Jin, Meong-hee

Title:

Technology integration in the context of collaboration in early childhood settings

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Collaboration
Technology knowledge
Technology pedagogy
Technology integration

File:

Download Jin_Dissertation2014a1.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Swartz, Suzanne Elizabeth

Title:

children, imaginary companions, and narrative skills:two case studies of the potential developmental benefits of imaginary companion play for the narrative skills of young children

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

decontextualized language
dynamic systems theory
imaginary companion play
narrative skill
play-literacy nexus.

File:

Download SwartzS.E.Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vivian Yenika Agbaw, Committee Member
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Kao, Yu-ting

Title:

VYGOTSKY’S THEORY OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT: THE IMPLICATIONS ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

sociocultural theory
concept-based instruction
dynamic assessment
teaching Chinese as a foreign language
Chinese rhetoric

File:

Download FinalDissertationKao.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Edward Poehner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Edward Poehner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Smolcic, Committee Member
Xiaoye You, Committee Member

Author:

Olcese, Nicole Rose

Title:

Beginning Teachers Finding Support Through an Online Teacher Network: Affinity Lear-NING

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Affinity Spaces
Teacher Education
Online Social Networks

File:

Download Nicole_Olcese_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Anne Whitney, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Al-mansour, Monirah A

Title:

Young Children's Journey into a World of Play with Open-ended Materials: A Case Study of the Creative Play Club

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Creative Play
Open-ended Materials
Play
peer culture
imagination

File:

Download Al-Mansour_Monirah-Dissertation_FS4-Dec.2014.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Committee Member
Christine Thompson, Special Member

Author:

Krajeski, Stephen Edward

Title:

Supporting Pre-service Science Teachers in Developing Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

culturally relevant pedagogy
pre-service science teacher

File:

Download Krajeski_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Mc Donald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Richard Alan Duschl, Committee Member
David P Baker, Special Member

Author:

Huang, Hubert Khan

Title:

Examining youth attitudes toward civic engagement: A study of collaborative social entrepreneurship using a multi-user virtual environment

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

civic education
civic engagement
educational technology
issues-centered curriculum
deliberation
interdisciplinary literacy

File:

Download Huang_Dissertation_Revised_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Alan Metzger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Alan Metzger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Rose Marie Baker, Committee Member

Author:

Almoaiqel, Salman Abdullah

Title:

Perceptions of Saudi School Teachers about Teaching Arabic Language Arts Using an Integrated Approach: An Exploratory Study

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Teaching Arabic Language Arts
Integrated Approach
Perceptions of Saudi School Teachers
Integrating Arabic Language Arts

File:

Download Salman_Almoaiqels_Dissertation_2014_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member