Browsing by Author "Burlbaw, Lynn M."
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Harper, Deena San (2009-05-15)The purpose of this qualitative, narrative study was to examine the extent and endurance of influence a technology-based professional development program had on the epistemological, ontological, and methodological beliefs ...
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Black, Linda L. (2009-05-15)Houston, Texas, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States, has several structures named after historically male leaders of the city―George R. Brown Convention Center, Mickey Leland Federal Building, William ...
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Jo, Injeong (2012-02-14)This research proposes that the explicit incorporation of spatial thinking into teacher preparation programs is an effective and efficient way to foster and develop a spatially literate populace. The major objective of ...
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Clark, Robert M. (2010-10-12)For individuals and organizations, the events of the past shape and affect the decisions made in the present, to the benefit or detriment of the person or group. Historical research can make available information about the ...
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Davis, Jill Marie (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of School Home Links activity guide homework on kindergarten Texas Primary Reading Inventory scores. Student Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI) scores were obtained ...
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Kung, Wan-Tsai (2010-10-12)This dissertation investigated Taiwanese English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners' incidental noticing and their subsequent language learning in relation to learner proficiency level and dyadic type in a text-based ...
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Ko, Wei-Hong (2013-08-07)The present study investigated learners’ interlanguage pragmatic development through analysis of ninety requestive emails written to a faculty member over a period of up to two years. Most previous studies on interlanguage ...
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Williams, Jeremy Kelton (2012-10-19)This dissertation is a historical examination of citizenship education in the United States, beginning in the late nineteenth century with the Progressive era, and extending into the 1970s with multiculturalism. It focuses ...
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Caldwell, Heather K. (2010-07-14)This dissertation is a historical biography on the life, suffrage and educational contributions of Mary Carroll Craig Bradford, a wife, mother, suffragist, teacher and educational administrator in the state of Colorado. ...
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Zhu, Gang (2018-08-06)This dissertation narrates two Chinese and two American student teachers’ professional identity constructions during their practicums using the story constellations approach to voice their narrative authority. Informed by ...
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Muldowney, Hanna Maria (2011-10-21)Homeschooling is a growing trend in America. Studies on homeschooling in the past three decades have focused on the reasons why parents choose to homeschool, the academic and social quality of homeschooling, and the ...
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Corlu, Mehmet (2012-07-16)Reforms in education of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines have been particularly critical for the economic competitiveness of Turkey. STEM education includes the set of knowledge, skills, ...
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Kang, Rui (2009-05-15)In response to the growing interests in K-12 economic education among politicians and educators, this study was designed to fill in the gaps created by limited research in preservice teachers’ attitudes and intentions ...
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Rodriguez, Karen Margaret (2012-10-19)This qualitative study centered on science instruction and learning that occurred in a Title I elementary school in a suburban district in southeast Texas. Twelve teachers were interviewed in order to understand their ...
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Smith, Mychelle (2015-08-04)Varying levels and types of colloquial language are considered inappropriate, especially profanity. Obscene language is one aspect applied to the R-rating for movies and television shows. Profanity also plays a large role ...
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Kim, Heekyoung (2009-05-15)Based on a cross-cultural comparison of requesting behavior between Koreans and Americans, the study tried to determine the extent of pragmatic transfer and the impact of individual subjective motives that may influence ...
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Tzou, Yeh-Zu (2009-05-15)Simultaneous interpretation is a cognitively demanding task involving concurrent listening and speaking in two languages. Successful performance in this task likely relies on a good working memory, which reflects a person’s ...
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Persky, Julia Christine (2018-11-21)Children in early childhood and elementary classrooms are often marginalized due to a variety of identity markers, which create borders within learning spaces and limit access to social and academic success. Students who ...
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Kocabas, Sezai (2018-07-26)STEM education is described as a systematic teaching and/or learning process in the STEM fields and a positive correlation exists between STEM education and the economic prosperity and power of a nation in the globalized ...
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Berkeley-Jones, Catherine Spotswood (2012-10-19)The purpose of this study was to examine teacher Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi) self-ratings and student Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) scores. The study assessed the relationship between LoTi ...