Browsing by Author "Burlbaw, Lynn M."
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Musa, Ahlam (2013-03-27)The content area of social studies has not been given as much attention as its counterparts despite its inclusion in the state wide TAKS exam in Texas. All students in grades 8, 10, and 11 are required to take the social ...
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Lovesmith, Deanna M. (2010-01-16)The purpose of the study was to identify perceptions of the contributions made by superintendents and architects respectively when programming a new school. Areas of collaboration were determined by a qualitative analysis ...
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Jo, Injeong (2009-05-15)This study examined questions embedded in four high school world geography textbooks to evaluate the degree to which the three components of spatial thinking were incorporated: concepts of space, tools of representation, ...
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Zahn, Marion P. (2010-10-12)Laotian American students attending universities across the U.S. are first-, second-, and third-generation American. This generation status, along with their families' unique immigration experiences, likely impacts their ...
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Standish, Hilary A. (2009-05-15)This qualitative study explored the experiences of African American educators who worked in two communities in Texas during the years 1954 to 1975. The goal was to document the educators’ perceptions of teaching in segregated ...
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Howell, Leanne (2012-02-14)The purpose of this dissertation study was to investigate a specific computer-assisted instructional software, Study Hall 101, in fifth-grade science. The study was conducted on an urban, elementary school campus in a ...
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Kilinc, Emin (2012-07-16)We are living in a conceptual world which we build through both informal and systematic interaction. Concepts enable us to simplify and organize our environment and communicate efficiently with others. The learning of ...
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Robinson, Joe E. (2011-10-21)Many of today’s schools are caught at the center of a perfect storm fueled by the pressures from a more demanding public, increased governmental accountability, warring political factions, shrinking resources, and new ...
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Bevan, Danielle (2021-04-15)The purpose of the research conducted in this dissertation was to explore students’ beliefs and attitudes towards mathematics learning and teaching when exposed to creative problem-solving techniques. Investigation of ...
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Donovan, William Robert (2011-02-22)This qualitative study used a historical research method to eliminate the gap in the historical knowledge of Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) curriculum evolution in the post-Cold War era. This study is the only known ...
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Saberian, Michael Reza (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)This thesis studies the influence of ethnicity, nationality, and occupation upon military selection of the residents of Ohio during the First World War. This is a quantitative study, based on a data set constructed from ...
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Delello, Julie A. (2010-01-16)In 1999, the Chinese Academy of Sciences realized that there was a need for a better public understanding of science. For the public to have better accessibility and comprehension of China's significance to the world, the ...
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Chen, Tsuei-Fen (2010-10-12)Theories of reading have seldom been examined across orthographies. In the present study, Dual Coding Theory (DCT), a general theory of cognition applied to literacy, was applied to Chinese sentences to investigate the ...
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Bass, Howard George (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)The purpose of this study was to describe the student benefits obtained from a faculty development activity directed toward student motivation, learning strategies and description of teaching. The subjects for this study ...
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Lee, Jong Won (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)This research used a spatial skills test and cognitive-mapping test to examine the effect of GIS learning on the spatial ability and spatial problem solving of college students. A total of 80 participants, undergraduate ...
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Metty, Jane Maureen (2011-10-21)Teachers are an essential link between the curriculum and student achievement. Teachers make instructional decisions that (1) determine the success or failure of a curricular intervention and (2) can result in either ...
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Beck, Shari A. (2012-07-16)With the dynamics of the growing population of native Spanish-speaking students in America’s public schools, two-way dual language immersion programs are increasing in number. A series of observations and interviews in a ...
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Cox, Murray William (2011-10-21)The number of American students with insufficient post-secondary mathematical abilities is increasing and the related rate of student attrition increases alongside the upsurge in college developmental programs. As a ...
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Huang, Shu-Fen (2012-10-19)This study investigated the effects of output stimulus tasks and glosses on L2 incidental vocabulary learning. Two meta-analytic studies were conducted. The first was intended to provide a systematic statistical synthesis ...
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Jia, Yueming (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The purpose of this study was to explore ESL teachers perceptions and use of classroom-based reading assessments. The research questions underpinning this study were: 1) What types of classroom-based reading assessments ...