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The Accelerated Reader program and students' attitude towards reading.

Focarile, Deborah Ann.

This study explores the relationship between the use of the Accelerated Reader Program, a computerized reading management program marketed by Advantage Learning Systems, Inc., and student's attitudes towards reading while ...
The acquisition of electronic portfolio support staff expertise : a theoretical model.

Filkins, Daniel Treadgold.

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the different methods in which electronic portfolio support staff acquired their expertise. In this study, five electronic portfolio support staff members served ...
Acute effects of caloric intake and macronutrient type on body weight, body composition, resting energy expenditure, and total metabolic rate.

Thomas, Ashli.

Obesity is a growing epidemic with no consensus regarding solutions. Thirty healthy overweight and obese female subjects (41.9 ± 12 years, 166 cm ± 7 cm, a 100.5 kg ± 19.6 kg, 46.0% ± 4.0% body fat, and BMI 37.4 ± 6.9) ...
Acute effects of dynamic and static stretch on the peak torque and ROM of the shoulder internal and external rotators.

Smart, Mary Megan.

Purpose: The primary purpose was to determine whether or not static and/or dynamic stretch techniques affect the peak torque and average power of the shoulder rotators. A secondary purpose was to assess and compare range ...
The acute effects of Pterocarpus Marsupium supplementation on insulin-dependent and insulin-independent signaling pathways at rest, after an oral glucose tolerance test and after intense exercise in overweight pre-diabetic females.

Shelmadine, Brian.

Increasing physical activity and modifying diet to incorporate more phytonutrients has been suggested as a way to prevent the progression of insulin resistance (IR) into cardiometabolic disease. Pterocarpus Marsupium (PM), ...
The affects of a middle grades teacher education program on preservice teachers choice of teaching strategies and mathematical understanding.

Eddy, Colleen M.

This study investigated how mathematical knowledge, mathematics pedagogy, and knowledge of students' understanding in mathematics impacted middle grades preservice mathematics teachers' lesson planning and teaching strategies ...
An analysis of alternative school effectiveness on student achievement.

Moger, Scott Douglas.

This study is a comparative analysis investigating student achievement, attendance rates, grade point average and credit earned by at-risk students attending an alternative high school of choice, at-risk students attending ...
An analysis of critical thinking skills with gifted and general education students : relationships between cognitive, achievement, and demographic variables.

Kettler, David Todd. (, )

Critical thinking is an often-stated educational objective in gifted education as well as general education. Yet for all the attention that 21st Century education has placed on thinking skills, including critical thinking, ...
Analysis of exercise intensity and energy expenditure of women participating in the Curves exercise program.

Farris, Gregory D.

The Curves program is designed to improve fitness. The purpose of this study was to identify exercise intensity, HR and energy expenditure in a group of women participating in the Curves program. Seventy-eight women (53.6 ...
Analysis of the impact of a ten-year technology initiative on students’ outcome.

Li, Wenxue.

Results from this study indicate that this research model is capable of examining the long-term effect of a teacher technology training initiative. Further research with an extensive data management design and larger ...
AVID students' perceptions of intelligence : a mixed methods study.

Becker, John Darrell. (, )

Students' perceptions of intelligence have been shown to have an effect on learning. Students who see intelligence as something that can be developed, those with a growth mindset, often experience academic success, while ...
Career-focused field trips as experienced by at-risk rural students : a case study.

Hutson, Tommye L.

A lack of recent research focused on field trips as pedagogy in K-12 settings established the foundation for this work. The research design followed multiple-case case study model. The participants were four male students ...
Causes and differences in retention of white, African American, and Hispanic students who progressed toward graduation after first year in college.

Matthews, Kenneth, 1958-

African American and Hispanic students' retention rates in college have revealed that minority students are much more likely than white students to drop out of college. Additionally, minority students' graduation rates ...
Cognitive Coaching : an examination of the reflective journaling of teacher candidates.

Henry, Aiyana Genae. (, )

Cognitive Coaching is a method of instruction that recognizes the strength in thinking about thinking and fosters independent learning. Cognitive Coaching is one method of instruction that can help to better prepare teachers ...
Collegiate student-athletes' academic success : academic communication apprehension's impact on prediction models.

James, Kai'Iah A.

This dissertation study examines the impact of traditional and non-cognitive variables on the academic prediction model for a sample of collegiate student-athletes. Three hundred and fifty-nine NCAA Division IA male and ...
Comparison of post-exercise recovery strategies on physiological and biochemical markers of exercise-induced muscle damage.

Nix, Carrie M.

From the elite competitor, to the weekend athlete, or as a result of everyday activities, muscle injuries are a way of life. To date, no studies have examined the effectiveness of the Alter-G G-Trainer to enhance muscle ...
Comparison of the effects of aquatic and land-based balance training programs on the proprioception of college-aged recreational athletes.

Spiers, Shellie.

Purpose: To determine if aquatic and land-based balance training programs created significantly different improvements in levels of balance ability measured among college-aged recreational athletes. Methods: 18 active ...
CSCOPE's effect on Texas' state mandated standardized test scores in mathematics.

Merritt, Brent Ross. (, )

The purpose of the study was to examine standardized test scores of school districts in the state of Texas that have implemented CSCOPE, a popular curriculum management system, in an effort to determine what effect, if ...
Cyberbullying : what are the psychological profiles of bullies, victims, and bully-victims?

Aoyama, Ikuko, 1977-

The purposes of the present study were to classify youth into subgroups based on their involvement in cyberbullying, to examine group differences in terms of internalizing problems, and to examine moderator effects of peer ...
Demographic characteristics and workload perceptions of higher education faculty in Texas who prepare K-12 principals.

Haliburton, Francene.

Research shows that the role of the K–12 principal is a significant factor in school improvement. Principal preparation programs have been criticized for inadequately preparing their graduates for the challenges they must ...