Dissertations of graduates of the Doctor of Education - Educational Leadership approved in the 2015-2016 academic years. NOTE: To see all the content in this collection, click on the search icon without search terms.
American students in the 21st century are growing up with Internet accessible technology available at their fingertips. Considering this and the continued pressure to compete in a global society, The United States’ Department...
Fach:
One-to-One Technology, Standardized Assessment, Student Achievement und Elementary School
Schöpfer:
Medlin, Shane A.
Mitwirkender:
Tammy Condren (Advisor/Committee Chair), James Truelove (Committee Member) und Pam Hedgpeth (Committee Member)
Appropriately meeting the needs of gifted students by implementing research based practices is a challenge for public education. According to Davis and Rimm (2004), gifted students are a unique group of learners who have a...
Fach:
Gifted Students und Accelerated Advancement
Schöpfer:
Sallee, Lori
Mitwirkender:
Allison Langford (Advisor/Committee Chair), Tammy Condren (Committee Member) und Laura Nelson (Committee Member)
Students with disabilities often start their school career in an Early Childhood Special Education program. The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) of 2004 mandates school districts to allow students with disabilities as...
Fach:
Early Childhood, Special Education, Disabilities und Design for Learning
Schöpfer:
Boyer, Amanda
Mitwirkender:
Julie Bryant (Advisor/Committee Chair), James Truelove (Committee Member) und Pam Hedgpeth (Committee Member)
Educational reform has taken on many faces but current trends focus on college readiness. While educators believe dual credit courses improve college readiness little research has been done to see the true effects. This study...
Fach:
College Readiness, Dual Credit, Graduation Rates und Student Success
Schöpfer:
Coffey, Lynn D.
Mitwirkender:
Edward W. Walton (Advisor/Committee Chair), Pamela Hedgpeth (Committee Member) und Robert Perry (Committee Member0
Diverseness within our society has children entering Kindergarten with a wide variety of early experiences and learning opportunities. Developmental screening prior to Kindergarten entrance has become a common factor for...
Fach:
Kindergarten, Diversity und Developmental Screening
Schöpfer:
Ratcliff, Addie Colleen
Mitwirkender:
Michael David Arnold (Advisor/Committee Chair), Tammy Condren (Committee Member) und Janice S. VanGilder (Committee Member)
Education in the 21st century is subject to standardized testing with financial implications associated with testing. Under continued focus at the federal level to close the socioeconomic achievement gap, equitable distribution...
Fach:
21st Century, Standardized Assessment, Socioeconomic Status und Student Achievement
Schöpfer:
Kuessner, Sonia Shedd
Mitwirkender:
Robert Perry (Advisor/Committee Chair), Pam Hedgpeth (Committee Member) und Nancy Colbaugh, (Committee Member)
Standards-based education has been cited for decades as a means to increasing student achievement. Standards-based grading (SBG) has been identified as a possible method to support learning of standards. While SBG has received...
Fach:
Standards Based Grading, Student Achievement und Middle Schools
Schöpfer:
Bauer, Steven Patrick
Mitwirkender:
James Truelove (Advisor/Committee Chair), Ron Wilken (Committee Member) und Brad Johnson (Committee Member)
With a lack of reflection, distrust, and teacher isolation prevalent, principals rely on programs instead of eliciting deeply embedded practice (Fullan 2001; Reeves, 2009; Schmoker, 2004). What is needed is a deeply embedded...
Fach:
Deeply Embedded Practice, Elementary School und Cognitive Coaching
Schöpfer:
Tennison, Rachel Louise
Mitwirkender:
Nancy Colbaugh (Advisor/Committee Chair), Allison Langford (Committee Member) und T. C. Wall (Committee Member)
Research identifies several grading practices considered ineffective for their negative impact on the accuracy of the report of student achievement they yield. The ability to positively impact student achievement is the...
Fach:
Grading, Student Achievement, Teacher Self-Efficacy und K-12 Schools
Schöpfer:
Weaver, Jason
Mitwirkender:
Michael Arnold (Advisor/Committee Chair), James Truelove (Committee Member) und Robert Perry (Committee Member)
Effective grading practices in the classroom as well as reporting practices such as standards-based grading (SBG) is one way to report learning (Marzano, 2010). The focus of this particular study was to address alternative ways...
Fach:
Standards Based Grading und Grading
Schöpfer:
Akins, Jeremie
Mitwirkender:
James Truelove (Advisor/Committee Chair), Tammy Condren (Committee Member) und Linda Wooderson (Committee Member)
