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Community Innovation and Education Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

An Examination of the Lived Curiosity Experiences of Traditionally-Aged Freshmen Pursuing and Education Degree, Susan Kelly

Project iCAN: A STEM Learning and Persistence Model for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities, Aaron Koch

An Analysis of High School Homework Guidelines in One Urban School District, James Larsen

Content and Effects of Specific Targeted Feedback from Teacher Observations on Student Achievement in a Large Urban School District., Rachel Larsen

A Priori Analysis of Error and Bias in Value-Added Models, Matthew Lavery

Job Satisfaction of Full-Time Faculty Members at a For-Profit University, Joanna Leck

The Comparison of the School District Curriculum Alignment with Algebra Content Standards, Karen Lipscomb

Ubiquitous Computing in Public Education: The Effects of One-to-One Computer Initiatives on Student Achievement on Florida Standardized Assessments, Fernando Lobeto

Falling Behind in Pay: A Longitudinal Test of Equity Theory Among Florida Municipal Police Agencies' Salaries, Robert Lord

The Lived Experiences of Elementary Students with Disabilities Self-Advocating Through Speaking and Writing, Lindsey Massengale

Variations in Health Services Utilization by Patients with Prostate Cancer, Roberta McKee

A content analysis of developmental education in the community college from the Chronicle of Higher Education (2010 - 2015)., Jennifer Mezquita

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators That Impac Teacher Retention in Challenging Urban Schools, LaSonya Moore

Effects of a 10-Week Introductory Judo Course on Postural Control During Reactionary Bilateral Gripping Task With Varied Stances and Lower Body Power Performance, Tyler Muddle

The Effectiveness of Placement Exams and a Free Remedial Summer Program at a Midsized Selective Private University, Kadie Mullins

The Contribution of Adult Attachment Style on the Experience of Posttraumatic Growth Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Kristina Nelson

Young Children's Fine Motor iPad Gestures When Performed Alone and in Dyads, Lap Nguyen

The Impact of Board Capital and Servant Leadership on Board Effectiveness: A Study of Florida Community Foundations, Lauren Obyrne

Bullying Victimization, Feared Second Language Self, and Second Language Identity: Reconceptualizing The Second Language Motivational Self System, Hilal Peker

Ready or not, here comes college: A comparative correlation study of college readiness in Black and Hispanic students who take advanced level classes., Nigel Pillay

An investigation into the use of grade retention as an intervention strategy in Volusia County, Florida, Wesley Porter

A Model-Based Approach to Mobile Learning and Digital Literacy, Zena Ramsey

An Empirical Evaluation of an Instrument to Determine the Relationship Between Second-Year Medical Students' Perceptions of NERVE VP Design Effectiveness and Students' Ability to Learn and Transfer Skills from NERVE, Ramsamooj Reyes

The Reproducibility and Validity of Using the Dmax Method to Predict Physical Working Capacity at Fatigue Threshold, Joshua Riffe

The Community College Student's Social Construction of Global Learning in the Florida College System, Jennifer Robertson

A Comparison of Sixth Grade Student Achievement in Reading and Mathematics at School Transition Year, Julie Roseboom

Site-Embedded Professional Development as a Means to Increase Teachers' Sense of Efficacy: Lessons from a Middle School Quasi-Experimental Study, Melissa Roy

Practicing Teachers' Beliefs Regarding Racially, Culturally, Ethnically, And Linguistically Diverse (RCELD) Students In A Title I Secondary-School Environment, Lisa Sabino

Inclusion: A Question of Practice, Stance, Values and Culture, June Sellers

The Impact of Various Characteristics of Prekindergarten Services for Students with Disabilities on Later School Performance, Tanya Shores

The Source and Impact of Student Engagement for Black Students in an Urban High School, Deshawn Sims

An Analysis of Undergraduate Elementary School Pre-Service Teachers' Ability to Contextualize Fraction Expressions and Decontextualize Fraction Word Problems, Laura Tapp

A Study to Determine the Degree of Fairness Resulting from Section 8002 of the Federal Impact Aid Program on Qualifying Local Education Agencies, Danielle Thomas

Effects of a Mixed-Mode Instructional Program on the Communicative Turns of Preschoolers with Down syndrome who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Erika Timpe

Intramuscular TNF-alpha signaling in response to resistance exercise and recovery in untrained males., Jeremy Townsend

Supporting Prekindergarten Teachers Through Appropriate Professional Development Practices, Catherine Twyman

Internet Reading and Learning in a Guided Reading Context, Jennifer Van Allen

Evaluation of Echogenicity Within and Between Ultrasonographic Images of the Vastus Lateralis, Alyssa Varanoske

A Comparison of the Academic Achievement of English Learners and Non-English Learners in Digital and Non-Digital Learning Environments, Enrique Vela

Second-Year to Third-Year in College: Identifying Factors in the Decision 'Not to Return', Paul Viau

The Efficacy of an Early Warning System and a Response to Intervention Decision-Making Model for Students Transitioning in Secondary Education, Andrea Walsh

Moral Judgment Development of Student Nurses in an Associate Degree in Nursing Program, Graciela Way

The Experiences of School Leaders who Promote Achievement Among Students with Disabilities, Eric Wells

The Preservice Elementary Teacher Affect Scale for Science: A Validation Study, Otis Wilder

Access and Student Success: An Examination of the Perceptions and Experiences of First-Year Seminar Professionals at Florida Historically Black Colleges and Universities., Amanda Wilkerson

Fostering paths of enrollment from an urban high school to a large, public university, Colin Wyenberg

New Student Orientation and First Year Retention Rate of Associate Degree Nursing Students, Molly Yanni

The Relationship Between Comprehension of Descriptive and Sequential Expository Texts and Reader Characteristics in Typically Developing Kindergarten Children, Cheran Zadroga

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Modeling Autocorrelation and Sample Weights in Panel Data: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study, Parul Acharya

Socioeconomic Status, Instrumental Music Participation, and Middle School Student Achievement, Michael Antmann

The Effects of the Marzano Observation System Training on the Self-Efficacy of Teacher Observers, Samuel Ashley

Students Who Are Gifted and Public School Enrollment Choices Their Parents Make, Leigh Austin

Gestures and mental models: A triple coding hypothesis, Maura Austin

Literate Citizenship: The Culture of Literacy in Inclusive Middle School Social Studies Classrooms and Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Kathleen Becht

The Education Pathway Through Social and Economic Integration of Highly Educated Immigrants: The Case of Colombians in the United States of America, Olga Bedoya Arturo

An Investigation of the Information Practices of Education Doctoral Students, Corinne Bishop

The Helping Professional Wellness Discrepancy Scale (HPWDS): Development and Validation, Ashley Blount

Understanding the beliefs and attitudes of mid-career secondary school teachers toward teacher evaluation and its effect on their professional practice: A mixed method phenomenological study, William Booth

Math Remediation for High School Freshmen, Kambiz Borhon

From American Service to Disservice: An Exploration of the Impact of Military Experience among an Incarcerated Population, Erika Brooke

A Design and Implementation Plan for Professional Development and Curriculum Modules of Historical Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom, Daniel Cowgill

The Effect of Allocated Assessment Time and Allocated Instructional Time on Student Achievement in Small, Medium, and Large School Districts in Florida, Samuel Crupi Jr.

Principals' Perceptions on Educating Elementary Students who are Gifted, Ingrid Cumming

Hmong Americans in Higher Education: Exploring their Sense of Belongingness and the Concept of the American Dream., Janet Daugherty

Establishing and Clarifying the Roles and Responsibilities of K-12 Mathematics Coaches in a Rural Urban School District in Central Florida, Beth Davis

Teaching Fractions Procedurally and Conceptually to Pre-Service Elementary Education Teachers, Deborah Edwards

Examining the Perspectives of Students with Learning Disabilities through their Lived Experiences, Hannah Ehrli

A Fifty State Legislative Review of Charter School Funding, Governance and Accountability, Tionis Fordham

Examining the Social Interactions of Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Virtual Environment, Jennifer Gallup

An Examination of Administrators' Knowledge of the Standards for Mathematical Practice - A Think Aloud, Vernita Glenn-White

Intramuscular Anabolic Signaling and Endocrine Response Following Different Resistance Exercise Protocols In Trained Men, Adam Gonzalez

Client Outcome: An Exploratory Investigation of Multicultural Competence and the Working Alliance, Jessica Gonzalez

Community College Adjuncts: From Information Seeking to Identity Formation, Jennifer Hirsch-Keefe

Critical Velocity is Associated with Combat Specific Performance Measures in a Special Forces Unit, Mattan Hoffman

"Build Your Own Adventure" ACT Prep Manual: Beating the Odds of High-Stakes Standardized Assessments, Natalie Holter

Applying Problem-of-Practice Methods from the Discipline of Higher Education within the Justice System: Turning the Concept of Therapy Dogs for Child Victims into a Statewide Initiative., Jessie Holton

Understanding and Mitigating Sources of Teacher Dissatisfaction, Carl Howard

A formative evaluation of a technology-mediated alternative to traditional study abroad, Wendy Howard

A Grounded Theory Study of the Experiences of Gender and Sexually Diverse High School Students: Balancing School Ethos, Frankie Huff

The Relationship Between Participation in an Academic Intervention Program and Performance in Coursework for At Risk Eighth-Grade Middle School Students, Victoria Hyatt

Principals' Perceptions and Self-efficacy in Relation to School Security, Julian Jones

Systems Design: Academic Advising System Implementation, A Case Study of User Centered System Design at the University of Central Florida, Tracy Jones

Exploring Leadership Experiences Of School Psychologists In Supporting Schools: A Phenomenological Study, Julie Joseph

Five School District Mentor Models for Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers in a Job Embedded University Teacher Preparation Program, Lisa Karcinski

Organizational Factors that influence the Retention of Special Education Teachers in Osceola County, Carla Keenum

Designing games for learning: An investigation of instructional designers, game designers, and teachers design decisions and epistemological beliefs, Michelle Kepple

The Impact of Video Modeling Combined with Skillstreaming Teaching Procedures on the Social Interaction Skills of Middle School Aged Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Onur Kocaoz

Grounding Design of Instruction: An exploration of the uses of Scientific-Based Research and Theory in the Design of Online Instruction by Faculty in Higher Education, Japheth Koech

A Historical Analysis of the Evolution of the Administrative and Organizational Structure of the University of Central Florida as it Relates to Growth, Boyd Lindsley

A Study on the Relationships Between Participation in Tutoring and Accountability Measures in One Urban High School, Hector Maestre

The Effect of Training Volume and Intensity on Improvements in Muscular Strength and Size in Resistance-trained Men, Gerald Mangine

World Language Teachers' Preparation, Beliefs, and Instruction in Central Florida, Valerie Mann-Grosso

The Design Plan for a Comprehensive Financial Literacy Program, Karemah Manselle

A Phenomenological Investigation of the Lived Experiences of African American Adults in Individual Mental Health Counseling, Jessica Martin

The effect of pre-service teaching on student achievement using a co-teaching model at an elementary school in a large, urban school district in central Florida, Walton McHale

The Effects of Four Weeks of High Intensity Interval Training and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyric Free Acid on the Onset of Neuromuscular Fatigue, Amelia Miramonti

Fostering College Student Success: An Analysis of the Educational Outcomes of Florida College Students Utilizing Relative Caregiver, Road-to-Independence, and Adoption Tuition Exemptions, Lauren Murray

A Case Study Evaluation of Quality Standards and Online Faculty Development, Erin O'Brien

Classroom Error Climate: Teacher Professional Development to Improve Student Motivation, Sean O'Dell

A Case Study of the Percieved Effectiveness of the Two-Semester, Job-Embedded Internship, Stephanie Osmond