Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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Gathering the perspectives of individuals with American sign language (ASL) as a First language (L1) on their English language acquisition
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2018-05)To continue to improve best practice for education, we must continue to research and improve our understanding of educational methodologies and the students who we work with. One way that we continue to improve is by seeking ... -
Gender Games/Trauma Games: Gender and Victimology in the Hunger Games Trilogy
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2015-08)In this thesis, I claim that victimhood and vulnerability can be used as a form of agency. I argue that many of the problems associated with the concept of vulnerability come from an outdated and binary way of thinking ... -
Get your facts straight! : the relationship among self-efficacy, automaticity, and mathematics achievement of adult-learners.
(2013-01-17)In this experiment, adult learners at an alternative education program were asked to complete a timed multiplication drill and a survey identifying their self-efficacy prior to taking the TABE Mathematics. Upon completion ... -
The Great Divide: a study of the Effects of Age on Division-Related Problem Solving strategies.
(2013-01-23)No author abstract. -
The Great Divide: A Study That Examines the Understanding of Long Division Across Multiple Generations
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2016-06)This research explores the understanding of the long division algorithm across multiple generations. It was hypothesized that over time, people either forget how to complete long division problems, or become more inaccurate ... -
Grit relationship to student grade point average
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2017-05)The importance of choosing students for a specific program has been something many specialized schools struggle with. There is little research completed on the relationship between Grit and GPA on middle school aged students. ... -
Harmony, Mode and Meaning in Olivier Messiaen's La Nativite du Seigneur.
(2013-01-24)No Author abstract. -
Have You Met Ric?
(2013-10-21)This research explores misconceptions about metric conversion and the difficulties behind metric unit estimation. It was believed that middle school students would be able to convert from a large to a small metric unit ... -
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How Common Core Standards can be met through narrative play in a prekindergarten classroom.
(2015)This qualitative case study investigated whether or not the Common Core State Standards could be met through narrative play in a prekindergarten classroom. This study aimed to answer the following questions: Can the standards ... -
How are teachers in Chautauqua county implementing the accommodation of assistive technology to impact the academic achievement of elementary students with disabilities?
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2017-05)With the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004, Assistive Technology (AT) has become a device or service teachers can implement into their classroom in order to better serve the needs ... -
How home literacy skills lead to academic achievement
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2017-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect family has on emergent literacy skills of children and how that can effect academic achievement within the classroom. A qualitative research design was used to examine ... -
How long does it take to go 80 miles if you driving 80 mph?
(2014)This study examined the methods and skills of college students to solve problems based on rates of changes and unit conversions. It was hypothesized that students have misconceptions about rates of change and unit conversions, ... -
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Identifying important habitat features for Bat conservation using acoustic sampling and GIS.
(2014)Bat populations worldwide have been under pressure for decades due to loss of habitat, roost disturbances and environmental toxins. Recently a fungus causing White Nose Syndrome has been infecting bat hibernacula in the ... -
Identity of categorization of adolescent refugees and its implication of teaching
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2017-05)This study addresses the problem: When refugee children go through puberty they have additional factors, such as trauma, societal views, and cultural conflicts that contribute to their forming identities. Based off of the ... -
The impact of an inquiry based approach on attitude, motivation and achievement in a high school physics laboratory.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an inquiry style laboratory on attitude, achievement and motivation in a high school physics class in Western New York. A quasi-experimental action research ... -
The Impact of Background Music on Student Reading Comprehension
(State University of New York at Fredonia, 2019-05)Reading is the foundation for lifelong learning. It has been shown that music has an impact on students learning depending on what music you use in the classroom (Rashidi & Faham, 2011; Chew, Yu, Chua, & Gan, 2016; Chou, ... -
The impact of Classwide Peer Tutoring for students with emotional or behavior disorders.
(2015)This study investigated how ClassWide Peer Tutoring can be effective for students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders. This research was a quantitative study and followed an A-B-A design, where the first A was the initial ...
