Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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Taking your time, or just wasting it?
(2013-10-21)This research examines the connection between the amount of time a student takes to complete a test and the score that they receive on the test. It is hypothesized that students who take longer to complete their test will ... -
Teacher and student morale and school board governance.
(2015)School boards have been around since the 15th Century in the American Public Education System to help with the local governance of school districts. There has not been a lot of focus in research on how the governance of a ... -
Teacher attitudes toward No Child Left Behind and part 154 in the English as a New language classroom
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2016-05)As the population of English Language Learners continues to grow, policymakers, legislators and courts alike have struggled with implementing educational policy. Virtually, since its inception, the United States has struggled ... -
Teacher led exercise and its effect on student engagement.
(2014)This study’s aim was to identify whether or not teacher led exercise at the beginning of the school day had an effect on second grade students’ ability to be engaged during morning math lessons. The participants were second ... -
Teacher perception of a New English as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum in Saudi Arabia.
(2014)The purpose of this study was to explore Saudi EFL teachers’ perceptions of the quality of the new English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Flying High curriculum in selected secondary schools in the Sabia Educational Directorate. ... -
Teacher perceptions of evidence based practices and strategies used to assist students with learning disabilities access core curriculum
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2017-05)In recent years, the use of New York State Common Core Standards, Modules, and Frameworks have dictated the curriculum taught within the middle school social studies classroom where all students learn, including students ... -
Teacher success in technology integration.
(2015)The following study investigated how teachers successfully integrated technology into their classrooms by overcoming many barriers. Barriers included time, money, access, professional development, and understanding technology ... -
Teachers' knowledge about bullying in elementary schools in Saudi Arabia.
(2015)Many studies have been done about bullying in the Western world (Olweus, 1994; Attwood, 2004; Fekkes, Pijpers & Verloove-Vanhorick, 2005; Ansary, Elias, Greene, and Green, 2015). In contrast, not enough empirical studies ... -
Teachers' perceptions of a Positive Behavior Intervention Support Program at a small rural school.
(2015)This study focuses on Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) and a particular implementation at a rural school district in Western New York. This study explores teachers’ perceptions of the PBIS system being implemented ... -
Teachers' perspectives of classroom management issues and strategies
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2018-05)Classroom management and behavior issues are problematic and prevalent in elementary schools today. The purpose of this study was to identify the management strategies that are effective in reducing or eliminating misbehavior ... -
Technical readiness of pre-service teachers to navigate and use technology in the modern day classroom
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2016)The proposed study was based on college students, specifically pre-service teachers, planning to enter the educational field within five years. The study examined technical readiness of these pre-service teachers attending ... -
Techniques to suppress invasive Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) on Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania.
(2013-07-10)Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a deciduous, woody vine native to Southeast Asia. Currently this invasive is considered a major threat to native forests in the eastern United States. Some characteristics ... -
Translanguaging and emerging Bilingual's academic self-efficacy in Math and ELA
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2016)The population of Emergent Bilinguals (EB) in schools continues to rise annually in the United States (García et al., 2008) and with this consistent increase comes the question of how to best educate these students. ... -
Typha Latifolia versus Phragmites Australis.
(2014)Phragmites australis and Typha latifolia rhizomes were planted in a factorial experiment under a number of intra- and inter-specific competition scenarios, two salinities and three moisture levels. Typha rhizome mortality ... -
Under the microscope
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2016)During the past two decades, an alarming trend has emerged in American education. Students in the United States are consistently plummeting in the global standings on international standardized assessments. Research suggests ... -
The Use of Musical and Visual Interventions for Transitions in Children with Autism.
(2013-10-24)The purpose of this descriptive survey study was to describe teachers' and therapists' reported use and perceptions of musical and visual transition interventions they use to help children with autism at an early childhood ... -
Use of tablets with Saudi girls, ages 5-7 to improve reading skills
(State University of New York College at Fredonia, 2016)Reading is a fundamental literacy skill that must be taught to children at early ages for them to master. The integration of technology in reading skills helps to make the learning process easier and fun. Tablets have the ... -
Using cooperative learning strategies to increase students' participation and positive learning outcomes
(2016-05)There is a need for high-quality education in Saudi Arabia for the next generation to equip them for facing the challenges of the developed world, and traditional learning techniques are unable to perform well. One of the ... -
Using cooperative learning to improve reading comprehension skills for Saudi intermediate students
(2016-03)This research study investigated the effect of cooperative learning strategies to improve reading comprehension skills. It sought to determine whether the use of cooperative learning strategies in teaching Saudi 13-15-year-old ... -
Using Think-Aloud Strategy to improve English reading comprehension for 9th grade students in Saudi Arabia.
(2015)This study was designed to investigate what effect the incorporation of the Think-Aloud reading strategy into a Saudi Arabian middle school curriculum would have on the reading ability of students, in terms of both information ...
