Browsing by Author "Peters, Michelle"
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A Study of Texas Community College Property Tax Funding and Selected Student Performance Measures
(2019-04-30)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to examine the relationship between Texas community college property tax revenue and student transfer, licensure, and completion. This study reviewed data from the ... -
Closing the advanced placement opportunity gap for traditionally underrepresented students
(2018-04-10)Exposure to rigorous curriculum is a significant predictor of college persistence and success. Traditionally underrepresented students, those who are African American, Hispanic, and identified as economically disadvantaged ... -
Correlation of Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning as a Writing Framework and Students’ Success Rates in High School Science District Standardized Tests
(2020-04-15)The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the relationship between science writing and student science achievement and how teachers implement the writing strategy claim, evidence, and reasoning (CER) in their ... -
Differences in students' stem identity, game play motivations, and game preferences
(2018-02-27)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to explore differences in students’ STEM identities, game play motivations, and game preferences. The need to grow and support STEM education and careers in the U. ... -
Emotional attributes relevancy to special educators' job satisfaction
(2018-05-08)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the emotional attributes of joy, anger, and fear and special education teachers’ job satisfaction. Data, which included surveys, interview, and demographics ... -
Examining general education teachers' perceptions about the factors that affect the academic progress of former bilingual education students who exit into all English classes
(2016-12-05)The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the general education teachers’ perceptions of factors that affect academic progress of former early-exit bilingual education students once they exit to all-English ... -
Examining instructor and instructional effects on students' statistics attitudes
(2019-12-13)A long-standing hypothesis in statistics education has posited that instructors could have a large impact on students’ attitudes toward statistics. This hypothesis remained untested over the years. Moreover, if instructors ... -
Examining Student Achievement Factors and Post-Secondary Readiness
(2021-03-22)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to examine the relationship among student achievement factors, gifted and talented status and post-secondary readiness. The study included a review of archived data ... -
Examining the dynamics between parent participation and fifth-grade student achievement
(2019-04-15)The purpose of this study was to examine the dynamics between parent participation in education and student achievement. Fifth-grade parents from seven elementary schools in a large suburban school district in southeast ... -
Examining the influence of academic, procedural, and social factors on students’ transition from elementary to middle school
(2016-05-13)The purpose of the study is to examine the perceptions of students, teachers and parents regarding the transition from elementary to middle school. Research was conducted using a sequential mixed methods approach to ... -
Examining the influence of educational mobile application software on students’ technology literacy
(2017-07-28)The purpose of this mixed methods study was to employ the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Students as taxonomy to classify educational mobile application (app) software into seven ... -
Examining the influence of parental participation in student writing workshops: a case study
(2018-04-30)This mixed methods study examined the significance of parental involvement and its influence on student productivity in writing. A total of 25 fourth grade students from one Texas suburban school, their parents, and three ... -
Examining the relationship between classroom climate and student achievement of middle school students
(2017-04-21)The purpose of this sequential mixed method study was to examine the relationship between classroom climate and student achievement of middle school students. This study included a review of data collected from the Learning ... -
Examining the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and instructional style of community college stem faculty
(2019-11-11)The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and the instructional style of community college STEM faculty to explore a possible connection between teacher self-efficacy, instructional ... -
Examining the Role of Social Media as an Educational Tool Among Pre-Service Teachers
(2020-04-09)The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the role of social media as an educational tool for teacher development among pre-service teachers. One hundred twenty-five pre-service teachers, from a four-year ... -
Factors Affecting Black, Hispanic, and White Females to the Superintendency
(2022-05-06)The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived barriers and strategies held by Black, Hispanic, and White women with regard to the position of school superintendent. This study will include a review of data collected ... -
Factors affecting early adoption of technology
(2016-08-24)The study examined preservice teachers’ personal use of technology, self-efficacy with technology, attitude about technology, perceived usefulness of technology, and knowledge and skills with technology related to early ... -
Influence of a district leadership development program on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year principals
(2016-12-07)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to determine the influence of a district leadership development program on 2nd, 3rd and, 4th year principals. A purposeful sample of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year principals ... -
INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING: PERCEPTIONS, USE, AND BARRIERS FOR 6-12 SCIENCE TEACHERS
(2021-08-04)There are many reasons students fail to achieve in STEM related fields post high school. For example, students may spend too much time receiving teacher centered lessons that focus primarily on vocabulary building and ... -
Instructional Leader Practices: Are They Related to Student Achievement
(2020-04-10)The purpose of this sequential mixed method study was to examine the relationship between the four core leadership principles and student achievement in schools in a small region in Texas. This study included a review of ...
