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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 Impact of an Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Grant at a Four Year University
(2021-07-14)This study presents a comparative analysis to measure the effect of a special program designed to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) among Hispanic students at a Hispanic Serving Institution ... -
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 ... -
Exploiting Area-Speed-Power Tradeoff of FPGA Designs on Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) Neural Network
(2020-12-21)This dissertation presents four Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design architectures for handwritten digit recognition, in order to improve hardware efficiency in terms of resources, power, and speed of the neuromorphic ... -
Exploratory Analysis of Delay Discounting and Cognitive-Affective Regulation Measures in Cocaine Users
(2020-12-04)Research investigating addiction across populations suggests that identifying high-risk behavioral factors within a population may help identify key areas to target during treatment. Delay discounting, the measure of the ... -
Exploring K-5 STEM educators’ perceptions of a successful STEM elementary school
(2018-12-14)Exposure to integrated STEM curricula in K-5 elementary schools is critical to create equal economic opportunities for all students, meet the needs of the future STEM workforce, and build a stronger understanding of engaging ... -
Exploring potential correlates of student support service utilization, disclosure, adjustment, and fit among postsecondary students with neurodevelopmental disorders
(2022-05-06)This study examined campus-based student support service utilization and potential relationships among attitudes and perceptions related to support service utilization among current University of Houston-Clear Lake students ... -
Exploring the interplay between psychosocial learning environmental factors, motivation, and self-regulation in 9th -12th grade science
(2015-12-09)Students who once loved science are somehow losing the passion as they progress through their high school courses. There is a need to create science literate citizens; however, it is difficult to accomplish this task if ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Transition Planning and Employment Outcome for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
(2021-03-04)This was a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study that sought to determine parents’ perceptions regarding the extent to which districts involved them in the IEP transition plan, inclusive practices, provided opportunities ... -
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 ... -
Factors contributing to high school completion in pregnant teens
(2018-11-12)The purpose of this study was to determine factors that may contribute to school completion for pregnant and parenting teens versus choosing the option of dropping out of school. The sample included participants who were ... -
Factors that impact the implementation of secondary dual language programs in three school districts in the State of Texas
(2019-11-07)Research has demonstrated that dual language education is the most powerful for school reform. Most of the research has focused on the outcomes of elementary programs. As dual language programs continue to expand from the ... -
Factors that Impede the Enrollment of Black Students in Dual Credit Programs
(2021-04-05)The number of students enrolled in Dual Credit programs in the state of Texas continues to grow, however, there are disparities in Black student enrollment rates. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that ... -
Factors That May Lead Instructional Coaches to Leave That Role: A Mixed-Method Case Study
(2016-05-13)In many school districts across the United States, initiatives geared toward improving classroom instruction now include instructional coaching models. The utilization of instructional coaches (ICs) is becoming more prevalent ...
