Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Giles, Michelle"
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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. ... -
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 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 ... -
School Administrators' Use of Social Media with Stakeholders to Build Social Capital
(2018-04-02)The purpose of the study was to examine elementary school administrators’ practices and perceptions of using social media to communicate with stakeholders and explore recommended social media communication practices to ... -
The influence of proctored testing in distance learning mathematics courses
(2019-12-04)Distance learning has found a permanent place in higher education, with more colleges and universities embracing online courses as a valid method of course delivery. While there are obvious benefits for students, distance ... -
Video game implementation: learning outcomes and perceptions
(2018-08-01)The purpose of this study was to examine whether student play of a video game designed and developed to teach the engineering process and basic computer programming skills influenced student engagement levels and student ...
