High-stakes testing has been the dominant method for holding schools accountable since the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2002. The Every Student Succeeds Act, enacted in 2015, continues to build on ...

The thesis describes a ubiquitous technique for learning tangible coding in R programming language for middle and late elementary school students. It emphasizes the use of inexpensive and durable wooden blocks with no ...

Athenian tragedy, despite the suffering it depicts, is theorized to offer emotional relief through its power to deliver a cathartic experience. The three plays forming Aeschylus's Oresteia show the majestic suffering of ...

This study seeks to demonstrate the effect that institutional discrimination has on the successful reentry of ex-offenders into society. A statistical analysis of 157 survey respondents showed a positive correlation between ...

The specific purpose of this study was to elevate the previous research on the construct of hope to identify the factors and attributes that at-risk students who are academically and socially successful perceive contributed ...

The emphasis of this thesis is to design and synthesize innovative coordination polymers through crystal engineering, self-assembly, and hydrothermal synthesis. The thermal and magnetic properties of the coordination ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of dyslexia and the beliefs of inclusion of students identified with dyslexia in the general education setting. The perceptions of general education and special ...

The purpose of this study was to determine if teacher self-efficacy is influenced by peer coaching in elementary mathematics. Survey, interview, and demographic data were collected from a purposeful sample of first year ...

The digital image captured by the camera provides only visual data (illumination and colors) but has no relative size data and therefore is unable to be modeled and printed in 3D. To create a 3D image, the object’s distance ...

School districts throughout the nation spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on one-to-one technology for students in hopes of increasing academic achievement. This study examined student achievement, via project-based ...