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ACTIVote: Can It Activate Our Students to Learn?

English, Lauren Jackson (Valdosta State University, 2006-12)

The purpose of my action research study was to examine the effects of an ACTIVote student response system on students' achievement and their attitudes toward the use of technology, and to examine the teacher's attitude ...

Adult Learners' Expectations of Ideal Course Environments Based on the Adult Classroom Environment Scale

KIng, Amanda J. (2017-07)

Exploring adult learners’ expectations of ideal course environments is important because the social climate of learning environments influences learners’ satisfaction (Beer & Darkenwald, 1989). The Adult Classroom Environment ...

Assessing the Benefits of Extended Learning Programs: A Study of Georgia Public Elementary Schools

Hamm, Vincent Maynard (2015-12)

The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the prevalence, characteristics, and structure of funding for extended learning programs in small, medium, and large public elementary schools in Georgia. The ...

Bridging the Divide: District Level Technology Leaders as Agents of Change

Moody, Elisabeth Amy (2014-12)

Advances in educational technology over the past 60 years present new opportunities for K-12 public school systems, opportunities to shift the focus from curriculum methods emulating the factories of the industrial age to ...

A Case Study of the Implementation, Removal, and Residual Effects of a Departmentalized Structure in an Elementary School

Strohl, Alecia (2013)

Twelve teachers in a rural elementary school were appointed by administrators to pilot departmentalized instruction for one year to determine its impacts on teachers and students and guide their decision regarding school-wide ...

A DACUM Analysis of Health Care Chaplains in Metro New York and the Implications for Clinical Pastoral Education

Wyrostek, Warren E. (2022-09)

Until now, there has not been a single, accepted profile of the role of health care chaplains. De Vries, Berlinger, and Cadge (2008) clearly identify the issue when they say, the specific duties and responsibilities of ...

The Effect of Office Discipline Referrals, Race, Gender, and Beginning of the Year Fluency Scores on Reading Comprehension for Fifth Grade Students

Cullifer, Matthew (2015-05)

This study examined the effect of office discipline referrals (ODR), race, gender, and beginning of the year fluency scores on reading comprehension for fifth grade students at four rural elementary schools in southwest ...

The Effects of a WebQuest on Student Learning in Fourth Grade Social Studies

Brown, Paula Bethea (Valdosta State University, 2006-12)

This action research project was conducted to determine the effects of use of a WebQuest instructional strategy on student learning in fourth grade social studies. Participants in this study included 22 fourth graders ...

Effects of Strengths-Based Development on Self-Efficacy of Higher Education Professionals: A Mixed Methods Approach

Paul, Alyson Rainwater (2016-12)

This study focuses on the self-efficacy of higher education professionals within a state in the southeastern United States and uses a sequential explanatory mixed methods design. The purpose of the quantitative phase was ...

The Effects of Technology-Integrated Differentiated Instruction on Language Arts Achievement

Smith, Paula C. (Valdosta State University, 2006-12)

This research study was conducted to determine the effects of technology-based, differentiated language arts instruction on students' achievement and confidence levels in regard to the completion of language arts assignments ...

The Effects of Various Early Learning Experiences on the Academic Achievement of Rural Elementary School Students: A Quantitative Study

Beeland, William David, Jr. (2014-02-24)

This quantitative study researched the effects of various early learning experiences on the academic achievement of 510 students residing in a rural Georgia community. The four types of early learning experience were no ...

An Examination of the Communities of Practice of Elementary School Librarians in Rural Settings

Scott, Kimberly Michelle (2014-05-10)

This basic interpretive qualitative study utilized the case study approach to examine the experiences of eight elementary school librarians participating in communities of practice in rural settings. Data was collected ...

An Examination of the Relationship Among Principals’ Leadership Styles, Principals’ Sense of Efficacy, Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy, Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal Support, and Teachers’ Years of Experience in Urban Georgia Elementary Schools

Sherard, Christina (2015-12-12)

The study, “An Examination of the Relationship Among Principals’ Leadership Styles, Principals’ Sense of Efficacy, Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy, Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal Support, and Teachers’ Years of Experience ...

Explanatory Sequential Examination of Senior Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Critical Thinking after Participating in a Skills Fair

Gonzalez, Heidi C. (2022-07-27)

Despite decades of research being conducted on the lack of critical thinking (CT) and the education-practice gap in new nursing graduates, the problem continues to exist. The lack of CT has been directly linked to medication ...

Exploring Faculty Use Before and After a Learning Management System Migration: A Survey Approach

Rucker, Ryan David (2015-05)

Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (Davis, 1989) and Levels of Use (LoU) of the Innovation (Hall, Loucks, Rutherford, & Newlove, 1975), the purpose of this study was to determine if faculty members’ patterns in ...

Following a Legend: Leadership Succession in a Rural Georgia High School, an Historical Case Study

Dechman, Robert Michael (Valdosta State University, 2012-05-09)

Principals are retiring in greater numbers each year. If schools are to improve over time, it is important that leaders understand leadership succession as a process in order to provide the needed planning and support. ...

Georgia Women Writers: A Narrative Study of Professional Georgia Women Writers to Determine Implications for Educational Change

Ragan-Martin, Wilma Maudrene Bronwyn (Valdosta State University, 2006-12)

By examining the lives of successful women writers from South Georgia, I have been able to discover patterns in their lives that encouraged these women to become writers. By using life story interviews and narrative ...

Georgia's Exemplary Public High School Librarians and Information Literacy Skills Instruction

Youse, Cheryl Linn Skinner (2014-12)

This case study was conducted to examine the practices and procedures of public high school library media specialists in the state of Georgia in order to identify teaching and administrative methods they commonly utilize. ...

Impact of an In-Field Teaching Degree on the Quality of Teaching as Measured by Student Performance

Mayfield, Elgin F.Jr. (Valdosta State University, 2011-07-21)

Recently, in both federal and state governments, legislation has been presented that would link teacher compensation to student performance on standardized tests. This change in compensation would abandon the traditional method ...

Impact of Clinical Practice on Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Self-Efficacy

Tyson, Emily (2016-12)

This mixed methods study involved an exploration of preservice teachers’ perceptions of self-efficacy as they completed the clinical practice component of their teacher preparation programs. The quantitative component of ...

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