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About the Collection
This collection contains graduate student theses and dissertations from the UNLV College of Education. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title. To view the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations across all programs, visit the UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones collection.
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Personality Patterns of Students Who Make a Threat of Targeted School Violence, Tawnya Michelle Ayim
The Roles of Biophilic Attitudes and Auditory Stimuli within Attention Restoration Theory, Jason B. Boggs
Globalization and Cultural Flows: A Three-Article Dissertation Exploring Implications for Education and Culture in India, Dwight Edward Boucher
Conversational Movement Dynamics and Nonverbal Indicators of Second Language Development: A Microgenetic Approach, Kristine Marie Bragg
Developing and Measuring Faculty Motivation to Teach in Higher Education, Celeste M. Calkins
The Effects of a Retrieval Practice Intervention on Undergraduates’ Monitoring and Control Processes Using Performance Feedback in a College Classroom, Meganclaire Cogliano
Effects of a Multimedia Shared Story on Comprehension of an Employee Handbook, Stephanie M. Devine
Exploring the Effectiveness of Model-Based Instruction to Improve Sixth-Grade Students’ Science Content Knowledge, Scot D. Ewen
Reverse Engineering an Expository Paragraph for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities and English Learners, Kathy Ewoldt
Having or Serving: Perceptions of HSIs, Rebecca Gates
Learning Communities and Early Student Success, Beth Gersten
Malingering Undetected Successfully: Does Extrinsic Motivation and Coaching Have a Significant Impact?, Jennifer Golanics
Reimagining High School Writing: A Multi-Case Examination of the Impact of External Pressures on High School Writing Contexts, Nicole Elizabeth Klimow
Promoting Vocabulary Knoweldge In Inclusive Science Classrooms: Comparison Of Instructional Methods, Matthew Love
Mental Health Research Productivity of Nasp-Approved School Psychology Programs: 2010-2015, Mala Nash
Community College Students’ Perceptions of Their Academic Workload, William Neff
Epistemic Beliefs and the Innovation-Decision Process: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Faculty Classroom Assessment Practice, Sharon G. Peterson
Do I Enact What I Learn?: Examining Novice Science Teachers Approximations of Practice, Helene Pollins
A Descriptive Exploration of a Self-Directed Professional Development Approach, Derek R. Riddle
A Qualitative Study of School Psychologists' Perception and Interpretation of Their Professional Identity, Elizabeth A. Sanders
Investigating the Use of an Emotional Intelligence Intervention with Young Elementary Students Receiving Services in a Self-contained Setting for Students with Emotional Disturbance, Kristin Lian Withey
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Parent and Teacher Perspectives of the Social Competence of Dual Language Learners, Christine Baxter
Developing a Navajo Educational Media Guide: A Community Perspective, Shawna Lynn Begay
Preschool Teacher Knowledge and Skills: Phonemic Awareness and Instruction, Cecilia Anne Billow
"Already Writers": A Case Study in Assessment and Visual Rhetoric Connections in Digital Multimodal Composition, Fawn Elise Canady
Reverse Migration: Documenting How the Educational Experiences of Transnational Youth in Mexican Schools are Shaped by Parental Deportation, Sandra Lourdes Candel
More Bang for your Buck: Bolstering Learning Via Refutation Text with Refutation-based Elaborated Feedback, Jacqueline R. Cordova
Preventing Deaths by Writing: In Search of a Prescriptive Software Solution for Curing Student Writing Ills in Postsecondary Nursing Education, Donald Allen Deever
Understanding College Preparedness of First-Semester College Students, Kimberly Marie Florence
Teachers’ Perceptions of Motivational Support in Middle School Classrooms: A Multiple Case Study, Cherie Marlene Gibson
Student Expectations and Motivation in Spanish for Heritage Speakers Programs, Sergio A. Guzman
Instructional Math Technology in Secondary Special Education: Teacher-Reported Practices and Perceptions, Joice M. Higa
The Design and Validation of a Rhythm Span Task, Elizabeth Hofschulte Collins
Effectiveness of ST Math in College Remedial Mathematics Students of Learning Fraction Concepts, Taro Ito
The Nature and Extent of Instructors’ Use of Learning Analytics in Higher Education to Inform Teaching and Learning, Janet L. King
Using Two Simulation Tools to Teach Concepts in Introductory Astronomy: A Design-Based Research Approach, Pamela A. Maher
The Effects of Distributed Trials on Behaviors of Students with Significant Disability, Mona Nasir-Tucktuck
An Examination of Differences in Division I FBS Student-Athlete Academic and Athletic Performance, Marissa Katherine Nichols
Investigating the Use of a Structured Self-determination Curriculum with Students with Gifts and Talents, Rebecca Carolyn Norton
Success in online credit recovery: Factors influencing student academic performance, David Nourse
Self-Monitoring: A Behavioral Intervention for Children Attending Head Start, Samantha Riggleman
An Analysis of Stress and Self-Efficacy Experienced by General and Special Educators, Joanne Lyn Ringer
Using Mobile Technology to Increase the Math Achievement and Engagement of Students with Disabilities, Dominique Marie Tetzlaff
Case Studies of Teach for America Teachers’ Teacher Identity Development in Relation to English Language Learners, Refika Turgut
The Relationship between Roles and Responsibilities of Co-teachers and Co-teacher Self-efficacy, Janet Van Heck
Race, Resilience, and Resistance: A Culturally Relevant Examination of How Black Women School Leaders Advance Racial Equity and Social Justice in U.S. Schools, Tonya Evette Walls
Preview-View-Review: Increasing Academic Access for Students with Intellectual Disabilities who are English Learners, Dolores Marie Williamson
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Multiple Case Study Analysis of Mentor-Mentee Perception of the Effectiveness of Self-Disclosure in the Field Experience, Khaled Ismail Alnajjar
From Belief to Action: Omani EFL Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Relation to their Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, Abdullah Khamis Al-Shukri
Impact of Universal Social-Emotional and Behavioral Screening Among Middle School Students: A Multistage Approach to Identification, Kristen M. Ballinger
The Experience of Teaching Online Secondary Science, Cynthia Ann Clark
Teachers + School Librarians = Student Achievement: When Will We Believe It?, Gaetana D'agata
Comparing the Effects of Two Utility Value Interventions on Graduate Students' Interest, Performance, and Perceptions of Utility Value, Ivan Vladimirov Ivanov
Investigating Teacher Learning and Change in a Professional Learning Community: Integrating ELA and Social Studies Curriculum, Derek Jordan
Competencies for the Community College Advisor: A Crucial Job in the Student Success Mission, Shellie Jo Keller
A Case Study: Students' Mathematics-Related Beliefs From Integrated STEM Model-Eliciting Activities, Cathrine Maiorca
School Connectedness: Comparing Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders to Their General Education Peers, Robert Jordon Marsh
Secondary Preservice Teacher Expectations of the Principal's Role in New Teacher Induction, Matthew C. Nishimoto
Using Generalizability Theory to Investigate Sources of Variance of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 with Trainees, Dorothy Rita Parriott
An Analysis of Reflective Thinking in Teacher Candidates' ePortfolios, Cristina Salinas-Grandy
Changes in Teachers' Constructivist Beliefs and Practices from Preservice to Inservice Teaching: A Mixed Methods Approach, Christina Joan Santoyo
Leadership Competencies at Concordia University System Institutions, Samuel Joseph Seefeld
Development and Testing of an Assessment to Measure Spatial Thinking about Enhanced Greenhouse Effect, Heather Jean Skaza
Thinking about those who value you based on how smart you are: Effects on effort and test anxiety, Lucie Vosicka
Agentic Engagement, Teacher Support, and Classmate Relatedness— A Reciprocal Path to Student Achievement, Curt Ryan Wakefield
The Concordance of Caregiver-Teacher Perspectives on the Behavior of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Allison Werlinger
Is Being Green, White? A Critical Ethnographic Study of Social Norms in Conservation, Heather Whitesides
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Literacy and Social Justice: Understanding Student Perceptions and Conceptions about Literature, Jennifer Marie Crosthwaite
The development of language and identity: A sociocultural study of five international graduate students living in the U.S., Alexandra Dema
Exploring Cognitively Accessible Academic Lessons for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Using the iPad, Jamie Linn Gunderson
Playful Aggression and the Situational Contexts That Affect Perceptions, Jennifer Hart
Evidence-~based Practices: An Exploratory Study Concerning School District Professional Development Considerations, Pamela Marie Juniel
The Attitudes and Beliefs of Special and General Educational Professionals Concerning Alcohol and Drug Problems, Troy Wayne Kieser
A New Perspective On Underrepresented Student Completion: Self-Efficacy Beliefs Of Successfully Completed Underrepresented Students, Diana Alexandra Lourdes
Forecasting The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Generative Case Study of Early Literacy Experiences of Black Male Youth, Tarryn E. Mcghie
Effects of Picture Activity Schedules on Tasks Completed, Michael Eric Morrisett
Gestures as Mimetic Forms of Identity in Post-Secondary Italian as a Foreign Language Classrooms: A Sociocultural Perspective, Ilaria Nardotto Peltier
Examining Factors Influencing NCAA Division-I Conference Realignment, Ginikachi O. Nwosu
A Comparison of PIPRT to VMO to Increase Social Play Skills in Children with Autism, Kathleen Scarlett Ohara
A Comparison Study of Parents’ Perceptions of Quality in Early Childhood Programs, Juanita Ortiz
Tweet vs Status Update: Exploring Ways to Promote Collaborative Argumentation in an Online Classroom Setting, Marissa Christina Owens