Dissertations
Discussion as Exploration and its Effects in an Elementary Reading Class, Michael E. Cena
Doctoral Education Among Latter-Day Saint (LDS) Women: A Phenomenological Study of a Mother's Choice to Achieve, Jonathan Glade Hall
Dogmatism and Philosophy: Their Relation to Teacher Acceptance and Understanding of the New Social Studies, Donald E. Anctil
Early Adolescent Gifted and Talented Students and Their Experience with Bullying, William T. Allen Jr.
Educator Supply, Demand, Attrition, and Out-of-Field Teaching in Utah, Daniel Joseph Robertson
Emotional Intelligence in Medical Laboratory Science, Travis Miles Price
Empathy in the Middle-School History Classroom: The Effects of Reading Different Historical Texts on Theory of Mind, Empathic Concern, and Historical Perspective-Taking, Jared P. Collette
English Language Development Teacher Language Ideologies and Heteroglossic Practices, Leah Davis
Equivalent Fraction Learning Trajectories for Students with Mathematical Learning Difficulties When Using Manipulatives, Arla Westenskow
Espoused and Enacted Beliefs of High School English Language Arts Teachers in Writing Instruction, Sydnie Schoepf
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Utah Career and Technical Education Introduction Course, Debra Marie Spielmaker
Evaluating the Role of Nonmonetary Factors in Teachers' Employment Decisions, Jeffrey M. Gunther
Evaluation of a High School Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Implementation, Samuel L. Ray
Examining Relationships Among Student Interim Proficiency, School Environment, and Student End-of-Year Proficiency, Kathy Janzen
Examining the Impact of Different Virtual Manipulative Types on the Nature of Students' Small-Group Discussions: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Case Study of Techno-Mathematical Discourse, Katie L. Anderson-Pence
Examining the Read-to-Write Strategy and Its Effects on Second Grader’s Writing of Sequential Text, John Neal
Examining the Use of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Undergraduate Mathematics Learning Modules with Students of Color, Thomas A. Mgonja
Exitus: An Agent-Based Evacuation Simulation Model for Heterogeneous Populations, Matthew T. Manley
Experiences of Instructors Using Ready-to-Teach, Fixed-Content Online Courses, Douglas J. Geilman
Expert Rural Elementary School Teachers' Planning for Effective Instruction, Lance T. Hatch
Explicit Instruction Elements in Core Reading Programs, Angela R. Child
Exploring Gifted Education Programs, Services, and Practices in Islamic Schools in the United States, Fatma Anwer Khamis Al-Lawati
Exploring the Influence of Digital Writing on Primary Students' Revisions of Informational Text: A Formative Experiment, Alayne Leavitt Jorgensen
Exploring Three Fifth-Grade Teachers' Understanding of Historical Thinking: A Case Study, Deanne Rigby Murray
Facilitators of Diné (Navajo) Student Access, Enrollment, and Persistence in Postsecondary Education: An Ecological Systems Perspective, Christina Hartman
Factors Relating to the Success or Failure of College Algebra Internet Students: A Grounded Theory Study, Christine Walker
Fluency Instruction in Contemporary Core Reading Programs, Brady E. Donaldson
From "Struggling" to "Example": How Cross-Age Tutoring Impacts Latina Adolescents' Reader Identities, Dustin H. Drake
Fundamental Features of Fostering Teacher Collective Efficacy: Principals’ Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices, Shelley Nordick
Gifted First Graders in a Multi-Ability Classroom: An Interpretive Case Study, Cari Buckner
Hearing Race in the Social Studies: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Culturally Responsive, Relevant, and Sustaining Pedagogies, Karen H. Washburn
High School Biology Teachers' Integration of Argumention in the Context of Disciplinary Literacy Coaching, Ashley Strong
Historical Analysis of Leadership Theory in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and Its Educational System, Kevin D. Whitehead
Hitting the Trail: An Exploration of an Outdoor Educational Experience at Intermountain West Junior High School, David N. Joy
Home/School/Community Factors Which Compete With Time High School Students Spend on Homework, John A. Sadler
How Arizona Community College Teachers Go About Learning to Teach, Carolyn J. Hamblin
How Preservice Teachers Develop Awareness and Beliefs About Design Features and Academic Language Features When Choosing and Evaluating Digital Math Games for English Language Learners, Allison L. Roxburgh
How Student Perceptions of the Online Learning Environment and Student Motivation Predict Persistence, Completion, and Retention in Developmental Mathematics Courses, Samuel K. Gedeborg
Identifying Factors Common Among Students Who Do Not Fit the Typical Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Achievement Correlation, Jodi H. Mantilla
Improving the Quality of Teacher Support in Anticipation of the Instructional Use of Technology: An Action Research Study, Darren E. Draper
Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition in Middle School: An Examination of Three Instructional Conditions, David B. Lee
Increasing Student Voice and Empowerment Through Technology: The Perceptions of Communication Apprehensive Latter-day Saint (LDS) Seminary Students, Doran H. Christensen
Instructional Costs In the School of Graduate Studies At Utah State University, Evan N. Stevenson
Instructional Support for Vocabulary Acquisition Among Young Dual Language Learners, Theresa L. Kohlmeier
Integrated Concept Mapping as a Method for Democratically Evaluating a Teacher Preparation Program in the Area of Classroom Assessment Proficiency, Carrie Elizabeth Ashcraft
Integrating Digital Technologies in the German Language Classroom: A Critical Study of the Technology-Integration Experiences of Three Secondary German Teachers, Stephen Van Orden
Investigating K-3 Spanish Dual Language Immersion Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematics-Focused Content-Based Language Teaching, Rachel C. Reeder
Investigating Recommended Language Instruction of Complex Literary Texts: A Content Analysis of Close Reading Lesson Plans for Elementary Grades, Michelle Flory
Investigating Relationships Among Measures of English and Chinese Handwriting Fluency in Early-Elementary Chinese Dual Language Immersion Students, Petra Mei Wah Sin Chou
Investigating the Reliability and Validity of the Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE) Phonics Survey, Lorilynn B. Brandt
Learning from the Teaching Practices of Successful Teachers of Latina and Latino Students, Glori H. Smith
Learning Logic: A Mixed Methods Study to Examine the Effects of Context Ordering on Reasoning About Conditionals, Christina W. Lommatsch
Making Space for Student Agency: A Multilayered Exploration of Agency and Writing in a First‐Grade Classroom, Kara DeCoursey
Measurement of the Perceptual Rotation of Visual Stimuli, Floyd W. Stettler
Measuring the Self-Efficacy of Students Participating in VEX Robotics Competitions, Joseph S. Furse
Myside Bias Shifting in the Written Arguments of First Year Composition Students, Lezlie Christensen-Branum
Navigating Adulthood: Exploring the Impact of a High School Life-Skills Course on Adulthood Transition Experiences, Lacee R. Boschetto
Online Education for Nontraditional Adult Students: Perceptions and Attitudes of Emergency Services Workers in Asynchronous Learning Environments, R. Jeffery Maxfield
Open-Closed Mindedness of Students in Teacher Education and in Other College Fields, W. Blair Low
Orchestrating Classrooms: A Collaborative Inquiry Study of Novice Teacher Community Building, Leah G. Welte
Parental Perceptions of the Influence of Digital Media and Technology on Children's Reading Habits at Home, Kurt W. Johnson
Peer-to-Peer Feedback: An Instructional Strategy in Teacher Evaluation, Brady L. Ridge
Persistence Impacts on Student Subgroups that Participate in the High Impact Practice of Service Learning, John Louviere
Predicting On-the-Job Teacher Success Based on a Group Assessment Procedure Used for Admission to Teacher Education, LaVaun Gene Faulk
Predicting Success in College Mathematics from High School Mathematics Preparation, Richard A. Shepley
Preservice Teacher Engineering Design Teaching Efficacy, Laura Wheeler
Principals' Perspectives on Adolescent Literacy Implementation and Support in Secondary Schools: Views through a Sociocultural Lens, Jack A. Robinson
Questioning Questions: A Grounded Theory Investigation of Teacher Questioning in Seminary for the Church of Jesus Christ, Zachary R. Horton
Relationships Among Preschool Attendance, Type, and Quality and Early Mathematical Literacy, Jennifer E. Throndsen
Relationships Between Classroom Schedule Types and Performance on the Algebra I Criterion-Referenced Test, Gregory V. Murray
Relationships Between Middle School Students' Adaptive Reasoning When Creating Learner-Generated Drawings and Partner Talk During Inquiry-Based Mathematical Tasks, Angela M. Frabasilio
Religious Educators' Experiences With Self-Directed Learning in Professional Development: A Qualitative Study, Brandon D. Porter
Repeated Reading: Testing Alternative Models for Efficient Implementation, Gregory Paul Lewis
Replication: A Teaching Technique and its Impact on Student Open-Closedmindedness, Dale H. Decker
Research into the Characteristics of Effective High School Principals: A Case Study of Leadership Practices Used in the High School Setting, Gregory G. Wilkey
Research into the Utility of Standards in Foreign Language Instruction: A Case Study of Methods Used in the High School Setting, Paul S. Kirby
Resilience and Resistance in Academically Successful Latino/a Students, Dennis Heaton
Role Analysis of School Superintendents in Utah, Derwin Don Francom
Route-Finding: Developing Curricular Knowledge and Impacting Practice Through a Collaborative Curriculum Mapping Process, Laura J. Reina
School Systems in Communist China (1949-1963), Ting Chih Lang
Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Responses to Pivotal Teaching Moments, Kami M. Dupree
Social Factors that Influence Religious Motivation of College-Age LDS Young Adults to Read Religious Texts: A Qualitative Study, Dustin R. West
Some Background Considerations to the Establishment of a Consortium of Four Intermountain States, in the Area of Independent Study, Suresh C. Kaushik
Sources of Authority for Leadership and Instructional Technology Coaches' Diffusion of High Access Teaching and Learning, Gregory M. Proffit
Spanish-Speaking Parents' Negotiation of Language and Culture with Their Children's Schools, Ronda L. Bickmore
Standards-Based Grading: A Correlational Study Between Grades and End-of-Level Test Scores, Tyler R. Poll
"Struggling" Adolescent Writers Describe Their Writing Experience: A Descriptive Case Study, F. Jean McPherron
Student Engagement in LDS Seminaries, Thomas P. Aardema
Student Oral Participation and Perceived Spiritual Experiences in Latter-Day Saint Seminary, Anthony R. Sweat
Student Perceptions of Connectedness at the American International School of Utah, Diane Longhurst Johnson