
Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Theses, Student Research, and Creative Activity: Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
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2) it will be available to everyone on the Internet; there is no embargo for dissertations in the UNL DigitalCommons.
Master's candidates: Deposit of your thesis or project is required. (If an embargo, [restricted access] is necessary, you may deposit the thesis at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/embargotheses/ — but only after getting the prior approval of your department and the Graduate Office; contact Terri Eastin).
All depositors: We try to observe a 24-hour "cooling off" period to give you opportunity to correct those "oops" issues that seem to emerge just after deposit.
Upon deposit, you will immediately receive an email that your submission has been received (and this is what you need to show the Graduate Office).
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After about a day, your submission will be "published" or "posted", making it available to the Internet; you will get another email to that effect, and your submission can no longer be changed--by you.
If further changes are needed, these can be made by sending a revised file to the administrator < proyster@unl.edu > requesting replacement of the current online version. DO NOT RESUBMIT YOUR THESIS / DISSERTATION. That creates duplicate records, confusion, wasted effort, frustration, sadness, tears, and causes kittens to get sick.
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2022
A Guided Chatbot Learning Experience in the Science Classroom, Jennifer Davis
Curiosity, Motivation, Autonomy, and Lifelong Learning in Education and the United States Marine Corps, Cynthia Malmquist
2021
PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE(TPACK) SELF-EFFICACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN K-6 MATH, Fitsum Abebe
Mathematics Education: Good, Bad, & Ugly, Katie L. Johnson
Students' Definitions of Academic Success, Brent Kelderman
Critical Peer Mentor Groups: Amplifying Support During Student Teaching, Cindy H. Linzell
Using the Modern Classrooms Project Instructional Model to Address Post-Covid Challenges in the Classroom, Mary Clare Murray
An Ethnographic Interpretation of Latino Perspectives on Family Engagement in Education, Mary Pollema
The Role of the Next Generation Science Standards in Teachers' Curricular Choices in the Life Science Classroom, Amy Tankersley
2020
POST-PROGRAM ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS OR STRUGGLING LEARNERS?, Tianna Bankhead
Hospital-Based Nurse Educators' Technology Readiness and Use of High-Fidelity Simulation, Kristen Bryan Wessel
Longer-Term Impact and Efficacy of Nebraska's In-School Elementary Grades Savings Programs, Jennifer Davidson
IDENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN AN EFL CONTEXT: A STUDY OF EGYPTIAN TEACHERS AND ADULT LEARNERS, Alia Emara
Culturally Relevant Science Teaching: A Literature Review, Uma Maheshwari Ganesan
Exploration of Lived Experiences of Science Teachers of English Language Learners: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Uma Maheshwari Ganesan
Learning Opportunities of Multiplication Fluency in Open Source K-5 Mathematics Curriculum, Katie L. Johnson
Gaining Insight into the Development of Mathematics Teacher Leaders in Primary Grades: A Multi-case Study, Susan Katt
AN EVALUATIVE STUDY OF THE RURAL ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RURAL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND NEBRASKA EXTENSION, Tammera Mittelstet
Struggling Student Teachers: Interventions for Support and Success, Sheree Moser
Struggling Student Teachers: Interventions for Support and Success, Sheree Moser
Addressing the Need for an Alternative Education Collaborative in Nonmetropolitan School Districts, Trina Pettit
Applying Agriculture Curriculum as a Vehicle for Science Learning, Nicole Sorensen
Poverty, Literacy, and Race: A Middle Scool Teacher's Iterative Investigaive Journey, Rebecca Tuttle
2019
Vocabulary instruction: impacts of using a science notebook in a dual language setting to teach science vocabulary and content., Manuel Andazola
Strategies that Promote Elementary Student STEM Engagement, Jennifer Bauer
Establishing Enhanced Learning Outcomes in Science For First Generational Undergraduate College Students, Marianna Burks
The Impacts on Rural Families When Engaging in STEM Education, Kimberly Felton-Canfield
How Does Pre-teaching of Vocabulary and the Use of Technology Increase Student Learning in Science, Jennefer A. Hilgenkamp
The Impacts of Family STEM Events for Young Children on Parents' Perceptions in a Rural Remote School, Cheyenne Jeffers
Hands-on, Guided Inquiry Science Investigation And Science Vocabulary Acquisition In A Rural Elementary School, Jennifer Mulder
Developing an Interest in STEM Careers Through Integrated STEM Experiences, Megan Mullen
MAYAN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF KAQCHIKEL AND K’ICHE’ EDUCATORS IN GUATEMALA, Hector Palala
Impact of Robotic Challenges on Fifth Grade Problem Solving, Julie Rankin
Assessment and Engagement Strategies for STEM, Aaron Rohde
Influence of STEM Lessons on Critical Thinking, Brooke Waddell
Improving Kindergartener’s Initiative to Problem Solve Through Integrated STEM, Jessica Walston
How Vocabulary Notebooks Change Student Knowledge of Science Concepts and Vocabulary, Justin Wheeler
2018
Veteran Public School Teachers' Perceptions of Research-to-Practice Methods and Effectiveness: A Qualitative Study, Lesa L. Brand
Adapting Self-directed Online Professional Development For Nebraska Public Librarians, Holli Duggan
The Impact of WHOOP Technology on Sleep, Recovery, and Performance in NAIA Baseball Players, Nolan Harms
LIFELONG LEARNING: A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF EDUCATION, Iwasan D. Kejawa
Uncovering and Responding to the Professional Development Needs of Afterschool Program Leaders Across Rural Nebraska, Kimberly K. Larson
“I Don't Read No Books” : How Teachers Can Use Students' Literacy Stories to Change Literacy Lives., Stephanie J. Malone
Effects of Structural Flaws on the Psychometric Properties of Multiple-Choice Questions, Sarah B. McBrien
Getting to the Why: Exploring Early Career Physical Science Teachers' Discourse and Assessment Practices., Aaron Alfred Musson
The Impact of Mentoring on Life Science Undergraduate Mentors, Kari Nelson
Reflections on Inquiry-Based Learning in a First-Year Algebra Classroom: Implications for Practitioners, Gregory P. Sand
2017
An Educational Approach Abroad: A Case Study of Anubhūti City School in Jalgaon, India, J. Joshua Byrd, Sarah Erwin, Kara Cruickshank, and Jessica Fetrow
Beyond the City Lights: A Multiple-Case Study of Successful, Experienced Secondary Science Teachers in Rural Schools, Beverly R. DeVore-Wedding
INTEGRATING DESIGN THINKING INTO A METHODS COURSE, Zoe Falls and Brandy C. Judkins
Black, Male and Teaching: Exploring the Experiences, Perspectives, and Teaching Practices of Black Male Teachers, Tyrie Lavyal Fant
"Hear Us, See Us": Constructing Citizenship in the Margins, Tricia M. Hagen Gray
Driven by Dreams: Immigrant Stories of Education, a Gatekeeper Exam and a High School Diploma, Cindy H. Linzell
When policy is practice: SDE effort to help/transform/label low-performing schools, April (Aprille) J. Phillips
Bonding Ideas about Inquiry: Exploring Knowledge and Practices of Metacognition in Beginning Secondary Science Teachers, Ana Margarita Rivero Arias
Learning to Teach in Indonesian High School Settings: A Case Study of Two EFL Female Pre-service Teachers, Dwi Riyanti
"Off From Lost": Generation 1 Learners' Transition From Adult ESL to Developmental Education, Emily KyungJin Suh
2016
Wilderness Restoration: A Case Study of Two Place-based Education Programs, Carolyn Ann Albracht
Leveraging a Teacher Mentorship Program in a Complex System, Jami L. Holbein Swanson
Instructionally Dense Literacy Practice in the Middle Grades: A Qualitative Study, Marissa A. Jorgenson
Teacher Stories, Parent Stories, Stories of School: Educator/Parents Navigating School Landscapes, Jennifer C. Nelson
Perceptions of Eighth Grade State Writing Assessment at a Nationally Recognized Middle School, Jillian M. Quandt
LinguaFolio® Implementation at the Classroom Level: A Collective Case Study of North Carolina Teachers, Amanda Romjue
The Relationship of Formative Assessment to the Professional Development and Perspective Transformation of Teachers, Kimberly K. Snyder
THE EFFECTS OF ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY ON INSTRUCTORS’ PRACTICES AND STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND GRADES: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Jeremy C. Van Hof
A Reformed College Algebra Course: Understanding Instructors' and Students' Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Mary Williams
2015
The Disabled Teacher: A Memoir of an Interrupted Pedagogical Career, a Life with a Chronic Illness, and an Encounter with Real Barriers to Inclusive Education, Dorothy M. Bossman
From Literacy to Literacies: Negotiating Multiple Literacies in the English Classroom, Breanne S. Campbell
Imagination: Active in Teaching and Learning, Christopher Cunningham
One Foot In, One Foot Out: A Qualitative Study of Frequently Truant Latino High School Graduates Who Nearly Dropped Out, Chandra Diaz-DeBose
Teacher perspectives on professional development needs for better serving Nebraska's Spanish heritage language learners, Janet Marie Eckerson
A/r/tography as a Guide for Curriculum Design, Michelle M. Hrbek
Classrooms as Creative Learning Communities: A Lived Curricular Expression, Soon Ye Hwang
Addressing the Literacy Needs of Marshallese Adolescents, Ingrid L. Naumann
HONORING DIVERSITY IN AN ONLINE CLASSROOM: APPROACHES USED BY INSTRUCTORS ENGAGING THROUGH AN LMS, Jacob Petersen
Preservice Teacher Understanding and Implementation of Caring Teaching-Learning Student Relationships, Daniel J. Shafer
Partnerships Through Adult Education: Re-conceptualizing Family Literacy in the New Latino Diaspora, Jennifer Leigh Stacy
2014
Student Characteristics, Prior Experiences, and the Perception of Mixed Methods as an Innovation, Sydney E. Brown
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY AND SELF-REGULATION WHILE LEARNING IN A 1:1 LAPTOP ENVIRONMENT, Joan M. Carraher
An Investigation of the SOAR Study Strategy for Learning from Multiple Online Resources, Tareq Daher
Cheating in Business Online Learning: Exploring Students' Motivation, Current Practices and Possible Solutions, Martonia Gaskill
Planning and Enacting Mathematical Tasks of High Cognitive Demand in the Primary Classroom, Kelly Georgius
THE COVETED SOULS OF OPPRESSED PERSONS, Connie L. Gibb
Creating and Using Interactive Presentations in Distance Education Courses: A View from the Instructor's Chair, Karen K. Hein
Digital Print Concepts: Conceptualizing a modern framework for measuring emerging knowledge, Kristin H. Javorsky
Perceptions of Professional Supports and Early Career Teacher Attrition, Thomas J. Kolbe
Supporting Representation-Rich Problem-Solving in High School Physics, Lyrica L. Lucas
A NEW APPROACH TO MIDDLE SCHOOL READING INTERVENTION BALANCING SELF-DETERMINATION AND ACHIEVEMENT, Amanda Mancini-Marshall
LEARNING TO WALK IN TWO WORLDS: AN EXAMINATION OF SOUL IN MY PEDAGOGY, Colette M. Polite
What Did You Learn In School Today?: The Recursive Relationship Between Media Coverage Of Public Education And The Crafting Of Education Policy, Elisabeth Reinkordt
Instructor Perceptions of a Collaborative Learning Classroom at a Midwest University, Bradley S. Severa
Racking Up Cultural Capital and Eliminating Labels: The Culture of Teaching and Learning in the Juvenile Justice System, Sarah Clarke Staples-Farmer
Laptops and Language Learning: A Mixed Methods Study of Technology Integration and Student Engagement, Ginger R. Starks-Yoble Ph.D.
2013
The Relationship of Preservice Teachers to English Language Learners in Mainstream Classrooms, Susan F. Alford