Browsing CAS Theses and Dissertations by Author "Alagic, Mara"
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1:1 device implementation in a Midwest High School and its impact on teaching and learning
Pritchett, Brooke A. (Wichita State University, 2020-07)The purpose of this exploratory mixed methods study was to investigate the successes and difficulties of a 1:1 Chromebook implementation in a suburban high school. The research questions that arose were as follows: What ... -
21st century learning skills: Global learning in an urban middle school
Higgins, Meagan R. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)The purpose of this research was to experience firsthand how the integration of global learning and 21st century skills would logistically work, and what the experience would be like both for the teacher and for the students ... -
Attitude or anxiety: mathematics disposition of high school algebra I students
Johnson, Catherine Erin (2006-12)The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to investigate the prevalence of mathematics anxiety among freshman Algebra I students in an urban, Midwestern high school, and (b) to find out if a pre-quiz and quiz intervention ... -
Five White teachers’ stories: their challenges, their changes, their connections with urban students of color
Burkhalter, Kimberly D. Johnson (Wichita State University, 2011-07)Across the United States students of color make up approximately 69% of the urban school population. More than 85% of the classroom teachers are White and predominantly females and 40% of the urban schools do not have ... -
Meaningful literacy: how multimodal literacy engages all learners
Connelly, Kelly (Wichita State University, 2017-05)There is a strong divide between the literacies educators are teaching students in the classroom and the twenty-first century literacy skills students need. While the definition for literacy is constantly changing it ... -
Online instruction successes and challenges: faculty viewpoints
Klaassen, Chantelle A. (Wichita State University, 2019-07)The purpose of this exploratory mixed method study was to investigate how the successes and challenges of online learning are perceived by graduate faculty. The review of the current literature focused on: course development, ...