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Ahmed Almhawes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Acceleration is one of the best-supported interventions available to gifted education practitioners internationally. However, the acceleration program in Saudi Arabia is still highly fluid and could benefit from additional revision. The purpose of this research was to explore Saudi stakeholders' perceptions regarding their lived experiences with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acceleration (Education), Stakeholders, Attitudes
Deirdre Michelle Wilson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
For the purposes of this study, criteria for non-traditional students were: adults ages 25 and older, race/ethnicity, gender, entry date or transfer to a community college in Middle Tennessee during fall 2015 through summer 2021, and Pell/Grant eligibility. The problem is that non-traditional students have lower completions than traditional…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Adult Students, Graduation Rate, Nontraditional Students
Bartolome Jose Bazan Rios – ProQuest LLC, 2024
According to cognitive psychologists, consistent practice (i.e., tasks with a high degree of similarity) of a skill leads to the development of automaticity, with the degree of automatization being increased if the practice also involves exact repetition. Practice is skill specific, meaning that practicing one skill does not automatize related…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Executive Function, Listening Skills, Second Language Learning
Andrea Marquardt Donovan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Learning mathematics involves abstract thinking and the use of symbols. To be successful in a mathematics classroom, students must master what symbols mean and how they work. Much prior work has focused on the nature of the external representations used in mathematics instruction, including manipulatives and symbolic representations. In this work,…
Descriptors: Symbols (Mathematics), Thinking Skills, Learning Processes, Elementary School Mathematics
Kristi Castellon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Early developmental skills, such as attention, language, and fine motor abilities, can be assessed in preschool to predict later achievement, particularly in reading. Connecticut Documentation & Observation for Teaching System (CT DOTS) is a holistic measure used to track the skill development of preschoolers who attend preschool programs…
Descriptors: Skills, Evaluation, Predictor Variables, Preschool Education
Sophia Lall – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Word finding difficulty is a frequently reported subjective cognitive concern among persons with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS). Word-finding relies on several information retrieval processes, including search and retrieval from the conceptual store, the phonological store, the syllabary, as well as other stores of information. Neuropsychological…
Descriptors: Diseases, Language Fluency, Semantics, Psycholinguistics
Jennifer Grisi Wooding – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This mixed-methods study explored the relationship between teacher academic optimism and personalized professional learning in a rural Appalachian elementary school in southeastern Ohio. Twenty K-5 educators participated, with pre/post-surveys utilizing the Teacher Academic Optimism Scale-Elementary (TAOS-E) yielding quantitative data. Six…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Positive Attitudes, Independent Study
Fadhah Alasiri – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This mixed-methods study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the technology-embedded scientific inquiry (TESI) model on teachers' and students' scientific inquiry abilities and digital learning technologies fluency to enhance science education learning outcomes. The TESI framework guided the construction and execution of this study. The…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teacher Attitudes, Inquiry, Biology
Shawndra Lyn Fordham – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Integrating Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) into introductory STEM courses at the university level has been recognized as important in increasing persistence in STEM. A significant area of attrition from the STEM pathway, however, occurs during secondary school when student interest in STEM rapidly declines. In this study,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Secondary School Students, Learner Engagement, Student Research
Brennan Mange – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A college education can represent a path toward a stable career, social and health benefits, or upward mobility for students. However, a large proportion of students who enroll in college fail to complete a degree. Despite the potential benefits of a college education, students encounter a number of barriers to college success. In this…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Well Being, Educational Policy