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Direct linkJaworski, Brian R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
With the increasing cost of attendance and concerns regarding incoming student preparedness (Jackson & Kurlaender, 2013), administrators of U.S. colleges and universities are seeking ways to help more students be successful and persist to graduation. Although research has demonstrated the contribution of psychosocial factors to student success…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, College Students, Resident Advisers
Sanders, Amelia Gabrielle Young – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This experimental study reviewed the efficacy of a new classroom tool known as the Showcase Assignment. This assignment reduces public speaking anxiety in the public speaking classroom. This assignment asked students to pick a talent (poetry reading, singing, etc.) that is important to them in some way, give a brief description of what their…
Descriptors: Public Speaking, Anxiety, Experiential Learning, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Stebbins, Tira – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study evaluated the effects of a 10-week Equine Assisted Activities (EAA) program on special education students (aged 9 to 15) identified as Emotionally Disturbed (ED) who were enrolled in an alternative school. A control group of special education students receiving treatment-as-usual was included. The Behavior Assessment Scale for Children,…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Horses, Therapy, Emotional Disturbances
Ribbe, Rob – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current research was conducted using a quasi-experimental method and a sample of 456 incoming college students at a selective, mid-western Protestant, evangelical liberal arts college. The treatment group consisted of 215 incoming students who choose to participate in an optional ABOP prior to the beginning of regular orientation. The control…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Students, Social Sciences, Personality
Jones, Kenneth D., II. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The primary purpose of this study is to determine how students are impacted by the use of Classroom Response System (CRS) technology. This research explores the nature of the outcomes experienced by students and their perceptions on the leading pedagogy and practices for using CRS technology in the classroom. The research is both quantitative and…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Personality, Information Systems, Educational Technology
Rizzi, Lorenzo – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to provide insight regarding the impact that the alternative to suspension program Achievement Character Excellence (ACE) has on the students who are placed there. The study utilized four achievement indicators to track the level of improvement of students after they were placed in the ACE program and after they were…
Descriptors: Suspension, Program Evaluation, Personality, Program Effectiveness
