The purpose of this mixed method descriptive study was to investigate the relationship between deaf educators' perceived efficacy of a specifically-designed curriculum and DHH learners' use and comprehension of function words in written text, and explore unknown perceptions related to the research topic. The study was conducted to…

Though the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires secondary students with Asperger's syndrome (AS) to take high-stakes mathematical tests, many students with AS exhibit weaknesses in mathematical and executive functioning skills. The purpose of this mixed-methods case study was to explore the use of differentiated mathematical strategies with…

Organizing refers to methods of distributing physical and symbolic tasks among multiple agents in order to achieve goals. My dissertation investigates the dynamics of organizing in hybrid information processing systems that incorporate both humans and computers. To explain the behavior of these hybrid systems, I develop and partially test a theory…