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J. E. Borgert – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Foundations of statistics research aims to establish fundamental principles guiding inference about populations under uncertainty. It is concerned with the process of learning from observations, notions of uncertainty and induction, and satisfying inferential objectives. The growing interest in predictive methods in high-stakes fields like…
Descriptors: Statistics, Research, Logical Thinking, Statistical Inference
Matthew Warner – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation project explores the potential for using an inferential statistics test (t-tests) within an existing writing program assessment design. The purpose of using inferential statistics is to provide several perspectives on a data set collected using the existing assessment design thereby improving what a writing program administrator…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), International Cooperation, Ecology, Statistical Inference
Lewis, Felicia Wider – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This thesis examined middle school students' current understanding of variability using a constructed response item assessment question. Variability is an essential concept in the teaching and learning of statistics. However, many students have difficulty with the concept of variability especially when constructing boxplots. Using a framework…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Knowledge Level, Statistics, Mathematical Concepts
Dowiak, Shawn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Are fraternities still relevant to the college student experience? By examining the moral, student, and leadership development of IFC fraternity men, while controlling for institutional and student characteristics, the current study analyzed the roots of the purported value-added nature of fraternities using data from the Multi-Institutional Study…
Descriptors: Fraternities, College Students, Leadership, Student Characteristics
Saenz Nisson, Maria Elena – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate levels of engagement as measured by the CCSSE among Latino students attending Washington National Community College (WNCC), a community college on the east coast of the United States. For this longitudinal study, the researcher compared CCSSE data collected in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 from Latino…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Hispanic American Students, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Hutchins, Monica Theresa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this research is to investigate whether there are differences in student engagement of Allied Health students that attend five participating Maryland community colleges. Student engagement is measured by five benchmark scores on the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). The research question was, Are there…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education, Learner Engagement, Community Colleges
Benzigar, Sasikumar – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Undergraduate students' perceptions of their presences in online learning environments are critical in creating online courses that can best enhance their learning. Hence, understanding how learners perceive their presences in the online environment could assist course designers and instructors in creating quality online learning experiences. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Undergraduate Students, Educational Technology
Conant, Darcy Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Stochastic understanding of probability distribution undergirds development of conceptual connections between probability and statistics and supports development of a principled understanding of statistical inference. This study investigated the impact of an instructional course intervention designed to support development of stochastic…
Descriptors: Statistics, Probability, Statistical Distributions, Statistical Inference
Olson, Diane M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of the professional development that they received to implement the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching Model in South Dakota. The population for this study was K-12 teachers from 12 pilot schools selected by the Department of Education (DOE) in South…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Likert Scales, Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
Peltz, Caroline M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students who are preparing to become registered nurses are more likely to attend community colleges due to the unequal distribution of financial resources to educational systems that have evolved from the impact of globalization. The purpose of this descriptive cross-sectional study was to increase the understanding of mentoring as it relates to…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Students
Luopa, Patricia E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Students who have failed a core course that is required for graduation often re-take the course they failed. In recent years, school districts have been using on-line courses for the purpose of allowing their students to recover the credits they need. This study was an ex post facto exploratory examination of descriptive and inferential statistics…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Credits, Time on Task, Core Curriculum
Yu, Yuqing – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Socio-scientific issues have become increasingly important in Science-Technology-Society (STS) education as a means to make science learning more relevant to students' lives. This study used the e-waste issue as a context to investigate two aspects of socio-scientific decision-making: (1) the relationship between the nature of science (NOS)…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Teacher Education Programs, Scientific Principles, Adults
Hays, Kelli – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study has tackled the thorny problem of closing the Student Achievement Gap (SAG) in California's elementary schools. To address that problem, an "Integrated" form of educational leadership called Transformational Instructional Leadership (TIL), a form grounded in "best practices" of Transformational and Instructional…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Instructional Leadership, Evaluation Research, Educational Change
Harrigan, Anne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study explored social presence and interactivity in an online undergraduate program designed for adult students. Although social presence and interactivity have been shown to be important contributors to student satisfaction, and therefore essential to student recruitment and retention in online programs, the ultimate goal for the examination…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Assignments, Instructional Design, Online Courses
Taylor, Robert Pernell – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the differences in teacher quality, student achievement, and graduation rates among select North Carolina urban high schools based on their racial segregation when measured by the entropy index. The entropy index is a measure of evenness among racial groups used to determine the level of segregation…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Research Design, High Schools, Race
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