This research investigates whether there are relationships between the choices of concept reiterations and interlocutors' orientations, between the choices of concept reiterations and contexts of communication, and between affective connotations of paraphrase, interlocutors' orientations and contexts of communication. The data were collected from…

This study investigates the influence of game elements on active learning intentions within digital learning platforms. Drawing from a situational perspective, we developed a model and validated it using data from 492 respondents collected via questionnaires. Our findings suggest that while social elements enhance active learning intentions, both…

The purpose of the current study was to identify if positive affect, resilience, and student type were predictors of subjective happiness in undergraduate commuter and non-commuter students. Since there is limited research on the population of commuter students, the current study added to the literature. Using a quantitative methodology, 314…

This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary promise of an online, self-guided DBT skills course for Distress Tolerance, TheraHive. The course included seven weeks of skills lessons, that were delivered entirely online, in a self-guided format. The course material included written content, animated case studies, instructor…

The presence of independent and functional living skills increases autonomy and predicts better outcomes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Teaching caregivers to successfully teach functional living skills is an indirect way to positively impact the lives of adults with IDD. Behavior skills training (BST) is an…

This comparative, multiple-case qualitative study aimed to learn more about how students learn with and behave during mathematics instructional videos. While some researchers suggest that learning and teaching mathematics online is more complex than other disciplines, others believe that learning in the video learning environment can be effective…

This dissertation examines the connection between policy that guides student conduct process and the application of student development theory. Using multi-case study analysis, four conduct administrators at land grant universities were interviewed to understand the ideals and motivators that guide their practice as they facilitate the conduct…

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the effectiveness of matching college students' personality types and learning preferences. The study gathered data from student personality types, college classroom environments, and learning preferences. Personality types were assessed through the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality…

Women have historically demonstrated more anxiety related to mathematics than men (Van der Sandt & O'Brien, 2017). The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to explore and describe how female elementary mathematics teachers' lived experiences influenced their beliefs and attitudes toward their self-efficacy in…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational-predictive study was to determine if and to what extent teachers' Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) individually and combined predict teachers' Class Reading Growth in grades K-5 at a school district in a southeastern coastal state. The theoretical foundations…

This study represents North Carolina community college student experience with food insecurity. Two-year students have a wide variety of challenges as they make their way to finishing a credential. One such challenge, hunger, has always been a component; awareness and discourse have not. The purpose of the research is to understand the narratives…

Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs) refers to interventions grounded in behavioral learning and developmental sciences. These interventions are commonly implemented in natural settings with children with autism and intellectual developmental disabilities. Although NDBI is a relatively new term in the behavior analytic…

Anthropogenic climate change and recreational use of coral reefs has led to the degradation of essential ecosystems globally. Over half of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed causing a loss in biodiversity due to overfishing, sea level rise, intensifying storm activity, and habitat destruction from human activity, making reefs one of the…

As educational practices include foundational and cutting-edge preparation, the value of problem-based instruction employing industry-standard technologies increases. Geospatial technologies (GST), are a group of professional technologies, including GIS (Geographic Information Systems), used by industries to make informed decisions with spatial…

Nearly three-fourths of faculty at U.S. institutions of higher education (IHEs) are classified as non-tenure track faculty (NTTF), and more than 70% of higher education students had taken online courses following the move to emergency online instruction in 2019. Remote faculty relationships with leaders have been shown to play a vital role in…