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AN EXAMINATION OF STUDENT WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AT ONE TEXAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
The three studies within this journal-ready dissertation examined student written communication and critical thinking skills at one public university in southeast Texas. Studies 1 and 2 examined differences in student ...
DIFFERENCES IN THE READING PERFORMANCE OF TEXAS GRADE 4 STUDENTS AS A FUNCTION OF THEIR ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY/RACE: A MULTIYEAR, STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION
(2018-10-25)
The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the extent to which economic status, gender, and ethnic/racial differences were present in the reading achievement of Texas Grade 4 students. In the first ...
Effects of Imperialism on British Society: How Cultural Interactions and Social Adaptation Created a New British Identity
(2021-04-13)
From the late sixteenth through the nineteenth century, Great Britain expanded across the globe building an empire in diverse regions of the world on every livable continent. British engagement in overseas expansion initiated ...
DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PERFORMANCE BY ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY/RACE: A MULTIYEAR TEXAS STATEWIDE STUDY
(2016-11-03)
Purpose
The purpose of the first study was to ascertain the extent to which differences
were present in the STAAR Mathematics and Science test scores by Grade 5 and Grade 8
student economic status. The purpose of the second ...
Defending Yourself Through Someone Else: Foreign Language Interpreters in the Courtroom
Defendants who cannot speak English will require a courtroom interpreter, which, research suggests, may influence how the defendant is perceived by jurors. The present study used video-recorded mock testimony of a defendant ...
Differences in Public Postsecondary Enrollment Rates of Texas Public High School Graduates as a Function of Gender, Ethnicity/Race, and Economic Status: A Multiyear, Statewide Study
(2018-03-06)
Purpose
The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the extent to which differences were present in gender, ethnicity/race, and economic status in the postsecondary enrollment of Texas public high school ...
Elementary School Size and Differences in Student Progess: A Texas Statewide, Multiyear Investigation
(2019-10-22)
The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine the degree to which student enrollment (i.e., school size) at elementary schools was related to student progress on the Texas state-mandated assessments for ...
Differences in reading as a function of the economic status, ethnicity/race, and English Language Learner status of Texas Grade 4 boys and girls in special education: A multiyear statewide investigation
(2019-10-03)
The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the extent to which economic status, ethnicity/race, and English Language Learner status differences were present in the reading performance of Texas Grade 4 ...
High School Size and Differences in the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners: A Texas Statewide, Multiyear Investigation
(2016-10-12)
Purpose
The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine the relationship of high school size with the academic achievement (i.e., reading and mathematics) of English Language Learners enrolled in Texas high ...
Still a Man's World: Sexism in the Legal Field
(2021-04-27)
Modern sexism is very different than the sexism of the past. Modern sexism tends to be much more subtle such as simple word choice or associations. This study tries to observe such acts of sexism specifically in the ...