Browsing UWEC Master’s Theses by Title
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The Effectiveness of a Post-Secondary Readiness Intervention in Increasing Students' Academic Preparation Knowledge: Self Efficacy as a Predictive Factor
(2013-05-10)Students least likely to attend college are first-generation students, ethnic- minority students, and students from low socio-economic statuses (SES). Although there is an abundance of research indicating that adequate ... -
The Effectiveness of an Intervention Combination of Error Word Drill and Repeated Reading Using iPad Technology
(2013-04-26)As schools adopt a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework, research in education and school psychology has increased its focus on exploring interventions to help struggling readers remediate their skills. At the same ... -
Evaluating K-12 Pre-Service Educators' Understanding of Internalizing Behaviors
(2020-02-06)Children with internalizing disorders, specifically anxiety and depression, are at an increased risk for poor social and academic performance in school. Students spend a majority of their time at school, highlighting the ... -
Evaluating the Effects of a Six-Session Book Study on Educators’ Mindfulness Practices
(2021-05)Mindfulness-based practices have increasingly been implemented in schools in recent years. Research has reflected that mindfulness interventions may provide positive results for students (e.g., Schonert et al., 2015). ... -
Examining the Diagnostic Accuracy and Predictive Validity for FastBridge aReading and CBM-R on High Stakes State Tests
(2022-06)The current study examined the diagnostic accuracy of two common screening assessments in reading, FastBridge Adaptive Reading (aReading) and Curriculum Based Measurement of Oral Reading (CBM-R) when used to predict future ... -
Examining the Impact of a Recess Intervention: Effects of Physical Activity Levels, Enjoyment, and On-Task Behavior
(2018)Physical activity breaks throughout the school day have been associated with increased physical activity levels and on-task behavior in the classroom. Recess interventions have also been associated with increased physical ... -
Examining the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Mental Health Needs and Treatment in an Urban, Suburban, and Rural Middle School Community Context
(2021-04)Student mental health needs are on the rise (Department of Education, 2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). The differences in rates of student of mental health needs and differences in barriers to ... -
Exploring the Therapy Experience of Adults Who Stutter as it Relates to Inclusion of Cognitive Therapy Components in Stuttering Therapy
(2021-05)In understanding the complexity of the experience of adults who stutter, it is essential to acknowledge that stuttering is present regardless of whether or not disfluencies are produced. Many adults who stutter often ... -
From a Teacher's Perspective: The Interaction of Mathematics, Language, and Manipulatives
(2017-11-01)Three language-based factors influence a student's ability to function successfully in a formal classroom environment: 1) student language, 2) teacher language, and 3) curriculum language (Gruenewald & Pollak, 1990). ... -
From Farmers to Cowboys: Rural American Identity and Community in Manawa, Wisconsin, 1848-1970
(2014-10-01)Farming and lumber production figuratively and literally shaped the landscape of Waupaca County, Wisconsin between 1848 and 1948. Ethnic identity further shaped these rural Waupaca County neighborhoods amongst others of ... -
From Polish Jokes to Pulaski: Polish American Culture and Politics in Milwaukee, 1956-1978
(2018-07-16)By the 1950s, most Americans of Polish descent were one or more generations removed from the "old country." In the eyes of many Polish Americans, this posed a problem for maintaining Polish cultural identity. Polish ... -
From Suicide, to Acceptance through Faith, and then, to Defiant Revolt: Existential Absurdism in Albert Camus' The Stranger
(2013-08-01)This thesis examines the three stages of resolving the Absurd in existential Absurdism highlighted by Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus in an attempt to find meaning in life. It argues that the narrator Meursault in ... -
The Good Behavior Game: Application in a Before School Childcare Setting
(2018-04)It is important to provide intervention for childhood problem behaviors in order to prevent more serious behaviors from developing. Non-classroom settings are environments in which problem behaviors tend to occur more ... -
If Sexual Orientation is a Choice, When Did You Choose? A History of the LGB Student Group at The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1983-2000
(2017-05)The University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire's Gay/Lesbian student organization (GLO) formed in 1983 and was recognized by the University in 1984. The students spent most of their social lives off campus. The student group ... -
Impact of High Versus Low Preference Rewards on Oral Reading Fluency
(2019-04)Preference assessments have been used to identify preferred items that increase the effectiveness of a reinforcer. Informal preference assessments are most often utilized when an individual can verbally identify their most ... -
The Impact of Participation in Four Year Old Kindergarten on Future Literacy Skills
(2013-11-30)The current study examined the short and long-term associated impact of participation in a school district supported four-year-old kindergarten (4K) program on early literacy skills and reading acquisition. Over 1100 ... -
Implementation Barriers and Facilitators for Alternative and Augmentative Communication Use in Intensive Care Units: Comparing Differences Across Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists
(2015-05-11)Communication partners with AAC training are known to increase the ability of a person with aphasia to understand language and participate in everyday social interactions (Genereaux et al., 2004; Hickey, Bourgeois, & ... -
Implementation of Early Numeracy Level 1 Intervention with First Grade Students
(2020-05)This study evaluated the effectiveness of Early Numeracy Interventions Level 1 (Bryant et. al, 2011; ENI1) when used in a Montessori setting with first grade students. An ABAB design was used to evaluate the effectiveness ... -
Increasing Oral Reading Fluency: An Examination of a Small Group Reading Intervention
(2016-09-08)Research comparing one-on-one and small group reading fluency interventions suggests that both types of intervention may result in similar improvements in students' reading fluency (Vaughn et al., 2003; NICHD, 2000; Begeny ...