Browsing Master's Theses by Title
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The Acquisition of Vocabulary Through Extensive Reading in Second Language Acquisition: A Study in Beginner's Spanish Course at College Level
(2017)This study was undertaken with the goal of increasing the available information for the debate around the best teaching strategies to use in the learning of lexical items in Second Language Acquisition. Its purpose was to ... -
Analysis of Defensive Statistics in the Football Bowl Subdivision
(2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the significance of specific defensive football statistics in Division I college football (Football Bowl Subdivision). The top twenty-five FBS teams in ... -
Analysis of Factors Influencing Wisconsin Public High School Football Programs in All Divisions
(2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between a set of specific factors of a Wisconsin Public High School and the impact of these factors on the success of the school’s football team. The researcher ... -
An Analysis of Homeschool Resources used in the Chicagoland Area
(2017)The purpose of this study was to investigate the resources used by a diverse population of homeschoolers. 73 participants in the Chicagoland area provided information on: resources that they used, online programs that they ... -
An Analysis of Student Perception on the Implementation of High School Block Scheduling
(2017)This study analyzed high school student perceptions of block scheduling withing the first year of implementation. Previous investigations have been conducted on student perceptions and academic success relating to different ... -
An Analysis of the Perception of Nutritional Knowledge of Parents and Teachers: Do We Really Know What Nutrients Do?
(2017)It has been argued for decades that good nutrition is extremely beneficial, but, how many parents and teachers actually use this information to help advance their children and students academically? Studies have been ... -
The Athletic Retention Rate of Student-Athletes Participating in NCAA Division III Varsity Athletics
(2018)The purpose of this study was to analyze athletic completion rates of student-athletes who participated in NCAA Division III varsity athletics at a small, liberal arts college in the Midwest and then to identify the ... -
Choice in the K-12 Art Curriculum
(2016)The purpose of this study was to determine where teachers’ curriculums currently fit on the spectrum of choice and where they would ideally like their curriculums to fit. Socio-demographic information was also collected ... -
The Choral Literacy Crescendo: Creating a Music Literacy Curriculum Aimed at Turning Up the Volume on Music Literacy Proficiency of Secondary Level Learning
(2017)The lack of common music literacy curriculums in secondary choral programs has affected proficiency levels of choral students continuing into high school ensembles. Students are receiving different levels of instruction ... -
The Collegiate Male Athlete Perspective of Female Athletic Trainers
(2018)Gender issues in the workplace are continually being discussed, but have yet to be discussed through the lens of Midwestern collegiate athletics. Despite the fact that females make up more than half of all athletic trainers, ... -
Comparing Perceptions of Technology Between Teachers at 1:1 Technology Schools and Teachers at Non-1:1 Technology Schools
(2018)Many schools across the country are incorporating technology into their curriculum through 1:1 device programs. These programs, which pair each student with a personal laptop, tablet, iPad, or other device, are becoming ... -
Comparison of Supported and Unsupported Environments for Students with Level One Autism
(2019)The research ahead explores the differences in two types of classroom environments. The first type of environment to be discussed is an inclusive classroom supported environment. Inclusion is a classroom with both special ... -
A Comparison of Test Scores for Co-Taught Classrooms vs. Individual Classrooms
(2018)This study examined a comparison of classroom performance test scores of co-taught classrooms and individual taught classrooms at the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade benchmarks. The study was unique because it utilized the Wisconsin ... -
A Comparison Study of the Efficacy of Self-contained Bilingual Education and Monolingual General Education for Bilingual Students
(2017)There are two program models under consideration in this study. The first model is self-contained bilingual, which includes students who are learning both English and Spanish and speak mostly Spanish at home. This group ... -
The Correlation of Winning Draw Controls and Winning Games in Women's Lacrosse
(2018)Lacrosse is a sport that dates back to the 15th century when it was played by Native Americans. Since then the game has evolved and is now played by many demographics including women. The women’s game is a unique game that ... -
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of DIII Athletes’ Perceptions of Sport Psychology
(2019)The focus of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been the “protection of student-athlete well-being, maintenance of amateurism in collegiate sports, and support for the pursuit of excellence in academic ... -
Does Spending More Money on College Baseball Recruiting Result in More Wins for the Baseball Program?
(2017)The purpose of this study was to determine if spending more money on college baseball recruiting produced more wins for the college’s baseball program. The college baseball teams that were studied included all eight programs ... -
Education Equity for Low Income School Districts in Wisconsin
(2016)School budgets are being cut on every level throughout Wisconsin and other states. Due to current public school funding, the amount of income that schools are given to operate with is based on revenue caps calculated by ... -
Effective Implementation and Strategies for Culturally Relevant Teaching: A Guide for Elementary Teachers
(2016)Schools in America are faced with an ever-increasing rate of student suspensions, widening achievement gaps, and diminishing student engagement. Teachers struggle daily to meet the intensifying demands of academics, ... -
The Effectiveness of Computer Enhanced Instruction on the Rhythmic Ability and Assessment of Music Students
(2015)This research study determined whether computer--‐enhanced instruction in addition to teacher led instruction had an affect on the assessment of the rhythmic ability of instrumental music students, versus using only teacher ...
