[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March 2014

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students

 

FROM:     Vicky Turner

                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator

 


DATE:       February 28, 2014


 

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March
2014
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Mon., Mar. 3, 10:30 am, EDN 107, Rebeca Cooper, Final Defense

The Proportional Costs of Title I Supplemental Educational Services:
Effect of Time in Treatment on Student Achievement

Major Advisor:  Dr. James Vornberg

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Tim Wilson

 

Mon., Mar. 3, 1:00 pm, EDS 135, Hillary Croissant, Final Defense

Classroom Environment Influence on Student Self-Efficacy in Mathematics

Major Advisor:  Dr. Gil Naizer

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

 

Tue., Mar. 4, 9:30 am, EDN 107, Lanny Mathews, Final Defense

Factors Influencing the Establishment and Sustainability of Professional
Learning Communities: The Teacher's Perspective

Major Advisor:  Dr. Chuck Holt

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Willie Edwards

 

Tue., Mar. 4, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, Dana Barnes, Proposal Defense

Participation in a Professional Learning Community and the
Self-Perceived Effect on Teacher Efficacy in Selected Texas Elementary
Campuses

Major Advisor:  Dr. Julia Ballenger 

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Chad King

 

Tue., Mar. 4, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, Kristen  Carroll, Final Defense

The Effect of Math Anxiety on the Academic Success of Developmental
Mathematics at a Texas Community College

Major Advisor:  Dr. Madeline Justice 

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Susan Stewart

 

Wed., Mar. 5, 2:00 pm, MPLX 120/ EDS 101, Paula Mason, Final Defense

Declarations and Differences: Describing Elementary African American and
Hispanic Boys' Motivation to Read

Major Advisor:  Dr. David Brown

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Bill Bolin

 

 

Tue., Mar. 11, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Cam Ngo, Final Defense

A Longitudinal Comparison of International Student Enrollment in 4-year
Institutions of Higher Education in the United States

Major Advisor:  Dr. Rick Lumadue

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Tim Wilson 

 

Mon., Mar. 17, 10:00 am, MPLX 120/EDS 101, Jan Mallett, Final Defense

Longitudinal Academic Achievement Outcomes: Modeling the Growth
Trajectories of Montessori Elementary Public School Students

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jennifer Schroeder

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joyce Miller

 

Tue., Mar. 18, 10:30 am, EDN 108, Kim Laird, Final Defense

Predictive Model of Intentional and Unintentional Outcomes: An
Evaluation Tool for Outcomes-Based Funding in Texas Higher Education

Major Advisor:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jason Davis

 

Tue., Mar. 18, 1:00 pm, HofL 134, Mary Couzelis, Final Defense

Counter-Storytelling and Ethnicity in Twenty-First-Century American
Adolescent Historical Fiction 

Major Advisor:  Dr. Susan Stewart

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Robert Williams

 

Wed., Mar. 19, 1:00 pm, MPLX 120/ EDS 101, Jorien Bowens, Proposal
Defense

The Literacy Beliefs and Practices of Highly Educated African American
Mothers

Major Advisor:  Dr. Jennifer Sennette

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Julia Ballenger

 

Wed., Mar. 19, 2:00 pm, HEN 202, Pratyush Kotturu, Proposal Defense

Does Perceived Effort Impact Users' Engagement in a Game Environment?

Major Advisor:  Dr. Shulan Lu

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joyce Scott

 

Mon., Mar. 24, 10:00 am, EDN 108, Guy Lyons, Final Defense

A Quantitative Comparative Analysis of Ninth-Grade Academies and
Graduation Rates in Texas High Schools

Major Advisor:  Dr. Ava Munoz

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Thomas Boucher

 

Thur., Mar. 27, 11:00 am, BIN 214, Gideon Mazambani, Final Defense

The Psychology of Social Networks: The Creation, Spread, and Extinction
of Memes in Virtual Communities

Major Advisor:  Dr. Stephen Reysen

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Kurtay Ogunc

 

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