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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b> Doctoral Degree and Special Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><h2><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE: October 29, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;border:none;padding:0in'><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for November 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Nov. 1, 12:00 pm, EDS 101, <b><u>Amber Reed</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effect of Instructional Delivery Mode on Developmental Classes<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Nov. 1, 1:00 pm, EDS 101, <b><u>Julie Sheppard</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Common Core States Standards Implementation: Ready or Not<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Nov. 2, 10:00 am , EDN 113E, <b><u>M. Cheri Davis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Mathematics and Science Education Attrition, Retention, Migration: A Study of Three Urban School Districts in the State of Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Nov. 5, 10:00 am , EDN 108, <b><u>Gail Caruth</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Andragogy: Ascertaining Where Adult Learners are in the Higher Education System<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Nov. 5, 3:30 pm, EDS 101, <b><u>Becky Kesler</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Impact of Mentoring on Alternatively Certified Teachers<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tues., Nov. 6, 11:00 am, EDS 101, <b><u>Yi-Hsien Lin</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Quantitative Research Investigation Into High School Design and Art Education in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tues., Nov. 6, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Deborah Floyd</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Teacher and Student Perspectives of College Readiness Preparation in a Public Urban College Preparation High School<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Nov. 14, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Maricela Helm</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effects of CSCOPE on Student Achievement<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Darlene Callender<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Nov. 14, 1:00 pm, EDN 133E, <b><u>Lyle DuBus</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Role of the Texas Superintendent in District Technology Planning<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Nov. 15, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Jiashi Zhao</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>International Students’ Adjustment to American Higher Education Institutions in Northeast Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Robin Reid<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Nov. 16, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Elizabeth Johnston</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Comparison of the Success Rates of Students in Online, Hybrid, and Traditional Developmental Mathematics<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Nov. 19, 10:00 am, EDS 120, <b><u>Barbi Donehoo</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Relationship of Achievement on AIMSWeb Mathematics CBM Assessment with Achievement on TAKS Mathematics Assessment, Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in Third Grade Students<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Gilbert Naizer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., Nov. 20, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Gregory Shirley</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>How Financial Aid Impacts the College Attendance Decision<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Nov. 26, 1:00 pm, AGIT 205/MPLX 131, <b><u>Mary Nottingham</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Focused Long-Term and Collaborative Professional Development in Math and Science and the Impact on Participant’s Self-Efficacy, Classroom Practice and Student Achievement<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>