"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Secondary Mathematics."; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-39).
Coping with everyday life stressors is a salient topic in our fast-paced society. The field of Health Psychology has an active interest in the study of personality in the stress and coping process, and its relationship to well-being. The present...
Cyclin D1 is the major regulator of cell cycle --- the division of cells to copy themselves. Cyclin D1 is the product of ccnd1 gene and plays an important role in regulation of cell cycle transition from G1 phase to S phase. The cell cycles of...
School management and organization -- Longitudinal studies
In this thesis I explored, through in-depth literature review, survey, and teacher interviews, the value and feasibility of creating and maintaining a K-12 student portfolio that would present a learning history of each student over an extended...
Education -- Parent participation; First-generation college students
The impact of family structure and parent involvement on college enrollment among potential first and later generation college students was explored using longitudinal data from the National Center of Educational Statistics. Logistical analyses...
United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; Children with mental disabilities -- Ability testing; Children with mental disabilities -- Education; Deaf -- Ability testing
This study explored instruments for measurement of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for deaf mentally-retarded students under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The study sought to determine if such assessments could measure progress and were also useful...
This was a qualitative study documenting a constructivist teaching model, with intermediate level literacy students. Data used determined if Cambourne's Conditions of Learning and Dimensions of Teaching contributed to longitudinal success. Findings...
Student activities -- Education (Secondary); High school students -- Employment
Using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002, over 11,000 high school students were compared on school size, involvement in extracurricular activities (ECA), as reflected both by the number of activities in which they participated and...
