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Title: A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
Author: Lutz, Cheryl
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Educational technology
Description: CHERYL LEE LUTZ. A study of the effect of Interactive Whiteboards on student achievement and Teacher Instructional Methods. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN GRETES) Students today are digital natives. They grow up immersed in technology long befor...

Title: A Study of the Attitudes of University of North Carolina Education Faculty Toward the Use of Computer-Based Simulation in Pre-service Teacher Education Methods Courses
Author: Englebert, Mary
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Teachers--Training of, Educational technology
Description: ABSTRACTMARY F. ENGLEBERT: A study of the attitudes of University of North Carolina education faculty toward the use of computer-based simulation in pre-service teacher education methods courses. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN GRETES) The use of...

Title: A comparison of Spanish and English multimedia shared story interventions on the acquisition of English vocabulary for English language learners with an intellectual disability
Author: Rivera, Christopher
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Multicultural education, Education
Description: Literature on the development of literacy skills for students with a moderate to severe intellectual disability is growing; however, little is known about effective literacy practices for Hispanic English language learners with a moderate intellec...

Title: EFFECTS OF PICTURE PROMPTS DELIVERED BY A VIDEO IPOD® ON PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATION
Author: Kelley, Kelly
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: National data continue to indicate many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have not had the same access to education, employment, independent living, or extracurricular activities as the general population after hig...

Title: Effects of Systematic Instruction on Listening Comprehension of Science e-Texts for Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability
Author: Wood, Alyson
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: A multiple probe across participants design was used to examine the effects of systematic instruction (constant time delay and a system of least prompts) on both generating and answering questions about science e-texts for students with moderate i...

Title: Queering Entrepreneurship: An ethnographic study of a women-led tech startup in Berlin
Author: Wilson, Miguel
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Organizational sociology, Women's studies
Description: With the rise of more women-led firms in the tech industry, the question of how these organizations either differentiate or align themselves with their male-dominanted competitors is of growing interest. I examine whether a women-led tech startup ...

Title: Reconceptualizing the Engagement of Older Adults in the Use of Interactive Technology
Author: Lee, Lina
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Information technology
Description: A "silver tsunami" is on its way. Silver tsunami refers to the rapid aging of the population and, in particular, of the baby boomer generation. This demographic shift has moved the focus of researchers, designers, health care providers, and policy...

Title: THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF PRINT VS. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON COMPREHENSION OF FUNCTIONAL COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND ON-TASK BEHAVIOR FOR STUDENTS WITH LOW INCIDENCE DISABILITY
Author: Robertson, Colleen
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Post-school outcomes in the areas of health, safety, and independent living are poor among students with low incidence disabilities who have complex communication needs. This study examined the comparative effects of print vs. digital technology i...

Title: Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Regarding the Role of Technology in Literacy Instruction: A Mixed Methods Study
Author: McIntyre, Beverly
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Education, Elementary, Reading, Education
Description: The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of teachers' beliefs about the role of technology in their literacy instruction in the context of one elementary school with a technology-rich environment by investigating those beliefs ...

Title: The Effects of Systematic and Explicit Instruction with Shared Stories on Comprehension and Generalization of Responding During Book Club for Students with Severe Disabilities
Author: Kemp-Inman, Amy
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Reading
Description: The present study used a multiple probe across participants design to examine the effects of systematic and explicit instruction to teach students with severe disabilities (SD) to comprehend and discuss grade-aligned literature. The text was adapt...

Title: The Hybridity of Humanity: Posthumanism within Marissa Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles
Author: Gonzalez Caban, Jasmin
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: English literature
Description: In the twenty-first century, advanced technology has become an integral component to how humans interact with the world. Because technology is gradually transforming the lifestyles and compositions of humans, it is important to introduce the conce...