While not official theses, the following papers, produced by students in the Occupational and Technical Studies graduate program since 1974, are in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Education. The program is offered by the Department of STEM Education and Professional Studies of the Darden College of Education. It is currently directed by Dr. Mickey Kosloski.
Master's Projects from 1999
Categories of Training Problems Being Faced by Hampton Roads Business and Industry Trainers, Delbert W. Gist
The Effect of Informal Training on Performance Support System Utilization, Floyd Graham
The Effects of Applied Technology Instruction on Mathematics and Science Achievement of Eighth Grade Students, John D. Hammons
A Study of Learning Style Theory in Teletechnet Graduate Courses at Old Dominion University, Deborah E. Hensley
A Comparison of Instructor Professional Development Hours and Student Academic Achievement, Thomas L. Langdon
Effects of Fertility on Nutrient Content of Native Warm Season Grasses, Kelly J. Liddington
A Study to Determine Why Middle School Students Enrolled in Technology Education Classes, David Jr. Locklear
A Study to Categorize Adult Education Literature Through Donlevy and Donlevy's Template of Perspectives, Linda A. Mason
Comparison of Teacher's Attitudes of Disciplinary Instances in Technology Education and Teen Living Classes, Danny D. Rhudy
A Study to Determine Faculty Interest in Using Advanced Instructional Technology to Support Course Offerings at Wytheville Community College, Nancy C. Sexton
Interest of Department of Correctional Education Personnel in Attending Old Dominion University via the Teletechnet Distance Education System, Dennis D. Traverse
A Comparison of Aluminum to Ceramic Lap Tools in Optical Lens Surfacing, Derek M. Walls
Master's Projects from 1998
A Study to Determine the Effect of the Rosemont Middle School Mentor/Mentee Program of Norfolk Public Schools on the Scholastic Advancement, Attitudes, and Behavior of the Fall 1997 Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Mentees, Janice Kaye Ahrens-Bella
A Study to Determine the Influence African-American Male Teachers Have on Improving Academic Success Among African-American Male 4th and 5th Grade Students at Jacox Elementary School, J. Frederick Braswell
A Study to Determine How Old Dominion University's Student Teachers of Technology Education Appraised the Effectiveness of their Cooperating Teachers, Mark V. Crenshaw
A Study to Determine Effects of Parental Involvement on NJROTC Cadets' Grade Point Averages at Maury High School, Linda E. Fox
A Study to Compare the Rejection Rate of Products Received from ISO Registered Vendors to that of Non-registered Vendors by a Manufacturer in Virginia Beach, Virginia During 1996, Joseph D. Frohwitter
A Study to Assess the United States Navy's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit Two Emergency Medical Technician Program, James P. Halstead
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Leadership Management Development Certificate Program at Old Dominion University, Lorenza I. Harris
A Study to Determine Appropriate Training Models for Maintenance Technicians - Cox Communications Hampton Roads, Joel P. Horner
A Study to Determine the Attitudes of a Coast Guard Unit Towards Gender-Integrated Training in the United State Coast Guard, Elaine Anne Hughes
A Study to Determine How Teacher Training and Computer Availability Affected Technology Integration at Manteo Middle School, Laura Johnson Hummell
A Comparison of Grades of Mainstreamed Learning Disabled Students and Special Education Students, Francine D. Mitcham
A Study of Secondary Mathematics: Reports Impacting Curriculum, Philip B. Nelson
A Study of navy Personnel's Awareness of Career Opportunities: Is the Career Information Program Working?, Larry E. Reisher
A Study of First and Second Nine-Week Inter-Marking Period Grade Shifts in a Suburban Middle School, Rudolph J. Roethel
A Study to Determine the Effect of Technology Education on the Career Choices of Middle School Students, Charles N. Schirra
An Evaluation of Bethel High School's Business Program, Julia J. Younger
A Study to Determine the Correlation Between Extra Study Time After School to Grades Earned by Students, William P. Young
Master's Projects from 1997
Teacher's Attitudes of Block Scheduling and Lesson Preparation Quality/Time in Two Virginia Beach City Public High Schools, Christin G. Browning
A Study to Determine the Differences in Undergraduate Technology Education Teacher Preparation Curricula in Virginia, Cecil Stanley Burgett
A Season Inside the Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Basketball Team, Sean K. Burris
A Study to Compare the Topics that are Outlined in the Virginia Communication Technology Curriculum Guide to the Topics that are Related in the Literature in the Field of Communication Technology, Christopher David Caddy
A Study to Determine and Compare Employee Health Insurance Policies at Old Dominion University, Heather M. Canada
Drug Prevention Programs Used by Hampton and Newport News School Districts, Charles E. Casey
A Descriptive Study of the Trends and Issues in Vocational and Technical Education in the Virginia Community College System, Angelia M. Comstock
The Effect of Safety Training at the Ford Assembly Plant in Norfolk, Virginia, Maggie Daniels
A Study on the Feasibility of Implementing Advanced Placement Courses in the Field of Technology Education, Donald S. Luebbecke and Mark A. McGrath
Patterns of Safety Issues found at Western Branch High School, Chesapeake, Virginia, Bruce Lytle
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Block Scheduling to Determine What Form of Block Scheduling should be Adopted by Lake Taylor High School, Norfolk, Virginia, Kerry L. McDaniel
A Study to Examine the reasons for Licensure Preferences by MCTP Students, James S. McNeill
A Study to Examine Patterns and Performance Trends among Black and White School Students on a National Level from the 1970s to the 1990s, Otis L. Miller
A Study Comparing Fundamental Skills Development of Technology Education Students at Larkspur Middle School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Steven W. O'Green
An Analysis of the Attitudes of Technology Education Students Enrolled in the Military Career Transition Program at Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University, Rodney L. Pastore
A Follow-up Study of Technology Education Graduates of Old Dominion University 1986-1996, Mark D. Siciliano
A Study to Determine the Demographics and Personal Reasons Students Choose to Take, Robin Marsh Simmons
A Study to Determine the Preferences of 8th Grade Middle School Students for Modular Programmed Instruction or Laboratory Instruction, Donald B. Todd
Master's Projects from 1996
Home Schooling: A Study to Determine Student Achievement and Family Characteristic Relationships, Dennis Blackmore
The Investment of Mental Effort on Learning Through Different Media, Lisa E. Coleman
A Study to Determine the Participation of African Americans and Spanish Americans in Graduate Studies: A Local Perspective, Angela J. Hampton
A Study of Underachievement: How to Turn the Average Student into the Above Average, Dillon Jones
A Study to Assess the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at Tidewater Community College, Felicia M. Jones
A Study of the Correlation Between Grade Point Averages and Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores at Tallwood High School 1995-1996, Joseph E. Jordan Jr.
A Follow-up Study of Industrial Technology Graduates of Old Dominion University 1987-1995, Michael A. McCammon
A Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Using Stand-alone Computers and Networked Computers in Completing Classroom Keyboarding Assignments, Angela M. Rockett
Impact of Computer-Aided Instruction on Keyboarding Competency, Janet B. Rubin
A Study of the Use of Clinician I Personnel to Perform Intravenous Therapy, Laura L. Walker
A Comparison of Urban and Rural Violence in Universities, Corneilus J. Wallace
A Study to Determine the Attitudes and Practices Teachers Possess Relating to Computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web and Their Application to Education, James A. Williams
A Study of the Implementation of Total Quality Management Principles into Training in Virginia Beach Industry, Henry S. Wilmer
A Study to Determine the Effect of Membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the Performance of Male Students Taking Standardized Tests in Hampton, Virginia, William E. Yarnall
Master's Projects from 1995
A Study to Identify the Course Tasks for a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center Controller Exportable Refresher Training Course, Richard L. Arnold
A Study to Assess the Benefits Students Received from Completing the Fire Cadet Program in Chesapeake Public Schools, J. Page Bagley
A Study to Determine the Degree of Career Education Red Mill Elementary School Teachers Include in their Instruction, Ramona A. De Santis
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Diversity Training in the Workplace and What Kind of Daily Impact Do These Results Have on Workers at Old Dominion University, Tatrece R. Dunlap
A Study to Determine Projected Consolidated Federal Funds (CFFs) for the Counties and Independent Cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia for the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Annual Appropriations, Norman Albert Jenness Jr.
The Impact of Drug Abuse Resistance Education in Portsmouth, Virginia from 1987-1994, Darrell M. Lassiter
Gender Bias in Selection for Honors Mathematics at Kempsville Middle School, William P. McBride
A Study of Typing Speed and Accuracy Development Using Computer-Based and Typewriter-Based Instruction in a Public High School, Dale McPherson
Transition Planning and Post-Secondary Achievement, Antonia L. Thompson
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Program of Instruction for the Department of Labor's Transition Assistance Program for the Military, James E. Threlfall
A Study of Teacher Attitudes Toward Establishing Vocational Education Programs for Disabled Students in Middle School, Dazzerene Wade
Master's Projects from 1994
A Study to Determine the Effects of an Interactive Audio/Video Classroom on Retention Test Performance, Timothy R. Barry
Female Enrollment in Technology Education in Virginia During the 1993/1994 School Year, J. Scott Christman
A Study Comparing the Design and Engineering Problem-solving Abilities of Students that have Received Varying Amounts of Prior Mathematical Instruction, Eric M. Fischer
A Study of Technology Teacher Education Graduate Programs and Their Philosophical Focus, Frederick Simpson Gard
The Considerations for Planning Marketing Education Courses in Virginia, Stephanie Gilmore
A Study to Determine the Educational and Employment Status of Deep Creek High School Marketing Education Graduates, Donald B. Gresham
A Study to Determine the Major Influences on Elite Athletes Development, Kelli James
A Study to Determine the Number of Students Continuing in a Hotel Career after Completing a Vocational Education Course in Hotel Operations, Jill Anders Johnson
A Study to Assess Attitudes and Self-Efficacy of Multi-skilled Healthcare Employees Toward Computers, Cynthia Marie Kratzke