Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of STEM Education and Professional Studies, College of Education, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Thesis: An Investigation of an Intervention Embedded in Summer Bridge Programming for Promoting the Self-Regulated Learning and Achievement of Student-Athletes, Erin W. Cousins
Dissertation: Determining the Degree to Which Ideational Behavior Predicts Occupational Identity Achievement in Emerging Adult College Students Preceding Entry into the Fourth Industrial Revolution Workforce, Carrington M. Faulk
Thesis: Assessing the Impact of Substituting Interaction Types: An Empirical Study of the Interaction Equivalency Theory, Scott Alan Hauert
Dissertation: Teaching Higher Education During a Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study of Instructor Decisions Associated with Switching from Face-to-Face to Online-Only Sessions, Steven M. Miner
Dissertation: Near Transfer After Direct Instruction: An Experimental Inquiry within Aviation Technician Training, Francis Eamonn Powers
Thesis: Investigating The Effect of Universal Design For Learning on Learner Performance, Engagement, And Self-Efficacy, Ana Elizabeth Redstone
Dissertation: Examining the Relationship Between Program Satisfaction, Credential Earnings, and Gender on Full-Time Employment Outcomes of Career and Technical Program High School Graduates in Virginia, Margaret J. Turley
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Dissertation: Entrepreneurship Education Relation to Mathematical Proficiency Amongst Secondary Youth, Mariam Abdelhamid
Dissertation: Factors Promoting and Inhibiting the Practice of Needs Assessment by Human Performance Practitioners, Christopher D. Adams
Dissertation: Metacognitive Supports in Online Community College Learners, Bethany L. Emory
Dissertation: A Case Study the Effects of Student Engagement on Academic Achievement in African American Women: Comparing Undergraduate STEM Majors to Non-STEM Majors from a Historically Black College and University, Zenora E. Gay
Dissertation: Diffusion of Public Library Innovations: A Case Study on Parking Lot Wi-Fi Hotspots Diffusion Development, Samantha Laine Hull
Dissertation: Leadership Competencies for Instructional Designers: Identifying Critical Incidents Used to Lead Design Projects That Improve Performance, Heidi Elaine Kirby
Dissertation: A Case Study on Targeted Support Using TPACK Model for Newly Hired Secondary Mathematics Teachers, Kristin Leigh McKitrick-Rojas
Dissertation: An Instrumental Case Study of Confirmative Evaluation in the Continuous Improvement of Online Remote Leaders’ Work, Chad Lawrence McLane
Dissertation: Instructional Designers Conducting Professional Learning Using Social Media: A Phenomenological Study of Their Experiences Through a Self-regulated Learning Lens, Pauline S. Muljana
Dissertation: Factors Predicting Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers' Levels of Self-Efficacy in STEM Education, Charlene Wirfel Smith
Dissertation: Career Literacy: Developing, Validating, and Establishing the Reliability of the Career Literacy Continuum Scale, Kesha S. Valentine
Dissertation: Conceptual Advancement of Youth Apprenticeship Programs Using a Policy Delphi, Susan L. Wienand
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Dissertation: How Interactions with Staff Relate to Students' Early-Career Success at Small Residential Colleges, Donna L. Fenton
Dissertation: Patient-Perspective Task Performance: Creating Contextually Relevant Student Clinical Training Through the Use of Patient Experience, Candice L. Freeman
Dissertation: Lean Application: An Assessment of 5S on Employee Attitudes and Productivity, Nickolaos Dimitrios Karvounis
Dissertation: Closing the Contextual and Chronological Gap: A Design and Development Study of a Systematic Tool for the Selection of Learning and Performance Support Interventions, James Knapp III
Dissertation: Relationship Between Technology Student Association Participation and Soft Skills Development, Controlling for Gender, Lauren M. Lapinski
Dissertation: Perceptions of Burden in Needs Assessment: An Exploration of Measurement Creation and Validation, Kim N. Pinckney-Lewis
Dissertation: A Multi-Case Examination of Training of Self-Explanation when Combined with Worked Examples, Laura Leveridge Stapleton
Dissertation: Towards Failure-Based Instructional Design: A Phenomenological Study of the Perceptions of Drone Pilots About the Use of Simulations to Promote Failure-Based Learning, Nikisha Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: An Analysis of the Effect of Digital Badging on Workplace Self-Directed E-Learners' Achievement, Persistence, and Self-Regulation, Emma Awuor Agola
Dissertation: Designing for the One-Shot: Building Consensus on Design Processes for Academic Librarians, Kirsten Hostetler
Dissertation: Local Workforce Development, Federally Legislated Purposes, and a Systemigram: A Mixed-Methods Study, Tracey A. Regenold
Dissertation: Measuring the Additive Effects of Multimedia Social Cue Principles on Learners’ Cognitive Load, Emotions, Attitude, and Learning Outcomes, Smruti J. Shah
Dissertation: The Unheralded Hero: Mid-Level Manager Training and Development in Student Affairs, A Case Study Analysis, Sherri L. Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dissertation: An Examination of Personality Traits as a Predictor of the Use of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Jacqueline L. Bruso
Dissertation: An Exploration of Professional Preparedness of Instructional Designers to Evaluate, Philena V. DeVaughn
Dissertation: The Effect of Standardised Learning Diaries on Self-Regulated Learning, Calibration Accuracy and Academic Achievement, Avanelle Joseph-Edwards
Dissertation: Effects of Argumentation Prompts on Alternative Positions in Ill-Structured Problem-Solving, Chrysoula Malogianni
Dissertation: An Examination of the Decision-Making Process Instructional Designers Use to Complete Projects With the Constraints of Limited Time and Tools, Denesha Kaye Rabel
Dissertation: Factors That Influence Students’ Decisions to Enroll in Initial Vocational Education and Training (IVET) Lyceums in Tajikistan, Farid Safarmamad
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dissertation: Decision Making in the Sciences: Understanding Heuristic Use by Students in Problem Solving, Elizabeth Csikar
Dissertation: Motivating and Enabling Factors for Military Service Members Earning a Post-Secondary Degree, Rossie Dean Johnson
Dissertation: Reimagining the Chalk Talk: Animated Handwriting as a Social Cue to Improve Motivation in Multimedia Video Lessons, Hillary C. Kaplowitz
Dissertation: Factors Influencing Student Enrollment in Career Academy Programs, Whitney Stokes Ketchledge
Dissertation: Investigating Application of the Self-explanation Learning Strategy During an Instructional Simulation, Paul Michael MacLoughlin
Dissertation: Building a Cognitive Readiness Construct for Violent Police-Public Encounters, James Eric Preddy
Dissertation: Community College Faculty Compensation for Online Course Development and Delivery, Radhika I. Prout
Dissertation: The Effect of the Behavioral Analysis Feedback Model on Improving Performance of Nursing Students During Clinical Rotations, Melanie Elizabeth Ross
Dissertation: Instructional Designer Awareness and Application of Strategies to Manage Cognitive Load, Justin A. Sentz
Dissertation: Exploring the Effects of Pacing in Community College Courses, Robin Dillon Shepherd
Dissertation: The Effect of Emotive Content on Knowledge Acquisition and Ethical Sense Making Using an Ill-Structured Case Example, Tina M. Souders
Dissertation: The Impact of Professional Development Grounded in Social Learning on Community College Faculty Efficacy, Shanika Shantell Strickland-Davis
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: When I See My Face: Painting the Portrait of Black Women Leaders in the U.S. Federal Government, Antoinette LaVawn Allen
Dissertation: Impact of Leadership Styles on Entrepreneurs' Business Success, Hona Amer
Dissertation: Learning While Using an Instructional Simulation, Tayyaba Batool
Dissertation: Varying Feedback Strategy and Scheduling in Simulator Training: Effects on Learner Perceptions, Initial Learning, and Transfer, Sonya Bland-Williams
Dissertation: Higher Education Distance Advising in the 21st Century: Distance Learning Students' and Advisors' Perceptions, Brooke Lambert Brown
Dissertation: An Analysis of Factors that Impact Diffusion and Adoption of Digital Badges, Kimberly L. Carey
Dissertation: Assessing Learning Strategies with an Educational Video, David James Harrison
Dissertation: Developing a Career Development Assessment for Predicting Young Stem Graduates’ Employability and Career Barriers, Yi-Ching Lin
Dissertation: Facilitating Higher Levels of Thinking and Deeper Cognitive Processing of Course Texts Using Reciprocal Teaching Strategies in Asynchronous Discussion Forums, Jenifer R. Marquis
Dissertation: An Eye Tracking Study to Investigate the Influence of Language and Text Direction on Multimedia, Arwa Adulwahab Mashat
Dissertation: An Exploration of Career Decision-Making Among Domestic and International Instructional Design Students, Erin L. Mills
Dissertation: The Correlation Between the National Survey of Student Engagement Indicators and First Year Student Achievement, Satisfaction, And Retention, Larry Peck
Dissertation: Conceptual Model of Career Counseling for Better Preparing Students for the Transition from School to Work, Brian Christopher Preble
Dissertation: An Analysis of Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Academic Performance, and Satisfaction among Recent Online High School Graduates, Jenifer Lee Price
Dissertation: The Effects of Group-Based Context Personalization on Learning Outcomes and Motivation, Jessica J. Resig
Dissertation: The Use of Reflective Questioning as a Peer Coaching Strategy in an Asynchronous Online Cognitive Apprenticeship, Jennifer Ashley Scott Brown
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Effects of Learner-to-Learner Interactions on Social Presence, Achievement and Satisfaction, Susan Elizabeth Allred Oyarzun
Dissertation: Using Visually Disfluent Fonts for Cueing and Increased Reading, Nena Barley
Dissertation: Effects of Guided Project-Based Learning Activities on Students’ Attitudes Toward Statistics in an Introductory Statistics Course, Timothy Jonathan Bayer
Dissertation: Elaboration and Question Strategy Effect on Learning Outcomes and Cognitive Load, Julie Ann Bridges
Dissertation: Encouraging Entrepreneurship: Resources Supporting Small Business Startup and Growth, Karen A. Eagle
Dissertation: Factors Influencing the Selection of Academic Help Sources, Joan Giblin
Dissertation: The Influence of Multimedia Production Knowledge on the Design Decisions of the Instructional Designer, Stephen Brent Hoard
Dissertation: Motivation and Learning in an Online Collaborative Project Using Gamification, Michele L. Hudiburg
Dissertation: Mathematics Proficiency of Fashion Marketing and Fashion Merchandising Students, Christina Gordon Miles
Dissertation: Multimedia Design, Learning Effectiveness, and Student Perceptions of Instructor Credibility and Immediacy, Miguel Ramlatchan
Dissertation: Defining the Competencies, Programming Languages, and Assessments for an Introductory Computer Science Course, Simon Sultana
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Dissertation: The Effects of Encoding Strategy Training on Foreign Language Learning, Olla Najah Al-Shalchi
Dissertation: Influence of Learner Factors on Soldier Attitude Toward Army Serious Gaming, Mitchell L. Bonnett
Dissertation: Applying Reflection and Self-Assessment Practices to Integrative STEM Lessons: A Design-Based Research Study to Develop an Instrument for Elementary Practitioners, Diana V. Cantu
Dissertation: Effect of Psychological Capital on Elementary Teacher Stress and Workplace Affect, Scott Stephen Casad
Dissertation: Enhancing Apprentice Training Through Supervision of Work Experience, J. Scott Christman
Dissertation: Questions as a Generative Strategy for Knowledge Transfer and Problem Solving, Brett Howard Cook-Snell
Dissertation: Motivation, Persistence, and Achievement in Community College Asynchronous Online Courses, Rachel Michelle Desmarais
Dissertation: Priming Middle School Females’ Engagement in Engineering and Technology, Mary Bonk Isaac
Dissertation: Training Model for Incorporating Interactive Whiteboards Into the K-12 Classroom, Elizabeth G. Jamerson
Dissertation: Signaling Instructional Video for Mathematics, Kimberly W. Milner
Dissertation: The Effect of Preferred Visual Aesthetic on Focused Attention, Use Intention, and Persistence in an Instructional Simulation, Don Grady Robison
Dissertation: Program Standards for Establishing High Quality Postsecondary Trade and Industrial Education Programs, Beno Rubin
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: Reducing Intrinsic Cognitive Load in Complex Learning Such as Flight Training That Involves Both Cognitive and Psychomotor Tasks, Adil Aslan
Dissertation: Analysis of Student Perceptions of the Psychosocial Learning Environment in Online and Face-to-Face Career and Technical Education Courses, Diane L. Carver
Dissertation: Improving Argumentation Through Goal Instructions in Asynchronous Online Discussions, Yekaterina Prudchenko
Dissertation: High School Engineering/Technology Education Course Impact on Georgia Standardized Achievement Scores, Rodney N. Ragsdale
Dissertation: Impact of Transformational Leadership on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment and the Re-Enlistment Intention of Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers, Kervin Gregory Sider
Dissertation: The Effects of Student Engagement on Retention: Comparing Male Undergraduate STEM Majors to Non-STEM Majors, Tourgee D. Simpson Jr.
Dissertation: High School Students' Perceptions of Career and Technical Education, Regina Lorraine Stafford
Dissertation: Engineering Design: A Cognitive Process Approach, Greg Joseph Strimel
Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Case Study of the Levels of Interactive Whiteboard Use by K-12 Teachers, Jo Ann Thomas
Dissertation: The Effect of Self-Regulated Learning Strategy Training and Question Generation on Metacognitive Awareness and Achievement Among College Students Enrolled in Science Courses, Derrick L. Wilkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: Five for Life: Evaluating the Effect of an Activity-Based Fitness and Health Curricula Program on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, Health-Related Knowledge, and Attitudinal Outcomes, Kimberly Grimes Baskette