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 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
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
Dissertation: Employability Advantages of Marketing Education Industry Certification Examinations, Devon Ashley Elmore
Dissertation: An eLearning Narration Modality Study: In Pursuit of Faster, Cheaper, and Almost the Same, Richard David Horner
Dissertation: Worked Examples in Teaching Queries for Searching Academic Databases, Mary Kickham-Samy
Dissertation: Project Management Professional Training Needs for Defense Industry Projects, Cole Jerome Kupec II
Dissertation: The Effects of Generative Strategies in Instructional Simulations on Learning, Cognitive Load, and Calibration Accuracy, Jennifer R. Morrison
Dissertation: Effects of an Interprofessional Simulation Activity to Improve Students' Perceptions of Other Healthcare Professions, Chase Raymond Poulsen
Dissertation: Improving Metacomprehension and Calibration Accuracy Through Embedded Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Prompts, Alan J. Reid
Dissertation: Preferred Instructional Design Strategies for Preparation of Pre-Service Teachers of Integrated STEM Education, Amanda Shackleford Roberts
Dissertation: The Effects of Group Size on Student Learning, Student Contributions, \Mental Effort, and Group Outcomes for Middle-Aged Adults Working in an Ill-Structured Problem-Solving Environment, Gary Lee Roemmich
Dissertation: Training Effects of Adaptive Emotive Responses From Animated Agents in Simulated Environments, Enilda Jannet Romero-Hall
Dissertation: In Search for Instructional Techniques to Maximize the Use of Germane Cognitive Resources: A Case of Teaching Complex Tasks in Physics, Yekaterina Sliva
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Dissertation: Effects that Previous Employment Experiences Had on Organizational Commitment of an Hourly Workforce, Charles August Bartocci
Dissertation: Competencies Required of Human Resource Professionals in the Government Contracting Industry, Dawn Denise Boyer
Dissertation: Prompting Self-Monitoring of Learning in Self-Paced Computer Based Training: The Effect on Self-Regulation and Learning, Christopher J. Coburn
Dissertation: Academic Predictors of Online Course Success in the Community College, Christy D. Hawkins
Dissertation: Motivational and Persistence Factors for Military Spouses Earning a College Degree, Lisa A. Keenan
Dissertation: Employment of Command and Control Systems Within the U.S. Marine Corps, Aaron B. Lang
Dissertation: Components Needed for the Design of a Sustainable Career and Technical Education Program, Vann Mizzelle Lassiter
Dissertation: Factors That Female Higher Education Faculty in Select Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields Perceive as Being Influential to Their Success and Persistence in Their Chosen Professions, Phyllis Bernice Opare
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Faculty Compensation for Developing and Delivering Online Courses, Jeffrey Allen Burleson
Dissertation: Pre-College Career Guidance and Persistence at a Small Private University in Tennessee, Raymond D. Carson
Dissertation: Analysis of Attitude and Achievement Using the 5E Instructional Model in an Interactive Television Environment, Gamaliel R. Cherry
Dissertation: Community of Inquiry Framework and Learning Outcomes, Jennifer Ann Maddrell
Dissertation: A Conceptual Model for Employer Training to Manage Employee Counter-Productive Behaviors, Naomi Spickard Rock
Dissertation: Efficacy of Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) Certifications, Daniel L. Trent
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: Effect of High School Completion of the Agricultural Education Program on the Rate of Return on Investment for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Phillip Scott Bevins
Dissertation: A Conceptual Model of Career Development to Enhance Academic Motivation, Nancy Creighton Collins
Dissertation: Factors That Influence Learning Satisfaction Delivered by Video Streaming Technology, Daniel Stephen Keenan
Dissertation: Relationship Between Membership in DECA, An Association of Marketing Students, and Grade Point Average as an Indicator of Academic Success, Michael Frederick Kosloski Jr.
Dissertation: The Effects of Cooperative and Collaborative Strategies on Student Achievement and Satisfaction in Blended and Online Learning Environments, Christine E. Nickel
Dissertation: Effectiveness of the Combat Operational Stress Control Training Program: Expectations of the U.S. Marine Corps, Marek M. Sipko
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: Efficacy of Dual Enrollment in Rural Southwest Virginia, Karen Glass Carter
Dissertation: The Effect of Technology Education on Student's State Standardized Test scores, Maurice Torrez Frazier
Dissertation: Comparing High School Students' and Adults' Perceptions of Technological Literacy, Henry Ladson Harrison III
Dissertation: Middle School Parents' Perceptions of Career and Technical Education, Virginia R. Powers Jones
Dissertation: Instructional Alignment of Workplace Readiness Skills in Career and Technical Education, Sarah Jane Martin
Dissertation: Technology Education Teacher Supply and Demand in the United States, Johnny J. Moye
Dissertation: Technological Literacy in K–12 Teacher Preparation: A Review of Course Requirements at Accredited Education Institutions, Roger Allan Skophammer
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Dissertation: Dislocated Worker Training and Education Perceptions: The Effect of Tailored Information, Self-Concept, and Role Salience on Self-Reported Deterrents to Education Participation, Lisa A. Row
Dissertation: The Impact of an Employer Sponsored Walking Program on Employees' Cardiovascular Risks, Joan Breslin Sechrist
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Thesis: The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability: Performance Comparisons of Elementary Students Being Referred for Special Education Services, Priscilla Mazza Hardiman
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Thesis: The Elements of Mathematics Program: How Can It Be Evaluated?, Marilou Shames Giacofci
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Thesis: An Investigation of the Feasibility of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in the Elementary School, Jane Chavis
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
Thesis: Advance Organizers and Study Guides: Techniques Designed to Increase the Effectiveness of Science Motion Pictures as Instructional Tools Within the Curriculum Sequence, John Holston Tashner
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
Thesis: A Comparison of the Fourth and Fifth Grade Achievement of Younger and Older School Starters Who Have an Above Average Intelligence Quotient, Mary Ann Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Thesis: A Statistical Analysis of the Relationship Between Outline Form Perception and School Achievement at the First Grade Level, John Hooker Sutherland
Thesis: The Relationship of Teacher-Evaluated Personality Variables to Reading Achievement and Intelligence in a Selected Fifth Grade, Carolyn Pate Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
Thesis: Differential Gains Among Lower Decile Groups in a College Reading Improvement Program, Thomas Francis Reddy