Dissertations & MA Theses
Almoziraee, A. (2005). Factors affecting young adolescents proportional reasoning in Saudi Arabia. Chair: Steven Pulos
Ewing, V. (2005). A new voice: Students with disabilities discuss their education. Chair: Kathryn Cochran
Opferman, M. (2005). The elusive WRAT: A meta-analysis of the the Wide Range Achievement Test. Chair: Steven Pulos
Krahn, M. J. (2004). Young infants looking behaviors in relation to mothers behaviors during mother- infant interaction. Chairs: Teresa McDevitt & Steven Pulos
McCoy, T. (2004). Consequences of violating assumptions on the estimation of statistics in structural equation models . Chair: John Cooney
Blasi-Taylor, S. (2004). Factors predicting young women's intentions to obtain timely pelvic examinations. Chair: Teresa McDevitt
Wen, Y. (2004). Development and validation of thinking in teaching scale. Chair: Steven Pulos
Campbell, J. (2003). Meta-analysis and reliability generalization of the psychopathy checklist applied to youth. Chair: Steven Pulos
Elison, J. (2003). Definition and distinction between shame and guilt: A facet theory analysis. Chair: Randy Lennon [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Gallagher, M. (2003). The development of learner-centeredness in pre-service teachers' beliefs about learners, learning, and teaching. Chair: Teresa McDevitt
Al-Jubail, A. (2002). Misconceptions in science and working memory capacity in adolescence. Chair: Steven Pulos
Downey, J. (2002). Perspectives on educational resilience from children facing adversity. Chair: Teresa McDevitt [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Elsey, R. (2002). Psychological defenses and academic success. Chair: Steven Pulos
Owens, S. (2002). The nature of the learning environment created by young children through chase play. Chair: Teresa McDevitt. [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Al-Wattban, M. (2001). Proportional reasoning and working memory capacity in adolescence . Chair: Steven Pulos
McGill, K. (2001). Using electrophysiological tracing to differentiate verbatim memories and inferences from a list of words. Chair: John Cooney
Al-Salhi, A. (2000). Epistemological beliefs among Saudi college students. Chair: Steven Pulos
Bakari, R. (2000). Development and validation of a n instrument to measure preservice teachers' attitude toward teaching African American students. Chair: Teresa McDevitt [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Chu, Y. (2000). The relationship between domain-specific self-concept and global self-esteem among adolescents in Taiwan. Chairs: Randy Lennon & Steven Pulos
Manuel, L. (2000). The moral development of home schooled and public schooled adolescents. Chair: Kathryn Cochran
Holder, K.C. (2000). Being and becoming a teacher : meaningful information processing in an undergraduate educational psychology course. Chair: Kathryn Cochran
Lane, P. (1999). The impact of teaching styles on students' styles and academic outcomes . Chair: John Cooney
Horton-Merz, A. (1999). Making sense of the moment: the essences and improvisational nature of teaching fifth-grade mathematics. Chair: Kathryn Cochran
Suhr, D. (1999). An investigation of mathematics and reading achievement of 5- through 14-year olds using latent growth curve methodology. Chair: John Cooney [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Glenn, K. (1999). Rote vs. note: the relationship of working memory capacity to performance and continuation in beginning string classes . Chair: Steven Pulos
Corbett, K. (1998). Motor development and attentional capacity in the young child: A neo-Piagetian Perspective. Chair: Steven Pulos
LeConte, M. (1998). A study of self-reported stress and coping in children. Chairs: Randy Lennon & Steven Pulos
Shaklee, J. (1998). Elementary children's epistemological beliefs and understanding of science in the context of computer-mediated view conferencing with scientists . Chair: Teresa McDevitt
Troyer, R. (1998). Preservice teachers' understanding of less is more: educational reform in the information age. Chair: Kathryn Cochran
Mansfield, E. (1997). Working memory development across adolescence: A neo-Piaget Investigation. Chair: Steven Pulos [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Wei, S. (1997). Perceived parenting patterns and adolescents' coping styles in Chinese culture. Chairs: Randy Lennon & Steven Pulos [Graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Denzine, G. (1996). Implicit learning and prototypes. Chair: Steven Pulos
Jackson, D. (1996). Effects of training in self-generation on the quality of students' questions, class notes and examination scores. Chair: Jeanne Ormrod
Thrailkill, N. (1996). Imagery-evoking and attention-attracting material as facilitators of learning from a lecture. Chair: Jeanne Ormrod
Gaudet, L. (1995). The development of a self-report symptom inventory of psychosocial concerns of traumatic brain injured (TBI) individuals. Chair: Steven Pulos [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence].
Minsel, T. (1995). Tonal memory in musicians and non-musicians: An expert/novice study. Chair: Steven Pulos
Reffel, J. (1995). Visual-spatial and verbal working memory in skilled and less-skilled students. Chair: John Cooney
Young, S. (1995). Student evaluation of university teachers: Models for teacher effectiveness. Chair: Dale Shaw
Spivey, N. (1994). Reciprocal teaching of lecture comprehension and comprehension monitoring skills in college students . Chair: Teresa McDevitt
Ambrosio, A. (1993). Social problem finding: A cognitive developmental perspective. Chair: Teresa McDevitt
Bourassa, E. (1992). Accelerated reading: impetus for change in first grade classroom instruction. Kathryn Cochran
Furlong, P. (1992). Informal reasoning, guided direction, and an economic issue . Chair: John Cooney
Lehmann, J. (1992). Factors associated with mothers' expectation for the adolescent children: a comparison between families with disabled adolescents and families with non-disabled adolescents . Chair: Teresa McDevitt
Pearman, E. (1989). Identification of subgroups of emotionally behaviorally disturbed students on selected educational, personal and family variables. Chair: Dale Shaw
Trahan, M. (1989). The effects of computer-assisted instruction on the metacognitive awareness and reading comprehension of average and learning disabled students. Chair: Lee Swanson
Ewers, C. (1989). An information processing analysis of working memory in relation to listening comprehension in young children. Chair: Kathryn Cochran [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence].
Crist, P. (1988). The effects of multiple sclerosis on mother-daughert interaction and self-esteem. Chair: Randy Lennon
McCallin, R. (1988). Knowledge application orientation, cognitive structure and achievement. Co-Chairs: Jeanne Ormrod & Kathryn Cochran
O'Conner, J. (1988). A study of expert and novie teachers' cognitive processes related to classroom management and discipline events. Chair: Lee Swanson
Schiel, J. (1988). Information retention as a function of the number of partitions and the reliability of continous variables. Chair: Dale Shaw
Bloor, P. (1987). The integration of conceptual and procedural knowledge in the teaching of fifth grade mathematical skills. Chair: John Cooney
Ladd, F. (1987). Mental addition in children and adults using chronometric and interview paradigms. Chair: John Cooney
Brown, B. (1986). A comparative analysis of six valued components of close adult friendships. Chair : Dale Shaw
Lounge, J. (1986). Dual processing theory applied to the development of number fact proficiency Chair: John Cooney
Lewis, M. (1985). A study of the effects of competitive and individualistic feedback on children's attributional perception and performance in computer assisted mathematical instruction. Chair: John Cooney
Al-Marghani, M. (1985). Learned helplessness or test anxiety : an experimental investigation of cognitive deficits. Chair: John Cooney
MASTER'S THESES
Rittner, L. (2005). Pediatric condition falsification in attention-deficit . Chair: Steven Pulos
Elison, J. (2000). The compass of shame scale. Chair: Randy Lennon
Barnes, T. (1996). Argumentive reasoning: A cross cultural study. Chair: Steven Pulos
Stephenson, K. (1994). The effect of prematurity on motherese. Chair: Teresa McDevitt
Thrailkill, N. (1994). Visual imagery spread. Chair: Jeanne Ormrod
Weber, M. (1994). Acculturation and academic attributions among Mexican, Mexican-American, and Anglo adolescents. Chair: Steven Pulos
Vecchione, T. (1992). A further look at horizontality. Chair: Randy Lennon
Warren, E. (1992). Life span coping strategies of learning disabled, higher education adults. Chair: Steven Pulos [Received graduate dean's citation for excellence]
Heiman, J. (1989). Self-concept, grade point average, and sex predictors of cheating behavior. Chair: Dale Shaw
Overholser, D. (1986). Imaginal versus semantic processing as memory aids for reading disabled and nondisabled adults. Chair: Lee Swanson