Browsing TAMU-CC Theses, Dissertations, and Graduate Projects by Issue Date
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Finding a voice in the digital classroom: The effects of asynchronous discussion on language acquisition and communication apprehension among secondary ESOL students in South Texas
(2010)Students who are classified as ESOL at the secondary level may face various factors that prevent participation in class thus inhibiting second language acquisition. The purpose of the study was to determine if asynchronous ... -
Dune-beach morphodynamic interaction along a semi-arid, wave dominated barrier island: South Padre Island, Texas
(2012-04-11)Beach and dune volume changes, a sediment transport model, and a morphometric model were used to investigate dune development and to understand the influence of beach and dune morphology on dune accretion rates on South ... -
Cloning, sequencing and analysis of housekeeping genes towards the development of molecular stress response markers in seagrasses
(2012-04-11)Seagrass meadows are important primary producers and habitats in estuaries and near-shore marine environments, but many populations are in decline due to anthropogenic influences. Measurements of biomass are commonly used ... -
Microbial source tracking: determination of animal sources of enterococci in Oso Creek, Nueces County, Texas
(2012-05-07)Enterococci are a genus level group of gram-positive facultative anaerobes found primarily in the intestinal tract of mammals and birds. This characteristic, and their role as fecal indicator bacteria for water quality ... -
Ontology-based top-k global schema generation
(2012-05-21)Global schema generation is the problem of generating a unified schema based on existing heterogeneous local schemas and a set of correspondences which are generated by a schema matching algorithm. The current schema ... -
Understanding interannual variability and trends in 15 years (1993-2007) of satellite-derived oceanic evaporation
(2012-05-21)Warming trends in sea surface temperature during the latter portion of the 20th century have raised inquiries about associated trends in oceanic evaporation. Theory dictates that evaporation increases according to the ... -
Literacy experiences of male students in an alternative high school: a phenomenological perspective
(2012-07-18)The purpose of this qualitative, multiple case-study design was to explore the literacy experiences and perceptions of male students attending an alternative high school. A phenomenological approach was used to capture the ... -
A comparison of silent reading comprehension and listening comprehension in fourth, sixth, and eighth grade students
(2012-08-05)This study investigated the relationship between listening and reading comprehension to determine: (a) if there has been a change in the equalization age for these two modalities from what was theorized by Thomas Sticht; ... -
Perspectives and practices of successful teachers in diverse rural South Texas high-performing high-needs elementary schools
(2012-08-06)Texas rural schools, educating more than half a million students annually, and rural schools across the nation have been under scrutiny for the inability to provide quality education through course offerings, facilities, ... -
A validation study of the Juhnke-Balkin Life Balance Inventory
(2012-08-06)Life balance was investigated as a unifying construct of wellness and found to be a significant, holistic concept among a variety of counseling professionals. The life balance construct is described as multifaceted and ... -
The state of education for students of Mexican descent on the Texas/Mexico border: then and now
(2012-08-06)Much of the territory from the Sabine River, the border between present day Texas and Louisiana, to the Pacific Ocean was occupied by persons of Mexican descent long before it became part of the United States. There are ... -
Knowledge temple: a collaborative knowledge sharing technique for agile software development
(2012-08-06)Despite the productive, flexible, and adaptive nature of agile development, it may suffer from knowledge sharing limitations. This includes knowledge loss due to retirement or high turnover rates of skilled professionals ... -
Online counseling and online counselor preparation: a mixed methods investigation
(2012-08-06)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to examine the perceptions of counselor educators toward online counseling services, and the training of online counselors. Sixty-four counselor educators affiliated ... -
Long-term sensitization training alters the biophysical properties of a decision-making neuron in the feeding neural circuit of Aplysia californica
(2012-08-08)The marine mollusk Aplysia californica is an exceptional model system to study the cellular mechanisms underlying learning-induced behavioral modifications. One particular well-studied learning paradigm in Aplysia is ... -
“Mom, I’m gay.” Homosexual language used in the coming out process and its effect on the family relationship
(2013-02-11)Communication between homosexuals and heterosexuals has been examined by communication scholars since the gay revolution of the 1970’s. Communication scholars have sought to understand how homosexuals communicate with one ... -
History of standardization of English language arts: an analysis of the foundation and focus of English language arts
(2013-02-28)This dissertation analyzed English language arts standards for changes in the focus and foundation of English language arts content, which added a new dimension to existing research. The population of the study included ... -
The beady eye of the professional development appraisal system: a Foucauldian cross-case analysis of the teacher evaluation system
(2013-03-03)The purpose of this deconstructive case study was to conduct a Foucauldian power/knowledge analysis constructed from the perceptions of three teachers at an intermediate school in South Texas regarding the role of the ... -
Middle school students' reading experiences and behaviors and their relationship to reading achievement and self-efficacy: a study of one rural middle school in South Texas
(2013-03-03)This doctoral study examined the relationship between middle school students' reading experiences and behaviors, reader self-perceptions, and reading achievement. This study also explored whether or not the characteristics ... -
The role of vocational technical training in Texas Early College High Schools: a Delphi study
(2013-03-03)The study was conducted to document the role of vocational training programs in Early College High Schools (ECHS) and to identify the barriers which may hinder the implementation of robust vocational training programs in ... -
The integration of spirituality issues in CACREP counselor preparation programs and accredited theological schools
(2013-03-20)The study utilized a sequential, mixed methods design comparing how the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited counselor preparation programs and the Association of ...