Browsing Special Education Master’s Theses by Title
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(2023)Researchers use online surveys to collect data from diverse populations (Phillips, 2017; Simone, 2019a). With the use of online surveys comes the potential for Artificial Intelligence Bots (AI Bots) to enter a survey and ...
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Breaking the Silence: Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities Speak-Up About Their Support Needs (2024-02-26)Sibling relationships are important in that they can help predict the social-emotional development, understanding, and outcomes, and help shape the relationship between them. Due to these multi-facet predictors, it is ...
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(2023)Alternative seating options and choice as an antecedent intervention have been previously researched. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a choice of alternative seating on in-seat behavior and engagement for preschool ...
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(2024-04-29)As the special education process can be difficult for parents to navigate, special education advocates have arisen to help. Yet because there is no formal training required to become a special education advocate, there is ...
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(2023)The purpose of this research is to examine the nature of parent-child interactions for elementary-aged children (K-4th grade) who have complex communication needs and are learning to use speech generating devices. Data ...
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(2023-05-05)The purpose of this research is to examine the nature of parent-child interactions for elementary-aged children (K-4th grade) who have complex communication needs and are learning to use speech generating devices. Data ...
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(2024-05)Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to experience trauma than their peers without disabilities, and therefore strongly benefit from the implementation of trauma-informed practices. ...
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(2023)Each individual child varies in their developmental progression. Developmental milestones can be used to determine if a child needs additional support to learn language. Previous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness ...
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(2024-05)There is a large body of empirical research showing the effectiveness of teacher praise as an intervention to reduce unwanted classroom behaviors and increase student engagement. Despite this evidence, research shows that ...
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(2023)Social emotion plays a vital role in children's development, and email performance- based feedback (email PF) has been shown to effectively improve teachers' social-emotional practice. In this research, I evaluated the ...
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(2023)It is common for toddlers under the age of 3 to have language delays, though few studies have focused on improving communication within this population. Enhanced Milieu Teaching paired with Words + Signs is an evidence-based ...
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(2023-05)Understanding the academic and cognitive factors that contribute to the development of early mathematical knowledge and skills is crucial for effective assessment and intervention. However, these factors are often studied ...
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(2024)State VR agencies provide services to individuals with disabilities so that they may prepare for and participate in competitive integrated employment with consideration of their unique strengths and abilities (U.S. DOE, ...
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(2023-05)Challenging behavior (CB) is a concern for many parents, especially as CB can have negative impacts on child development. It is critical for parents to receive supports to help address their child’s CB. The FBSApp is a ...
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(2022-12-12)The purpose of this paper was to determine the following research questions: (1) What are the demographics of TVIs in Tennessee (eg. caseload size, professional setting years from retirement) (2a) What is the average burnout ...
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(2023-05-01)A prevalent problem in the American education system is that schools are facing extreme shortages of qualified special education teachers, specifically teachers of the visually impaired (TVIs). TVIs are leaving their jobs ...
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(2023-05)The transition from hospital to school settings can be a challenging process for individuals involved, particularly for children with disabilities and special healthcare needs and their caregivers. Hospital and school ...
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(2023-04-21)Tactile symbols are often used as a form of communication for students with complex support needs, specifically those that have comorbidity of blindness or visual impairment. Tactile symbols allow students to interact, ...
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(2023-04-26)Patterning is recognizing and creating patterns, which entails identifying and comprehending the underlying structure and order of a sequence of objects or events. Patterning is important for math development because these ...