Faculty of Education Graduate Theses
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Investigating the Effect of Anxiety on Test Takers’ Performance on a Large-scale High-stakes Computer-based English Listening and Speaking Test
Previous research have suggested that anxiety may affect test takers’ performance on high-stakes tests, such as the National College Entrance Examination (Guangdong) Computer-based English Listening and Speaking Test (the ... -
No Longer Your Token Indian: Indigenous Stories of Navigation Through the Education System
This research provides a platform for four Indigenous students to share their stories and experiences whilst leaving their home First Nation communities to further their education. Utilizing narrative inquiry and Indigenous ... -
Oh The Places You'll Go: The Assessment of Self-Regulation in Grade 1 to 3 Classrooms
In the 21st century a greater emphasis has been placed on learning skills, such as self-regulation, to help prepare students for their academic future and time beyond school. Research has indicated a predictive relationship ... -
Baked In Like a Muffin: the Culture of Whiteness in Ontario Elementary Schools
As a newly certified teacher in 2015, I began my teaching journey in the Peel District School Board with limited experience developing my critical consciousness nor recognizing the importance of doing so. I thought teaching ... -
Learning from Experience: Novices' Journey Through An Evaluation
The field of evaluation is expanding and there is a growing need for trained evaluators to enter the workforce. To meet these demands, it is important for those who want to enter this profession to be equipped with the ... -
Academic Procrastination and Achievement Motivation: An Expectancy Value Approach to Measure Academic Procrastination in University Online Courses
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between students’ achievement motivation and their procrastination behaviour when learning online. Student achievement motivation was measured using Eccles and ... -
Exploring the Relationship of Cohesion and Coherence in Test-takers’ Written Texts with their Writing Scores in a Continuation Task
The purpose of writing assessment is to make inferences about test-takers’ language ability in real-world language use (Weigle, 2002). To serve this purpose, integrated writing tasks have been increasingly used in high-stakes ... -
Examining how Teachers Support the Social and Academic Needs of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Play-Based Kindergarten Classrooms
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that emerges in early childhood and is characterized by impairments in social interactions, communication, and language, and includes the presence of restricted ... -
Learning Through Spiritual Encounters
This qualitative study built upon prior research on spirituality in higher education and was informed by my own interests in spiritual memoir. The study used heuristic phenomenology and narrative research methodologies to ... -
Academic Leadership: A Case Study Examining the Leadership Experience in one Canadian University
This study examined the factors, practices, and competencies that contribute to effective leadership development of academic leaders at one Canadian university. It explored the organizational context and individual strategies ... -
Perceptions of School Administrators and Early Career Teachers Regarding Questions Used to Prompt Reflection on Practice
Traditional professional development (PD) for teachers has often been offered in a sitand- get format (Toll, 2018). Unfortunately, this model has removed educators from their classrooms while providing teachers with short, ... -
Small Talk: A Big Challenge for Chinese Graduate Students in Canada
This phenomenological inquiry explores the lived experiences of Chinese graduate students in Canada when making small talk with native English speakers. The focus is on the challenges they face, possible causes for these ... -
Gender Equity in Physics Education: Framing the Future of Physics Education Research in Canada
The overarching purpose of this dissertation is to determine if and how the field of physics education research (PER) in Canada is addressing issues of gender inequity in physics education, and to develop an expert ... -
Learning Support for Managers in the Canadian Federal Public Service
In the Canadian Federal Public Service, workplace learning is used to teach managers about important topics related to their role. Access to these types of courses is critical as managers, in particular lower-level managers, ... -
Terminal Loneliness: A Three-Phased Phenomenological Study Exploring Previously Suicidal Youth’s Experiences of Belonging to Caring Others During Suicidal Episodes
How can we inspire hope in youth (18–24-year-olds) who want to end their life? Suicide remains the second highest cause of death for youth (Statistics Canada, 2020). The pandemic has only increased the prevalence of suicidal ... -
RAINBOW BEARD AND THE UNICORN KNIGHT: QUEER AND TRANS THRIVAL AND QUEERING PROFESSIONALISM IN TEACHER EDUCATION
This study seeks to explore how queer and trans (QT) teacher candidates (TC) navigate their identities as QT professionals and thrive during their initial teacher education. This thesis contains an introduction that presents ... -
Educator Acculturation while Living and Working Overseas: Stories from Seventeen Sojourning Teachers and School Leaders at International Schools
The demand for teachers overseas far outweighs the supply. International school teachers, counselors, and leaders—collectively referred to as educators—become sojourners, living between home and host cultures, which brings ... -
Knowledge Mobilization and Research Impact in Canadian Universities: A Developmental Evaluation of Network Learning
In Canada and abroad, governments and research funders are increasing expectations that researchers engage in knowledge mobilization (KMb) efforts to advance the impacts of research. However, despite this growing pressure, ... -
Using the Arts to Foster Emotional Regulation for Grades Four to Ten Students With ADHD and Attention and/or Hyperactivity Challenges: A Multiple Case Study
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common child mental health disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Students with attention and/or hyperactivity challenges (AHC) may have ... -
K-12 STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS: THE ROLE AND POSITION OF UNIVERSITY-BASED OUTREACH UNITS AS KNOWLEDGE BROKERS
To address the projected Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce needs and future demands in Canada, one strategy involves the promotion of K-12 STEM learning ecosystems. K-12 STEM learning ecosystems ...
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