This study examined the course success rates among students at a single, associate degree-granting state college based on faculty type and instructional modality. Analyses established the probability of a passing grade based on 1) faculty type at the adjunct and tenure-line levels, 2) instructional modality at the traditional and online course…

The current study was conducted to fill a gap in the literature regarding online instruction in K-12 settings in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, it aimed at gaining an understanding of the attitudes of teachers in Saudi Arabia towards online instruction and their readiness towards its implementation. It also sought to…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how public-school teachers experienced transaction-based technostress while providing remote instruction through the COVID-19 pandemic. This study's sample consisted of 17 teachers working within the same mid-sized suburban school district in a Western state. Data collection entailed…

Foreign language courses that are delivered at a distance using synchronous video tend to be more instructor centered than learner centered. Based on literature indicating that foreign language learning occurs when learners are actively engaged, an instructor delivered an online college Spanish course with synchronous video sessions and flipped…

The purpose of this causal-comparative study is to determine the academic outcomes of African American women who were enrolled in developmental mathematics courses, either face-to-face or online at an HBCU located in a mid-Atlantic state. Using the components of the Astin's Input-Environmental-Output (I-E-O) model as the framework, this study…

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of first-year seminar (FYS) course modality on first-semester GPA and second-semester retention of community college students' system-wide. For many student's community colleges serve as an affordable option for higher education. The first-year seminar course connects students to the college to…

This qualitative study was conducted to investigate the impact COVID-19 had on teachers' instructional practices, technology preparedness, and social and emotional well-being. The results of this study can be used to inform school leaders, administrators, and teachers about methods to support teachers who teach during a worldwide crisis. The study…

Most people admit to having some degree of public speaking anxiety (Hickerson, 1998). This study examined the public speaking anxiety levels of students enrolled in an online and traditional public speaking course. This study also investigated the relationship among a student's gender and the format in which the public speaking course was taken as…

This dissertation investigates the application of network models in educational assessment across diverse learning settings, encompassing both clinical and classroom environments. As educational paradigms shift and digital tools become more embedded in learning processes, traditional assessment methods often fall short in effectively capturing the…

The purpose of this study was to examine how growth mindset strategies enhance academic achievement for English learners in 5th grade from low socio-economic areas. Secondary data was available through (MAP) Measures of Academic Progress and surveys (Panorama and PACE/CORE) to analyze students' use of strategies from Fall to Winter of 2019 and…

In March of 2020 the COVID-19 Pandemic changed the world in education as we knew it. Schools, along with businesses and public venues around the world shut their doors in order to attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Just because the brick-and-mortar buildings were being closed did not mean that schooling would stop. Teachers and students from…

Changes in the instructional environment cause differences in student engagement. During the school closures of March 2020 through August 2021 changes in classroom instruction caused changes in student engagement and learning. This study examined the changes that high school students and educators experienced when there were changes in the…

Prior to COVID-19, elementary and secondary education teachers worked with an ever-changing education program developed to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities. COVID-19 created an environment of uncertainty in teaching masked students with special needs in either face to face, or remote learners or a hybrid of the two…

During the Spring 2020 semester, all fifty states in the United States closed schools from in-person instruction due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. When the two Upstate South Carolina school districts in this study reopened in the Fall of 2020, they gave families the option of allowing students to attend newly developed virtual schools which…

The mission of America's community college system is to provide access, responsiveness to community, and equity (Troyer, 2015). In response to increasing competition and evolving student preferences, more and more community college courses are being offered fully online. As of fall 2019, 70% of community college students were taking at least one…