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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Making a major decision: undeclared student retention and the process of choosing an academic major at Rowan University, Rachael Scharen
Educationally underprepared students' perception of their experience in a pre-freshman bridge program, Mary Schell
What are physicians' perceptions of proposed federalized healthcare and how do they feel it will impact the quality of health care?, Katrina Stier
Student motivation: the impact intrinsic motivation and extrinsic rewards have on elementary students, Renee Tybus
Study of load transfer efficiency of airfield rigid pavement joints based on stresses and deflections, Ashish Wadkar
The impact of internal and external factors on the academic success of selected African American students, Takeyda Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Decision-based data fusion of complementary features for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, Metin Ahiskali
The impact of student employment on student involvement, Stefanie Anderson
The extraction of Cytochrome C and DsRed2 into reverse micelles, Michelle Baker
A content analysis of young adult novels featuring mentally and emotionally disabled characters, Lisa L. Ballistreri
Motivating kindergarteners to write in a half-day setting, Alison C. Barnes
Effective strategies for creating socially developing and accepting inclusion classrooms, Kristin Bishop
An investigation of teachers' perceptions of school psychologists, Noelle Bisinger
What happens when students learn a step-by-step approach to solving math word problems?, Lindsay Brooks
Elementary school students and homework: a study of best practices, Michelle F. Brown
The learning curve: the thinking and learning styles of selected student athletes at Rowan University and the impact on academic achievement, Robert Bullard
Impact of a selected remedial mathematics course on Accuplacer re-test results, Denise Chalow Case
High school media center web sites: essential elements, Debra Ann Cathcart
Guided reading instruction and making words, Amanda Cavaliere
How can morning meeting and character education foster a community of respect in a second grade classroom?, Alyssa Conlon
What's in a choice? a study in how choice in assignment affects student completion of assignments, Christopher J. Croge
The relationship between eating disorder symptomology, body image concerns, and early maladaptive schemas, Stephanie D'Angelo
Will using the self-regulated development model improve math word problem solving skills for seventh grade students with learning disabilities?, Heather D'Antonio
Using art to teach problem-solving and other social skills: the effectiveness of the RATE Program, Jessica Anne Masino Drass