Dominican offers graduate programs that culminate in a Master of Science in Education degree designed for educators, and professionals interested in teaching and seek preparation for leadership roles and responsibilities.

Here, you'll find a collection of master's theses produced by students from the Master of Science in Education program.

Follow


Theses/Capstones from 2008

 

A Story Well Told: rich Narrative Engages California Fifth Grade Students in American History, Juliet Alice Huson

 

The Relationship Between English Language Learners' Phonemic Awareness and Decoding Skills, Anna Lorey

 

Family Support for At-Risk Second Graders to Improve Reading Fluency, Nhung Luong

 

Small-Scale Process-Oriented writing Assessment: An Action Research Study, Jessyca Lytle

 

The Connection Between High School Drama Programs and Academic Performance, Jessica M. Macklin

 

Improving Compliance with Rehabilitation Treatment Recommendations Among the Latino/a Population of Caregivers and Clients, Maria C. Martinez

 

Bereavement, Grief and Juvenile Delinquency: A Participation Study, Helen L. Parker

 

The Use of Brain-Based Learning to Teach Interpersonal Skills to Adults, Mary Ellen Pastorino

 

Reading Programs Used in Juvenille Correctional Faciliites to Address the Literacy Needs of Learning Disabled Youth, Elizabeth Anne Ryan Dalphino

 

Drama for At-Risk Students: A Strategy for Improving Academic and Social Skills Among Public Middle School Students, Juliet Schiller

 

Understanding the Global Warming Discussion: Climate Change as a Context for Developing Standards-Based Research Skills in Secondary School Students, Rich Seymour

 

Supporting Struggling Readers in an Inclusive Classroom, Melinda Stuart

 

The Relationship Between Mathematics Homework and Learning in Middle-School Students: Impact on Achievement, Shelly L.O. Thelen

 

Multiage Classrooms and the Academic and Social/Emotional Growth of Students, Kristin Rohrbach Westra

 

A Global Conceptualization of Giftedness: A Ciomparison of US and Indian Gifted Education Programs, Benjamin J. Wright

Theses/Capstones from 2007

 

Review of the Literature on Community Building in an Online Learning Environment: The Essential Foundation for Online Collaborative Learning, Douglas Carr

 

Investigating the Use of Oral Language Development Instruction to Accelerate the Academic Language Proficiency of English-Language Learners, Angela M. Clark

 

Non-profit Organization as a Solution to Under-Identification of Gifted Disadvantaged Students, Emily Yvette Cook

 

The Relationship Between English Language Structure and Language Acquisition, Michael R. Gainey

 

Building Better Bridges: Toward More Effective Strategies for Promoting Teacher Diversity in California Secondary Social Science Classrooms at the Pre-Service Level, Joanne Gifford

 

A Comparison of the Effects of Traditional and Montessori School Environments on Student Motivation, Jessica Hammes

 

Examining the Social Impact of Pull-Outs Programs in Elementary Education for Students With Learning Disabilities: What are the Social Effects of Pull-Out Programs, Francein Hansen

 

Strategies for Teaching Hebrew to students with Learning Disabilities, Aliza Harari

 

Student Perceptions of the Effect of Teacher Turnover on Passing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), John J. Harris Jr.

 

Cultural Disparities of SAT Scores and the Influence on Higher Education Opportunities for African American and Latino Students, Nichelle Hoover