Otterbein offers many opportunities for teachers to continue to develop as a professional. Master of Arts in Education (MAE) is designed to develop professional empowerment through study, research, and reflection. It is designed to help practicing professionals maximize the potential of all learners. Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed to provide a graduate route to teacher licensure in Middle Childhood Education for grades 4-9 and for Intervention Specialist K-12 (Mild-to-Moderate and Moderate-to-Intensive). It provides a path to get both your Master’s degree and your teaching license at the same time.This is a collection of theses written by Otterbein University Education Master degree students.
Most theses and dissertations completed after 2014 are included in Digital Commons @ Otterbein. Search the Library catalog to locate theses and dissertations completed prior to 2014.
Note to Otterbein Alumni: If you completed a thesis or dissertation as part of your graduate coursework at Otterbein University and would like us to add it to Digital Commons @ Otterbein, please email library@otterbein.edu.Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Early Childhood Intervention Curriculum Creation: Using Playful Project-Based Learning, Hannah Shullenberger Million
Better for Gifted Students? Comparing the SEM-R Program for Gifted and Typically Gifted Students, Catie Snowden
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Effects of Using Differentiated Math Stations on Students' Ability to find Meaningful and Challenging Work in a First-Grade Classroom, Nicole Callahan
Writing Workshop in Kindergarten: A Multiple-Case Study Investigating the Nature of Engagement and the Quality of Students’ Writing Composition, Sarah DeMichele
Social-Emotional Learning and Literacy: A Literary Curriculum Designed to Support Children's Self-Awareness Skills, Chelsea McConnell
Analysis of the Systematic Phonics Program SPIRE Against the Liberating Pedagogy of Paulo Freire, Trevor Rick
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Speak the Speech: Lessons in Projection, Clarity and Performance, James Hagerman
Addressing the Argument Writing Needs of English Learners in Seventh Grade, Cassidy Hamilton
The Implementation of PEAK Relational Training System in a Special Education Classroom, Kelsey Leachko
Best Practices: Promoting Parent-School Relationship To Increase Hispanic Parental Participation in Schools, Marlene R. Torrez-Graham
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Gamification with leveling up: Effects on learning science and motivation toward learning science., Tina Bardwell
Improving Inclusion Teacher Self-Efficacy Through Narrative Inquiry, Kylie Damico
Blended Learning: Internal Factors Affecting Implementation, Zachary Hamilton
Designing a curriculum to engage heritage speakers in a Spanish classroom., Fabiola Milla Kimble
The Effects of 'Number Talks' on Number Sense in a Second Grade Math Class, Mallory Mellott
A Curriculum Project for Itinerant Teacher’s Guidebook for Best Trauma Informed Practices, Mark Ripper
Exploring the use of known strategies for achieving fluency of multiplication and division facts in third grade., Alexandra Rubenstein
A curriculum design for emergent English language learners in middle school science, Allison Simpson
Supporting Refugee and Emergent English Learner's Reading Ability Through a Story Dictation-Based Curriculum, Heather Sunday
Behavior Coaching; A Curriculum Design to Help Coach Today’s Teachers on How to Deal with Student Behavior in the Classroom, Maggie Swanson
The Importance of Collaboration Within Project-Based Learning in a Kindergarten Teacher Classroom, Moriah Weber
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Best Practices: Supporting Refugee Students in the Classroom, Naima Ali
Papers/Projects from 2016
Investigating Oral Language within Reading Recovery, Sarah Adkins
Multi-Sensory Techniques in Spelling Instruction: An Action Research Study for Students with Dyslexia, Alyssa Ashbaugh
The Effects of Standards-Based Grading and Differentiated Reassessment on the Metacognition, Motivation, and End of Course Assessments of 9th Grade American History Students, Benjamin Jeffry Hartnell
The Transfer of Self-regulation and Self-monitoring from the Resource Room to the Science Classroom, Stacy Myers
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
How Does Inclusion With Co-Teaching Affect Student Performance on Summative Assessments?, Kaitlin Marie Hutchinson
Function-Based Behavior Intervention to Decrease Off-Task Behavior of a Student with ADHD in the Large Music Classroom, Nina A. Testa
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Does an Early Second Language Immersion Experience Impact Student Motivation?, Fang Chen