Dywer, Angela(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021-09)
This paper and video presentation present a reflexive inquiry into my teaching as an adult
music educator, through the lens of play. My goal as an educator is to create the environment that
encourages students to create ...
Greenham, Julia(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021-09)
This study examined the existing literature of teacher and pre-service teachers’
knowledge of behavioural interventions for students with ADHD. Five hundred ninety-seven
peer-reviewed studies of teacher knowledge of ...
Cox, Adena(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021-09)
Reading proficiency is fundamental for student success. However, students of African descent
are at-risk for reading difficulties. The purpose of this study was to determine if students of
African descent and African ...
Campbell, Sarah(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021-09)
Reading Comprehension draws on multiple skills and knowledge but is frequently assessed as if it were a single skill. There are questions about the validity and differences between measures, with few studies addressing ...
Canning, Virginia(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021)
This study is an auto-ethnography of my personal learning journey that led to the
dissolution of my Biblical worldview. My story explores the power of indoctrination by
examining the complexity of deep learning present ...
McDonald, Cassandra(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021-04)
The purpose of this study was to explore through storytelling intergenerational learning between
grandmothers, mothers and daughters from four different families, an Indigenous family, an
African Nova Scotian family, a ...
dos Santos, Márcia(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021)
This thesis seeks to expand understanding of why Portuguese women enter domestic work (DW) instead of other types of jobs; how DW advantages and or disadvantages them; what are the key characteristics of the relationships ...
Ample research suggests that spelling accuracy, measured using a binary correct-incorrect or on a continuum of correctness, is a primary way to predict future reading and spelling ability. Recent theory has proposed an ...
Stigter, A. Annemarie(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020)
The present study examined the benefits of exercising and the direct effects of acute exercising on students’ cognitive functioning in the classroom. The researcher was interested to find out if short bouts of exercise ...
Tsantilas, Demetria(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)
The main objective of this study was to examine whether increased levels of inattentive and hyperactive behaviours were associated with lower scores on standardized tests of achievement in basic reading, spelling, and math ...
Shahidi, Mehrdad(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020)
Background: The number of international students in Western universities was estimated to be 7.2 million (CBIE, 2017, 2018) or 8 million in 2025 (Quacquarelli Symonds, 2020). In Canada, this number was 642,480 on December ...
Meuse, Holly(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-01)
I remember living in a house with no running water, no electricity and only a wood stove in the kitchen. In late summer, just before I started school, we moved into a new home. In the new home, my father provided for his ...
Levesque, Nicolas(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)
Research in the field of emotion is characterized by inconsistencies in theory and in
empirical measurement of data. This systematic review of the measurement tools we use to capture said data sheds light upon the areas ...
Young, Caleb Morgan(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)
Teachers experience a breadth of emotions while teaching, but their effect upon decision making is not well understood. Using Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build theory as its theoretical framework, the present study investigated ...
Walsh, Kathleen(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)
Reading is a complex skill that is foundational to children’s learning in school. One popular
theory of reading comprehension is the Simple View of Reading. This model posits that reading comprehension is comprised of ...
Heymann, Carlotta(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)
In the last decade, there has been a shift towards using online social networks to search for and consume health information. Pinterest, a social media platform that is frequently used by parents and teachers, provides a ...
Barber, Christopher(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)
There is a paucity of research examining teachers’ emotional experiences within the classroom and whether these experiences relate to their health. Using a novel approach to measuring emotion that considered a broad range ...
Caron, Jamie(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)
As universities face increased competition to attract and retain students, greater attention
is being paid to the quality of teaching in higher education. This thesis uses a small qualitative
study to explore how two new ...
Al Mawlawi, Zainab(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)
With the advent of universal newborn hearing screening, the advancement of technology and amplification systems, particularly with the development of the cochlear implant, as well as other developments in the outlook on ...
Polegato, Jillian(Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-04)
The purpose of this research was to explore elementary school children’s experiences of agency and participation in decision-making at school to add to the discourse surrounding children’s participation rights in Canada. ...