Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Fox, Roy F."
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Blogging about books : writing, reading, and thinking in a twenty-first century classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)The purpose of this study is to investigate how blogging as a reader response tool influences students' writing, response to literature, and thinking. From October 2006 through January 2007, thirty students in a ninth ... -
A case study of international students' goals for academic writing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this qualitative case study is to investigate the nature of international students' experiences with academic writing in English when ... -
The Changing Lives Through Literature program for juvenile offenders
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to learn if the Changing Lives through Literature program for juvenile offenders actually lived up to its billing of ... -
The class blog : Chinese EFL non-English major college students' online writing experiences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore the Chinese EFL non-English major college students' online English writing and communication experiences through blogging activities. From late October 2011 through ... -
The comic core : a theory of teaching sequential art narratives /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This research study develops a theory of effective pedagogy for teaching sequential art narratives grounded in the experiences of six graduate students and twelve junior high school students who studied graphic novels ... -
Digital storytelling in writing : a case study of student teacher attitudes toward teaching with technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This case study investigated how preservice teachers taught digital storytelling to students who often possessed more technology skills than the teachers. During the spring semester of 2011, two secondary-level language ... -
EFL students' response to the teacher's written feedback
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Providing written response to students' writing has been the most widely used method for English teachers to communicate with students of English in ... -
Four Peruvian pre-service teachers and their use of digital communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate what happens when pre-service teachers use technology to communicate. From mid-May 2012 until ... -
Freewriting for fluency and flow in eighth and ninth grade reading classes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)This study examined the experiences of students in regular freewriting sessions.Freewriting is defined as nonstop writing during which the writer may freely move through topics but may not stop writing. This sustained ... -
Poetry, media, and second language acquisition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and analyze how the graduate course: "Writing, Reading and Teaching Poetry" influenced American and international students' writing, thinking, response to poetry, ... -
Preparing to teach English language learners : exploring the change in mainstream teachers' perceptions of ELL students in two online certification courses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study is to understand the role of two online certification courses in changing mainstream teachers' perceptions of ELL students. ... -
Speaking skills or communication? : What undergraduate students say makes an effective international teaching assistant
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The researcher conducted a hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analysis of 2,688 online mid-semester surveys of the students of international teaching ... -
"Writing down is a way of letting go" : individuals using writing to return to "remembered wellness"
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This research studies how individuals in a graduate education course, examining the therapeutic uses of language, literature, and media, practiced these theoretical concepts in their own lives. A critical case study, this ...