Educational Psychology

Applied Psychology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2009.

Looks at results from tool used by teachers and parents of children between the ages of 9 and 66 months who went to the Child and Family Center.

Describes the benefit of dialogue journals between teacher and student.

Describes dynamic assessment as an alternative approach especially for young children with special needs.

Education of Exceptional Children Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.

Issue focuses on learning and exploring different aspects of cross cultural variables within education.

Education Psychology Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1979.

Topics covered include culturally appropriate practices, academic achievement, blending qualitative and quantitative approaches, cognitive ability, current practices in First Nations schools, and the Nunavut model. Excerpt from Cultural Diversity and Education: Interface Issues by David F. Philpott, Wayne C. Nesbit, Mildred F. Cahill, and Gary H. Jeffrey.

Verifies that data obtained from these tests and the resulting evaluation reports on areas of strengths and weaknesses are valuable to the school personnel who design individual education plans for students who require special education services.

Results of testing the memory of 8 to 10 year old Navajo children for the same word lists in English and in Navajo.

Discusses Mohawk Education Project aimed at discovering how attitudes and behaviour patterns are acquired, and how to use knowledge to develop effective strategies.

Education of Exceptional Children Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

Presents therapists screening results on language development.

Examines different aspects of visual and oral testing.

Looks at previous explanations used to explain academic success and failures of Alaskan and American Indian children.

Study of Navajo students found their perceptions of aspects of mathematics were influenced by their language and culture.

Educational Administration, Foundations & Psychology Thesis (M.Ed.)--The University of Manitoba, 2012.

Educational Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Utah, 2000.

Examines the appropriateness of the rentier theory as an explanation for educational underachievement in First Nations in Canada.

Using a peer-to-peer tutorial method, project seemed to reduce the regressive trend in reading abilities.

Findings revealed that girls scored higher than boys across all subtests with significant differences in Originality and Creative Index scores.

Analysis of one school district's educational reform initiative to improve the academic standing of its students.

Aims to use routinely collected data to better understand health and well-being outcomes for children and youth who are currently, or have been, in government care.

Study finds that Aboriginal students are left hemisphere dominant, not right that had been assumed.

Elementary Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1988.

Reveals that the Keresan Pueblo perspective of gifted differs significantly from the mainstream concept.

Looks at Aboriginal children's experiences in a mainstream environment when coming from an all aboriginal pre-school.

Describes several studies that focused on improving school programs.

Study assesses the effectiveness of programs to reduce school drop-out rates.

Discusses how public schools can destroy Winnebago children and how parents must organize and be overseers in order that their children not become institutional victims.

Provides an overview of the Canadian system at that point in time. Compares "Indian" schools to other Canadian schools in terms of enrolment, retention, and test results, and discusses whether the mainstream model is suitable for "Indian" children and their communities.

Results indicated that lower developmental skills for Cherokee versus non Native American young children, diminished with age, leading the author to believe that results may reflect cultural differences in parenting rather than language delay or disorder.

Focuses on the collaboration process among community groups, Aboriginal organizations and university researchers geared to improving retention and graduation rates among Aboriginal students.

Looks at the relationship between self-esteem and educational attainment, strategies that work for Aboriginal students and the changes needed to honour Aboriginal students’ culture, language, world view and knowledge.

Discusses the relationship between identity, culture and education.

Educational Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2001.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1973.

Study findings suggest it may be beneficial to teach children mathematical concepts in these languages because they express numbers in terms of base 10.

Educational Psychology (Specialization in School/Applied Child Psychology) Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2011.

Looks at underlying factors affecting student's learning and suggests strategies for improvement.

Discusses the 'deficit' theory assumption that children from lower socioeconomic homes have lower levels of language skill, whereas the classes may provide fewer opportunities to speak out, and so may be perceived as less capable expressively.

Educational Administration Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

Reviews literature on learning and cognitive patterns of individuals and different teaching techniques.

Reviews four learning styles preferred by groups of Crow and Cheyenne youth.

Results from the Productivity Environmental Preference Survey used to evaluate Alaskan high school seniors.

Studied language proficiency in order to adapt scale so that learning difficulties can be separated from cultural differences.

Study compares the development of two aspects of personality in Native American and non-Native Americans in the public school systems in Okalahoma.

Looks at the specific goals of the program including improving attendance and graduation rates of Aboriginal students.