eScholarship@Goucher: Recent submissions
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Does Leadership Impact Team Performance?
(2018-12-18)The purpose of this study was to determine if leadership has an impact on team performance. The researcher used a questionnaire to survey athletes from several sports teams at a small Division III institution. There was ... -
Reducing Defiant Behaviors Among Elementary School Students with Behavioral Difficulties through Self-Monitoring and Behavioral Incentives
(2018-12-18)The purpose of this study was to determine whether the implementation of self-monitoring strategies tied to incentives would decrease the amount of argumentative and noncompliant behaviors within the intermediate ... -
Technical Swimsuit Benefits: An Examination to Determine if Technical Swimsuits Make Collegiate Swimmers Significantly Faster
(2018-12-17)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of growth mindset feedback on the reading fluency development of on and below level third grade students. The measurement tool used was the Fountas and Pinnell ... -
Enneagram Training Intervention’s Effect on College Golfer’s Scores
(2018-12-17)The purpose of this study was to determine whether MAC-based sport psychology training intervention would help improve college golfers’ performance in tournaments. The instrument used was the WEPSS Enneagram Personality ... -
The Effect of Growth Mindset Feedback on the Reading Fluency of on and Below Level Third Graders
(2018-12-17)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of growth mindset feedback on the reading fluency development of on and below level third grade students. The measurement tool used was the Fountas and Pinnell ... -
Improving Social Skills of Children with Developmental Delays
(2018-12-16)Social skill deficits are prevalent in children who are identified with developmental delays. As they can vary in severity and do not always remit with age, it is critical to intervene as early as possible to offset ... -
Improving Daily Living Self-Care Skills in Middle School Students with Intellectual Disabilities
(2018-12-18)The purpose of this study was to determine if middle school students identified with an Intellectual Disability (ID) would improve in daily living self-care skills (DLSCS) after participating in Community-Based Instruction ... -
Free Stock Website
(2018-12)Chikkenstock.com was created for non-profit organizations and small local businesses. The goal of creating Chikkenstock was to provide a license-free stock website that focuses on assisting small, community-oriented ... -
The Effects of Music on Students’ Ability to Recognize Letters
(2018-12-11)The purpose for this study was to determine whether music influences a student’s ability to recognize letters. For this study there was a null hypothesis, that there would be no statistically significant difference in the ... -
The Impact of direct instruction on Students [sic] AP World History Document Based Question Scores
(2018-12-18)The purpose of this study is to investigate how comprehension reading strategies impact students’ ability to comprehend social studies texts. The measurement tool was the Advanced Placement World History DBQ and the Advanced ... -
Imagining Newfoundland - Reflections on Tourism and Self from the Bonavista Peninsula
(2018-08-31)Jutting off of the coast of Newfoundland in the northern Atlantic Ocean is the Bonavista Peninsula, a region where I spent four weeks as a volunteer at a hostel in the summer of 2018. Nature tourism has played a large ... -
Alternative Professions: Goucher College Graduates and Social Reform, 1892-1910
(1976)Recently historians have criticized the development of women- dominated professions such as teaching and social work. Condemning these fields from the perspective of the 1970s, however, neglects their importance as ... -
Epsom Panel: Family Tree
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
Epsom Farm: Farm Economy
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
Epsom Panel: Free Labor
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
Epsom Farm: Enslaved People
(2018)The Epsom Farm Project is an ongoing research project conducted by students in the Historic Preservation program at Goucher College. The students have been working to write the history and recreate the physical landscape ... -
The Effects of Single Sex Classroom on the Academic Achievement and Perceived Ability of Seventh Grade Girls
(2002)The purpose of this study was to determine if placing girls in a single-sex classroom would increase scholastic aptitude and confidence of seventh grade girls. Twenty-five girls from a suburban, predominantly African-American ... -
Inextricably Connected: Recognizing the Power of Equity and Inclusion in Arts and Culture Philanthropy
(2018-07-28)This paper presents a case for private foundations to practice equity and inclusion in their support of arts and cultural institutions. The paper provides an overview of the state of private foundations’ support for arts ... -
Developing Positive Attitudes Toward Reading in Kindergarten Students Through Growth Mindset Activities
(2018-07)The purpose of this study was to determine if a six-week intervention on fostering a growth mindset in 19 kindergarten students would improve their attitude toward reading. The measurement tool was The Elementary Reading ... -
A Museum Educator's Identity Toolkit: How knowing Ourselves Transforms Our Work
(2018-07)This project seeks to explore narratives (NARRATIVE: A story of any kind. Different cultures have a differing “sense of story” telling them what is and isn’t appropriately narrative) of identity as they relate to how public ...