Browsing by Author "Donica, Denise"
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A Comparison of Elementary Student Curriculum Satisfaction to Performance
Lowry, Megan F. (East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Elementary students need to learn keyboarding skills in order to keep up with expectations of teachers. The purposes of this study include: to explore if there is any relationship between student satisfaction with the ... -
A COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF KEYBOARDING WITHOUT TEARS PROGRAM AND MIXED METHOD INSTRUCTION
Branson, Sydney (East Carolina University, 2018-11-27)The purpose of this study was to investigate the two-year impact of using the Keyboarding Without Tears[trademark] instruction program compared to a mixed method instruction approach on students' net typing words per minute ... -
ASSESSING BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO PARENTAL VISITATION AND PARENTING ACTIVITIES DURING INFANT HOSPITALIZATION IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND A SPECIAL CARE NURSERY
Forrest, Lauren S (East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)Health and long-term outcomes of neonates hospitalized directly after birth are affected by the work of medical professionals and by parental involvement in care (Vergara, et al., 2006). Research shows that parental ... -
Carry-over effect of a handwriting readiness program on handwriting-related skills of children the year following intervention
Lear, Whitney Shay (East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of this follow-up study was to determine if children who had participated in an occupational therapy based handwriting readiness program would show greater improvements in handwriting-related skills a year ... -
A comparison of two keyboarding instruction methods over 2 years for elementary students.
Donica, Denise; Giroux, P.; Kim, Y. J.; Branson, Sydney (2021-07)Background: As computer and digital device use continues to grow in prevalence for school and work tasks, it is important for elementary-aged students to develop efficient keyboarding skills to support future academic and ... -
Effects of a structured handwriting readiness program on the fine motor skills of children in head start
Winslow, Brittni (East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a structured handwriting readiness program on improving fine motor skills of preschool children attending a rural Head Start. Pre- and post-testing of an ... -
Examining Concurrent Validity of the Print Tool as Compared to the Test of Handwriting-Skills Revised
Holt, Sarah G (East Carolina University, 2017-12-06)Handwriting assessments offer practitioners an objective measure to determine handwriting deficits, track student's progress, and provide evidence for the use of occupational therapy intervention. However, research has ... -
Examining the Relationship Between Reading Comprehension and Keyboarding Ability
Thorley, Mackenzie (East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)In order to help children reach the optimum skill level in typing, this study will examine the relationship between reading skill level and keyboarding abilities of children in kindergarten through second grade. There is ... -
Examining the use of the Shore Handwriting Screening to assess the handwriting skills of pre-kindergarteners
Schofield, Erin (East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the use of the Shore Handwriting Screening (SHS; Shore, 2003) and the SHS Score Sheet, created by researchers at East Carolina University, and assess their relationship to a ... -
Exploring the use and implementation of the CATT Intervention System
Robertson, Brittany (East Carolina University, 2013)The aim of this thesis was to determine if the CATT Intervention System was effective in enhancing the skills of one student to prevent referral to special education and overcome learning barriers related to reading. A ... -
Facilitating Visitation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Examining the Influence of Parental Feeding Involvement
Semon, Kelly Marie (East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)Each year thousands of infants in the United States are admitted to a Neonatal intensive Care Unit (NICU). These units exist to provide highly specialized care to a wide array of newborns in critical condition. However, ... -
Handwriting in Young Adults in an Era of Technological Advancements
Spencer, Courtney N. (East Carolina University, 2015-12-10)The purpose of this study was to investigate handwriting and technology as methods for note-taking in the post-secondary classroom, handwriting in daily life, and perceptions of handwriting instruction, both print and ... -
Impact of preschool handwriting without tears instruction one year following intervention
Phelps, Anna Call (East Carolina University, 2012)Handwriting is a communication skill that must be taught to young students as it serves as the primary manner in which elementary school students are able to demonstrate their knowledge of academic concepts. Occupational ... -
Keyboarding Without Tears to Improve the Keyboarding Skills of Elementary Students
Faust, Amber (East Carolina University, 2017-12-06)In order to meet the demands of the technology-driven world, students must demonstrate keyboarding competency as early as in kindergarten. Common Core Standards now have technology requirement starting with third grade ...