AICER's Roundtable Presentations

Graduate student dissertation proposals

On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. Andrews International Center for Educational Research (AICER) will host Roundtable presentations to showcase graduate dissertation proposals. You are invited to attend and participate in the discussion following the presentations.

  Students’ Perceptions about Academic Motivation
Samuel Adamou

This study investigates the roles that innate psychological needs and students’ attitudes have on student motivation. The study seeks to explore how students’ perceptions of autonomy, competence, and relatedness play an important part in college and university students’ attitudes and motivation. Using the self-determination theory, this study is focused on how the appropriation process of extrinsic motivated activities is necessary and is a key to success. 

Course Type, Course Level, Student Age, Gender and Personality Type as Correlates of Student Evaluation of Teaching
Fatima Al Nasser

Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) is a significant tool that most higher education institutions around the world use to help measure the course and instructor effectiveness. A review of the literature indicated that course type and level were the characteristics that affect the SET’s results. Also, the review indicated that student’s age, gender, and personality type were the student’s characteristics that most affect the SET’s results. The purpose of the study is to propose and empirically investigate the effects of the five factors on the students’ level of satisfaction with their education.      

Curriculum Design & Language Learning: An Analysis of English Textbooks in Brazil
Ellen Rodrigues

The purpose of this study is to analyze two sixth-grade Brazilian EFL  textbooks, identifying the underlying methodological approach of these textbooks and observing to what extent textbook writers are taking into account language curriculum design. The study analyzes how language learning processes are being incorporated into the foreign language textbook and evaluates the textbooks’ strengths and weaknesses, indicating changes necessary for these textbooks.

Capacity Building for International Development Practitioners
through an Off-Campus Program
Ralph Wood

Andrews University a Master of International Development Administration (MIDA) degree. This program was developed to 1) build the capacity of international development practitioners, 2) build capacity of the organizations that employ them through MIDA transference and 3) build the capacity of the society they are serving. Perception(s) and capacity building that has occurred will be studied. The main hypotheses of this program evaluation is that the MIDA capacity building will have a positive effect both on the MIDA alumni and the organizations, and the lessons learned through this research can be used to strengthen the MIDA Program. 

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