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Kathryn Simms

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Assistive technology training at the pre-service level: A national snapshot of teacher preparation programs

S Judge, KA Simms - Teacher Education and Special …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act mandates that every student with an
Individualized Education Program be considered for assistive technology (AT). As a result, future …

Is the Black-White Achievement Gap a Public Sector Effect? An Examination of Student Achievement in the Third Grade.

K Simms - Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2012 - ERIC
Prior research has suggested private school education in middle school and high school as
a solution for the Black-White achievement gap. However, more recent research calls this …

A hierarchical examination of the immigrant achievement gap: The additional explanatory power of nationality and educational selectivity over traditional explorations …

K Simms - Journal of Advanced Academics, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This study compared immigrant and nonimmigrant educational achievement (ie, the immigrant
gap) in math by reexamining the explanatory power of race and socioeconomic status (…

Do the duration and frequency of physical education predict academic achievement, self-concept, social skills, food consumption, and body mass index?

K Simms, S Bock, L Hackett - Health Education Journal, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Prior research on the efficacy of physical education has been conducted in a
piecemeal fashion. More specifically, studies typically test a single benefit hypothesized to be …

Are historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States a single institutional group?: Evidence from educational outcomes

K Simms, S Bock - Education Research and Perspectives, 2014 - search.informit.org
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been studied consistently as a
single institutional group. However, at least ostensibly, HBCUs are relatively heterogeneous. …

Educational Outcomes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Eclectic or Cohesive?

K Simms - Sage Open, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This study assessed variability in Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ (HBCUs)
educational outcomes. Analyses were conducted on two nationally representative databases via …

Disaster preparedness and response: a survey of US dental hygienists

…, AP Bruhn, TL Newcomb, BD Giles, K Simms - American Dental …, 2016 - jdh.adha.org
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess dental hygienists' interests, current
involvement, formal education, views, comfort levels, and intentions for involvement with disaster …

Investor profiles: Meaningful differences in women's use of investment advice?

K Simms - Financial Services Review, 2014 - openjournals.libs.uga.edu
Women in the United States face numerous financial challenges: They typically earn less
than men do; they have greater probabilities of living in poverty; and they need substantial …

Understanding accounting professionals' reasons for joining academia

K Simms, CT West Jr - The CPA Journal, 2019 - search.proquest.com
Practitioners' high level of certification is quite a departure from the downward trend in
certification observed among academic faculty as whole (David J. Emerson and Kenneth J. Smith,…

[PDF][PDF] Practitioner and faculty perspectives on the career preparation of entry-level public accountants

K Simms, E Zapatero - American Journal of Economics and Business …, 2012 - Citeseer
… At the time we conducted this study, Kathryn Simms received her salaries from Title III #2140053:
Strengthening Research Capacity in the College of Liberal Arts (9-2010 to 9-2012). …