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How to Keep Students Motivated In Math
No full textThis research study investigates how students stay motivated the best during math class. A survey was given to the students at the beginning of the study to determine if the students were kinesthetic, auditory, or visual learners. For the actual study, students completed a pre-test over a given topic which lead to teaching the same topic to the students using numerous instructional strategies (lecturing, worksheets, technology, games, and small-groups, then, at the end of the topic, the students were given a pos-test. The study shows that many students improve their test scores when they complete hands-on activities during class instead of listening to a lecture. In conclusion, playing games inside the classroom resulted in the students having the highest percentage of improvement on their test scores
NMR Analysis
No full textNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an essential technique used by chemists to determine the structure of organic molecules. Throughout the project I used a mixture of 1H, 13C, and DEPT-135 NMR experiments to determine the structures of two unknown organic molecules. In conjunction with molecular weight date and elemental composition, I will elucidate the possible structures of the unknown molecules. I also performed a D2O addition to one of the samples to further prove my hypothesis of the structure
Synthesis of Corannulene
No full textCorannulene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₂₀H₁₀. The molecule consists of a cyclopentane ring surrounded by five benzene rings with a bowl-shaped geometry due to its strain. Synthesizing corannulene molecules allows for technological advances that are time and cost-effective. Examples of technology that corannulene can be incorporated into are organic light-emitting diodes, solar panels, and battery enhancements
Exploring the Appalachian Dialect as Non-Standard variety of American English
No full textThe paper “Appalachian English as a Non-Standard Variety of American English” explores the Appalachian dialect of the Southern American English as a unique variety through both primary and secondary sources and argues for the following points: 1) AppE is a sub-variety of Southern Inland English and is governed with the same type of grammatical rules as Standard American English (SAE); 2) Pedagogical approaches to teaching SAE at K-12 English Language Arts and other content subjects should therefore focus on the development of bi-dialectal competence (ex., code-meshing) rather than a complete attrition of the AppE from children’s minds. The latter approach will cognitively benefit children who are still developing their reading, writing, and other essential skills of SAE. Therefore, high school and college faculty who teach writing skills should emphasize the naturalness of code-meshing approach so that students stay motivated throughout their learning to add another dialect to their linguistic repertoire
Self-Esteem, Attitudes Toward Mathematics, and Mathematics Achievement in a Rural Appalachia High School
Get PDFThe study was conducted at a rural Appalachia high school that is in the northern part of Appalachia. Research on students from Appalachia is difficult to find. The research wanted to see if any relationships occurred between students’ self-esteem, attitudes toward mathematics and mathematics achievement. Social and Emotional Standards are becoming an important part of students’ educational experience. Students’ poor mathematics achievement at Huntington High School has been topic of interest since 2005 and before. If self-esteem and attitudes towards mathematics have a relationship to math achievement, then Huntington High School could use the way they implement Social and Emotional Standards to also help with math achievement. Students in one high school math teacher’s class completed two likert-type questionnaires. One is the Attitudes Towards Mathematics Inventory (ATMI) and the other Rosenberg’s Self Esteem Scale (RSE). Students’ semester average and MAPs test scores were collected. Logistic Analysis as well as regression techniques were used on the data collected. The research showed that student’ Attitudes Toward Mathematics had a relationship to students’ semester average. Implying that educators need to consider students’ attitudes toward mathematics as a factor in successful completion of a high school math course
Investigating the Impacts of Remote Learning During Covid-19 on Student Athletes’ End-of-Course Assessments
Get PDFThe education system has been in disarray since the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This research project plans to evaluate the learning process of in-person learning verses online learning. The purpose of this project is to provide an insight into online learning and the hope is to spark a conversation to improve it. The data for the project was collected from a high school located in Huntersville, North Carolina. The findings from this study are: (a) there is a statistically significant difference in means between the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school year state EOC scores, (b) there is a statistically significant difference in means of the 2020-2021 EOC scores across at-risk level, (c) there was not a statistically significant difference in means of the 2020-2021 EOC scores across grade levels of juniors and seniors, (d) there was a statistically significant difference in means of the 2020-2021 EOC scores across team or individual sport type, (e) gender, ACT scores, 8th grade EOG scores and 2020-2021 EOC scores is the best model to predict the 2021-2022 EOC scores. These results imply there is a large learning gap in online learning that needs to be reevaluated
How to Incorporate Language Form, Function, and Structure in the SIOP Model Lessons
Get PDFThe paper looks at the current practice of CBI (Content-Based Instruction) and the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model as dominant methodological approaches of teaching a foreign or second language (FL/SL) and proposes some useful teaching strategies for the development of L2 skills not only in the public school system of the USA but for similar teaching environments in other countries where English is a medium of instruction of at least a few content subjects. The paper specifically addresses the difficulties many in-service and novice teachers experience during the SIOP lesson planning to come up with meaningful language teaching objectives in order to facilitate learning of both content and all four basic language skills such as reading, writing, listening, and speaking (Bautista & Castañeda, 2011, Bigelow & Ranney, 2005, among others). The main proposal of the paper on how to advance these skills is informed by the best practices of teaching and learning that follow English Language Development (ELD) standards of certain states and International TESOL standards. With these guiding documents and teaching principles drawn from a variety of reputable sources, the paper offers some hands-on strategies and teaching scenarios that could potentially enhance the focus on linguistic form, function, and structure during content lessons to facilitate L2 learning, and this focus includes word decomposition skills that are instrumental in vocabulary learning and complex syntactic structures such as passives during teaching Social Studies and Math lessons. The paper will be useful for both in-service teachers and teacher candidates who are preparing to deliver sheltered courses of various subjects in schools such as Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and so on. The paper also touches on the division of labor between content teachers and ELS professionals on how they need to collaborate to be able to better serve L2 learners at the various stages of L2 skill development
The Importance of Art Integration: Promoting Educators and Students at the Junior High and High School Level
No full textThis study aims to determine just how beneficial integrating art into the common core classroom is, not just for junior high and high school students, but for educators as well. To test this, students participated in a standard activity conducted by their cooperating teacher who specializes in a common core subject. Students then participated in a new assignment with information just as relevant as the last, however students then implemented the creative process. Though students were learning, they were able to use a differentiated approach as well as creative liberties. Following both assignments students took an exam assessing the knowledge and information gained, then took a survey. The research anticipates an increase in student participation, as well as their engagement. These results suggest that students using the creative process allows for different learners to grasp the material, as well as teaching students that there isn’t one way to learn
Token Economy
No full textSome students with disabilities often exhibit challenging behaviors that interfere with their learning and the learning of others. Which is the case for the subject of this research a 3rd grade male who exhibits disrupted problem behaviors. After observation it was determined that an intervention was to be put in place which was decided to use a Token Economy (TE) which is a widely used, evidence-based intervention that can be used as both a group and individual intervention to reduce unwanted behavior. The Purpose of this single subject, AB design study was to explore if implementation of a TE would result in decreased frequency of unwanted behavior of getting up and playing with toys in the middle of class in a third-grade student from a rural school district in Ohio.
Results indicate that the student’s behavior of playing with toys and causing a distraction decreased by 66% by the conclusion of the interventio
Mental Health and Education Staff Perspectives of Occupational Functioning of Court-Involved Youth with a History of Substance Use
Get PDFThis mixed-methods descriptive survey study investigated the occupational functioning of court-involved youth with a history or risk of substance use, from the perspectives of mental health and education staff, within a rural, Mid-western county. Millions of Americans suffer from some form of substance use disorder (The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017). According to The National Survey on Drug and Health, 23% of the youth population have reportedly tried and illicit drug (SAMHSA, 2016) and as little as 10% of the youth population are receiving treatment (NIDA, 2014). The purpose of this study was to implement a mixed-methods design that aimed to understand the extent of occupational dysfunction among court involved youth with a history or risk of a substance use disorder as well as identify potential barriers as perceived by educational and mental health staff. The survey participants represented a convenience sample of eight education staff members (n=8) and five mental health staff members (n=5) with experience working with the targeted population. The results indicated trauma and a lack of parent or guardian supervision as common life stressors among youth with a history or risk of substance use and reported barriers to occupational functioning as a lack of parental support and lack of appropriate social engagement. Findings from the survey were consistent with established literature and provide insights into program development targeting the population of interest with regional specificity.
Keywords: occupational therapy, adjudicated youth, adolescents, adverse childhood experience, substance us