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Using Differentiated Instruction to Reach Student’s Needs
No full textIn the current educational landscape, we are making strides to reach more students than ever before, but how is this possible? I wanted to dive deeper into differentiated instruction in a rural Kentucky high school to find out how it could change the way students reacted to the content and if that would reflect in their grades. Students in the class tend to voice their concerns about how they do bit fit into the educational landscape, especially in English. By creating lessons that focus on the five different learning styles and comparing them to past paper assignments, I collected data that showed an increase in student cooperation and satisfaction with their work, which turned the classroom culture around to a place where students who previously would either skip the assignment or create less than satisfactory results, worked to create a product that they enjoyed and proved their knowledge
Sums of Independent Binomial and Poisson Random Variables
No full textI will be giving an expository talk about the sums of two independent types of discrete random variables. In particular, I will present a proof that the sum of two independent binomial random variables is a binomial random variable. I will also prove that the sum of two independent Poisson random variables is a Poisson random variable. Some background information will be included as well
Antibacterial Protein Expression in Myxococcus xanthus
No full textMyxcococcus xanthus is a bacterium that preys on other bacteria when placed in nutrient deprived environments. After the colony comes into contact with prey cells, M. xanthus secretes cytotoxic substances that allow it to consume the biomass of its prey. While the entire genome of M. xanthus has been sequenced, very little is known about the bacterium and its digestive secretions, therefore the aim of this research is to discover antibacterial proteins. M. xanthus is placed on nutrient deprived media along with prey cells (E. coli), while a control sample of M. xanthus is grown on a plate with no prey cells. Samples will be harvested from the predatory and control colonies, and the whole cell protein profiles are prepared by SDS-PAGE. Any variability observed would indicate differential protein expression. Proteins that are expressed in response to prey cells will be isolated and characterized
Nurse Burnout: The Effects of COVID-19 and How It Will Impact Future Nurses
No full textNurse burnout is a common occurrence marked by a loss of energy in nurses, which displays as emotional tiredness, a lack of enthusiasm, and emotions of dissatisfaction, as well as a decrease in work efficacy. Our presentation will define nurse burnout, characteristics, causes and assess the level of nurse burnout during COVID-19 pandemic. We will also identify possible ways that future nurses can prevent and avoid burnout in their careers. There have been multiple studies, research, and assessments of burnout rates within healthcare before and after the COVID-19 pandemic and we would like to present these studies. As senior BSN students, we are aware that burnout could have a significant impact on our futures, and we would like to share some of the resources and guidelines we have found that will aid us in combating this
The Effects of Sensory Processing on Mask-Wearing
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Purpose: The global coronavirus pandemic has changed how people participate in life. Wearing a mask has become a normal aspect of daily routines due to public mandates, yet masks tend to create difficulties with ability to process stimuli within the environment and can potentially interrupt participation within life. There is little research into effects of mask-wearing on sensory processing for all ages as it is a recent pandemic.
Method: An online survey was used to describe mask-wearing habits of college-aged adults and impact on sensory experiences. An additional optional interview, which included completion of the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile, further described participants’ experience with masks.
Results: 241 students from one university responded to the online survey. Three students completed the optional interview. Survey responses found male participants (47%) felt safer when wearing a mask. Roughly equal percentages of male (53%) and female (48%) participants reported not feeling overwhelmed when wearing masks. Level of household income distinguished feelings of safety when wearing a mask with 49% participants with income of 150,000 reporting feeling safe when wearing masks compared to the 48% of participants with income lower than $15,000 feeling overwhelmed when wearing masks. 87 participants shared personal experiences with mask-wearing and the pandemic, and 3 participants were interviewed to understand their sensory experiences with masks. Themes from narrative data were: physical/emotional feelings, response behaviors to change, and external actions. This study identified income, gender, and physical response to masks as factors linked with reported willingness to wear masks during the pandemic.
Keywords: habituation, sensory processing, masks, coronavirus, COVID-19, public health measures, mask-wearin
Predicting Success on the NCLEX-RN for Associate Degree Nursing Students from a Small Public University
Get PDFThe success of an associate degree nursing program is often dichotomized into either passing or failing the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nursing (NCLEX-RN). Not only are individual students’ nursing future dependent on successfully navigating this examination, but the licensing and accreditation of nursing education programs are determined by maintaining consistent first-time pass rates of their graduates. This study will investigate academic and demographic factors to determine significant predictors of first-time pass on the NCLEX-RN for the associate degree in nursing program at Shawnee State University
Repercussions of Multicollinearity in Binary Logistic Regression
Get PDFThe type I error rates for the binary logistic regression model were examined across varying levels of multicollinearity. Population data sets were created using the statistical software package R and then used to create data suitable for binary logistic regression models. The results showed the type I error rates did not differ across multicollinearity levels, the percentage of accurately classified cases were unaffected, and the variance inflation factors were affected by more than just correlation between the independent variables. These results show that multicollinearity may have limited effects on the type I error rates of the binary logistic regression model; however, these effects should not be ignored
Using Primary Sources Inside of the Classroom
No full textThis study focuses on the differences between primary and secondary sources and how student engagement increases when teachers implement primary sources more often than secondary sources. For this action research project, the researcher will be collecting data from different assessments in which students will have the opportunity to use primary and secondary sources in the classroom at an equal pace. The purpose of this study is to explain why teachers should use primary sources as opposed to secondary sources because students perform better, are more engaged, and retain the information at a higher rate. This study is significant because many teachers still use secondary sources as their main source of providing information and some teachers only use secondary sources
Fiction vs. Nonfiction: Impact on Secondary Education
No full textThe Common Core State Standards (CCSS) require that English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, and Technical Subjects incorporate nonfiction (informational) texts into the curriculum. However, in recent years nonfiction texts have taken precedence over other literary genres within secondary education institutions that follow the CCSS. Although nonfiction texts have undeniable value in secondary curriculum, this has limited the use of fiction texts and has potentially impacted the ELA classroom. This study seeks to understand the impact of fiction and young adult (YA) literature on secondary students within a rural Appalachian educational institution when compared to nonfiction texts. Participants are all full time students at a secondary educational institution in rural Appalachia. This study will use a mixed methods approach analyzing survey and summative data collected from participants. This study has the capacity to determine the value of fiction texts to meet CCSS and achieve prominent levels of student engagement
Electron Transfer Kinetics
No full textElectrochemistry is a frequently utilized branch of chemistry. As technological advances have accelerated at remarkable speeds in the last three decades, investigations into the field have demonstrated their importance. This experiment focuses on electron transfer kinetics. The two methods used to explore the subject were cyclic voltammetry and computational chemistry. Cyclic voltammetry, abbreviated CV, measures the electrical current produced as the electrical potential is changed. For oxidation-reduction reactions, the cyclic voltammogram will display a “duck graph,” exhibiting the voltages at which the current peaks. This experiment analyzed cyclic voltammograms for the electron transfers that occur between ferricyanide and ferrocyanide. A significant amount of optimization was implemented to produce accurate, “duck” shape graphs and extract useful information. Computational chemistry was performed using Gaussian 09W, and Hartree-Fock methods with a 6-31G basis set were utilized. The research conducted confirms accepted findings and provides a foundation for further experimentation