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The Relationship Between Emergency Physicians’ Creative Thinking Preference and their Risk of Burnout: An Opportunity to Make a Difference
Get PDFThe FourSight theory contends that individuals exhibit a preference for the mental operations involved in creative problem solving. The four fundamental mindset preferences measured by FourSight are Clarifiers, Ideators, Developers and Implementers. Individuals can exhibit a peak preference for one, two, or three of these mindsets, or they can show an even distribution of energy across all four creative-thinking preferences. Robust and creative solutions to complex and recurrent problems are only possible if an individual or a team of individuals consciously move through the four stages of problem solving. Creative problem-solving can be taught. The ability to be creative at work confers some level of protection against job dissatisfaction. Emergency physicians as front-line workers in a high volume, high risk, problem prone and poorly resourced arena exhibit a high degree of burnout, with some studies citing a 60% burnout rate. The Maslach Burnout Inventory measures burnout along three dimensions, Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment. This study empirically examined whether a relationship exists between an emergency physicians’ level of burnout and their mindset as determined by their FourSight creative-thinking preference tool. Results showed that the Clarifying problem-solving preference was a significant predictor of burnout. Indeed, this creative-thinking mindset showed a stronger relationship to burnout than years of service and hours worked per week. Conversely, the Ideator mindset was shown to promote a sense of personal accomplishment and therefore serves to mitigate burnout among physicians. Burnout among emergency physicians is a substantial problem. The findings of the present study may lead to ways in which self-awareness and training, relative to creative-thinking preferences and creative problem solving, can be leveraged to promote greater resiliency among emergency physicians
The Impact of Video Modeling on Translating and Solving Two-Step Algebraic Equations and Word Problems for High School Students with Disabilities and At Risk for Mathematical Failure
No full textTrophic Effects of a Non-native Benthic Fish Potentially Extend Beyond the Stream Shore
No full textFish impart a range of direct and indirect effects within stream communities. Whether these effects extend beyond the shoreline, or whether non-native benthic fishes diminish or enhance those effects remains untested. Previous studies on non-native fish effects in streams have focused on the role of drift-feeding fishes, with few investigations into how non-native, benthic-feeding fishes might influence stream communities. We have initiated a study to assess the relationship between invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), and stream drift, which then may extend beyond the shoreline to affect long-jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) in the riparian zone. Preliminary data showed sites with Round Goby present had more chironomids in the drift, compared to locations without gobies. Further, long-jawed spiders were less abundant in the riparian zones of sites with Round Gobies present relative to locations with no gobies. Thus, the impacts of an invasive benthic fish may have both direct effects on benthic abundances and drift densities of key taxa, and indirect effects on riparian spiders thru their shared prey
Multi-trophic effects of buckthorn removal
Get PDFNon-native invasive species often displace native species, reducing species richness of invaded communities in the process. European buckthorn, (Rhamnus cathartica), is a well-established non-native woody species in North America that frequently displaces native plant species in its invaded North American range, often growing in dense, monotypic stands. I investigated the multi-trophic effects of buckthorn removal, assessing the effects of buckthorn removal buckthorn on the food web in a restored landscape at three levels of removal: Native, in which buckthorn was being actively managed and removed, Open Buckthorn, in which buckthorn has never been removed and allowed to grow into mature trees, and Closed Buckthorn, in which Buckthorn was removed in 2009, but allowed to grow back as dense, monotypic thickets of shrubbery.
Native plots had the highest number of plant species, with fewer species in both buckthorn treatments. Abundance of bees was highest in Native plots, with significantly lower occurrences in plots in both open and closed buckthorn. Results were similar for leaf-litter dwelling beetles, with significantly higher numbers of beetles occurring in native plots without buckthorn. Mice preferred to live in the closed buckthorn, with occurrences significantly higher in closed buckthorn than open buckthorn and native plots.
In short, European buckthorn alters community structure in North American woodlands by overtaking it: this invader driven march toward sameness starts by decreasing native plant diversity, and in turn decreasing the occurrence of important pollinators and detritivores, simplifying the community, shortening the food web, and causing biodiversity loss
Fostering Creativity in Education Including Natural Environments: A Course on Creativity for Children in Colombia
Get PDFThis project is a contribution to the field of creativity and education. The project aimed to connect the research-based knowledge on how natural environments enhance creativity and put it in the service of creativity education for children. The main objective was to design a prototype of a course outline of a continuing education course on creativity that leverages the knowledge of the connection between creativity and natural environments for children between 7 and 12 years old in Medellín, Colombia, South America
How Neurodiversity Centered Museum Education within Art Museums Can Benefit Children with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Get PDFWithin the last twenty years, many major museums have made an effort to be seen and operate as pillars of their communities. They have begun shifting their organizational standards to be more inclusive and accessible to marginalized communities. When looking at the educational practices of modern art museums, there is undoubtedly a common standard of educational programs. While this formula has worked for many, there is a community that has voiced the need for a change. The neurodivergent community, which developed within the last two decades, should have access to art museum education in an accessible way. The following thesis seeks to explain and advocate for a few educational programming methods that would provide an accessible experience.
Within this body of research, I will be focusing on neurodivergent art museum educational programs that benefit children ages 10-16 years old. Additionally, I will be focusing on methods that are specific to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), as these are two of the more common types of neurodivergence. Throughout this research, I will be discussing the literature surrounding the neurodiversity movement, the common standards of museum education, and several methods that art museums can use to be more inclusive. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) and the Walters Art Museum will be used as case studies to display the effectiveness of neurodivergent-focused educational programs. Both programs focus on creating environments that will foster enjoyable and enriching experiences for children within the neurodivergent community
DOES PLAYING MATH GAMES IMPROVE STUDENTS’ATTITUDES TOWARDS MATHEMATICS?
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In the last few years, math games have been introduced in the classroom as a way for students to have a fun and engaging means to practice math concepts. The purpose of our research was to understand the effects on students’ attitudes towards math after math games have been implemented into the curriculum. The questions we asked were:
Does playing math games help improve students’ attitudes towards mathematics?
Does the enjoyment of math correspond with higher math scores?
We used multiple surveys to conduct our research and collect data. The surveys were given to third and fifth-grade students at the American School Foundation of Monterrey in Mexico and Colegio Jorge Washington in Cartagena, Colombia, two international schools with an American curriculum. In analyzing the data, we did not find conclusive evidence as to whether playing math games in school enhances students’ attitudes towards math. Although the data suggests a decline in attitudes, there were too many variables affecting the outcome to charge playing math games as the reason. While addressing the question of whether or not students’ math scores correlate with their attitudes towards math, we found that the majority of students with a higher understanding of math concepts in a unit had a more positive attitude towards math
Research, Analysis and Conservation Treatment of a 19th Century Watercolor
Get PDFThis project focused on a watercolor from the mid- nineteenth century referred to as [Sailboats and Windmill] by Edward Tucker. The research concentrated on the popularity of watercolors in Britain in the 18th and 19th century along with the techniques and materials developed around this time. Visual examination along with multi-modal imaging techniques and scientific analysis utilizing X-ray fluorescence and Micro-Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Spectroscopy aided understanding and identification of materials
FOR475
No full textForensic chemistry research on a topic agreed upon by the faculty and student. Creation of a written research plan for investigation of the topic through either laboratory or field research methods. Collection, documentation, and analysis of research data. Preparation of a formal research report and presentation at a conference or seminar
MAT381
No full textCalculus-based introduction to the theory of probability and its applications; axioms of probability and theorems; discrete and continuous random variables; joint, marginal, and conditional distributions; independence of events; mathematical expectation; moment generating functions; and application of special probability distributions and densities