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CSP 1013 and TECH 1001 Assessment for Fall 2020
Get PDFWe are assessing the sections of CSP 1013 (Principles of Collegiate Success) and TECH 1001 (Orientation to the University) from the Fall 2020 semester by establishing learning and developmental outcomes to assignments related to two chapters that were taught. We are tracking overall grades for the assignments to determine the effectiveness of the material. For this assessment project, we are focusing on the following outcomes: Display successful time and life management skills Demonstrate effective study, note-taking, reading, and test taking skills
We tracked various assignments based on what the instructor for each section deemed fitting.
To do this, we have collected data from the Blackboard shells for these sections and have recorded the information in Excel spreadsheets, where we are currently in the process of analyzing and interpreting that data
Dialysis Patient Education on the Prevention of Kidney Disease Prior to Patients Receiving Dialysis: A Retrospective Descriptive Study
Get PDFFifty-two adult patients at an outpatient dialysis center in central Arkansas were surveyed regarding the education that was provided by medical professionals related to kidney disease and dialysis during treatment of hypertension and diabetes. The twenty-question survey inquired about demographic information, medical history, and the timing and perceived comprehension of education received. The researcher discovered that the majority of patients did not receive education that identified hypertension and diabetes as contributing factors of kidney disease until after diagnosis of kidney disease. The vast majority of participants reported that education regarding the life implications of dialysis, including fluid and dietary restrictions, daily medication requirements, and time requirements of treatments, did not occur until after diagnosis of ESRD and initiation of dialysis. This study identified a deficiency in education practices regarding kidney disease and dialysis during the medical treatment of hypertension and diabetes. Improvement of education practices would improve patient comprehension of the life implications of ESRD and dialysis and may help to prevent kidney disease or slow progression of existing disease in some patients. Limitations of the study include a small convenience sample, and potential for recall bias related to self-report by participants. Implications for future research include survey administration to patients currently undergoing medical treatment of hypertension and diabetes, and long-term studies to evaluate effectiveness in education materials in the prevention or slowed progression of kidney disease
The Relationship Between Length of Principal Tenure and Student Achievement in Central Arkansas Elementary Schools
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to identify and explain any relationship between student achievement and principal longevity in elementary schools in Central Arkansas. The research questions were aimed at specifically finding any relationship that describes how a principal being in the same building or being moved to other schools impacts the students growth and achievement in that school. This research was important in being able to support or argue against the implications on students when district leaders decide to move principals from their schools. The research was conducted using archived student and personnel data from the Pulaski County Special School District as well as the Arkansas Department of Education. The sample included all 16 elementary schools in the PCSSD using archived data from the year 2015 through 2019. The achievement data set was pulled from ACT Aspire Math and ACT Aspire Reading scores for all third through fifth grade students in these schools. The data were analyzed using regression and hierarchical analysis via SPSS software. The findings from the data analyses did not present any significance in the relationship between student achievement and principal tenure in Central Arkansas elementary schools. The review of literature revealed similar findings in similar studies, but also highlighted the indirect impact that principals have on student achievement
Does an Educational Intervention for Registered Nurses Improve Comprehension and Accuracy of Scoring the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Tool on Newborns?
Get PDFThis study aims to prove that improved comprehension of the Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool on neonates born to mothers with addiction will decrease the length of stay and decrease medical interventions. The Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool consists of 21 questions with different symptoms, each associated with a number. This scoring is compared to determine the degree of learning or increase in knowledge after the educational presentation. Participants (N= 16) were recruited through a convenience sampling of registered nurses working at an acute care hospital in Northwest Arkansas on a Women’s and Children’s department. The participants completed a pre-questionnaire, attended an educational presentation about the NAS tool then took a post-questionnaire. The results of these questionnaires are favorable for re-education. For example, when participants were asked about when you begin looking for signs of withdrawal on the pre-questionnaire, only 35% answered correctly compared to 65% on the post-questionnaire. Additionally, when participants were asked if the presentation on the use of the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence scoring tool was helpful in my care of NAS infant, 38% agreed, and 10% strongly agreed the presentation was helpful. In conclusion, there was an increase in the accuracy in the scoring of the Finnegan Abstinence Scoring tool after receiving the educational presentation
Online Retail Systems in Global COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textThe Covid-19 global pandemic has threatened the global economy; and pose serious daily challenges to companies, organizations, and firms worldwide. Our paper focuses on the adaptations to changes made by retailers through their online retail systems in response to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 & 2021. This study begins with the benefits of online retail then explaining the differences between thriving and failing businesses. These changes are derived from CDC recommendations and guidelines that drove businesses to implement new marketing and business techniques and resort to online sales. Also discussed are the challenges of online retail systems such as security and fraud, customer loyalty and trust, inventory management, and malfunctions of online retail infrastructure. These challenges lead our paper into the complications of any business which failed to adapt to the pandemic. Furthermore, we highlight implications for theory and research
Leave No Person Behind: Exploring How Demographic Categories Shape LNT Principles Among Climbers in West Virginia\u27s New River Gorge
No full textMitigating the environmental impact of rock climbing remains an important task for land managers. Leave No Trace (LNT) Principles offer a proven approach to minimizing outdoor recreation users’ impacts on public lands, and this approach has similarly been shown effective among climbers. In recent years, climbing organizations have introduced minimum impact education programs, such as the Climber’s Pact, which ask climbers to publicly commit to practicing minimum impact actions. Climbing organizations are also offering inclusivity programs aimed at making climbing communities more inclusive in terms of sex, gender, and race. These inclusivity programs often include some form of LNT education, offering a unique opportunity to examine how demographic differences may influence LNT knowledge. This study examines LNT knowledge among climbers (n=274) in West Virginia using a 28-item measure linking LNT Principles to appropriate climbing actions. The researchers found that climbers scored well overall on LNT knowledge. However, in difference of means testing, those identifying in the survey as females and people of color occasionally outscored those in their comparison categories. These findings open new avenues for studying how diversity and inclusivity programs may be improving LNT knowledge in the climbing community overall
Outcomes of Incorporating a Service-learning Course Trip into a Park Management Course: An Exploratory Examination of Student Perceived Personal and Professional Development
No full textIn higher education, parks and recreation departments strive to ensure students matriculate with a diverse set of knowledge, skills, abilities, (KSAs) and experiences. Service learning is a high-impact pedagogy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience(s). While many instructors utilize service-learning, more needs to be known to understand student’s personal and professional growth during and after the experience. Through student reflection interviews, researchers found service-learning to be a valuable pedagogy that has much potential to meet various course goals while nurturing personal and professional student development through the planned experiences
First-Generation Students: How This Subculture Chooses Their Higher Education Institution
Get PDFFirst-generation students are a unique type of student. Both complicated and misunderstood, this subculture provides an increasing challenge for student affairs professionals. Nearly 25% of the overall undergraduate population is first-generation, with first-generation being defined as students without parents who went to college (Engle & Tinto, 2008). There is little research on how or why first-generation students choose their higher education institution. Understanding first-generation students and how they choose their higher education institution is important as the population of first-generation students is rising, thus creating a need for understanding this for recruitment professionals at institutions. The first research question was how much emphasis first-generation students put on finances, including student loans, grants and scholarships. The second research question was how much attention first-generation students pay to majors, degree options and campus resources when making a college decision. The third and final research question addressed was how much of a first-generation students college choice was influenced by family pressures and ties. As for methodology, there was an online survey created with 10 questions where the different factors were rated 1 to 5, with 1 not being considered when making a higher education choice and 5 being highly considered when making a choice. The findings were as expected and assumed. Finances were the strongest factor in choosing a higher education institution for first-generation students. It averaged a score of 4.8 on the rating scale of 1 to 5. The next most important factor that first-generation students considered was degrees offered by the institution. It averaged a 4.0 on the 1 to 5 rating scale. The two factors that the first-generation students indicated was least important to them when making a higher education institution decision was residence halls and family ties to the institution. Understanding all of the different factors that first-generation students take into consideration when making a higher education institution decision is important to a university staying relevant to that conversation and continuing to recruit first-gen students
Bubbles and Crashes in Cryptocurrencies: Interdependence, Contagion, or Asset Rotation?
No full textUsing a quantile vector autoregressive model to capture return dynamics in extreme market conditions, we find that the cryptocurrency market exhibits a high level of market connectedness. Bitcoin is a net transmitter of return spillovers during busts and a net receiver during booms. Analysis of the timing of bubble and crash periods uncovers the presence of interdependence and contagion effects. Asset dynamics is driven to a great extent by the technology, in particular the consensus protocol of cryptocurrencies. There is only limited evidence for asset rotation, and it involves mostly Ripple
Do Research Universities Boost Regional Economic Development? -A Case study of University of Science and Technology of China
No full textThis study examines the interactions between the presence of research universities and regional economic development, drawing on the event of the forced relocation of the University of Science and Technology of China. We analyze the development in the treated regions compared with a set of control regions that are created using the synthetic control method and find that research universities may slow regional economic development. We then perform a series of robustness checks, and the main results carry through. By using more exogenous shocks and a more rational identification strategy, our study provides new evidence that research universities do not necessarily boost regional economic development