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Using Maxwells Z Model to Determine Lunar Mare Lava Thickness
No full textCapstone submitted as a graduate requirement for the BSU Honors Program
Inaugural Address: The Use of Rhetoric to Speak to Our Needs
No full textCapstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program
The Madrigal Dinners: A Modular Study
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The Separation and Indentification of Polyoxometalate Mixtures
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Manipulatives in Mathematics Instruction
No full textThis paper is a review of research pertaining to the use of manipulatives in middle and secondary school mathematics instruction. It covers the research on the rationale for using manipulatives, the psychology behind learning with manipulatives, the common mistakes when teaching with manipulatives, and the suggested process to follow when using manipulatives in the classroom. There is a large amount of research and information on manipulatives in the classroom. One of the most prevalent topics addresses that the concrete characteristics of manipulatives allow students to progress through a natural learning process on their way to an abstract understanding of mathematical properties. They also provide an avenue for communication, which is a valuable resource in mathematics education. Common mistakes include not providing enough time, assuming the meaning behind the manipulatives is transparent to students, not helping students make the connection between the object and the mathematical concept, and not providing enough communication. The suggested process includes time given to students to work at a concrete level, then progress to a representational level, and finally to an abstract level. The teacher’s role is to provide appropriate activities that bring students through the process and to pursue communication that reveals students’ thinking and provides learning opportunities
Children\u27s Health Insurance Program: The Dynamics of Federalism and Health Care Policy
No full textOn February 4th, 2009, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization of the Children Health Insurance Program. The federal government will now spend 30 billion dollars towards the goal of ensuring that more children in the United States are insured. I investigate this particular health care policy and look at the different dynamics that affect the ultimate goal of universal health insurance for children. Because this program allows for state flexibility under broad federal guidelines, one is able to look at individual states, and their particular actions and characteristics, to determine the best approach to insuring the most children. Findings in my research establish that social factors such as diversity of a state\u27s population play an important role in the number of uninsured children in various states
The Samurai\u27s Rebirth - Japan\u27s Increasing Offensive Security Capabilities
No full textThis thesis studies the increasing offensive nature of Japanese security capabilities in nation which has major restrictions on military capability. There are regional tensions in East Asia that have the potential to escalate to armed conflict. Other countries in the region have increased their levels of armament but how has Japan reacted? I look at three major acquisitions by Japan that have created controversy, then examine the role public opinion has towards issues of defense, including external and domestic considerations. Two major data sets on public opinion, the Global Attitudes Project and the Asia Barometer, are used. I find that external factors are a part of the reasoning for increased diversity in re-armament and levels of trust in domestic institutions are critical to an understanding of Japanese defense issues
NEPA and the Dynamics of Public Participation in the Environmental Review Process: An Analysis of the NorthMet (PolyMet) Mining Project near Hoyt Lakes Minnesota
No full textHypothesis: That comments collected from agency “experts” during the scoping phase of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process would be disproportionately represented as changes in subsequent drafts of NorthMet’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Methods: Tabular analysis of data collected from the Minnesota DNR publication of Response to the Public Scoping Projects PolyMet Mining Inc.; NorthMet Project. 2005
Results: There is an excellent cross section of comment sources represented in changes to subsequent drafts of NorthMet’s EIS. A lot of overlap exists between various types of participants and their concerns, resulting in many of the successful comments stemming from multiple sources. Subsequently the most influential participants are those who have the same concern as three ore more fellow participants and those who belong to interest-groups; not agency “experts”
Minnesota Mandates: County Government Fiscal Stress in an Era of Declining State Support
No full textMinnesota counties are experiencing more than just financial burdens from state mandates these days. Counties and local governments currently are seeking the most effective solution of implementing state mandates; leaving behind the argument of no mandates without funding to give us mandates that work . In my analysis I combined county budgetary and demographic data, with phone survey data gathered from Minnesota counties. I anticipate results that will show a wide variety in county administrator attitudes towards state mandates and varying local capacity to meet them. Costly state mandates, such as health services, and large county populations have proven significant in explaining the allocation of state funding to counties. However, my analysis shows that there are reasons beyond these that explain where state funding is dispersed