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The Impact of Neuro-Education Intervention Methods Upon the Learning and Development of an Individual with Developmental Disabilities
Get PDFThe purpose of this qualitative retrospective case study was to measure the impact that intervention methods derived from Arwood’s Neuro-Education Model had upon the learning and development of one young adult with moderate to severe developmental disabilities. One participant received the intervention methods over the course of 2 years from a single practitioner operating in a private clinic setting. Drawings, writings, and oral language samples were coded and analyzed to track how the participant evolved over time in the developmental domains of cognition, language, and social-emotional functioning. Additionally, these same artifacts were coded and analyzed to identify changes to the participant’s capacity for learning, as measured by language function. At the onset of the study the participant was 16 years of age, yet functioned at levels associated with 3- to 4-year-old developmental milestones. Results demonstrated that the participant exhibited approximately 3 years of growth in language development, 2 years of growth in cognitive development, and 3 years of growth in social-emotional development during the time period studied. Similarly, results showed that the participant advanced in all measured language functions including semanticity function, referential function, productivity function, flexibility function, and displacement of ideas. These advancements were observed in multiple literacy processes including thinking, speaking, listening, reading, writing, drawing, observing, and calculating. The participant was also reported to have experienced demonstrable changes to their quality of life including greater social-emotional engagement with family members and peers at school. Though this study was not experimental by design, and thus causation could not be confirmed, the changes observed in the participant throughout this study were hypothesized to have occurred primarily due to their exposure to the Neuro-Education based methods, as these particular interventions had not been experienced by the participant prior to them initiating services at the clinic setting
Kittelson and Associates Inc. - Crestview Crossing Traffic Impact Analysis Report and Design
No full textThe project focused on a proposed rural development project in Newberg Oregon. The team analyzed the traffic impact of the proposed site, mitigated any potential transportation problems, and designed the in-site intersections to meet the traffic demand.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/egr_project/1078/thumbnail.jp
Multnomah County Drainage District - NE 82nd Ave Culvert
No full textThe purpose of the project is to replace the existing metal pipe culvert that intersects NE 82nd Avenue and the south branch of the Columbia Slough. Main objectives include minimizing flooding and increasing the ease for fish passage.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/egr_project/1077/thumbnail.jp
Teaching a Conspiracy Theory Unit to High School Students: Learning to Debunk Misinformation
Get PDFWith the omnipresence of technology and social media, students are increasingly exposed to misinformation and conspiracy theories that are harmful to democracy and civil society. Students are also regularly exposed to alternative facts, and they need to be taught skills to critically consume information. Social media appears to be a key platform for fake news. According to the Pew Research Center, 18 percent of US adults get their political news from social media (Mitchell et al. 3). Because of the saturation of news on social media, we are all susceptible to the seduction of false or deliberately manipulative internet content and should be vigilant and humble rather than confident about our ability to detect it (Gourguechon). Teachers can serve as the conduit for helping iGen students-born after 1995 into a technology-rich world-understand and navigate the overwhelming amount of information they consume daily (Twenge).
In an effort to assess students\u27 critical thinking and digital literacy, MindEdge Learning surveyed just over one thousand Americans and examined how well respondents could locate faulty information. In 2019, only [7 percent] of the respondents scored an \u27A\u27 on the test, answering eight or nine questions correctly. Three quarters of millennial respondents received an \u27F\u27 grade (Gourguechon). Similarly, McGrew et al. found that iGen students are unable to distinguish between reliable information and misinformation. As teachers, it is our responsibility to help students practice assessing information for its validity so that we can better equip them to both seek accurate information and to be civically engaged. The purpose of this article is to summarize an instructional unit taught to high school students that used conspiracy theories to teach skills for debunking misinformation. This article will provide a brief overview of the psychology behind conspiracy theories and provide an overview of how a conspiracy theory unit can be culturally responsive. We will summarize the unit\u27s goals and learning objectives \ and provide a unit plan template that integrates culturally responsive pedagogy. We will also include a list of the conspiracy theories students chose to research and teacher perceptions on the student impact of this unit. This article provides a practical and research-based framework to help educators navigate teaching students to become critical consumers of information
Iguana
No full textMedium: Pen and watercolors on paper.
Description: Iguana on the beach in Puerto Rico. Rincon, Puerto Rico.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/thaynecovert_exhibit/1016/thumbnail.jp
African Migrant Christians Changing the Landscape of Christianity in the West: Reading the Signs of the Times
Get PDFGone are the days when one could clearly define the contours of western Christianity. Such a description must necessarily account for the influences of African expressions of Christianity and African religiosity in general. From the role of religious leaders to the very expressions of Christin rituals in the western world, Africa continues to play a prominent role. This is particularly true for the North American continent, where several hundreds of ordained ministers originally from the African continent are ministering.
Since Africa is not a monolithic continent, a legitimate question arises: What do we mean by the adjective, ‘African’ in the contexts of speaking of both an African identity and African Christianity? This work offers a response to the question by first exploring the colonial consciousness of the word. It proceeds further to show innovative ways contemporary Africans reinterpret the word as a pathway for new imaginations of community and self – imaginations that are intentionally inclusive. Furthermore, this work sheds light on the successes and challenges facing African Christians as they navigate western socio-cultural identities both as diaspora African communities and as individuals., especially in the American context
Pigment and Ink Analysis of University of Portland Library’s Illuminated Manuscripts using Spectroscopic Techniques
Get PDFRaman and XRF spectroscopy were used to analyze pigments and inks of five illuminated manuscripts from the University of Portland’s Clark Library Special Collections. The five manuscripts were acquired at different times. Some were collected by members at the university and have been in the Special Collections for years. Others were recently acquired from Marylhurst University after the school’s closure in 2018. To address questions regarding their authenticity and possible origin, this study, which is the first of its kind on these manuscripts, was begun. Pigment analysis found the presence of phthalocyanine green dark, first made in the 1930s, in the first manuscript. Burnt sienna, not known as a pigment until the 18th-century, was also found in this same manuscript. In two sheets, analysis revealed the presence of vermilion, which is a common pigment for the time period that these manuscripts were thought to be from. Due to interrupted access to the manuscripts as a result of the pandemic, more information was unable to be collected, meaning few conclusions could be made about all five manuscripts. The work presented here aims to inform future analysis of these manuscripts, so that the authenticity and origin of these manuscripts can be better understood
TriMet - Gravity Load Design for the Southwest Corridor Pedestrian Bridge
No full textThis project aimed to design a pedestrian bridge. The bridge allows users to travel over a busy highway, rather than interrupting traffic.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/egr_project/1079/thumbnail.jp
Sign Language Translation Glove
No full textThe goal of the capstone project was to help bridge the gap of misunderstanding between deaf people who regularly use sign language to communicate and people who do not understand sign language. The device is a wearable sign language translation glove that uses flexible resistive sensors and machine learning to decide what letters the wearer is signing and outputs these letters to a computer.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/egr_project/1074/thumbnail.jp