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The Benefits of Arts Education in Nassau County, New York
Get PDFOver the course of the last two hundred years, the arts have evolved into a crucial part of public school curriculums. Students across all academic grades enroll in classes dedicated to the arts as part of their graduation requirements. Recently, new programs have emerged with the intentions of incorporating the arts into the STEM based classrooms in schools, thus creating STEAM. STEM classrooms are those that are not dedicated to the arts, such as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. With efforts to combine the arts and STEM subjects, many schools, specifically schools in Nassau County, New York, are exploring the benefits of opening the arts to everyone. It was not until recently (the 1970’s) that children with disabilities were allowed to attend public school and receive an education that was of equal quality to the education of their peers who did not have disabilities. These education requirements included a form of arts education for children with special needs. Schools in Nassau County have proceeded to allow students to participate in all artistic classes regardless of abilities. These schools and others across the United States have recognized the benefits of incorporating arts into their curriculums. It has resulted in stronger performance rates inside the classroom with higher test scores. The arts have proven beneficial to children of all abilities academically, socially and emotionally in public schools
Exploring Symptoms of PTSD and Therapeutic Benefits of Artmaking for Combat Veteran Artists
Get PDFThe mental health concerns among veterans in The United States is a critical issue since there has been repeatedly reported that combat veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). Some factors in a combat situation can add more stress to an already stressful situation. This may contribute to PTSD and other mental health problems. Despite the significant issues, many returning veterans do not have a proper evaluation, screening, or treatments of PTSD during and after their time in service. Research has reported that fifty percent of veterans with PTSD do not seek treatment; 19% of veterans may have traumatic brain injury (TBI); and PTSD distribution between services for Operation New Dawn (OND), Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) are 67% of Army, 9%, of Air Force, 11% of Navy, and 13% of Marines (Congressional Research Service, Sept. 2010). As previous research explored the symptoms of PTSD among veterans and treatment, PTSD manifests through physical and psychological symptoms that result from a traumatic experience. Anxiety symptoms of avoidance and reoccurrence significantly impact social function. The research paper discusses combat stress-induced symptoms and describes various modalities of treatments for combat veterans with PTSD symptoms. The benefits of their engagement with art making are emphasized. Through historical research, two artists from the United States Veterans Artist Alliance (USVAA) have been chosen. These artists have had traumatic experiences, one of limb loss and the other of having been active duty. Several paintings of these two artists are analyzed to explore their experiences as veterans to see if there are any possible symptoms or signs of PTSD that manifested in their artwork, as well as any therapeutic benefits of art making. The findings of the study are that there are some PTSD related symptoms such as anxiety, sense of unsettlement, sense of loneliness, difficulties in integrating into society, and denial. Additionally, therapeutic benefits of their art making cover a sense of purpose, social interactions, self-expression, increased self-worth, and an increased sense of belonging to their community. The implications of the study are that artmaking is particularly beneficial for post-active military veterans to find their own journey back to reintegrate into their community
A Bibliometric Study on Learning Analytics
Get PDFLearning analytics tools and techniques are continually developed and published in scholarly discourse. This study aims at examining the intellectual structure of the Learning Analytics domain by collecting and analyzing empirical articles on Learning Analytics for the period of 2004-2018. First, bibliometric analysis and citation analyses of 2730 documents from Scopus identified the top authors, key research affiliations, leading publication sources (journals and conferences), and research themes of the learning analytics domain. Second, Domain Analysis (DA) techniques were used to investigate the intellectual structures of learning analytics research, publication, organization, and communication (Hjørland & Bourdieu 2014). The software of VOSviewer is used to analyze the relationship by publication: historical and institutional; author and institutional relationships and the dissemination of Learning Analytics knowledge. The results of this study showed that Learning Analytics had captured the attention of the global community. The United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom are among the leading countries contributing to the dissemination of learning analytics knowledge. The leading publication sources are ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, and Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The intellectual structures of the learning analytics domain are presented in this study the LA research taxonomy can be re-used by teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders to support the teaching and learning environments in a higher education institution
Anti-Viral Abilities of DABCO-Conjugated Molecules
Get PDFViral infections cause many detrimental diseases throughout the world and are difficult to treat due to their use of the host’s own cells. In addition, viruses have high mutation rates making them difficult to target with medical treatments. Studies done with DABCO-Conjugated molecules have showed promising results in removing viruses from environments. DABCO molecules are unique due to their ability to bind covalently to carbohydrate and protein based surfaces, such as cotton and wood. This provides opportunity to create antiviral surfaces, such as filters and fabrics which can be used to treat viral infections and minimize the possible transfers. It is proposed that a certain DABCO-conjugated molecule, diDABCO-C4, can bind viruses
Strategies for Teaching Information Literacy to English Language Learners
No full textAcademic librarians are encountering a growing number of English Language Learners (ELLs) every day, as our classrooms have become more linguistically diverse every year. In this dramatically changing environment, academic librarians are expected to meet the needs of increasingly diverse students speaking multiple languages. The purpose of this paper is to present widely used teaching strategies to support ELLs based on an exhaustive literature review. Study also suggests collaboration among ESL or classroom instructors and librarians to enhance semester-long learning experience
It Takes a Moment
Get PDFThe world we live in today has caused many people to lose their faith in humanity. We are encouraged to discount each other’s differences instead of embracing them; we are either “blue or red”, “pro this or pro that”, “for us or against us. In such a world, how can we remind ourselves that we are all part of the human family? That there is more that unites us than divides us? I wanted to find a path towards finding these answers, and I propose that path is theatre. After all, researchers in London found that watching live theatre has the ability to synchronize heartbeats of perfect strangers, and helped an autistic boy to speak for the first time. Through research of the scientific effects of theatre on the human brain, body, and psyche, combined with anecdotal evidence to support that research, this thesis attempts to prove the importance and need for theatre in today’s society. It is more important than ever for people to be active audience members at live theatrical performances, because theatre reminds us at our core we are all humans. The research and anecdotes then became the source material for the creation of my devised twenty minute piece called, It Takes a Moment
Building a Bench to Lead the Way A study on the effectiveness of political organizations and political parties in electing women to local office on Long Island
Get PDFSince 2016, there has been a growing movement to increase the number of women in government leadership roles. Political organizations have developed with the interest of recruiting and training more women to take these positions in public service. However, despite the growing number of organizations working to engage women in public office, their efforts fall short when organizing women for local public office. This study will review the effectiveness of political organizations and parties in successfully supporting and training women to run for local office.
Ultimately, this study has revealed that of the political organizations that are active in New York politics, specifically the ones that are focused on getting women elected, none of them engage or support women running for local office in Long Island
Finding the Solution to the Black-Scholes Equation
Get PDFThis paper will explore the solution of the Black-Scholes Equation which is used in mathematical finance. It will derive the solution to the Black-Scholes equation, using the solution of the Heat Equation. This solution can then be used to find the fair price of a European call option. It also includes examples using current stocks
Factors Affecting the Student Persistence in Online Education: A Qualitative and Quantitative Investigation
Get PDFOnline education has been gaining popularity thanks to the advent of the Internet. There has been success in providing online education to many students who otherwise would not have had access to higher education. However, many students were dropping out of the online program. In addition, only a few studies have looked at this phenomenon closely and intensively for the purely online students. The current study was therefore initiated to not only find the manifest factors of persistence that apply to online students in degree-granting institutions, but also to discover latent structures and linkages among those factors. The study is unique and vigorous in that it used two methods of data collection and two methods of data analysis. The data collection methods were content analysis and questionnaire, and the two data analysis methods were qualitative and quantitative techniques. A content analysis of over 500 research studies was performed to identify the factors that affect student persistence from the body of literature. The factors were submitted in a survey to faculty members who teach online courses, with a request for comments and/or addition to the list. The resulting list from the two data collection methods was then used in a survey of online students to determine what factors were important to them for persisting in the online program. Qualitative analysis of data was conducted through open coding with the help of a content analysis software. Quantitative analyses were performed which included descriptive statistics as well as three multivariate techniques (i.e., factor analysis, cluster analysis, and multi-dimensional scaling). The latent structure discovered in the study categorized the factors into four groups, namely, personal commitment, social support, institutional commitment and academic confidence. The findings of the study have significant pedagogical, technical, and administrative implications for online education. In pedagogy, the factors found in academic confidence and institutional commitment can be used to enhance persistence-promoting programs, courses, and projects. Implications in technology come from the institutional commitment factors that can be applied to HCI, user experience, and the development of supporting devices and applications. The administration of online education can benefit from factors in personal commitment and social support
Shared Viewpoints of ENL Teachers about the Challenges They Face: A Q-Methodological Study
Get PDFSince the 1900s, the United States has become more diverse due to an increase in the number of languages spoken across the continent due in part to the rise in immigration from different countries. This has altered the structure of schools and led to a greater need for classroom supports in the area of language development. Specifically, the English as a New Language (ENL) teachers have become a more prominent figure in the schools and classrooms by providing support for students whose first language is not English. There are many positive outcomes and challenges that arise in the schools for teachers who work with ENL students’ population. Therefore, the purpose of my study was to better understand common views of the challenges elementary ENL teachers encounter while working with English Language Learners. This was done using the mixed-methods approach known as Q-Methodology which identified three shared viewpoints of 55 ENL teachers who work in the New York schools. The three perceived challenge (Q Models) were (1) a need for protocols and guidelines; (2) a struggle with collaboration and co-teaching; and (3) a lack of time to accomplish tasks. These models were supported by the salient Q statements as well as qualitative responses from participants. Additionally, demographic responses were also outlined for each Q Model. The findings of this study can help reform the structures of the schools, influence new policy reforms, and encourage better models for ENL programs