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Studying the Efficacy of Writing to Inspire Successful Education Program
No full textWISE, an after-school program, is dedicated to uplifting underprivileged 4th graders at P-Stem Academy, predominantly Hispanic with English as a second language. Focused on boosting Reading and Writing STAAR test scores, the program aims for a 10% STAAR mastery increase to combat generational poverty. WISE mentors customize curriculum for ESL students and have direct teacher communication to enhance academic success. In the 2021-2022 school year, 78% of P-Stem students were at risk of dropping out. WISE hopes to step in and gradually decrease that statistic. Beyond tutoring, WISE mentors work to inspire mentees to have academic confidence and envision higher education.Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, Department ofHonors Colleg
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
The Effects of Science Mentorship on Mentor and Mentee Confidence
No full textScience Mentoring for Achieving a Richer Tomorrow (SMART) is a service-learning project in the Honors College Bonner Leaders Program that aims to alleviate educational disparities and improve personal confidence in 6th-8th grade mentees at the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Academy at Ryan.  The science STAAR test is a state-mandated exam that 8th graders are required to take. In recent years, the percentage of Houston ISD students that have reached performance level "meets grade level" has decreased to 30%, nine points below the state average. The SMART program aims to bridge this educational disparity at BCM Academy at Ryan via the execution of one-on-one mentoring of students, centered around hands-on science experiments, topic reviews, and practice questions based on the HISD 8th Grade Scope and Sequence and previously released 8th-grade science STAAR test questions. The goals of the SMART program are to (a) increase science STAAR curriculum comprehension via hands-on experiments (b) improve mentee confidence in STAAR exam performance (c) increase mentee personal confidence, and (d) improve mentor leadership confidence. In this study, we measured the overall effectiveness of the SMART program in achieving these goals by employing a survey regarding perceived helpfulness and a pre-assessment examination to determine student personal and academic confidence on the STAAR exam. An increase in mentee confidence, as well as better performance on pre-assessment questions reviewed by SMART, were observed. Additionally, we also measured mentor confidence using surveys throughout the program and found an increase in mentor confidence.Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, Department ofHonors Colleg
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Math Confidence Through Cubing Project Under the Bonner Leaders Program
No full textThe Bonner Leaders Program reduces the impact of poverty in the Houston community through service projects such as Math Confidence Through Cubing (MC^3). MC^3 works to bridge the gap in educational inequality by mentoring underserved 7th grade students at Navarro Middle School, a school in the eastside with a 90.4% Hispanic population and low math performance on the STAAR. The project combines traditional math tutoring and teaching the Rubik's cube to increase students' confidence and show that math, just like the cube are teachable skills. Additionally, the program has a character curriculum to increase students' confidence both for and outside of math. This study was created to see how effectively the program enhances students' math skills and confidence. Our evaluation found that despite the small population size, the program had a positive impact on math performance and math related confidence but better measures need to be made to properly assess the program's character curriculum.Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, Department ofHonors CollegeBiology and Biochemistry, Department ofMathematics, Department o
Analyzing SAT Scores: Efficacy of Out-of-Session Worksheets in Aspire's SAT Program
No full textAspire is a Houston-based educational project provided by the University of Houston Honors College Bonner Leaders Program in partnership with Stephen F. Austin High School, which is part of the Houston Independent School District. Aspire provides SAT exam mentorship to low-income high school students to expand their educational opportunities, promoting confidence through personalized guidance, and empowering them to pursue post-secondary education. By using the College Board's released SAT exams, Aspire executives designed a curriculum to be used throughout the academic year. The program structure consists of in-person tutoring with high school seniors in the fall semester and high school juniors in the spring semester and giving students out-of-session worksheets to complete on their own time before the next session starts. Student success is measured by their performance on the SAT. Improving by at least 100 points on the SAT from their initial test scores before the program indicates mastery of the skills necessary to solve SAT questions. Based on changes in students' SAT scores and the number of out-of-session worksheets completed by the student, Aspire can assess the program's effectiveness with respect to the student's SAT score increasing. The purpose of this study is to examine students' SAT scores based on the number of out-of-session worksheets they completed and if there is any correlation between completing the out-of-session worksheets and SAT scores. Our findings show that student who completed at least 3 out-of-session worksheets increased their SAT scores by at least 100 points compared to their pre-program SAT scores.Psychological, Health, and Learning Sciences, Department ofHonors Colleg
Prescribing Justice: Houston's Redlining Impact on Medical Access
No full textIn 2019, the Texas Department of Health declared the Fifth Ward/Kashmere Gardens (a historically black community in Houston) as a cancer cluster, where a greater than expected number of cancer cases occur among a group of people in a specific geographic area and time period. In Houston, a wide range of barriers may limit an individual’s ability to access equitable preventative medical care. Texas studies have shown Black and Latino populations are less likely to receive preventative care and more likely to have treatment delayed compared to the rest of the U.S. Thus, the presence of a cancer cluster among a historically black Houston community may exacerbate existing disparities in access to preventative medical care, such as primary care. As part of former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1933, the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation (HOLC) was established. This policy assigned letter grades from A-D to super neighborhoods around Houston, reflecting mortgage lending risk that would then be visualized on color-coded maps. “A” labeled “Best” indicated safe investment for banks and other mortgage lenders, “B” labeled “Still Desireable”, “C” was “Definite Declining”, while “D” neighborhoods were “Hazardous” and outlined in red. With much of the non-affluent demographic being minorities, this pushed minority communities away from areas in Houston with more access to capital investment. In response to the HOLC of 1938, the Fair Housing Act (FHA) of 1968 was established to outlaw the New Deal, and prohibit discrimination in housing-related activities.Honors Colleg
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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