Journal of Undergraduate Research

Carol Ann Litster and Dr. Erin Feinauer Whiting, Teacher Education The purpose of this study was to understand the tensions Latino students feel in understanding their ethnic and academic identity and what motivates these students to do well in school. Using Latinos in Action as a case study, we uncover tensions for high school students’ […]

Amy Jones and Dr. Erin Whiting, Teacher Education Parental involvement is a key focus of educational debate today because it has been shown to be correlated to academic achievement. I chose to help research and collect data to include in a longitudinal study conducted by Dr. Erin Whiting and Dr. Ray Graham of Brigham Young […]

Kathryn Davis and Dr. Byran Korth, Early Childhood Education The purpose of this project was to research and compile recommendations for developing positive teacher-student relationships in order to better prepare prospective teachers to establish a democratic classroom. We have addressed this challenge through researching and compiling positive teacher-student relationship recommendations, along with seven specific democratic […]

Krysta (Rubio) Belliston and Professor Ray Graham, Teacher Education In this generation, the demand for education has been steadily enforced year by year. Since English is an internationally spoken language, parents and children alike want to improve their eligibility and employability through an English-language education. Guatemala does have some programs for students to learn English as […]

Angel G. Orozco Chavez and Dr. Ted Lyon, Education Education: important, yes; beneficial, extremely; yet for a people where a disproportionate and discriminatory rate of progress seems to prevail, educational opportunities are scarcely available. The people of Mexico five in a place where the rich seem to speedily move up the ladder of success, wealth, […]

Elizabeth Yates and Professor Bradley Wilcox, Teacher Education Purpose The purpose of this project was data analysis for a study on elementary writing instruction, specifically this aspect of the project examined the connection between the physical environment of the elementary classroom and the quality and occurrence of writing instruction. The project as a whole was directed […]

Elise Williams and Professor Ray Graham, TELL Department The goal of this project was to begin to create a curriculum which will enable Spanish teachers to help heritage language speakers (those who grew up speaking Spanish in their homes) to develop academically in their native language (L1). The secondary goal of this project is to […]

Maria Sanchez Wals, Katherine Washburn, Nathan Glenn, and Professor Ray Graham, McKay School of Education Main Text According to research, a reader needs to understand at least 95% of running words in a text in order to comprehend the text and to learn new words from context (Hu & Nation, 2000; Nation 2006). In an effective […]

Erika Peterson and Dr. Stefinee Pinnegar, McKay School of Education Main Text In the field of education, self-reflection is an important skill to help teachers assess and enhance their own teaching. As stated by Samaras and Freese, “When teachers critically reflect on their practice, they makes sense of the complexities of teaching and participate consciously […]

Mindy Davis and Dr. Stefinee Pinnegar, Department of Teacher Education Research has shown that student-to-student interaction in times of transition is valuable (Kuh, 2005; Light, 2001; Astin, 1993). Kuh (2005) has highlighted the interaction between freshmen and upper-classmen as a high impact strategy in supporting freshmen transition. Yet, research indicates that the benefits received by […]