Trenton Jackman and Dr. Steven Luke, Psychology Department Introduction Reading is a part of everyday life. Humans read street signs, textbooks, emails, manuals, novels, and many other things. While reading we move our eyes 2-4 times per second. Each movement is called a saccade, and each pause between movements is called a fixation. These eye-movements […]
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Teacher’s Use of Technology in a Preschool/Kindergarten Setting
Maudi Mckell Sundrud and Jennifer Wimmer, Teacher Education Teacher’s Use of Technology in a Preschool/Kindergarten Setting Mentor: Jennifer Wimmer, Teacher Education As a response to the increase of technology in society, the education system has pushed for greater technology integration in schools. Schools across the nation have invested in technology intended to help students learn […]
Integrating New Literacies in the Elementary School Classroom
PI: Jennifer J. Wimmer Evaluation of Academic Objectives At no time has it been more vital to understand teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and practices than in the emerging and expanding field of new literacies. New literacies is defined as those social practices that continuously evolve in response to technological advances, which enable persons to question, construct, […]
Comparing the Effects of Tredmill Desks and Cycling Desks on Cognitive Performance
Nicholas Randall and Michael Larson, Department of Psychology Introduction Sedentary lifestyle and obesity are growing concerns that are responsible for at least 300,000 premature deaths and $90 billion spent on health care per year in the United States (Manson et al., 2004). Many jobs today contribute to a sedentary lifestyle by requiring prolonged periods of […]
National Identity after Brexit
Samantha Heley and Renata Forste, Department of Sociology Introduction In June of 2016 the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. Known as ‘Brexit’ the majority decision was for the UK to leave with 52% of the vote. The Brexit vote was fueled in part by anti-immigration and racist propaganda that […]
Disconnected Decisions Understanding School Decision Factors Within Low-SES Families
Daniela Barriga and Kristie Rowley, Department of Sociology Parents constantly make decisions in regard to their children’s education, whether it be decisions about enrolling their children in the local public school or private school or even where to live based on school zoning areas. Alternative school options such as charter and magnet schools are becoming […]
Weak Synchronization in Excitatory – Inhibitory Neuronal Networks
Eliason, Joel Weak Synchronization in Excitatory-Inhibitory Neuronal Networks Faculty Mentor: Benjamin Webb, Mathematics Introduction One ubiquitously observed dynamic phenomenon in the nervous system is that of weak synchronization or clustering, a behavior in which a large group of neurons in a population will all fire synchronously and then fall out of synchronization. When isolated to […]
Seeing the World through New Eyes: Implementing map-based mobile apps in field trips and research
Chambers, Mariah Seeing the World through New Eyes: Implementing map-based mobile apps in field trips and research Faculty Mentor: Ron Harris, Department of Geological Sciences Introduction Mobile apps are a resource that can aid in field trip instruction and enhance students’ learning. Because the specific location of the field trip is often an important element […]
Trash and Contemporary Brazil: Modernization and Consumption in Brazil’s Megacities
Trash and Contemporary Brazil: Modernization and Consumption in Brazil’s Megacities By: Asa Richard Laws Mentor: Dr. Rex Nielson, Spanish and Portuguese Over the past 50 years the growing difference between trash collection capacity and consumption has produced new cultural developments concerning the collection, reuse, and criminalization of trash in Brazil. The thin legal framework that […]
Autonomous Identification and Classification of Targets using an Unmanned Aerial System
Taylor McDonnell and Tim McLain, Department of Mechanical Engineering Introduction: Commercial applications of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are expected to grow significantly in the coming years [1]. Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in the commercial market include agricultural and infrastructure monitoring, aerial photography, package delivery, fire monitoring, wildlife tracking, and search and rescue operations. One […]
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