Hansen, Jacob Machine Learning with Scattering Transforms Faculty Mentor: Gus Hart, Physics and Astronomy Introduction Our goal was to implement scattering transforms as a mathematical representation of materials. The intention of this project was to build intuition on this technique using model data in one and two dimensions. The tools created here will be used […]
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The Healer’s Art Learning History
Cowan-Echols, Lisa The Healer’s Art Learning History Faculty Mentor: Bret Lyman, College of Nursing Introduction A primary purpose of this study was to discover new insights related to organizational learning in a college of nursing that may guide nursing faculty and administrators as they strive to improve outcomes in their own colleges. Organizational learning is […]
Role of Exercise and Stress in Memory and Learning of the Hippocampus
Baker, Paul Role of Exercise and Stress in Memory and Learning of the Hippocampus Dr. Jeff Edwards, Neuroscience Introduction Some of the most devastating diseases today are diseases of the mind. Common side effects of Alzheimer’s disease are dementia and memory loss and more than 44 million people suffer from the disease worldwide [1]. Other […]
How Well Can Machine-learning Algorithms Predict Biomedical Outcomes Based on Gene-expression Data?
Anna Guyer and Stephen Piccolo, Department of Biology Introduction Biomedical data are increasing in size and complexity. To make sense of these data, biomedical researchers often use “machine-learning” algorithms, which are developed by the computer-science community. Our goal was to perform a systematic comparison of many of these algorithms across 100 data sets to identify […]
Assembling Benchmark Datasets for Machine Learning Classification
Parker Hollingsworth and Stephen Piccolo, Biology Introduction Machine learning classification is a type of artificial intelligence that learns from data and makes predictions. There are many different algorithms that can be used to develop predictive models for machine learning. Generally the algorithm looks for patterns in the data and uses those patterns to make predictions […]
Learning Chemistry through Experimentation
Kyle Long and Jennifer Nielson, Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction For the past five years, Dr. Jennifer Nielson has conducted research in Kampala, Uganda, located in south-central Africa. I have been able to join her for two of the five years, including this past year for nearly three weeks in August. Our research focuses on teaching […]
Learning History: Understanding Organizational Learning in a Hospital
Kalene Mears and Bret Lyman, College of Nursing Introduction The purpose of this study was to understand how a health system learns and adapts in order to progress and refine itself. Through this, we can gain a better understanding of how healthcare improves over time. Improving quality and safety in healthcare is a challenging task. […]
Motivating with Media: Early Language and Literacy Skills Through Digital Learning
Kalan Andersen and Faculty Mentor: Barbara Culatta, PhD, Communication Disorders Introduction A strong relationship exists between acquiring early literacy skills and attaining proficiency in reading (Catts, 1999, National Reading Panel, 2000). In order to create this connection with young readers, early success can be found through systematically teaching skills and motivating children’s interest in reading. […]
The Effects of Sleep-dependent Memory Consolidation on the Discriminability and Generalizability of Learning
Bengt Grua and Dr. C. Brock Kirwan, Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience Introduction The goal of this study was to determine how sleep affects memory recall in an academic setting with relation to memory discrimination and memory generalization. Memory generalization depends on the computational process of pattern completion, which is the brain’s ability to retrieve […]
Assessing the Impact of Spiritual and Relational Teaching on Student Learning
Jillian Ferrell and Jeffrey Reber, Department of Psychology Introduction According to the mission and aims of Brigham Young University, one of the outcomes of a BYU experience should be that it is spiritually strengthening. BYU is not alone in desiring this kind of experience. A faculty and student survey collected by UCLA’s Higher Education Research […]