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Culturally Competent Strategies For Tutoring Writing With International Ell Students, Sara Petersen May 2024

Culturally Competent Strategies For Tutoring Writing With International Ell Students, Sara Petersen

Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award

Welcome: A brief overview about what will be discussed and what participants can take away

● “International ELL students face a variety of unique challenges that require writing tutors to adjust their approaches to tutoring. In our short time together, I will review some of the many academic and cultural barriers that international ELL students experience in university writing centers as well as culturally competent strategies tutors can implement when working with this population.”


How Is International Orchid Trade Regulated, And How Effective Are Those Regulations?, Madeline Roubik May 2024

How Is International Orchid Trade Regulated, And How Effective Are Those Regulations?, Madeline Roubik

Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award

When investigating the trafficking of wild species, animals are often considered before plants (Phelps et al. 2015). This is especially detrimental to members of the orchidaceae family, which are victims of an extensive illegal trade. It spans the entire globe but is especially concentrated in Southeastern Asia (Phelps et al. 2015). When regarding legislation, however, orchidaceae species are some of the most protected in the world. International legislation such as CITES restricts the movement of endangered orchidaceae across borders (Hinsley 2018). The 1992 Convention on Biodiversity (Lawson et al. 2019) also has policies regarding international orchid trade. National laws regulate …


Proportional Reasoning: Understanding Student Thinking With Direct And Inverse Proportions, Emma Marshall Jan 2024

Proportional Reasoning: Understanding Student Thinking With Direct And Inverse Proportions, Emma Marshall

Honors Program Theses

The topic of proportions in mathematics is often misunderstood by students, yet proportional reasoning is the foundation for higher-level math. The purpose of this study is to understand how students are currently solving direct and inverse proportion problems and how the degree of difficulty increases when solving inverse proportion problems. There is little research done about student thinking with inverse proportions. Primary data has been collected from students and will be used to analyze students’ thinking about inverse proportion as well as a comparative look between direct and inverse proportional reasoning. By understanding students' thinking about proportions, educators can better …


Equity In Harmony: Music Teacher Preparedness And Perceptions Of Multilingual Learners In The Midwest, Mckenzie Vick Jan 2024

Equity In Harmony: Music Teacher Preparedness And Perceptions Of Multilingual Learners In The Midwest, Mckenzie Vick

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Boxes With Curves: The Necessity For School Leaders To Empower And Engage Through Culturally Competent Lenses, Priscilla Culp Jan 2024

Boxes With Curves: The Necessity For School Leaders To Empower And Engage Through Culturally Competent Lenses, Priscilla Culp

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.


Predictors Of Attitudes Towards Transgender People In India, Rishika Sheetal Singh Jan 2024

Predictors Of Attitudes Towards Transgender People In India, Rishika Sheetal Singh

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.


A Process Evaluation Of A Program Designed To Expand Access To The Iowa Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (Snap-Ed), Justine R. Hoover Jan 2024

A Process Evaluation Of A Program Designed To Expand Access To The Iowa Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (Snap-Ed), Justine R. Hoover

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.


How Rural Identity, Self-Reliance, And Stoicism Relate To Attitudes Toward Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Iowans, Taylor Brown Jan 2024

How Rural Identity, Self-Reliance, And Stoicism Relate To Attitudes Toward Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Iowans, Taylor Brown

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.


Teacher Use Of Rubrics To Assess Claim, Evidence And Reasonings In The High School Science Classroom, Brianna Finnegan Jan 2024

Teacher Use Of Rubrics To Assess Claim, Evidence And Reasonings In The High School Science Classroom, Brianna Finnegan

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.


Traumatic Brain Injury And Public Stigma: The Effect Of Perceived Responsibility, Mackenzie Grenko Jan 2024

Traumatic Brain Injury And Public Stigma: The Effect Of Perceived Responsibility, Mackenzie Grenko

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.


Social Media News Consumption By College Students Using The Elaboration Likelihood Model, Colin Horning Jan 2024

Social Media News Consumption By College Students Using The Elaboration Likelihood Model, Colin Horning

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation On Women's Earnings In The United States And Canada, Jadyn Grace Milius Jan 2024

The Effect Of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation On Women's Earnings In The United States And Canada, Jadyn Grace Milius

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


¿Tengo El Derecho A Votar?: Un Análisis De Las Leyes Del Acceso Lingüístico Y Los Impactos De Recursos Multilingües De Votación En La Participación De Votantes Hispanos En Iowa Y Michigan, Madeline L. Hinz Jan 2024

¿Tengo El Derecho A Votar?: Un Análisis De Las Leyes Del Acceso Lingüístico Y Los Impactos De Recursos Multilingües De Votación En La Participación De Votantes Hispanos En Iowa Y Michigan, Madeline L. Hinz

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


A Literature Review Of Factors Contributing To Archaeal Diversity, Anna R. Carmen Jan 2024

A Literature Review Of Factors Contributing To Archaeal Diversity, Anna R. Carmen

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Classroom: Do The Iowa Civic Virtues Standards Achieve Their Goals?, Damien Foster Jan 2024

Beyond The Classroom: Do The Iowa Civic Virtues Standards Achieve Their Goals?, Damien Foster

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Crafting A Traveling Icon: The Role Of Mobile Carillons In Honoring Tradition, Emily S. Clouser Jan 2024

Crafting A Traveling Icon: The Role Of Mobile Carillons In Honoring Tradition, Emily S. Clouser

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


“Our Hands Are Tied”: How State Educational Diversity Laws Affect Iowa Public Educators And How Educators Respond, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber Jan 2024

“Our Hands Are Tied”: How State Educational Diversity Laws Affect Iowa Public Educators And How Educators Respond, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Small Business Burnout: Reversing The Entrepreneurial Exit, Adele Kuruppu Jan 2024

Small Business Burnout: Reversing The Entrepreneurial Exit, Adele Kuruppu

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


The Thing With Feathers For Orchestra, Treyton Blaser Jan 2024

The Thing With Feathers For Orchestra, Treyton Blaser

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Athletes' Competitive State Anxiety And Self-Confidence And Coaches' Behaviors, Derek Anderson Jan 2024

The Relationship Between Athletes' Competitive State Anxiety And Self-Confidence And Coaches' Behaviors, Derek Anderson

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Why Would I Read When The Game Is On?: Reasons Adults Give For Reading Or Not, Emmy C. Nelson Jan 2024

Why Would I Read When The Game Is On?: Reasons Adults Give For Reading Or Not, Emmy C. Nelson

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Language Barriers In The U.S. Legal System For Primarily Spanish Speakers: Attorney Perspectives And Potential Solutions For True Equal Access, Emma F. Kizer Jan 2024

Language Barriers In The U.S. Legal System For Primarily Spanish Speakers: Attorney Perspectives And Potential Solutions For True Equal Access, Emma F. Kizer

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


"Sit Still, Look Pretty To Survive": An Analysis Of The Hunger Games Trilogy, Bryleigh Sharon De Jong Jan 2024

"Sit Still, Look Pretty To Survive": An Analysis Of The Hunger Games Trilogy, Bryleigh Sharon De Jong

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Variability Of Water Quality In Relation To Farming Along The Raccoon River In West Des Moines, Iowa, Kelly Biscoglia Jan 2024

Variability Of Water Quality In Relation To Farming Along The Raccoon River In West Des Moines, Iowa, Kelly Biscoglia

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Reexamination Of College Students’ Behaviors And Knowledge Of Recycling, Ella Hilbrant Jan 2024

Reexamination Of College Students’ Behaviors And Knowledge Of Recycling, Ella Hilbrant

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Between Two Schools Implementing Trauma-Informed Classroom Management, Maddie Steffen Jan 2024

A Comparison Between Two Schools Implementing Trauma-Informed Classroom Management, Maddie Steffen

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Death And Grief In 21st Century America: A Literature Review On Bereavement & Attitudes Toward Death, Jordan Whitney Jan 2024

Death And Grief In 21st Century America: A Literature Review On Bereavement & Attitudes Toward Death, Jordan Whitney

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Orthographic Influences On The Production Of French Nasal Vowels By English-Speaking Learners Of French, Claire Evelyn Tow Jan 2024

Orthographic Influences On The Production Of French Nasal Vowels By English-Speaking Learners Of French, Claire Evelyn Tow

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Covid-19 On The It Services Industry, Shekynah Annemarie Haworth Jan 2024

The Impact Of Covid-19 On The It Services Industry, Shekynah Annemarie Haworth

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.


Impact Of High School Climate And Bullying On Depression And Anxiety In Emerging Adulthood, Tyler K. D. Larson Jan 2024

Impact Of High School Climate And Bullying On Depression And Anxiety In Emerging Adulthood, Tyler K. D. Larson

Honors Program Theses

No abstract provided.