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Assessing The Invasiveness Of The Non-Native Kelp Undaria Pinnatifida In Monterey Harbor And Implications For Its Management, Sarah Jeffries
Assessing The Invasiveness Of The Non-Native Kelp Undaria Pinnatifida In Monterey Harbor And Implications For Its Management, Sarah Jeffries
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The annual subtidal alga Undaria pinnatifida has been federally declared an invasive species and has spread rapidly across the globe from its native range in northern Asia. The ability of this alga to complete its life cycle determines its success in a particular location, and several abiotic factors have been found to be important in determining reproductive success in kelps. Laboratory zoospore culture experiments were conducted monthly to test the effects of temperature and nitrate concentrations on microscopic stage production throughout a year. Cultures were grown under two temperatures (12, 18º C) monthly and three nitrate concentrations (1,5,10 μmol) three …
Potential Impacts Of Groundwater Withdrawal And Wildfires Along The Big Sur River : An Assessment Of Oncorhynchus Mykiss Habitat, Casey Lanier
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Oncorhynchus mykiss (steelhead trout) are a federally threatened species currently found in the Big Sur River in Monterey County. Dam construction, culverts, water diversions and sedimentation are leading causes in habitat degradation for steelhead. A recent capstone study found that near-stream groundwater wells were extracting enough water to cause a decrease in surface flow, generating motivation for this study. The Basin Complex and Indians fire of 2008 burned 84% of the Big Sur watershed creating the potential for elevated fine sediment yields. Post-wildfire sediment yield increases from background conditions to an unknown level at an unknown magnitude. The threat of …
Career Locker For At-Risk Youth, Roberto Garcia
Career Locker For At-Risk Youth, Roberto Garcia
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
While interning for the Santa Cruz Probation Department-Juvenile Division, during my Fall 2010 to Spring 2011semesters, I was able to offer an on-line career planning tool program for at-risk youth. The goal of the Career Locker program was to increase school bonding, and career school interest to decrease juvenile delinquency in Santa Cruz County. The Career Locker consisted of assessing the youth’s career interests to match those interests to a specific career, so that youth could explore different educational institutions that offered preparation for their desired career.
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Social Justice 2.0 -- Civil Rights, Cultural Diversity, And Equal Opportunity At Monterey County Department Of Social And Employment Services, Germaine Caldwell
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services is federally mandated to provide non-biased services to disadvantaged residents. During these financially challenging times, it is especially imperative for agencies to distribute cost-efficient, effective services. This project utilizes electronic training to employees on discrimination-based regulations, decreasing expense and increasing community well-being.
Group Work Integration For Middle School Math Students, Richard Cromwell
Group Work Integration For Middle School Math Students, Richard Cromwell
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
To create togetherness in the middle school mathematics environment, I grouped students according to their achievement levels in class from test scores. Working together in collaboration with assignments and small projects I found that if the students were placed together according to their needs academically, they tended to help each other out and even manage to improve their test scores dramatically. This type of analysis has shown to be especially beneficial to the teacher involved because of the way the students became much more involved in their improvements as their peers were speaking to them on their level. The high …
Physical Education For Life, Josef Davis
Physical Education For Life, Josef Davis
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Physical education (PE) in public secondary schools is not being appreciated as a valuable discipline. Students are not required to meet the state PE requirements due to exemptions from articles of the California PE standards for which districts may apply. Interviews were conducted with local high school teachers and administrators to better understand how the lack of emphasis on PE has impacted the school curriculum and students, and what strides can be made to emphasize the educational value of PE. Evidence and research has shown that the greatest variable in student engagement and the educational quality of PE is the …
Art Speaks : Enhancing K-12 Curriculum Through Multicultural Community Public Art, Julie Mejia
Art Speaks : Enhancing K-12 Curriculum Through Multicultural Community Public Art, Julie Mejia
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Public art is more than outdoor art. It has the potential of being an educational tool. Multicultural community public art can be integrated into core subjects, enhancing students’ learning through both critical thinking and multiculturalism. For this reason, it can be a great asset in the K-12 educational system. Furthermore, it is a way to elevate the status of art in K-12 education, granting it the importance it deserves. This research examines how multicultural community public art can be incorporated into the K-12 curriculum by analyzing literature and conducting interviews.
Where Should I Teach?, Amanda Kelley
Where Should I Teach?, Amanda Kelley
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Teacher attrition and migration are a continuing problem within American schools. In order to help decrease these rates, a website was created that provides information about various types of schools including; public, private, Montessori, Waldorf, and Democratic schools. In order to help undergraduates begin researching school types, the website provided a short quiz that, based on respondents’ answers, pointed them to specific school types to research. With this information undergraduates will be more informed about their teaching options, and make career choices that better suit their teaching expectations. Thus, in being more informed and satisfied in their teaching positions, teacher …
No Art Left Behind : The State Of Arts Education Today And Solutions For Tomorrow, Ashley Siemensma
No Art Left Behind : The State Of Arts Education Today And Solutions For Tomorrow, Ashley Siemensma
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Due to the lack of funding and the implementation of standardized testing, arts education is diminishing from the curriculum in many elementary schools. Unfortunately, the loss of arts in the classroom negatively impacts children’s development, the use of their creative minds and their academic success. Local art organization and program leaders were interviewed about the state of arts education in our schools, speaking out about how their programs are helping to expose children to art and what needs to be done to integrate art into the classroom. Preliminary data analysis indicates that local art organizations are providing art to children …
Lgbtq : Incorporating It Into The Classroom, Gentry Willcoxson, Abigail Williams
Lgbtq : Incorporating It Into The Classroom, Gentry Willcoxson, Abigail Williams
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The LGBTQ community has historically been neglected in a classroom setting because of its controversial nature. Because of this, many students feel uncomfortable fully expressing themselves and are often fearful of bullying and other harassment by students at school. In order to bring this problem to the forefront of schools, Gentry and Abby created a full resource book for Middle School classrooms highlighting the LGBTQ community in order to raise awareness and acceptance of middle school students. A small portion of the book was also implemented into an 8th grade classroom to not only receive feedback on the full resource …
Teaching Daily Living Skills To Young Adults With Autism : The Creation Of A Curriculum Guide For Special Education Teachers, Stephanie Iwanciow Haas
Teaching Daily Living Skills To Young Adults With Autism : The Creation Of A Curriculum Guide For Special Education Teachers, Stephanie Iwanciow Haas
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The purpose of this thesis project was to compile a curriculum on teaching daily living skills for students transitioning from the school system to adulthood that is research-based and differentiated for students at various skill levels. A multi-level review procedure was implemented to develop the curriculum. First, a review of the literature was conducted to identify the topics and instructional methods to be included in the curriculum. Second, a panel of national experts were sent a draft of the curriculum to assess the accuracy and clarity of the information provided. Third, parents were surveyed to determine what they thought was …
Effects Of Video Modeling And Self-Monitoring On The Social Language Skills Of Preschoolers With Speech And Language Impairments, Karen Serrano
Effects Of Video Modeling And Self-Monitoring On The Social Language Skills Of Preschoolers With Speech And Language Impairments, Karen Serrano
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This study investigated whether an intervention using video modeling combined with self-monitoring can improve social communicative skills for preschool students with Speech and Language Impairments (SLI) utilizing a multiple baseline across participants design. Specifically, the level of initiations made toward a peer and the level of responses serving to sustain interactions were measured. During the intervention phase, subjects viewed a video model and learned to discriminate “good talking†from “not good talkingâ€. They then viewed video of themselves and evaluated whether they did “good talking†after structured play sessions with a peer. Both participants increased in their level of initiations …
Hypoxic And Low Ph Water In The Nearshore Marine Environments Of Monterey Bay, California : Characterizing A Decade Of Oxygen And Ph, And Drivers Of Variability, J. Ashley Tomer Booth
Hypoxic And Low Ph Water In The Nearshore Marine Environments Of Monterey Bay, California : Characterizing A Decade Of Oxygen And Ph, And Drivers Of Variability, J. Ashley Tomer Booth
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
A decade-long time series recorded in southern Monterey Bay, California demonstrates that the shallow, near-shore environment (17 m depth) is regularly inundated with pulses of cold, hypoxic and low pH water. During these episodes, oxygen can drop to biologically threatening levels, and pH levels were lower than expected. Weekly water chemistry monitoring revealed that the saturation state of aragonite (the more soluble form of calcium carbonate) was often below saturation and had a moderate positive relationship with pH, however, analytical and human error could be high. Pulses of hypoxia and low pH water with the greatest intensity arise at the …
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Breastfeeding Friendly Businesses, Jazmin Meza
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Breastfeeding Friendly Businesses, Jazmin Meza
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
As a Women Infants and Children agency Intern, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Salinas Business Union Association to pilot local business owners into finding ways to becoming breastfeeding friendly. Owners were given an educational brochure regarding breastfeeding laws, lactation accommodation and creation of breastfeeding friendly environments for current and future mother employees as well as clients. A breastfeeding friendly logo was also created to be posted on businesses windows to show the community of Salinas their support of breastfeeding. The main goal of this project was to raise awareness about the importance and acceptance of breastfeeding, as well …
Making It Add Up : An Examination Of The Preparation Of Undergraduates To Teach Mathematics At Csumb, Erin Barnes
Making It Add Up : An Examination Of The Preparation Of Undergraduates To Teach Mathematics At Csumb, Erin Barnes
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Elementary teachers’ lack of conceptual knowledge negatively affects their confidence, beliefs and teaching ability. The implementation of earlier exposure to teaching mathematics in the undergraduate career can benefit the pre-service teacher’s future career by giving them the opportunity to examine their beliefs and attitudes towards math and gain confidence in their teaching. Interviews were conducted with teachers at California State University Monterey Bay who instruct Math 308 and Math 309 as well as a professor at the credential program. These interviews gave insight into the goals of the classes, the effectiveness of the classes and the teachers’ thoughts and opinions …
Awareness : Students Connecting With The Environment, Elizabeth Chagolla
Awareness : Students Connecting With The Environment, Elizabeth Chagolla
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Awareness is the first step in making a difference in any issue. The more aware you are, the more you will understand and know how to make a difference. Through my Capstone Project my students did a series of lessons that’s main focus was to make them more aware of the environment. Through the readings that I did for my issue I found that the best way to make students more aware was through place-based education, which is why most of the lessons were done outdoors where the students were able to work hands on with nature. Overall My Capstone …
Understanding Self And Society Through The Visual Arts, Catherine Melendez
Understanding Self And Society Through The Visual Arts, Catherine Melendez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
There are growing concerns that traditional public schools fail in giving children a sound basis of values to prepare them to think critically and take responsible roles in society. This capstone project focused on using the rich resource of contemporary art to engage students in a discourse about present day social issues, and their relation to personal values and ethics. The project was comprised of five workshop classes held at the Boys and Girls Club in Santa Cruz for children ages eleven to thirteen. Each class was centered around a contemporary artist, or collective group of artists that have a …
Connecting The Dots : How Is Community Involvement Essential To Academic Achievement?, Katherine M. Meyer
Connecting The Dots : How Is Community Involvement Essential To Academic Achievement?, Katherine M. Meyer
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Substantial research has proven the importance of parent involvement to children’s academic achievement. When I began working with various local schools, however, I noticed a severe lack of community participation at each of the sites. Thus, I was prompted to assess the reasons why families were not as concerned about this issue as they ought to be, and so began the foundations for my Capstone. Through personal experience, extended research, and insight from various local teachers, I have facilitated the process of involving the local parents in their children’s education. As this is a long-term goal, my attempts will not …
Helping Teachers Teach : Exploring Student Needs In Elementary Classrooms, Andrea L. Samuelson
Helping Teachers Teach : Exploring Student Needs In Elementary Classrooms, Andrea L. Samuelson
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Unmet student needs negatively affect the ability of teachers to create a successful learning environment for all students. Some of these needs include students not being at the academic levels they should be and special education students not getting individualized attention. As a future educator, I sought to discover what could be done to help teachers address these needs in order to create a better classroom environment. Two teachers from the same elementary school were interviewed about student needs, how student needs impact their teaching ability, and what is being done to assist theses needs. Preliminary data analyses indicate that …
The Impact Of Primary Language Support On The Math Skills Of English Language Learners With Learning Disabilities, Peter Brian Fleming
The Impact Of Primary Language Support On The Math Skills Of English Language Learners With Learning Disabilities, Peter Brian Fleming
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of primary language support on the math skills of English learners with learning disabilities. Twelve EL learners with learning disabilities, ranging in age from 8-10, participated in this study. The experimental group received math instruction in Spanish for a five-week period, while the comparison group received their math instruction in English. Data indicated no significant difference between the groups at post-test. However, further analysis was completed that showed further research in the area of primary language support for math instruction for English learners with learning disabilities is needed.
The Effects Of Standardized Testing On Second Grade Students, Heather C. Goin
The Effects Of Standardized Testing On Second Grade Students, Heather C. Goin
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This study was conducted to evaluate the stress and anxiety of high-stakes, standardized testing on second grade students. Twenty second-grade students participated by giving their responses on an affect survey before and after STAR testing each day for two weeks. An analysis of the data revealed the students' different emotions towards taking the California STAR tests for the first time in their young academic career. The results from their responses showed that 85% of the participants experienced test anxiety or stress at least one day of testing. A majority of the students indicated feeling "nervous", "scared", "sad", or "sick" before …
Technology And Bullying, Tamara Lauren Stuck
Technology And Bullying, Tamara Lauren Stuck
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
With the advancement in technology, students have become more susceptible to cyberbullying. Through mediums related to social networking sites, cell phones, and other virtual platforms, more than ever students are faced with the new ways of bullying. The project was created in an attempt to determine if bullying was an issue that local middle school students faced. The project was situated in Los Arboles Middle School in Marina, California and the deliverables that came out of the project were the results of a sixth grade population survey, an awareness program, and a written reflection by all participants in the program. …
Confronting The Psychological And Emotional Effects Of Disability Oppression, Ian R. Fagan
Confronting The Psychological And Emotional Effects Of Disability Oppression, Ian R. Fagan
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This research project will administer the Rand 36-Item Health Survey to a subject pool of approximately twenty-one people to measure their quality of life. The results of this study will be compared to a similar population of subjects who were administered the Rand. The results are to help describe the forms of class struggles that exist for disabled Americans. I describe the different forms of discrimination and the struggles that disabled Americans face. Specifically, I describe how those with Multiple Sclerosis meet the challenges of surviving. My research project is descriptive and the research question is, “what is the quality …
Evaluating The Effects Of Functional Communication Training For Preschool Children With Autism, Jane Bambrick
Evaluating The Effects Of Functional Communication Training For Preschool Children With Autism, Jane Bambrick
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This study investigated the effects of Functional Communication Training (FCT) on the communicative responses of young children with autism in a self-contained public preschool classroom. The study utilized a picture symbol as the mode of communication to teach appropriate communicative responses to three participants. The research was conducted during Circle Time in ten minute sessions. Appropriate communicative responses were taught as a replacement to problem behavior. A Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) was used to determine the function of the behavior and to develop an appropriate communicative response. Overall, results indicated that FCT was an effective intervention strategy for teachers to …
Using Video Modeling To Teach Conversational Skills To High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Breton R. Gardner
Using Video Modeling To Teach Conversational Skills To High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Breton R. Gardner
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This multiple baseline study investigated the effects of viewing a video model on the conversational speech of three high school students with autism. Research has shown that video models have been used to effectively teach many skills to both typically developing students and students with autism but little research exists with secondary students with autism. The dependent variables were the spontaneous conversational initiations and percentage of on-topic verbal and nonverbal responses to peers’ statements. The intervention consisted of each student with autism viewing a three-minute video of two peers eating and interacting at a picnic table during the break between …
Applied Synectics To Teach Community Development For Living And Learning Communities To Resident Advisors And Community Assistants At California State University Monterey Bay, Christina Sierra-Jones
Applied Synectics To Teach Community Development For Living And Learning Communities To Resident Advisors And Community Assistants At California State University Monterey Bay, Christina Sierra-Jones
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This action research investigated the use of the synectics instructional model to teach community development to Resident Advisors and Community Assistnats at California State University Monterey Bay. Feedback from participants of the trainings was collected using online surveys and focus groups. The teacher-researcher also maintained a reflective journal of the training sessions. Findings supported that synectics promoted concept development and creative thinking and was a useful problem solving tool to organize training sessions and schedules. The research suggested combining the synectic models and adding more learning strategies improved the effectiveness of the model for teaching and learning.
Teacher Perceptions Of Including Students With Moderate To Severe Disabilities In Non-Academic Courses At The Secondary Level, Samuel T. Sauer
Teacher Perceptions Of Including Students With Moderate To Severe Disabilities In Non-Academic Courses At The Secondary Level, Samuel T. Sauer
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This project focuses on the teacher perceptions of including students with moderate to severe disabilities in non-academic courses at the secondary level. This study utilizes data collected through five teacher interviews to determine how teachers perceive the inclusion process. Elements of the inclusion process including: paraprofessional support, teacher training, impacts on general education students, social benefits, and accommodations were taken into consideration during the research process. Teachers selected for this study were currently teaching an elective course where students with moderate to severe disabilities were being included. The research uncovers factors such as paraprofessional support and educational strategies that may …
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Raising Awareness Of Child Abuse Through Social Marketing, Reginald Bennett
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Raising Awareness Of Child Abuse Through Social Marketing, Reginald Bennett
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
During April’s child abuse prevention month, I partnered Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services with The Council on Child Abuse Prevention in Monterey County to distribute 20,000 DVDs available free of charge to the public at their local library. The DVD, First Impressions, is an educational tool on the effects of violence in child brain development. I developed public services announcements in Spanish and English that were aired on five local radio stations to raise awareness of child abuse and where the public could obtain the First Impressions DVDs.
Multiculturalism & Multicultural Education : Where Do Minority Teachers Teaching Minorities Fit?, Jessica Salas
Multiculturalism & Multicultural Education : Where Do Minority Teachers Teaching Minorities Fit?, Jessica Salas
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Upon the abundance of literature pertaining to multiculturalism and multicultural education, there appeared to be a large gap in the research: how do minority teachers teach minority students when in reality, they are both the majority? In an attempt to fill a portion of the gap, a study was conducted at Fremont Elementary in Salinas where not only the teachers and students were predominantly Latino, but the community as well. Key elements for the study consisted of teacher surveys and one-on-one interviews with both students and teachers. Ultimately, a research report filled with the analyzed data was created and presented …
Curious Food Procurement In The Eastern North Pacific Kyphosidae, Clinton J. Moran
Curious Food Procurement In The Eastern North Pacific Kyphosidae, Clinton J. Moran
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The aims of this study were to quantify the kinematics of two feeding behaviors exhibited by G. nigricans. A scraping behavior was elicited by allowing G. nigricans to scrape from a block of brine shrimp gelatin and a picking behavior was elicited by allowing G. nigricans to feed on Ulva spp. During feeding events it became apparent that G. nigricans does not use, or has lost, the ability to suction feed. When feeding on non-attached diet items they approached their prey with their gape wide open until the prey was in their mouth, likely to reduce the bow wave created …