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Undergraduate Research Journals And Career Readiness, Alexandra Hoen May 2018

Undergraduate Research Journals And Career Readiness, Alexandra Hoen

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

This research aims to identify the effects that an undergraduate research journal, specifically the James Madison Undergraduate Research Journal (JMURJ), has on its past and present student editors’ career readiness. I began by exploring the existing literature surrounding undergraduate research, undergraduate research journals, and other studies done to measure the effects that these undergraduate research journals have on students at various institutions. Then, I conducted a survey on current and past members of the JMURJ editorial board, using a specific set of questions to determine if an undergraduate research journal such as the one at James Madison University …


Moving And Grooving: A Nine-Week Curriculum Of Beginning Modern Dance Theory And Technique For The Intermediate Dancer In Secondary Education, Katherine Brooke Jerome May 2018

Moving And Grooving: A Nine-Week Curriculum Of Beginning Modern Dance Theory And Technique For The Intermediate Dancer In Secondary Education, Katherine Brooke Jerome

Honors Theses

The learning of modern dance theory and technique is one of the most certain practices to ensure high school dance students are meeting college and career readiness standards. This study focuses on crafting a nine-week curriculum that introduces secondary dance students at the intermediate level to modern dance technique and theory. The aim of this study is to create a curriculum that not only makes certain that standards for creating, performing, responding, and connecting are being met and exceeded, but provides a guide in planning, instruction, and assessment to foster motivation in intermediate-level students as they delve into a new …


Final Ma Portfolio, Elizabeth Armor Apr 2018

Final Ma Portfolio, Elizabeth Armor

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

A Final Portfolio submitted to the English Department of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the field of English.


Further Exploration Into The Coma Recovery Scale - Revised And The Music Therapy Assessment Tool For Awareness In Disorders Of Consciousness, Alika D. Seu Apr 2018

Further Exploration Into The Coma Recovery Scale - Revised And The Music Therapy Assessment Tool For Awareness In Disorders Of Consciousness, Alika D. Seu

Masters Theses

Due to the high rate of misdiagnosis of individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOC) it has been a priority to develop clinical tools to accurately diagnose and assess these individuals (Seel et al., 2010). The Coma Recovery Scale – Revised has been regarded as the gold standard assessment for this population, however, a recent pilot study has shown that the Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC) may have increased sensitivity in several assessment domains (auditory, visual, arousal, and verbal commands) in relation to the overall diagnostic outcome. The data sets from this pilot study were …


The Experiential Effects And Relationships Between Student Anxiety In Music Performance And Classroom Assessment, Jordan Diego Chua Jan 2018

The Experiential Effects And Relationships Between Student Anxiety In Music Performance And Classroom Assessment, Jordan Diego Chua

Dissertations

Both as an art and assessment, music demonstration and performance in test-taking are closely related. Particular traits are shared between performance in test-taking in the classroom and musical performance "on stage." Tests and performances are normally considered a "high-stakes" setting when the quality and perception of one's skill are under critical scrutiny. Since undergraduate and graduate music students experience assessments in both performance and academic areas, this study allowed consideration for the connections where these two areas overlap, and the possible interventions students may have initiated that are effective in stemming or reducing anxiety. Students' experiences regarding Music Performance Anxiety …