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How Formal Music Training Affects Executive Functions In Middle School Band Students, Zachary C. Anderson
How Formal Music Training Affects Executive Functions In Middle School Band Students, Zachary C. Anderson
Honors College Theses
My thesis project explored the relationship between a formal music training experience and executive functions in a middle school band classroom. Executive functions are working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility which allow us to gain and focus our attention on specific tasks. Participants in the study were two groups of middle school students: a sixth-grade class with no previous musical experience and an eighth-grade class with two years of band classes. I measured changes in students' overall success on cognitive tests over a two-month span to observe at what point music training begins to impact executive functions. I found significant …
Interactive Addressing Of Body Insecurity In Adolescent Females, Haylee Cox
Interactive Addressing Of Body Insecurity In Adolescent Females, Haylee Cox
Honors College Theses
The research consists of various explorative literary reviews regarding the physical, mental, emotional, and social impacts of body image insecurity among adolescent females. This thesis will consist of pulling from the website I developed that deals with education and activity regarding the subject at hand to equip adolescent females with the means to cope when healthily struggling with body image insecurity. The website includes referenced studies and techniques for middle-grade students searching for avenues to cope with the emotional stressors of unhealthy body perception and the effects that follow. Topics addressed include body image, social media, the weight of words, …