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Young Women In Stem: An Analysis Of Outreach Programs For Middle School Girls, Rachel Lundeen
Young Women In Stem: An Analysis Of Outreach Programs For Middle School Girls, Rachel Lundeen
Honors Projects
Historically, and still presently, women face many obstacles when attempting to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Women have been systematically barred from entering STEM programs at universities and today face cultural obstacles, resulting in marginalization. Research points to adolescence as the age where this sense of marginalization begins to develop. As a result, many outreach programs for young women interested in STEM are targeted toward the middle school age group. This study adds to this research by examining two such outreach programs for young women in STEM to determine their effectiveness, including Camp GEMS at Ohio Northern …
Impact Of Student Leader Role On A Study Abroad Trip, Anna Jones
Impact Of Student Leader Role On A Study Abroad Trip, Anna Jones
Honors Projects
This research looks specifically at a college-level course associated with the EDTL 4900: Ireland! Crossing Borders and Building Bridges study abroad program. The ideals of expeditionary learning guided the development of the course assignments and curriculum, the choice of field experiences, and the teaching styles that were utilized while abroad. The paper is an analysis based upon the experiences the student leader had while abroad taking into the duel role the student leader had while experiencing the expeditions and culture of a new country and leading a group of students through their first venture abroad. Due to the need for …
Marketing Plan For Create: Art Studio And Workshop, Rachel Marter
Marketing Plan For Create: Art Studio And Workshop, Rachel Marter
Honors Projects
CREATE: Art Studio and Workshop is a privately-owned art studio that hosts classes, workshops, and camps for both children and adults of varying skill levels. They offer topics such as painting, drawing, hand lettering, and other mixed media options. Although they teach courses for all age groups, their primary focus is the children’s classes. CREATE is owned by two Perrysburg moms: Deborah Lambdin and Kerry Wellstein. They founded the studio in 2014 and are currently in their fifth year of business. They thrive on the idea that art is not solely about the finished product, but rather the process, and …
Competition: Motivating Or Declination Of Academic Success, Nicholas Mazza
Competition: Motivating Or Declination Of Academic Success, Nicholas Mazza
Honors Projects
This study examines if competition in the classroom is more of a motivating or declining factor. I am examining the positive and negative effects of competitions on students. Games and individual worksheets will be employed to explore influence on academic achievement. Through my research, I did not find competition to be motivating for students. However, I did find the competition intervention to provide higher average quiz scores.
An Evaluation Of The Bgsu Herpetarium As An Educational Tool, Katherine Herzog
An Evaluation Of The Bgsu Herpetarium As An Educational Tool, Katherine Herzog
Honors Projects
The goal of this research was to evaluate the impact of the BGSU Herpetarium on students, both as a means of academic success and preparation for the workforce. The Herpetarium offers undergraduate students the chance to volunteer, serve in leadership positions, conduct research, and develop a network of like-minded peers and faculty. Because of the great opportunities for student involvement, we hypothesized that the Herpetarium would prove successful in positively impacting students’ college experiences and leave them better prepared to graduate and take their next steps. To assess these impacts, a variety of qualitative and quantitative data was collected. Six …
Code4her Spring 2018, Rebeccah Knoop
Code4her Spring 2018, Rebeccah Knoop
Honors Projects
CODE4her is a mentorship program with a goal of sparking interest in computer science organized by the BGSU Women in Computing (BGWIC) student organization. Participation is open to middle school girls (grades 5-8), and participants are paired with BGWIC members who serve as mentors.
Mental Mathematics In The Classroom, Linda Li
Mental Mathematics In The Classroom, Linda Li
Honors Projects
The purpose of this action research study is to investigate the impact of mental mathematics in the classroom and how it affects student achievement. Participants are students in a 9th grade Honors Geometry classroom with a class length of 43 minutes in a suburban setting. An initial survey was conducted to evaluate student confidence and reasoning abilities on a Likert scale. Throughout the research time frame, students were presented tasks requiring mental mathematics as an in-class activity. At the end of the experiment, students were to complete a post- survey to measure growth in areas like number fluency, self-confidence, …
Obstacles Non-Native English Speakers Experience In Aviation, Joseph Sturgis
Obstacles Non-Native English Speakers Experience In Aviation, Joseph Sturgis
Honors Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine if there are challenges associated with the comprehension of aviation content in the English language for international students in flight training. The researcher conducted a study by interviewing four international students enrolled in flight training at the Bowling Green State University Aviation Studies program utilizing a qualitative and quantitative survey questionnaire. Results revealed that there is a correlation between an international student’s Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) score and the challenges encountered with effective communication. The discussion and subsequent findings revealed connections between ILR scores and perceived student challenges. Additional connections between the …
Paternalism In Academia, Danielle Stager
Paternalism In Academia, Danielle Stager
Honors Projects
If a policy that is beneficial to most students nevertheless violates autonomy and harms even a minority of students in the process, then it should not be implemented. Banning laptops, requiring attendance, and other similar actions are beneficial to most students, but also violate autonomy and harm a least a minority of students to whom they are applied. Therefore, these policies, such as banning laptops and requiring attendance, should not be implemented.
Teaching The Civil War With An Interdisciplinary Approach, Megan Riehle
Teaching The Civil War With An Interdisciplinary Approach, Megan Riehle
Honors Projects
When creating a unit for middle school students in Social Studies, getting students to do more than memorize facts and dates is always my number one goal. Students need more than memorization of facts to fully grasp and have a handle on historical content that is vastly multifaceted. The Ohio standards have deemed eighth grade as the point when students intensely study the Civil War. However, how teachers instruct students on the Civil War is entirely up to them. There is an immeasurable amount of ways to go about teaching such a heavy and difficult topic; however, I chose to …
Student Attitudes On Cooperative Learning And Individual Learning In My Mathematics, Jessica Thompson
Student Attitudes On Cooperative Learning And Individual Learning In My Mathematics, Jessica Thompson
Honors Projects
The main purpose of this research is to see which learning style, individual or cooperative, is better for student attitudes in my classroom when implemented correctly. When students work within cooperative learning groups, research has found that they have more positive attitudes as well as higher performance levels. However, the students in my classroom did not have a significant change in attitude when in cooperative learning groups versus learning individually.
Impact Of Literacy On Student Readiness In Math And Science Classroom, Mackenzie Alexandra Rittner
Impact Of Literacy On Student Readiness In Math And Science Classroom, Mackenzie Alexandra Rittner
Honors Projects
Lack of literacy, specifically disciplinary literacy, is an epidemic in education today. Here, I will illustrate how this problem presents itself in our student’s reading every day in every class. Within a literature review, many accounts are detailed about the impact literacy has on a student’s educational career. From the outset, literacy is a key factor in a student’s success in school. A research study was conducted that asked students to give varied definitions of the word ‘volume’ based on prior experience. These results showed that direct instruction in how a word can change based on its context had an …
The Effectiveness Of Lesson Openers On Students' Engagement In Class, Jessica Huot
The Effectiveness Of Lesson Openers On Students' Engagement In Class, Jessica Huot
Honors Projects
The purpose of this action research study is to see if the use of classroom openers has an effect on students’ attention and engagement throughout the lesson. Participants include sophomore and junior students who attend a 41-minute Honors Algebra II class every day. Two periods of 21 and 22 students will be looked at and analyzed. The classes will be videotaped to analyze the differences in student behavior and attention when the instructor goes straight into the lesson as well as when a classroom opener of “What’s my Function” is used. A post survey asking three questions will be administered …
Additions And Revisions To The Presidential Scholars Award Program: A Proposal, Emily Swanson
Additions And Revisions To The Presidential Scholars Award Program: A Proposal, Emily Swanson
Honors Projects
For my Honors Project, I set out to help improve the Presidential Scholars Award program. The PSA program offers its recipients the opportunity to engage in a four-year, co-curricular experience during their time at Bowling Green State University and during their time in the BGSU Honors College. For this project, I sought to recommend a new four-year model for the PSA program founded on formal, published research and my own qualitative research. This new model includes common experiences for each class level such as regular meetings and yearly events to establish a cohort culture. In completing this project, I advance …
Art In The Science Classroom: Art Integration, Alexandria Stough
Art In The Science Classroom: Art Integration, Alexandria Stough
Honors Projects
The arts should be included in the science classroom as a way of helping students learn. Art integration provides a deeper understanding of the material to students and also gives students the chance to be creative in their school work. Over the next year, I intend to conduct research about the integration of art in a science classroom.
Action Research: Using Engaging Vocabulary Instruction In A Science Classroom, Madison Pittman
Action Research: Using Engaging Vocabulary Instruction In A Science Classroom, Madison Pittman
Honors Projects
The focus of this study is to look at vocabulary instruction and how certain techniques affect student learning. This paper evaluates the work that has already been completed within this field of study of vocabulary instruction, focusing on its impact on students and educators. This paper also provides the phases of an action research project focusing on students using interactive activities for implementing vocabulary instruction into a fourth grade math and science classroom. The data collected from this study determined vocabulary instruction improved the students’ final test scores at the end of the unit in my classroom.
Inquiry-Based Learning: Effects On Student Engagement, Kimberly Wheatley
Inquiry-Based Learning: Effects On Student Engagement, Kimberly Wheatley
Honors Projects
Inquiry-based learning is an approach to science instruction that has been around for over 40 years and has many positive aspects, including: critical thinking, student achievement, positive attitudes towards science, and student engagement. Inquiry-based learning has four different levels and is an instructional method that provides a problem or question which allows students to complete an investigation. This action research project will explore how inquiry-based learning affects student engagement and how student’s feel about inquiry. Students were taught with two days of traditional instruction, two days inquiry-based instruction, and then given a pre-survey and post-survey, and observed using an engagement …
Action Research: Alternative Assessments In Middle School Science Classrooms, Emily Knollman
Action Research: Alternative Assessments In Middle School Science Classrooms, Emily Knollman
Honors Projects
The purpose of this study is to see how alternative testing can alter students’ test anxiety levels. A survey will be given to the students before a written assessment, measuring the students’ text anxiety level before a standard test. Then the students will be given multiple options for an assessment of their understanding of the content, rather than a written test. A second survey will be given to the students to measure the students’ anxiety levels before turning in their alternate assessment. The two surveys will be compared to see if providing alternate ways to measure understanding rather than a …
Development Of Rubric For Measuring Transformative Learning In Learning Assistants, Leah Neel
Development Of Rubric For Measuring Transformative Learning In Learning Assistants, Leah Neel
Honors Projects
In Fall 2016, a training seminar was established to help prepare Learning Assistants to succeed in their positions. The goal of training is to better prepare the LAs for their position and provide them with tools to effectively interact with students. The effectiveness of this seminar was measured by conducting a survey to assess for levels of transformation. This preliminary work detected signs of transformation and found the training seminar to be effective in reaching its goal. This work also led to revised method of how to measure this transformation. A new survey was developed which allows better comparison of …
Metacognition And The Utility Of Pathway Maps In Introductory Chemistry, Kayla Schwartz
Metacognition And The Utility Of Pathway Maps In Introductory Chemistry, Kayla Schwartz
Honors Projects
Students historically struggle in introductory chemistry courses. This experiment was designed to test a hypothesized method to increase student success which utilized metacognition, reflection, and the creation of pathway maps. An introductory chemistry course at BGSU was given two sets of pre-assignments, pathway map assignments, and post-assignments which was related to the topics they were learning in class. The pre-assignments and post-assignments were used to determine if there was a change in understanding before and after the pathway map assignment was completed and the pathway map assignment was based on a question that was given in the pre-assignment. The students …
The Magnificent Cambry And The Not So Magnificent New School, Melanie Laughlin
The Magnificent Cambry And The Not So Magnificent New School, Melanie Laughlin
Honors Projects
I have written and illustrated a children’s book and created a variety of lesson plans that can be used alongside my book. The book is titled The Magnificent Cambry And The Not So Magnificent New School. Children’s books are incredibly valuable in helping children develop and be an aid to their learning. The Magnificent Cambry And The Not So Magnificent New School centers on a young girl who deals with the struggles of having recently moved to a new place, is attending a new school, and is trying to adjust to these new changes in her life. This projects …
Investigating Critical Thinking In Experiential Learning, Megan Gillen
Investigating Critical Thinking In Experiential Learning, Megan Gillen
Honors Projects
This action research project reviews the relevant literature on experiential learning to research whether experiential learning promotes critical thinking in a middle school science classroom. Based on constructivism, research shows experiential learning, particularly problem-based learning, increases motivation, promotes professional skills, and multiple strategies used to solve problems. Even though its effects are difficult to measure on standardized tests and most of these research studies are small qualitative studies, this teaching method’s benefits are significant enough to warrant its implementation. The results from this study show no conclusive evidence that experiential learning promotes critical thinking. Suggestions for expanding the action research …