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Impact Of Web-Based Activity Breaks On Child Physical Activity And Time Off-Task: A Pilot Study, Holly R. Huddleston, Vaughn W. Barry, Dana K. Fuller, Sarah J. Adams, Jennifer L. Caputo

Funded Scholarship

Objective: Classroom activity breaks (ABs) have physical and cognitive benefits, although effectiveness of Web-based ABs remains unexplored. The purpose of this study was to assess impacts of three-minute Web-based AB on physical activity (PA) and time off-task in second graders (N = 38).

Methods: This quasi-experimental design was implemented in a primary school setting. The SenseWear Armband assessed PA and a modified Behavioral Observation System in Schools assessed time off-task. Children participated twice in four conditions: control (CON), non-active breaks (NAB), one active break (1AB), and two active breaks (2ABs). Breaks entailed physically active or meditation GoNoodle videos.

Results: Number …

Should Students Pull The Plug?: How Ai Redefines Creativity In The Classroom, Labiba Hassan

CMC Senior Theses

This paper examines how artificial intelligence (AI) tools, specifically ChatGPT as a tutor for students (ChatGPTt), reshapes creativity in the classroom. Does AI undermine or enrich creativity by altering its relational and self-disclosive dimensions? Engaging with Lindsay Brainard’s critique that AI erodes creativity by disrupting human connection and self-expression, I argue for a redefinition of creativity as a dynamic process sustained by emotion, intention, novelty, risk, and spontaneity — conditions adaptable to AI-mediated contexts. The paper challenges the premise that creativity depends on interpersonal connection, showing that self-disclosure can emerge through meaningful engagement with external systems, such as ChatGPTt. By …

Advancing Pedagogical And Instructional Design Through Artificial Intelligence (Ai) In Education And Training Contexts, Mohan Yang, Jewoong Moon, Tian Luo, Jinhee Kim

STEMPS Faculty Publications

[Introduction] "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

It is our pleasure and honor as guest editors for this special issue of the Journal of Applied Instructional Design (JAID) to present "Advancing Pedagogical and Instructional Design through Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education and Training Contexts." This issue arrives at a truly timely moment, as the rapid and continuous development of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is fundamentally reshaping the traditional paradigms of teaching, learning, and training.

Training Module And Assessment Strategy For Light Microscopy Skills Training In A Research Environment, Kristopher E. Kubow, Joseph A. Harsh

Faculty Scholarship

Training in specialized techniques and instrumentation is an important component of undergraduate and graduate education. While such training can occur in formal lab courses, it also occurs as students engage in research. Although training in a research lab setting is typically informal, implementing evidence-based practices from the classroom would be beneficial, particularly for learning complex techniques and instruments, for example, light microscopy. Using advanced microscopes for research is more complicated than using teaching microscopes in a course. In addition, microscopes are easy to misuse because they will generally always produce an image even if that image is suboptimal, misleading, or …

แนวทางการจัดการเรียนการสอนเศรษฐศาสตร์เพื่อส่งเสริมความฉลาดรู้เรื่องเศรษฐกิจสำหรับนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น, รณจักร ยั่งยืน

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) ศึกษาความฉลาดรู้เรื่องเศรษฐกิจสำหรับนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น และ 2) นำเสนอแนวทางการจัดการเรียนการสอนเศรษฐศาสตร์เพื่อส่งเสริมความฉลาดรู้เรื่องเศรษฐกิจสำหรับนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น การวิจัยแบ่งเป็นสองระยะ ได้แก่ ระยะที่ 1 ดำเนินการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ โดยวิเคราะห์เอกสาร หลักสูตรและงานวิจัยที่เกี่ยวข้อง และสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านเศรษฐศาสตร์และการเรียนการสอน จำนวน 5 คน ใช้แบบวิเคราะห์เอกสารและแบบสัมภาษณ์กึ่งโครงสร้าง วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยวิธีวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา และตรวจสอบความตรงเชิงเนื้อหาโดยผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ระยะที่ 2 การพัฒนาและทดลองใช้แนวทางการจัดการเรียนการสอนตามกรอบแนวคิด PACE (Practice, Analyze, Create, Empower) โดยเสนอร่างต่อผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิจำนวน 5 คน เพื่อประเมินความเหมาะสม ความเป็นไปได้ และความตรงเชิงเนื้อหา และปรับปรุงก่อนนำไปใช้กับนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นจากโรงเรียนวิทยาศาสตร์ 6 แห่ง จำนวน 144 คน เป็นเวลา 7 คาบเรียน เครื่องมือวิจัยประกอบด้วยชุดกิจกรรม แบบสังเกต แบบสัมภาษณ์ แบบประเมินผลงาน และแบบสะท้อนคิด ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1) ความฉลาดรู้เรื่องเศรษฐกิจสำหรับนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นประกอบด้วย 4 ด้าน ได้แก่ (1) ด้านระบบเศรษฐกิจ (2) ด้านการผลิต (3) ด้านการบริโภค และ (4) ด้านการเงินและการลงทุน 2) แนวทางการจัดการเรียนการสอนเศรษฐศาสตร์ตามกรอบ PACE เป็นแนวทาง 4 ขั้นตอน ได้แก่ (1) P (Practice) พัฒนาทักษะการเรียนรู้แบบลงมือปฏิบัติ และการทำงานเป็นทีม (2) A (Analyze) พัฒนาทักษะการคิดวิเคราะห์อย่างมีวิจารณญาณ โดยเฉพาะการประเมินข้อมูลและตัวชี้วัด (3) C (Create) พัฒนาทักษะการสร้างสรรค์นวัตกรรมและการแก้ปัญหา และ (4) E (Empower) พัฒนาทักษะการสื่อสารและการเป็นผู้นำ 3) ผลการทดลองใช้แนวทางการจัดการเรียนการสอนเศรษฐศาสตร์ตามกรอบ PACE แสดงให้เห็นว่านักเรียนมีพัฒนาการด้านความฉลาดรู้เรื่องเศรษฐกิจ โดยเฉพาะความสามารถในการวิเคราะห์สถานการณ์ทางเศรษฐกิจ วางแผน และตัดสินใจทางเศรษฐกิจบนฐานเหตุผลอย่างมีวิจารณญาณ รวมถึงแสดงพฤติกรรมเชิงประจักษ์ เช่น การวางแผนการใช้เงินอย่างมีเหตุผลและการอธิบายเหตุผลทางเศรษฐกิจได้

Polarization Spectroscopy Of The 5s ₁/₂-5d₅/₂ Two-Photon Transition In Rubidium, H. C. Busch, C. F. Busch, C. I. Sukenik

Physics Faculty Publications

We describe a one-color, two-photon polarization spectroscopy experiment on the 5S 1/2-5D5/2 transition in rubidium, suitable for implementation in an advanced undergraduate instructional laboratory. The proposed laboratory module synergistically combines polarization spectroscopy with established fluorescence detection at a wavelength different from the excitation wavelength. The curriculum provided in this paper allows students to compare experimental results with predicted theoretical lineshapes and to study the intensity dependence of the two-photon transition. The module also provides a springboard that enables instructors to expand the curriculum to incorporate additional measurements and theoretical analyses. These activities include collecting spectra on additional transitions, measuring the …

Modern Classical Christian Education?, Donna Lybarger

Master of Arts in Classical Studies

This thesis asks if the ancient tradition of classical education is an education method for the modern world. More specifically, this thesis questions, how might classical education methods be implemented for the acquisition of wisdom in the modern world? The literature review gives a brief history of classical education from the Greeks, and a history of why classical education is again a topic of conversation in the modern world. The three stages of classical education, the trivium, is explained. Classical Christian education is defined noting the method remains the same, but the difference is the nuances of the virtues of …

A Framework For Developing Collaborative Community Building Tools For Novice Computer Science Students, Daniel Olivares, Jakob Kubicki, Katie Imhof

Computer Science Faculty Scholarship

Students enrolled in introductory computer science courses tend towards individual work because of pedagogical practices discouraging collaboration and a focus on individual assignments. This can discourage new computer science students and may negatively affect persistence in computer science. In contrast, social learning theory research suggests a connection between student success and their level of involvement with peers, instructors, and in the greater learning community. Motivated by these contrasting conclusions, the research presented in this paper puts forth a framework based on social learning theories and teaching and learning methodologies to leverage social computing as a learning tool. This framework’s primary …

Developing An Educational Session And Epic-Based Tools To Help Nurses Provide Culturally Sensitive Care To Their Muslim Patients, Laila Albutmeh

Nursing | Student Research Posters

Islam is currently the fastest growing religion in the world. The chances of nurses getting Muslim patients are on a rise. Islam is not just a religion but a way of life that shapes/guides every aspect of human experience. With religion being such an important part in a Muslim's life, they need nurses to be able to provide them culturally sensitive care. Nurses can do this if they are equipped with the right knowledge and tools. Implementing educational resources on how to provide culturally sensitive care to Muslim patients for nurses to use will help them be able to provide …

Averting "Death By Powerpoint", Nora Xinyi Cai

ENGS 15.11: Design and Education

This lesson empowers students to design presentation slides that effectively communicate their ideas to unfamiliar audiences. The lesson emphasizes the key guiding principle for slide design, one message per slide, along with four steps to implement it. Students will develop the vocabulary to assess the quality of others' presentation slides and apply these four steps in creating their own. The lesson seeks to cultivate a dynamic, collaborative, and creative learning environment by design.

Beyond The Bin: Transforming Relationships With Waste Through A Collaborative Inquiry-Based Environmental Education Curriculum, Kaylee V. Morris

Pitzer Senior Theses

This thesis presents Beyond the Bin, a collaborative inquiry-based environmental education curriculum designed to transform how young learners understand and interact with waste. Motivated by the limitations of current downstream waste education—focused primarily on consumer behavior and individual disposal practices—this project argues for an upstream approach that identifies the underlying cause of these prevalent systems of disposability. Grounded in environmental education theory, affective learning, and ecological literacy, the curriculum encourages students to rethink waste as a material with creative potential rather than something to discard. Through creative engagement, experiential learning, and community-based initiatives, the curriculum fosters collaboration between students, teachers, …

Expanding Education Skills: Case Study And Content Creation For Theatre Educators At Um, Ren E. Shepherd

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

A love of theatre does not spring into the hearts of people from thin air. It is not something given by the universe, but something cultivated through years of going to performances, researching late at night, and the guidance of theatre educators. Despite the influence of Theatre Educators, they are largely overlooked when considering theatre professionals and their training. This lack of oversight is a nation-wide issue, but by focusing on just the University of Montana, there is a chance for greater understanding and change at a local community level. By employing academic research, surveys of UM faculty and students, …

Technology Integration In Online Feminist Pedagogy, Xinyue Ren

STEMPS Faculty Publications

Feminist pedagogy refers to a liberatory way of teaching to develop democratic and transformative learning experiences in which students can be empowered to make a social change (Grissom-Broughton, 2020). Previous research showed that feminist pedagogy was often used to guide course design and development in various disciplines, such as music, art, language, and environmental education (Cannizzo, 2021; Grissom-Broughton, 2020; Jespersen, 2014; Springgay & Zaliwska, 2017). For example, in music education, instructors increased the representations of multicultural voices in course materials and applied in-depth discussions and essays as learning assessments to develop critical and reflective thinking among students. In a feminist-oriented …

Turning The Page On Toxic Friendships: How Stories Can Transform Female Friendships, Ericka Renee Bush

Theses and Dissertations

Relational aggression, subtle behaviors such as gossip, exclusion, and social manipulation, can significantly undermine female students’ sense of belonging, peer relationships, and engagement in school. At Sinclair Intermediate School, Illinois 5Essentials Survey data revealed a sharp decline in peer relationship scores among female students, along with evidence gathered through student interviews, analysis of bullying report forms, and observation from an SEL lesson. This Dissertation in Practice investigates how a targeted intervention, Turning the Page on Toxic Friendships: How Stories Can Transform Female Friendships, can strengthen female peer relationships through bibliotherapy. Grounded in Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate principles and …

Equipping Financial Coaches: Training And Resource Department At Western Kentucky University Center For Financial Success, Lily Martin

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Established in 2011, The Center for Financial Success (CFS) housed in the Gordon Ford College of Business at Western Kentucky University, seeks to aid the university and regional community in becoming financially informed and independent. This is achieved through peer-to-peer coaching and applied financial education. The student financial coaches are at the heart of this project, as they are essential to the CFS fulfilling its mission. Their responsibilities include conducting one-on-one financial coaching sessions with students, managing an applied personal budgeting experience for the Personal Finance class (FIN 161), and delivering presentations on financial literacy topics to various organizations, both …

Does Participation In An Innovative Livestock Exhibition Program Foster The Development Of Grit In Youth Across Rural, Micro, And Metropolitan Communities?, Reba V. Prather

Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development

This research examined whether livestock exhibition could be used to foster grit in youth across rural, micropolitan, and metropolitan communities. More specifically, the researcher sought to evaluate the impact an innovative livestock exhibition program had on youth resilience. Through partnerships with 4-H clubs and agricultural organizations, the initiative encourages community-driven involvement, allowing youth to take ownership of their growth and development. The program utilized agricultural animal husbandry experiences as a mechanism for youth development, exploring the broader impact of livestock engagement on character-building. By assessing the outcomes of these experiences, the research highlights the trials and tribulations associated with fostering …

Leadership Traits Which Improve School Climate Star Ratings And Ccrpi Single Scores In Georgia K-12 Urban Schools: A Mixed-Methods Study, Rodney D. Jordan

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate the relationship between the self prescribed leadership styles of principals with the teacher perceptions of those leadership styles and how that difference may impact school climate ratings and College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) single scores in Georgia urban K-12 schools. The quantitative method was used to examine quantitative differences related to these two components of Georgia’s state accountability model. The qualitative method was used to explore teachers’ perceptions of the influence of leadership style on climate star ratings and CCRPI single scores. Quantitative data was collected through the …

The Impact Of Pre-Kindergarten Programs On Literacy Achievement In Primary Grades In Rural Southeast Alabama Title I Schools, Courtney Sonntonya Thorton

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine how pre-kindergarten impacts the literacy achievement of students in Alabama Title I schools. This quantitative study employed a causal-comparative (ex post facto) research design to examine the impact of Alabama’s First-Class Pre-K (FCPK) program on early literacy and school readiness, as measured by the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and the Alabama Early Learning Inventory (AL ELI). The design was selected due to its appropriateness for studying naturally occurring groups and its capacity to explore potential cause-and-effect relationships without researcher-controlled intervention.

The independent variable was Pre-K attendance (attendee vs. …

How Do School Counselors And School Social Workers Support High School Bullying Victims: A Qualitative Exploratory Case Study, Dalentina N. Robertson

Theses and Dissertations

Bullying and student aggression are increasing in public high schools. Bullying and cyberbullying are a safety concern, and victims of bullying have shown a decline academically and emotionally. Additionally, high schools need increased support with bullying behaviors. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore school counselors’ and school social workers’ insights and perspectives regarding the support they provided to bullying victims in two school districts in rural Georgia. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory was the framework used to focus research on understanding how environmental systems influence an individual’s development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted from a purposeful sample of …

Cultivating Mindsets And Transformative Practices Of Beginning Alternative Certified Teachers: A Teacher Perception Study, Rodney Keith Wilkerson

Theses and Dissertations

The shortage of qualified teachers in the United States has been a persistent issue for decades. The number of qualified candidates to fill teaching vacancies has fallen short as the number of teachers needed to educate today continues to increase (Carothers et al., 2019). Traditionally, teacher preparation programs were the primary source of certified teachers. However, these programs have been decimated by declining student enrollment and by criticisms that they do not meet the needs of prospective teaching candidates today (Darling-Hammond, 2020). In recent years, the shortage has become even more acute, with some regions facing severe teacher shortages (Carothers …