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Effectiveness Of An Evolution-Based Serious Game On Motivation And Achievement Of Secondary-Level Science Students, Bradford John Fruechte

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Getting students to engage with schoolwork is not always an easy task. Lessons that have elements of games (gamified lessons) and serious games (those created for education) have the potential to increase motivation, which may also improve learning outcomes. But research has found mixed results on the achievement effects of educational games, and not enough research has shown the effectiveness of educational games on evolution-related topics specifically (Bjoerner & Hansen, 2010). This study aimed to implement a game that revolves around the mechanisms of evolution and evaluated that game’s effects on secondary-level students’ motivation and learning. Four middle school life …

A Study On The Relationship Between College Teachers’ Perception Of Professional Learning Communities And Self-Efficacy, Hongli Jia

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The purpose of this quantitative survey study was to investigate the relationship between college teachers’ perceptions of the professional learning community and teacher self-efficacy. Drawing on quantitative data from a sample of 367 college teachers in Inner Mongolia in China during the 2023-2024 school year, the research investigated the impact of PLC participation on self-efficacy across different career stages and majors.

The findings revealed a medium positive correlation between college teachers’ perception in PLCs and teacher self-efficacy. The regression model indicated that collective learning and application and shared personal practice significantly influenced the overall teacher self-efficacy, but shared and supportive …

Culture & Contamination On The Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Sidney Upsis Fellows

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The land-based culture of our Shoshone-Bannock Tribes reflects our ability to live a healthy and good life by connecting to the land physically and spiritually in ways of respect, accountability, and other traditions that uphold land-human relations. In consideration of the settler colonialism that has spread across Turtle Island (a.k.a., North America) over the past 500 years, appropriation and contamination of land puts land-based cultures at stake. For the Shoshone-Bannock, two Superfund sites, a result and ongoing issue of settler colonialism, present an issue of environmental justice for the Tribes. This thesis seeks to provide a holistic understanding of our …

An Examination Of The Relation Between Memory Self-Efficacy And Working Memory Within The Cognitive Reserve Framework, Genna Marie Mashinchi Ma

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Dementia has been found to negatively affect multiple aspects of cognitive functioning. Despite an increasing prevalence of cognitive decline, many aging adults do not experience reduced cognitive functioning. The reason as to why some experience cognitive decline and others do not is still unclear. One leading theory thought to explain this phenomenon is the cognitive reserve theory (CR), which proposes that certain lifestyle factors (e.g., educational attainment, occupational attainment, and leisure activity participation) prolong one’s cognitive functioning and reduce the risk of cognitive decline. Memory self-efficacy (MSE), defined as one’s beliefs in their memory ability, was found to be positively …

Legal Education's Role In Combating Automation Bias And Complacency With Generative Ai In The Practice Of Law, Anna C. Conley

Faculty Law Review Articles

Market-driven efficiencies will result in generative AI as an integral part of the practice of law. Despite this reality, however, recent judicial decisions highlight the risks of generative AI in the practice of law. In each case, an attorney filed documents with the court that included nonexistent cases “hallucinated” by generative AI. The attorneys did not confirm the cases’ actual existence before relying on them and were subsequently sanctioned by the court.

These cases illustrate that, like aviation, self-driving vehicles and healthcare, the legal industry is not immune from automation bias and complacency. Automation bias is the blind reliance on …

Pacing Beside The Pool: Coaching Champion Writers To A Strong Finish In Clinic (Without Jumping In And Finishing For Them), Hillary A. Wandler

Faculty Law Review Articles

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Aba Standard 303(C) And Divisive Concepts Statutes And Regulations: Challenges And Opportunities, Andrew King-Ries, Karen Tokarz, Becky L. Jacobs, Sherley Cruz, Kendall Kerew, Carwina Weng

Faculty Law Review Articles

This article by six clinicians discusses the challenges and opportunities of new ABA Standard 303(c), including the implications of and interactions between Standard 303(c) and divisive concepts laws and other threats to representation, academic freedom, and free speech in legal education. The article also highlights the intersection of  Standard  303(c) and Standard 303(b)(3), which addresses professional identity formation; discusses opportunities to adapt current curriculum and teaching and create new curricular responses to meet the new accreditation standards and interpretations; and explores ways to resist increasing limitations and find a supportive academic community to sustain hope and resilience.

Documents From The February 2, 2024 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the February 2, 2024 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM).

Documents From The January 31. 2024 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the January 31, 2024 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM).

Pretrial Justice In Out-Of-The-Way Places – Including Rural Communities In The Bail Reform Conversation, Jordan Gross

Montana Law Review

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Montana Kaimin, October 12, 2023, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

32. Using Our Languages Improves Our Health (I), Makha Blu Wakpa, Alice Taff

CoLang 2022 Workshops

During this workshop, together we'll become aware of connections between language use and wellbeing. We'll talk about how different cultures define health. (“Western Desert Aborigines see 'health' not only in the absence of sickness, but more positively: on the physical side, in the presence of coldness and dryness in the body, and on the spiritual side, in having one’s spirit in the area of the stomach. Conversely, when the spirit moves to the back of a person or leaves the body altogether, when the body is hot and wet, then the person is considered sick.” Peile, A. R. 1997 Body …

Documents From The October 4, 2023 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the October 4, 2023 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed during the meeting:

SB08-23/24: The Associated Students of the University of Montana1 Resolution Revising Article VII, Section 1 of the Bylaws

SB09-23/24: The Associated Students of the University of Montana1 Resolution Revising Article IV, Section 2, of the ASUM Bylaws

October 2023 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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Gli Weekly, September 26, 2023, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

GLI Peeps in action! Highlights from our first Leadership Retreat -- It's a Global Homecoming Celebration -- Coffee Talk with Kari Dilloo -- The President's Lecture Series: Just Do It: A Neuropsychological Theory of Agency, Cognition, Mood, and Dopamine -- Mansfield Dialogues: Lessons from the Edge: A Community Dialogue with Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch -- International Student Exchange Program: Study Abroad

Montana Kaimin, September 21, 2023, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Montana Kaimin, September 7, 2023, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Documents From The September 6, 2023 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the September 6, 2023 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed during the meeting:

SB02-23/24: The Associated Students of the University of Montana Resolution Revising Fiscal Policy, Section 11

Slp 530.50: Voice & Resonance Disorders, Jane E. Reynolds

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

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The Implicit Association Test Tested: Unconscious Bias In Medicine, Stewart Justman

Global Humanities and Religions Faculty Publications

Assuming unconscious bias exists, there is a glaring lack of evidence that it skews clinical practice.

Lit 236l.01: Literary Histories - Dylan & His Times, Brady A. Harrison

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

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Slp 560.01: Language Assessment And Intervention For School-Age Children And Adolescents, Ginger G. Collins

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Wgss 263s.01: Social And Political Perspectives On Gender And Sexuality, Elizabeth A. Hubble

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

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Comx 351.50: Principles Of Public Relations, Megan K. O'Rourke

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Psci 557.01: Classical And Medieval Political Philosophy - Graduate Seminar, Ramona Grey

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

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Slp 600.00: Research Methods, Danielle K. Fahey

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Psyx 330.01: Child Development, Sarah E. Sweezy

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

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Psyx 501.01: Teaching Of Psychology, Laura G. Kirsch

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Soci 422.01: Sociology Of Punishment, James Tuttle

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Csd 222.51: Introduction To Audiology, Catherine A. Drescher

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.