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Exploring The Experiences Of One Team Of Teachers: Well-Being And Navigating The Demands Of The Education Profession, Abby Weiland

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Much is changing in K-12 education contexts, including an emphasis on performativity and accountability (Au, 2016; Connell, 2009). Against this backdrop, teacher burnout and attrition have been the focus of numerous studies, including examination of organizational structures and factors contributing to burnout (Buckley et al., 2005; Konu et al., 2010). Insufficient attention has been given to how teachers are able to navigate the demands of this profession (Matteucci et al., 2017; Wilcox & Lawson, 2018). Efforts to retain teachers should not only emphasize factors associated with burnout or attrition, but also how they are affected by the systems in place, …

Recommender Systems In Higher Education: The Effectiveness Of Meta-Data Analysis In Predicting Academic Success, Michael J. Holmes

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

A recommender system is: “a software technology that proactively suggests items of interest to users based on their objective behavior or their explicitly stated preferences” (Pu et al., 2011, p. 157).

Whether we realize it or not, much of our lives are influenced by recommender systems. These systems may recommend where we eat, what movie we watch, what music we listen to, what products we buy, or even what news and social media content we see.

Recommender systems have been effectively utilized in higher education to recommend courses as well as customizing content within an online course to meet specific …

Viability Of A Proposed Transparent Fluid Model For Analog Metal Casting Filling Process, Andres Segura Irazoqui

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research work was conducted to develop a proposed transparent fluid model to mimic dross formation and dispersion in metal castings during the mold filling process. The major cause for dross formation includes the air entrainment, surface turbulence, and bubbles, which create oxide films inside the molten metal. The oxide films are trapped inside the casting after solidification causing detrimental effects on the mechanical properties of the casting.

The objective of the investigation was to explore the feasibility using phenolic urethane as a transparent fluid material to investigate air entrainment mechanism. The experimentation consists of the following materials: the phenolic …

Activity Recognition Based On Thermopile Imaging Array Sensors, Qingshan Liang

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

With aging population, the importance of caring for elderly people is getting more and more attention. In this paper, a low resolution thermopile array sensor is used to develop an activity recognition system for elderly people. The sensor is composed of a 32x32 thermopile array with the corresponding 33° × 33° field of view. The outputs of the sensor are sequential images in which each pixel contains a temperature value. According to the thermopile images, the activity recognition system first determines whether the target is within the tracking area; if the target is within the tracking area, the location of …

Analysis Of Assessments On Secondary Students' Development And Interpretation Of Models, Alaina L. Appley

Graduate Research Papers

As districts are making the shift to three-dimensional learning the development of a coherent set of high-quality task-based assessments has been a challenge. For this research I collected and analyzed twelve of my district's assessments over the scientific skill of modeling from grades seven through 12. The analysis involved two tools developed by NGSS and Achieve.org to determine the extent to which the assessments ask students to perform tasks that are driven by phenomena and use the three-dimensional in service of sense-making, the Task Screener and the Framework to Evaluate Cognitive Complexity in Science Assessments. The findings support what …

42 Update: F20 Survey Results On Draft Guidelines, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The report on the campus survey to get feedback on the category descriptions of the general education program done in Fall 2020.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, December 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- IWRC End of 2020 Director Address
--- IWRC Providing Compressed Air Assessment and Lighting Analysis
--- Iowa DNR creates EASY Air Equipment Deactivation Form
--- Industry News

Uni Opera: The Monteverdi Project, November 24, 2020 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

40 Update: Draft Course Guidelines Presented To Senate 11-9-20, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

A draft of guidelines for course proposals to be considered for addition to the new general education program. The guidelines include what student learning outcomes should be covered by the course for every category.

Forum Theatre On Post-Election Violence In Kenya, Mecca Burns, Caleb Seda, Bonface N. Beti

Spect-actor: A Journal of Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed

In August 2017, a Forum Theatre workshop focusing on the Prevention of Crime and Post-Election Violence, took place at Kerith Brook Secondary School, Nairobi, Kenya.

Uni Grad Student News, V19n2, November 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside This Issue:
--Message from the Dean
--Graduate Student Profile
--Graduate Faculty Profile
--Graduate Alumni Profile
--Graduate Secretary Profile
--Professional Development
--Current Happenings
--Student Accolades
--Take Care Tip
--Social Activities
--Important Deadlines

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, November 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- IWRC End of 2020 Director Address
--- IWRC Providing Compressed Air Assessment and Lighting Analysis
--- Iowa DNR creates EASY Air Equipment Deactivation Form
--- Industry News

My Education Plan: A Teaching Mindset, Joseph Van Zante

Honors Program Theses

The reason that I became a teacher was to help students achieve their full potential. Other people become teachers because they have a passion for working with young kids and seeing them grow. No matter the person and why they became a teacher, they still need to have a plan for how they want to teach. They have to decide what type of teacher they are going to be, how they are going to grade papers, and how much homework to assign. Then over the course of their teaching career they develop and change as a teacher. They learn new …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 9, Fall 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Contents:

EVERY ISSUE
--4 Message from the Dean
--5 Donor Feature
--38 CHAS Briefs
--44 New Faculty
--46 Class Notes
FEATURES
--6 Diversity in STEM
--10 Cave Exploration
--14 Medieval Musical Manuscript
--18 Local Artist Residency
--26 Marine Adventures
--34 A Career in Conservation
STORIES
--22 Multicultural Theatre
--24 Learning with Drones
--30 Mastering Metal Casting
--32 Lessons in Slang
--33 PWR 50th Anniversary
--40 Parkinson's Research
--42 Secondary Teacher Prep
--45 Religion in the Classroom

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, October 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- IWRC Begins Work on New Rural Development, USDA Grant
--- WRC Welcomes New Student Intern: Meet Elle Olthoff
--- Iowa Strategic Goals Program to Host Upcoming Webinars
--- Industry News

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, September 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- IWRC Staff Elected Vice Chair to IEC
--- IWRC's New Energy Assessment Service
--- IWRC Energy Reduction Webinar
--- Industry News

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, August 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- The Longest Spring Break Ever!
--- IWRC Releases Food Waste Whitepaper
--- IWRC Welcomes New Student Intern: Meet Samantha Lensing
--- IWRC Energy Reduction Webinar
--- Industry News

Maximizing Participation In An Online Mathematics Course, Lauren Falck, Douglas Shaw

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

Developing Arduino Coding Curriculum, Tyler Brown, Riley Bucheitte, Timothy Kidd

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

Analyzing And Classifying Single Molecule Microscopy Data, Troy Buzynski, Ali Tabei

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

First-Principles Study Of V(1+X)S(2-X) Monolayer, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, Pavel Lukashev

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

Dynamic Monte Carlo Modeling Of Protein-Dna Interactions, Aaron Kirchman, Ali Tabei

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

Modeling The Griffiths Phase In Manganese Intercalated Tantalum Disulfide [Poster], Aaron Janaszak, Lukas Stuelke, Paul Shand

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

Chemical Substitution Induced Half-Metallicity In Crmnsb(1-X)Px, Devon Vanbrogen, Adam Ramker, Evan O’Leary, Pavel Lukashev

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

No abstract provided.

2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Program Virtual Symposium, University Of Northern Iowa. Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium Programs

The program for the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium of the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences.

Modeling The Griffiths Phase In Manganese Intercalated Tantalum Disulfide [Slides], Aaron Janaszak, Lukas Stuelke, Paul Shand

Undergraduate Student Work

The Griffiths Phase is a result of a spontaneous increase in the overall magnetization of the system primarily influenced by the rare, large clusters transitioning to a ferromagnetic state at the Curie Temperature. We were able to create a MATLAB program that exhibits this trend by using the Langevin function to simulate clusters.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, July 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- A Fall 2020 Update
--- Energy Efficiency Webinar Series
--- Industry News

Crosssections, Summer 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Physics.

CrossSections

Contents:

>-- A Message From the Department Head, Dr. Paul Shand
--Faculty Profile Pavel Lukashev
--Department Happenings
--Focus on Students
--Physics Education
--Alumni Profile Wes Golden
--Alumni News
--Retrospective
--New Physics
--Support the Department