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Hands-On Russian Culture Lessons, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule, Michelle L. Tichy

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

The global diverse society necessitates that teachers develop cultural competency and use authentic resources for teaching. This article presents classroom-tested materials for teaching elementary students about aspects of Russian culture, developed by a native Russian and two education professors. Multiage, multi-racial American Midwestern students from a homeschooling cooperative learned vocabulary and concepts with statistically significant increases from pretest to posttest and a large effect size. The lessons began with recognition of human commonalities between Russian people and Americans, in accordance with omniculturalism theory. Lessons then highlighted and celebrated cultural differences through an exploration of Russian literature and culture. Culminating creative …

Northern Iowa Flute Choir & Flute Studio Annual Concert, February 25, 2015 [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.

Northern Iowa Flute Choir & Flute Studio Annual Concert, February 25, 2015 [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.

The Merry Wives Of Windsor, February 6-8, 2015 [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.

Academic Affairs Update, February 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of The Provost And Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs.

Academic Affairs Update

Inside this issue:

-- Professional Development Assignments Propel UNI's Contributions to Scholarship and Iowa
-- 2015-2016 PDA Recipients

Perceptions Of Research Misconduct: Pilot Data From A National Survey, Anita M. Gordon, Helen Harton

Faculty Work

Studies have shown that serious misconduct in academic research (e.g., data fabrication) is uncommon, whereas questionable research practices (e.g., courtesy authorship) occur on a fairly regular basis (Fanelli, 2009; John, Lowenstein, & Prelec, 2012). Yet limited research has been undertaken to understand why researchers engage in these behaviors (Martinson, Anderson, Crain, & DeVries, 2006; Mumford, Connelly, Murphy, Devenport, Antes, Brown, et al., 2009), in spite of the critical attention that misconduct cases bring from scientists, policymakers, and the public. As in other areas of human endeavor, understanding the complex causes of misbehavior is critical in formulating appropriate prevention structures or …

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, January 22, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Secondary Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Secondary Senate

Meeting minutes from the Secondary Teacher Education Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Elementary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, January 15, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Elementary Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Elementary Senate

Meeting minutes from the Elementary Teacher Education Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, January 12, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

At The Crossroads And Spiraling Back: A Mystory Experiment In/As Descansos, Rebecca M. Kennerly

Iowa Journal of Communication

This essay is an experiment in ethnographic writing using Bowman and Bowman's (2002) mystory method, based on my research with roadside shrines-called descansos in the Southwest-and how these sites perform in personal, popular and institutional culture. This essay also explores how my work has been influenced by one cross-country road trip to visit my friend Dan Vice, who was dying: along the way I come to terms with (among other things) our conflicted allegiances to the Catholic Church and eventual turn to a Navajo-inflected understanding of being-in-the-world which helped us, in our own way, make sense of living in the …

2015 Uni Volleyball Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

Contents--2015 Quick Facts
--2015 UNI Volleyball Roster
--2015 Schedule
--Bobbi Petersen Head Coach 16th Year
--Kalani Mahi Assistant Coach 12th Year
--Kim Davis Assistant Coach 14th Year
--Support
--Meet the Panthers
--2014 Review
--Record Book
--Career Leaders
--Season Leaders
--Single Match Leaders
--Team Season Records
--Team Match Records
--Records by Class
--Yearly Leaders
--Year-by-Year Stats
--Memorable Milestones
--Award Winners
--Record vs. Opponents

Iowa Journal Of Communication, Volume 47, Number 1, Fall 2015 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

2015-16 Wrestling, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

2015-16 Schedule
Quick Facts
UNI Athletics Communications
Panthers and the MAC
Head Coach Doug Schwab-6th Season
Mark Schwab-6th Season
Randy Pugh-15th Season
Lee Roper-1st Season
Brett Robbins-2nd Season
Troy Garrett-7th Season
2015-16 Preseason Rankings
2015-16 Opponents
2015-16 Roster/UNI Career Stats
Leighton Gaul-125 pounds
Dylan Peters-125 pounds
Tanner Rohweder-125 pounds
Jay Schwarm-125 pounds
Josh Alber-133 pounds
Tyler Willers-133 pounds
Darren Eades-141 pounds
Jake Hodges-141 pounds
Trevor Jauch-141 pounds
Jake Koethe-141 pounds
Tucker Black-149 pounds
Adam Perrin-141 pounds
Jared DeGeeter-149 pounds
Tanner Hiatt-149 pounds
Jarrett Jensen-149 pounds
Seth Stetzel-149 pounds
Peter Stewart-149 pounds
Max Thomsen-149 pounds
Hunter Washburn-149 pounds
Gunnar Wolfensperger-149 …

Uni Today, V98n1 [V98n3], Winter 2015, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
--The Art of the Craft
--All the World's a Stage
--FRED Aims to Nudge Healthy Eating
--If These Photos Could Talk
--All in the Family: Reitz Twins
--Supporting UNI's Students
--Advance Iowa
--Purple for life
--A message from Admissions
--UNI Athletics
--Legislative alert: new proposed funding model
--Jarrod's story 20 Schindler renovation plans
--The return of Alumni Clubs
--2014-15 UNI Alumni Association Board
--Class Notes
--Calendar of events
--Panther Tours

The Role Of Importance Of Right Goals Setting In Developing The Company's Financial, Seyed Nazar Mousavi

Graduate Research Papers

Throughout the last several years, there have significant amounts of analysis targeted for ideal human resources management, but much of the literary works has ignored excellent settlement techniques such as Goal-Setting and Gainsharing. This content describes the factors, features and systems of Goal-Setting and Gainsharing techniques and summarizes the scientific analysis. The purpose of the content is providing a practical structure for developing Goal-Setting concept and Gainsharing techniques so that they can use to achieve preferred business results. (Gardner, 2015)

This article investigates one inspirational theory (Goal Setting) and one inspirational program (Gainsharing) to provide understanding on how these settlement …

A Qualitative Examination Of Family Communication Patterns And Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Gender Identity Development, Scott Sellnow-Richmond, Derek Bolen, Katheryn C. Maguire, Lynn Hartshorn, Michelle Millard

Iowa Journal of Communication

Gender identity (GI, knowledge of membership in a gender category, such as "man" or "woman;" "male" or "female;" "masculine" or 'feminine") is a complicated concept. In order to best understand GI as a social construction, it is key to incorporate the most important social aspect of how an individual's gender identity is influenced, specifically messages from family members. This study seeks to understand the types of communication related to gender identity that occur within families. It also seeks to explore how Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB)-identifying participants conceptualize their gender identities in the wake of these messages. Finally, the study …

An Analysis Of Online And Blended Learning Environments : Measuring Approach And Learning Outcomes In Corporate Settings, Meghan B. O'Neal

Graduate Research Papers

Organizations use training as an investment with the desirable end goal of gaining a valuable employee, despite cost and time constraints on their organization. This review investigates how e-Learning and blended learning training methods are currently used in organizations. It measures the Return-On-Investment of e-Learning and blended learning training methods within corporate learning environments and examines means to improve learning outcomes for learners and the organization.

For this review, peer-reviewed journals were evaluated to analyze e-Learning and blended learning methods and outcomes. Conclusions reveal that both e-Learning and blended learning training models are being successfully used in corporate training modules. …

Upper Elementary Students Creatively Learn Scientific Features Of Animal Skulls By Making Movable Books, Juile L. Klein, Phyllis Gray, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

Arts integration in science has benefits of increasing student engagement and understanding. Lessons focusing on form and function of animal skulls provide an effective example of how handicrafts integrated with science instruction motivate students and support learning. The study involved students ages 9-12 during a week-long summer day camp. Students applied animal skull concepts of eye positions of predators and prey, relative eye sizes of nocturnal animals compared to tunnel-dwellers, shapes and functions of different types of teeth, and terminology and functions of different bones, openings, and structures of animal skulls in making moveable book pages. These pages featured pop-up …

2014-15 Uni Strategic Plan Accomplishments, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

A report detailing the progress on the strategic goals within the University of Northern Iowa's strategic plan.

Instruction And Standards-Referenced Grading In A 9th Grade Conceptual Physics Classroom, John C. Chai

Graduate Research Papers

In recent years, a radical method of assessing students has been gaining popularity. An increasing number of school systems in Iowa and nationwide are implementing standards-referenced grading (Stegmeir, 2014). In standards-referenced grading, grades are determined only by academic factors. This makes grades more accurate, fair, and useful for students and parents. While standards-referenced grading can offer many benefits, stakeholders can often resist making the change (Stegmeir, 2014). The goal of this project is to provide an example of exemplary physics instruction that is assessed using standards-referenced grading in a 9th grade conceptual physics classroom.

Lifeguard Fitness Readiness: Certification Vs. Qualification, Jacob Rasmussen

Graduate Research Papers

To become a certified lifeguard, generally there are three test. These eligibility tests required for lifeguarding enrollment into lifeguarding courses include: (a) a swimming assessment where the participant must continuously swim a certain distance, (b) a timed treading water, and (c) an object retrieval from a specified depth of the pool. The instructor of the lifeguarding class then determines if the participant adequately demonstrated the skills to continue in the class. Once participants successfully demonstrate each skill, they are then tested on their in and out of water skill competencies. Finally, lifeguard certification includes written knowledge tests at the end …

Examining Variations In Technology Use For K-12 Students Of Different Gender And Socioeconomic Status, Nikki Lyons

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature currently published on how members of different genders and socioeconomic classes use technology to suit their needs in and out of the classroom learning environment. It will focus on the use of digital technologies by students in elementary, middle, and high schools. This was done by examining 30 research-based, peer-reviewed journal articles, books, published papers, documents, and observational analyses. The research indicates there are clear differences in how members of different subpopulations such as gender and socioeconomic groups choose to use technology to suit their communication, collaboration, instructional, and entertainment …

Osteoporosis In Older Saudi Women: A Perspective Study, Zahra Saeed Alfaraj

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research is to first discuss and discover reasons behind this increasing outburst of osteoporosis cases in older Saudi women and then to develop certain prevention strategies based on Social Cognitive Theory and this research and its reasoning, in an attempt to check the rapid increase of this disease in menopausal Saudi women. All of these targets can be achieved by an in-depth study of osteoporosis, and then applying this knowledge toward prevention of the disease.

How To Build An Effective, Engaged Nonprofit Board Of Directors, Elizabeth D. Heins

Graduate Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Attention Test Performance And Normal Aging: The Effect On Executive Function, Rachel Carmen

Honors Program Theses

In this pilot study, twenty-nine participants completed the following three executive function tests: the Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive System, the Functional Assessment of Verbal Reasoning and Executive Strategies, and Auditory Process Training. Participants, aged blank to blank, were divided into two age groups: young adults, which was comprised of 16 participants, and older adults, which was comprised of 13 participants. Performance means of the two groups were established and compared. There were no predictive qualities to the younger adults’ scores, and there were only in two FAVRES subtests for the older adults: accuracy and reasoning. Further research is needed …

Losing Robin Williams: An Analysis Of User-Generated Twitter Content Following The Sudden Death Of A Celebrity, Samantha Mallow

Honors Program Theses

The purpose of my thesis is to examine how people use social media, in this case Twitter, to share content that reflects their attitudes toward the loss of a celebrity and the issue of mental illness. To complete my research, I examined how users of Twitter created content expressing their reactions to the sudden passing of comedian and actor Robin Williams on August 11, 2014. Williams’ death raised mental illness issues that he had faced during his life. After analyzing the data I created a short survey with eight tweets that referred to mental illness. The survey was administered to …

Age Variation In Nonverbal Cue Recognition In Computer-Mediated Communication, Nathaniel Beyerink

Honors Program Theses

When interacting with someone in a face-to-face setting you not only communicate with spoken words, but with other sorts of communicative tools, such as tone of voice or facial expressions. However, now interlocutors are frequently communicating through channels, such as email, that restrict their ability to use such tools. Therefore, one may wonder how one retains the same level of communication. The purpose of the research reported in this paper was to attempt to attain a better understanding of the ways in which people interpret text-based computer-mediated communication (e.g. texting, instant messaging, and email). More specifically, this study looks at …

Finding Community: The Importance Of Intergroup Dialogue Within Diversity Workshops, Joslyn Nycole Aldape

Honors Program Theses

The number of students with diverse backgrounds has increased across universities and colleges nationwide. In fact, some institutions have hired Chief Diversity Officers. According to Jeffery L. Wilson, close to 150 institutions were a part of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) in 2009 (433). As campuses experience an influx of new demographics, there is an increasing need to discuss diversity issues. The rapidity of this movement has created great conflict on college campuses, such as the hate crime incident that occurred at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in October 2014. Surrounding the application Yik …

On The Prediction Of The Peak Demand Of Electrical Energy Use, Mahmoud Elbokl

Graduate Research Papers

Prediction of electricity peak demand is an integral part in any electrical utility. Many models were previously proposed for prediction, ranging from short-term, intermediate to long-term prediction. Prediction of electricity peak demand is crucial in avoiding unneeded expenses to upgrade the electrical power supply. It is a continuous process that is still in need of study and improvement. University of Northern Iowa is an educational institution with 10,380 undergraduate students, 66% of whom reside in university housing and 59% of the total electricity demand is purchased from Cedar Falls utilities. The university utilizes a model based on computerized live reading …

Middle School Leisure Reading Selection: Influences During Selection And Implications For School Library Programs, Jessica A. Elliot

Graduate Research Papers

Numerous studies have been conducted in the past on the decline in amount of time students spend reading for leisure as they age. However, few studies have explored the specific factors that influence how middle school students select leisure reading materials. The purpose of this combined, qualitative and quantitative study is to explore the leisure reading habits of grade 8 students in order to explore the specific factors that influence middle schools students when they select leisure reading materials. Additionally, the study aims to determine if there are significant differences in how male and female students select their reading materials. …