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Impact Of Reclassification Of Assessments Tests Of English Language Proficiency Assessments For California (Elpac) On The English Language Learners, Nivardo Martinez Nunez
Impact Of Reclassification Of Assessments Tests Of English Language Proficiency Assessments For California (Elpac) On The English Language Learners, Nivardo Martinez Nunez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The reclassification process of English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) significantly impacted the English Language Learners (ELLs) in educational settings. This senior capstone examines the multifaceted impacts of reclassification of assessment tests of ELPAC on the ELLs, and discusses its implications for academic achievement, language proficiency development, and socio-emotional well-being on them. Through a comprehensive review of literature, interviews with English language teaches and anonymous survey for middle school and high school students, the findings indicated that there are benefits as well as challenges for the ELL students when they take the ELPAC assessment tests involving a much more …
Strategies For Helping Collegiate Athletes Cope With Mental Health And Financial Issues, Alexis Sanchez
Strategies For Helping Collegiate Athletes Cope With Mental Health And Financial Issues, Alexis Sanchez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focuses on collegiate athletes’ mental health and financial problems and how they can cope with them. The project is founded on the belief that there is an apparent demand for services offering practical coping mechanisms and financial guidance to collegiate students. Thus, the project includes a one-day workshop to equip student-athletes with strategies to manage mental health and financial issues. The workshops will take place on the main campus at California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). It was about engaging with a wide range of athletes from across campus and equipping them with convenient tools and support. …
Emotional Self-Regulation In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Evan Moring
Emotional Self-Regulation In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Evan Moring
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The focus of this project is teaching 2nd and 3rd-grade children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) how to develop emotional regulation skills. Emotion regulation is the ability to evaluate and change one’s emotional state in the moment. The problem is that these students have difficulty with emotion regulation and frequently experience emotional outbursts. An emotional outburst could be a child throwing a toy across the classroom because the teacher asked them to stay seated at their desk over three times. The child does not realize they cannot throw toys across the classroom. This happens because children with ASD cannot always …
Teaching 6-7 Year Old Children The Importance Of Being Kind, Jazmin Mendez
Teaching 6-7 Year Old Children The Importance Of Being Kind, Jazmin Mendez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Kindness is an ongoing issue seen in elementary schools. Children ages 6 to 7 years old have a hard time displaying their kindness to their peers. My paper focuses on teaching children ages 6 to 7 years old how to be kind to one another. The children are also shown examples of what it looks like to be kind vs. unkind. The overall purpose, is for the children to learn the benefits of being kind, what are kind vs unkind words, and what are kind vs unkind actions/behaviors.
Allowing Latinx Students’ Voices To Be Heard, Sofie Jamieson
Allowing Latinx Students’ Voices To Be Heard, Sofie Jamieson
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
There are too many Latinx students falling behind academically, and coming to First Tee helped improve their academic performance. The First Tee of Monterey is a local non-profit organization that was established in 1997 and is based in Salinas, California primarily serving students who come from low-income backgrounds. The agency strives to support Latinx students who are fourth, fifth, and sixth grade who have a language barrier, not enough tutoring support, and not enough parent and teacher involvement. This increases the likelihood of dropout rates, mental health issues, and unemployment. Implementing an evaluation that the students can take part in …
Cocina De Raizes / Roots And Recipes: A Family Cookbook, Jenises Gonzalez
Cocina De Raizes / Roots And Recipes: A Family Cookbook, Jenises Gonzalez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Cocina de Raizes / A Family Cookbook is a heartwarming journey through my family's heritage, encapsulating the essence of familial bonds and cherished traditions. Combining flavorful recipes with evoking narratives, this cookbook serves as a testament to the cultural richness and generational wisdom passed down through the ages. Each dish tells a story, weaving together the past and present, celebrating the moments shared around the kitchen table. From cherished family gatherings to everyday meals, "Roots and Recipes" invites readers to savor not only the flavors but also the memories that make each recipe truly special. With a blend of nostalgia …
The Importance Of An Operations Manual, Richard Schlotthauer
The Importance Of An Operations Manual, Richard Schlotthauer
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Without having an operations manual programs are susceptible to misinformation between one another. Partners for Peace is a program that is dedicated to serving Monterey County, and its troubled youth as well as their parents/guardians. Creating an operations manual will help to ensure that all staff members are on the same page when it comes to day to day issues around the office. Every staff member now has a copy of the operations manual, this will ensure that all members of the team will be on the same page when issues arise in and out of the office. In order …
Educating Hispanic Parents Through An Informative Video In Monterey County, Jonathan Hernandez Hernandez
Educating Hispanic Parents Through An Informative Video In Monterey County, Jonathan Hernandez Hernandez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The Local Oral Health Program is a program of the County of Monterey Health Department within the Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Division. The program implements workshops to educate parents and elementary school students in Kindergarten and first grade on the importance of oral health. In Monterey County, there are 59.4% of Hispanics. They are a vulnerable population when it comes to oral health problems, which studies have shown. The project's purpose is to educate Hispanic parents regarding dental sealants and the benefits they provide to their children. It is crucial to establish good oral health routines to protect their …
The Startup Spotlight: Chronicles Of Innovation (2016-2023), Dawn Hightree
The Startup Spotlight: Chronicles Of Innovation (2016-2023), Dawn Hightree
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) is a nonprofit organization that has been pivotal in supporting entrepreneurial success in the Monterey Bay Region. The iiED’s programs and services are effective at helping to solve the problem that Too many entrepreneurs lack resources, support, and innovation to effectively start a business in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties. Nonprofit organizations need to provide adequate proof to all stakeholders of mission fulfillment. Limited staffing, funding dependencies, and entrepreneurs needing substantial business services to meet the companies are contributing factors that can lead to missed opportunities, failed program deliveries, and …
Implementing An Enhanced Care Management Program Serving Post-Incarcerated Individuals, Brianna Tome
Implementing An Enhanced Care Management Program Serving Post-Incarcerated Individuals, Brianna Tome
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The post-incarcerated population has poor health and social outcomes in San Benito and Santa Clara counties. Youth Recovery Connections is a nonprofit organization serving individuals with substance use disorders, gang, and justice involved individuals. The Enhanced Care Management program was implemented in the organization with the addition of serving post-incarcerated individuals. Contributing factors that lead to negative health outcomes include lack of case managers with lived experience, lack of self management skills, and instability of care transitions. Consequences that can arise from these factors include increased healthcare costs, recidivism, and lack of stable housing. The identified consequences cause negative health …
Music Isn’T Just A Special: Amplifying Music's Power In Fostering Social-Emotional Skills In Students, Angelina Davis
Music Isn’T Just A Special: Amplifying Music's Power In Fostering Social-Emotional Skills In Students, Angelina Davis
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
For this Capstone Project, the researcher investigated how Dream Academy and Little Foot Elementary educators view music's impacts on social-emotional learning and what they thought could be done to improve it. Based on an analysis of the data and the relevant research literature, the researcher used what they have learned to formulate an action that responds to the impact of music on social-emotional learning in a way that inspires, informs, or involves a particular audience. This is an important issue for students and teachers because music education allows educators to teach social-emotional skills. It is argued that music fosters social-emotional …
Self-Care Techniques To Decrease Special Education Teacher Burnout, Carrie Frost
Self-Care Techniques To Decrease Special Education Teacher Burnout, Carrie Frost
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The focal topic of my capstone project is special education teacher burnout and how self-care techniques can reduce the likelihood of chronic stress and burnout. The challenges of being a special education teacher include but are not limited to, various disabilities and behaviors, lack of classroom and administration support, and overall management. Research conducted by Emery and Vandenberg (2010) stated that special education teachers often experience burnout, which commonly leads to employee attrition. Burnout and the personal stress that comes with it are the biggest contributors to the shortage of qualified special educators throughout the United States. Their challenges involve …
The Outdoor Classroom: Integrating The Outdoors Into The Classroom, Wendy Ramirez
The Outdoor Classroom: Integrating The Outdoors Into The Classroom, Wendy Ramirez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This Capstone Project explores the potential benefits of outdoor learning in enhancing student engagement and hopefully reducing the negative effects of excessive screen time. The researcher obtained the perspectives of teachers, a principal, and a director of an outdoor education organization from “Golden Eagle Elementary” to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issue. The study's findings, combined with an analysis of relevant research literature, underscore the significance of outdoor learning in preventing developmental delays and fostering a healthy learning environment. To advocate for change and raise awareness, the researcher utilized their findings to engage various stakeholders, emphasizing the positive outcomes …
Informing Adolescents About Potential Internet Risks And Tools For Safely Navigating Online Spaces, Rhiannon Jean Elliot
Informing Adolescents About Potential Internet Risks And Tools For Safely Navigating Online Spaces, Rhiannon Jean Elliot
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focuses on digital safety for adolescents who have already been or are accessing online spaces for the first time. Adolescents today have been growing up in the age of technology and are likely to have had access to digital devices, such as smartphones, tablets, computers, and gaming consoles, from a much younger age than previous generations. Today, 96% of teens in the U.S. say they use the internet daily, with about 95% of teens reporting having a smartphone (Faverio & Sidoti, 2024). With adolescents accessing the internet more often, they must understand the risks they may encounter …
Increasing Emergent Literacy In Preschool-Aged Children, Yuliana Morales Santiago
Increasing Emergent Literacy In Preschool-Aged Children, Yuliana Morales Santiago
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focuses on teaching preschool-age children from low-income backgrounds about emergent literacy. Emergent literacy is the foundation of learning to read and write. Before children begin learning to read and write, they develop pre-literacy skills such as understanding that print carries meaning, exploring books independently, and letter knowledge. Many preschool children are not taught the fundamental steps of building literacy development at home because of a lack of resources or knowledge due to socioeconomic status. Carroll et al. (2018) found a link between home literacy environment and socioeconomic factors, such as caregivers' education and the type of employment …
Mental Health And The Well-Being Of Adolescents, Janeice Pamuspusan
Mental Health And The Well-Being Of Adolescents, Janeice Pamuspusan
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focuses on adolescents’ mental health and well-being. Before the age of twenty-five 70% of mental health disorders start to develop which is why it’s important to teach adolescents ways to improve their mental well-being along with the signs of mental disorders (Kutcher et al., 2008). According to the World Health Organization, many of those adolescents' mental health conditions go unrecognized or untreated. Those illnesses often go unrecognized and untreated because of the stigma that follows mental health including cultural differences. Because of those differences, many adolescents will go into adulthood still struggling with their mental well-being and …
Emotional Development Support For Kindergarteners, Miriam Elizabeth Abundis Hernandez
Emotional Development Support For Kindergarteners, Miriam Elizabeth Abundis Hernandez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
My project is centered on supporting the emotional growth of kindergarten children. Understanding what emotions are, identifying one's own and other people's feelings, and creating useful coping mechanisms are all parts of emotional growth. It is problematic when kindergarteners are unable to communicate or comprehend their feelings because it makes it difficult for them to self-regulate and obtain the assistance they require. Conflicts with the kids and their peers as they get older could result from this in the future. Instruction on recognizing emotions and expressing them to others is necessary. The majority of kids are aware of the fundamentals …
Increasing Social-Emotional Competence In Preschoolers, Loralai Xiong
Increasing Social-Emotional Competence In Preschoolers, Loralai Xiong
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focused on the enhancement of social-emotional competence in preschool-aged children, typically ages 3 to 5 years old. Preschool children often struggle to express their feelings and solve social problems in stressful situations. According to Stein and Steed (2022), children with social-emotional challenges may struggle with several behaviors, including self-regulation, conflict resolution, and peer interaction. Furthermore, these social-emotional challenges are linked to an increased risk for later academic problems and mental health issues (Stein & Steed, 2022). Preschoolers need social-emotional skills to regulate their attention, emotions, and behavior. Because of this need, I developed a set of three …
Increasing Head Start Parents' Awareness About Kindergarten Readiness, Griselda Galvan-Ramirez
Increasing Head Start Parents' Awareness About Kindergarten Readiness, Griselda Galvan-Ramirez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Kindergarten is important for children because this is where they start to be prepared socially, emotionally and cognitively to reach their full potential at school. Many of the children in the USA are not prepared for kindergarten and this is something that can be prevented if their parents engage in at home activities. This activities help prepare their children for kindergarten. This project focused on informing Migrant Head Start parents of ways they can support their children’s development to achieve kindergarten readiness. Kindergarten readiness helps children make the transition to school be smooth and positive. Parents need mentorship and guidance …
Bullying Behaviors In Middle School Special Education Settings, Maria Teresa Reyes
Bullying Behaviors In Middle School Special Education Settings, Maria Teresa Reyes
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Middle school students with learning disabilities face a higher risk of being targets of bullying compared to their peers without learning disabilities due to challenges in developing social skills. Bullying behaviors peak at the age of 14, potentially inflicting lasting psychological harm and endangering the student's well being into adulthood. The lack of clearly defining bullying leads to uncertainty amongst students on identifying bullying behaviors thus many bullying incidents being unreported by the victims or their peers. For this study, the participants for this project consisted of middle school students aged 10 to 14 years old, grades 6 to 8, …
Multi-Tissue Analysis Of Combined Fluctuating Environmental Stressors In Juvenile Copper Rockfish, Sebastes Caurinus, Arie Dash
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Global ocean chemistry has been affected by historic and ongoing anthropogenic carbon emissions. These changes are expected to intensify and subject species normally tolerant to fluctuating, stressful environments, such as those in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS) like the California Current Ecosystem to increasingly more extreme conditions. Specifically, dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH are both expected to decline in upwelled waters below the extremes currently experienced. To investigate the effects of these projected changes on the physiology and gene expression of potentially vulnerable nearshore rockfish, I utilized tissues samples from juvenile copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) subjected to fluctuating combined pH/DO …
Cultivating Confidence: The Impact Of Goal Setting And Self Assessment On Self- Efficacy Among At-Risk Secondary Students In English Language Arts, Stevie Marie Miles Gonzales
Cultivating Confidence: The Impact Of Goal Setting And Self Assessment On Self- Efficacy Among At-Risk Secondary Students In English Language Arts, Stevie Marie Miles Gonzales
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
If students perceive themselves as successful readers and communicators, then their self-efficacy in the academic arena will shift, increasing motivation and achievement in turn. Interventions established to support self-efficacy among at-risk students may improve their chances of secondary completion and this will have a positive impact not only for students currently in our schools, but also for their future success and the success of our wider communities. This quantitative two group study was designed to examine whether individual goal setting when paired with self assessment could positively impact at-risk secondary -efficacy in ELA for grade 10. Self-efficacy was measured using …
Drivers Of Intertidal Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus Purpuratus) Reproductive Capacity Along The Central Coast Of California And Implications For Kelp Forest Recovery, Isaak Haberman
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Kelp forests are integrally important ecosystems along eastern Pacific coastlines, sequestering carbon, reducing wave erosion, and increasing biodiversity in coastal marine communities. However, kelp forest coverage in central California has experienced major decline in the past decade, being replaced with unproductive urchin barren habitats. The factors affecting the establishment and persistence of urchin barrens have been extensively researched in the subtidal, but the influence of intertidal sea urchin populations is unknown. Moreover, intertidal populations are likely connected to subtidal communities via larval dispersal, so an understanding of intertidal urchin reproductive dynamics is important. I collected urchins and biological and environmental …
Effectiveness Of Aerial Monitoring Of Spatial And Temporal Changes Of Santa Catalina Island Rhodolith Beds, Charnelle Wickliff
Effectiveness Of Aerial Monitoring Of Spatial And Temporal Changes Of Santa Catalina Island Rhodolith Beds, Charnelle Wickliff
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The distribution and abundance of rhodolith beds off Santa Catalina Island, California are impacted by natural and anthropogenic factors. These complex, unattached coralline habitats provide food and shelter for important species; however, little is known about temporal variation in bed cover and distribution. Abiotic factors like heavy storms and surge can change bed boundaries and shape. Anthropogenic factors, such as disturbance from mooring chains, can create patchiness within beds. Studies of bed distribution and tracking changes in habitats have historically been done using labor-intensive SCUBA diving. This approach has excellent resolution at small scales but is limited in the temporal …
Benefits Of Creating An Inclusive Collections Of Literature Books For K-8 Students At The School Libraries, Mikaela Ruiz-Dasilva
Benefits Of Creating An Inclusive Collections Of Literature Books For K-8 Students At The School Libraries, Mikaela Ruiz-Dasilva
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Reading is an essential skill for students of all ages. The ability to read and comprehend what the text is saying helps with the ability to learn topics at a deeper level. This senior capstone project examines the benefits of having diverse and inclusive literature available in K-8 school libraries. Through the use of a literature review, interviews with 2 librarians, 1 teacher and 1 principal, the findings revealed that all the subject participants gave similar answers in that diverse and inclusive literature are extremely beneficial to students. It instills empathy and understanding in students, which brings a sense of …
Increasing Social And Emotional Development In Preschoolers, Alondra Susana Cardenas Martinez
Increasing Social And Emotional Development In Preschoolers, Alondra Susana Cardenas Martinez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
My project focuses on ways that Hispanic immigrant parents can stimulate their preschool children’s social and emotional development. Many children in the U.S. today are entering kindergarten not being emotionally and socially ready to spend time away from their caregivers and to have interactions with peers. When entering the school system for the first time children need to develop independence and social awareness. Communication and interactions between parent and child as well as the child with other children at a young age will both stimulate them and prepare them for interactions with others and set them a foundation for success. …
How Swim Lessons Improve Overall Health In Children Ages 7 To 13, Fiona Sonni
How Swim Lessons Improve Overall Health In Children Ages 7 To 13, Fiona Sonni
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
My capstone project focuses on increasing school-aged children’s awareness about the need for physical activity to improve overall health. There are reports that children’s physical activity has decreased in recent years. Because they spend so much time behind a screen, they do not get adequate exercise and experience feelings of depression and lack of motivation to change their habits. Potential reasons for this could include the COVID-19 pandemic forcing children inside, increased popularity in video games, and an increase in social anxiety due to the pandemic. By focusing my project on swimming-related skills, I hope to increase children’s physical activity …
Supporting Social Development In Students With Disabilities, Elyzabeth Andersen
Supporting Social Development In Students With Disabilities, Elyzabeth Andersen
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project focused on the social development of kindergarten students receiving special education services who spend a portion of their day in inclusive placements. The number of students receiving special education services in inclusive classroom environments has increased over time. However, special education students often experience social isolation, lack reciprocal friendships, and have limited interactions with peers without disabilities, even in inclusive settings (Avramidis et al., 2018; Koster et al., 2010). Therefore, there is a need to encourage positive interactions between peers with and without disabilities. To address this need, I developed a set of three lessons for special …
The Importance Of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills To Young Children, Stephanie Valdez
The Importance Of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills To Young Children, Stephanie Valdez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
My capstone project enhances the social-emotional skills of preschool children, which are fundamental for relationships, emotional management, and empathy. Children lacking these skills may struggle in learning, behavior, and socializing when they progress to elementary school. Studies have shown that social-emotional competence and cognitive competence are critical predictors of academic accomplishment (Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Student Benefits: Implications for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Core Elements, n.d.). Children in preschool who lack these skills may experience difficulties in learning, behavior, and socializing as they progress to elementary school (Amy Morin, 2019). A significant issue arises when children encounter obstacles …
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement, Kourtney Ashlee Baze
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement, Kourtney Ashlee Baze
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
COVID-19 is a virus that has caused a nationwide lockdown due to the rapid spread. Due to this, non-essential businesses and schools were closed. Many households were not getting enough food, behind on rent, unable to pay household bills. With schools closed, education was forced into online learning. This had negative effects on students’ academic achievement, their mental, emotional, and social health, and caused more behavioral issues than before the pandemic. Through literature review, interviewing two fifth grade teachers and anonymous surveys of forty-eight students, the findings revealed that online learning had a negative impact on students’ academic achievement and …