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Student Motivation Profiles As A Diagnostic Tool To Help Teachers Provide Targeted Support, Cailin Tricia Currie

Dissertations and Theses

Research has demonstrated that academic engagement is an important resource for students, promoting their learning and achievement. Less well documented is the possibility that students' classroom engagement may also be a valuable resource for their teachers, capable of influencing how teachers treat their students over time. The current study sought to examine the relationship between student motivation and teacher behavior to better understand how teachers perceive and respond to their students' classroom motivation and whether these motivational states contain diagnostic information about the types of supports students may need in order to be engaged, enthusiastic learners. The observable manifestations of …

Teaching "Like A Girl": Student Reflection Of The Benefits And Challenges Of Feminist Pedagogy, Ashley Torres

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

Current unemployment rates, job market competition, and the thirst for the college experience has more millennials attending college than any other previous generation, but with the increase in university tuition and courses that feature both online and face-to-face segments for over-sized classrooms, approaches to teaching that keep students engaged can be challenging. Using my own personal reflection, anonymous midterm survey results, and Student Perception of Instruction survey results, the author analyzes the challenges and benefits of feminist pedagogy—a student-centered teaching method that focuses on student responsibility for learning, a decentralized classroom hierarchy, and strategies that promote self-reflection and participation—utilized in …

Positive Outcomes Of Divorce: A Multi-Method Study On The Effects Of Parental Divorce On Children, Grant W. Mohi

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

Previous literature on parental divorce focuses on the negative effects it has on children and young adults in terms of relationships (romantic and familial) and academic standing. The implications of such research are that parental divorce brings harm to families and, consequentially, should be avoided for the sake of the children's wellbeing. What is often missing from this research is a focus on the potential positive outcomes of parental divorce. The current study explores the effects of parental divorce on young adults' ability to form and maintain romantic relationships, exploring the possibility for positive outcomes of parental divorce on young …

The Impact Of Culture On Students' Motivation To Acquire A Second Language, Irina Pidberejna

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

In accordance with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, goals for foreign language learning include communities, communication, comparisons, connections, and cultures. Each teaching goal is interlinked and serves an essential component in language development. However, culture has been largely limited by stereotypical biases, which misrepresent the culture studied, and the native culture's sociological roles and perceptions of that target culture. The experiments and theories of Vygotsky (1934; 1956), and Leontyev (1978) indicate that second language learning can reconstruct self-identity and redevelop behaviors appropriate to the second language's respective culture. Personal investment and openness to a foreign language …

The Influence Of Previous Traumatic Experiences On Haitian Child Refugees' Conceptualization Of Fear, Jessy Guler, Courtney Guler, Dr. Judit Szente

The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal

This study investigates how children's experiences as Haitian refugees influence the development of atypical childhood fears. Eighteen child refugees were interviewed about their personal primary fear objects and their interpretation of fear in a series of drawing and picture observation exercises. Five of these eighteen children were Haitian refugees. Each of the refugee children had one adult representative who was interviewed about the child, the family's demographic information, and the child's previous traumatic experiences in his/her native country. The refugee children and their adult representatives' responses to the interview questions were coded and analyzed according to themes. Results suggest that …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (January 29, 2018), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Conversations That Matter: How A Thriving Public Sphere Makes Better Citizens And Better Neighbors, Kylie Schreiber

Bridge/Work

While it is true that the most recent presidential election cycle highlighted deeply rooted divisions lying in our American democracy, there is more to this separation than politics. Globalization and polarization have acted as catalysts, in part, to the decline of neighborliness and citizenship in America. I argue that a return to the “public” sphere in local communities can remedy this. This paper tests this theory by strategically selecting public policies and civic engagement activities that attempt to accomplish this goal of returning to the public and evaluating them on their ability to do so.

There are important questions about …

“I Want Her To Make Correct Decisions On Her Own:” Former Soviet Union Mothers’ Beliefs About Autonomy Development, Masha Komolva, Jane Y. Lipnitsky

Publications and Research

This qualitative study examined Former Soviet Union (FSU) mothers’ explicit and implicit attitudes and parenting practices around adolescents’ autonomy development. Interviews were conducted with 10 mothers who had immigrated from the FSU to the US between 10 and 25 years ago, and who had daughters between the ages of 13 and 17 years. Mothers predominantly defined autonomy in terms of adolescents’ ability to carry out instrumental tasks, make correct decisions, and financially provide for themselves, but rarely mentioned psychological or emotional independence. Mothers reflected on the various aspects of autonomy emphasized in their country of origin and America, and balancing …

Minutes, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty Meeting, Thursday, January 25, 2018, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty, Rollins College

The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Psychology Of Marathon Television Viewing: Antecedents And Viewer Involvement, Riva Tukachinsky, Keren Eyal

Communication Faculty Articles and Research

This study focuses on the expanding trend of marathon (“binge”) television viewing. It examines the personality antecedents of such media consumption (attachment style, depression, and self-regulation deficiency) as well as the psychological experiences of marathon viewers relative to the narrative (transportation, enjoyment) and its characters (parasocial relationship, identification). In a two-study design, theoretical models of media use and involvement, on one hand, and models of media addiction, on the other hand, are applied to predict the extent of marathon viewing and to compare it with “traditional” viewing. Results advance understanding of enjoyment and involvement theory and support cognitive theories of …

Increasing Our Vision For 21st-Century Digital Libraries, Elizabeth M. Lorang, Leen-Kiat Soh

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

This presentation

1. Reads digital library interfaces—or their "main door" interfaces—as glimpses into what we have thus far valued in the development of digital libraries
2. Frames a visual way of thinking about textual materials
3. Introduces the work of our research team—where we are now, and where we're headed
4. Draws some connections between the parts

This presentation is very much a look into thinking in process and work in progress and proposes the following ideas:

1. As a community, we can do much more with the digital images we're creating of textual materials than we've heretofore done.
2. We aspire to have additional layers …

Volunteerism And The Illusion Of Civil Society’S Resurgence, Hurriyah Hurriyah

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

No abstract provided.

Self-Representation Among Dark-Skinned Individuals On The Discourse Of Beauty, Hasty Larasati

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

This article will explore how dark-skinned individuals perceive their skin color and whether they categorize their appearance as beautiful or ugly. Until recently, the dominant perception of beauty in Indonesia was represented by fair-skinned people, and this fact is strongly related to an individual’s identity. Dark skin is considered less beautiful. However, some individuals attempt to counteract the dominant beauty discourse. Previous literature studies found two reasons that support the counter-discourse toward beauty: recognition and negotiation. Recognition is an act of countering the mainstream discourse, while negotiation is an attempt to contest one’s identity based on their skin. This article …

Demystifying The Abstract Scheme Of Globalization, Rahardhika Arista Utama

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

No abstract provided.

Examining Louisiana State University Undergraduate College Of Agriculture Students' Intention To Participate In Study Abroad, Timothy K. Sandles

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine Louisiana State University (LSU) undergraduate College of Agriculture (COA) students’ intention to participate in study abroad. This study aimed to add to the body of research that utilizes Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior as a theoretical framework by exploring COA undergraduate students’ intention to participate in study abroad. This study sought to determine if relationships existed among students’ prior intercultural experiences, perceived motivating factors related to study abroad, perceived barriers to study abroad, outcome expectations, attitude toward study abroad, and students’ intention to participate. Additionally, the study utilized structural equation modeling (SEM) …

Cseas Weekly Bulletin (January 22, 2018), Center For Southeast Asian Studies

CSEAS Bulletin

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 61, I. 15(2), Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 61, i. 15 (2);

Eng 5061d-001: Topics In Literature And Literary Theory, Christopher Wixson

Spring 2018

No abstract provided.

Eng 5061a-600: Topics In Literature And Literary Theory, Charles Wharram

Spring 2018

No abstract provided.

Eng 2960-001: Transatlantic Literary History Ii, Randall Beebe

Spring 2018

No abstract provided.

Karl’S Law School, Or The Oven Bird In Buffalo, Alfred S. Konefsky

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 4 in Insiders, Outsiders, Injuries, and Law: Revisiting The Oven Bird’s Song.

Looking Backward, Looking Forward, David M. Engel

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 17 in Insiders, Outsiders, Injuries, and Law: Revisiting The Oven Bird’s Song.

Concerning Virtual Reality And Corporealized Media: Exploring Video Game Aesthetics And Phenomenology, Matthew Morales

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Since the birth of the New Hollywood blockbuster out of the Hollywood Renaissance in the 1970s, popular moving image media has continually exhibited an intense interest in play with Newtonian physics and tactile, immediate experience. As the entertainment industry has moved further away from analog and celluloid and deeper into a digital media space, we have begun to see new a new breed of media project that differently engages with our sensorium in order to newly use (and abuse) this interest. I term this digital media project “corporealized media.” Corporealized media, as I define it, refers to media that includes, …

Hubungan Status Gizi Dan Kesehatan Dengan Kualitas Hidup Lansia Di Dua Lokasi Berbeda, Nursilmi Nursilmi, Clara M. Kusharto, Cesilia Meti Dwiriani

Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia

Kualitas hidup lansia dipengaruhi oleh status gizi dan penyakit. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi perbedaan karakteristik subjek, status gizi, status kesehatan dan kualitas hidup serta mengkaji hubungan status gizi dan kesehatan dengan kualitas hidup lansia di Desa Ciherang Bogor dan Desa Jambu Bengkulu Tengah, dengan pertimbangan perbedaan etnis dan kebiasaan makan. Penelitian menggunakan desain cross sectional dengan 74 subjek di masing-masing desa. Pengumpulan data karakteristik subjek, status kesehatan, status gizi dan kualitas hidup menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis data menggunakan uji mann whitney dan korelasi spearman. Terdapat perbedaan signifikan karakteristik subjek dalam hal status perkawinan, pendidikan, pekerjaan dan status tinggal (p<0,05). Status gizi dan kualitas hidup yang baik pada subjek di Desa Ciherang lebih banyak dibandingkan di Desa Jambu. Terdapat perbedaan signifikan status gizi lansia (p<0,05) dan tidak terdapat perbedaan signifikan status kesehatan lansia (p>0,05). …

Restoring Dignity To The Caribs Of Yurumein, Paula Prescod

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

No abstract provided.

Contributors

Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal

No abstract provided.

The Production Of Hypermobility: Digital Media And Science Fiction Television In The Long 1990s, Brent Martin Smith-Casanueva

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

257 pages

Unlv Innovation: The Research Magazine Of The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

UNLV Innovation

From health disparities to social injustices, UNLV researchers are tackling some of the toughest challenges our community faces.

Disrupting Dominant Discourses: A (Re)Introduction To Social Practice Theories Of Adult Numeracy, Helen M. Oughton

Numeracy

The role of dominant discourse in constructing a deficit view of adult numeracy is examined, using reports from recent international surveys of adult skills as illustrative examples. Social practice theory is introduced as an alternative perspective for examining the ways adults actually use numeracy in their daily lives and work. This perspective suggests the test items used by large-scale surveys such as PIACC are only proxies for real-life numeracy skills, and that performance in such tests may misrepresent the numeracy skills of adults. Instead, social practice theory suggests that adults may have informal, situated numeracy practices that serve them adequately …

Apply To Our Mfa Program In Documentary Expression, Admin

Blog Posts

Apply to Our MFA Program in Documentary Expression. The Center invites applications to our Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Expression program, which began in the fall of 2017. The MFA is a two-year (30-hour) graduate program that combines coursework in Southern Studies and interdisciplinary fields with advanced training in photography, film, and audio production.