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Covid Strategy, Finn Kane, Joseph Katosh, Caleb Osuna
Covid Strategy, Finn Kane, Joseph Katosh, Caleb Osuna
Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal
This presentation was done by the entire class in a Communication, Media & Rhetoric course taught by Dr. Rhea Walker. While the entire class worked on the project, only the named authors wished to be included in the journal publication. This presentation describes a strategy for the University of Minnesota system to use in the occurrence of another pandemic, written by students who experienced the pandemic during their education in both college and high school.
Approaches To Broadening Participation With Ap Computer Science Principles, Audrey Le Meur
Approaches To Broadening Participation With Ap Computer Science Principles, Audrey Le Meur
Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal
The Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) course framework was created with the intention of broadening participation in computing. Research has produced mixed results on whether or not the framework succeeds in that goal. Given that teachers have significant freedom in how they choose to teach the AP CSP content, students can have a variety of experiences that may or may not impact their continued participation in CS. In this paper, I compare four different approaches to the AP CSP framework by examining their impact on AP exam scores, self-efficacy and confidence, belongingness and identity, and persistence and interest, …
Successes And Shortfalls: A Comparison Of German And American Environmental Education, Sophie Wieland
Successes And Shortfalls: A Comparison Of German And American Environmental Education, Sophie Wieland
Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal
Germany and the United States have very different national policies related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, a reflection of starkly different public views on climate change. Public opinions on the environment have many influences, with primary and secondary public education being a factor in the development of environmentally friendly opinions and behaviors. The differences in each country’s approach to the environment, overall methods of environmental education, and continuing problems in climate education are investigated here through a literature search. Both Germany and the US have education systems centered on regional control, and slow change of educational standards plagues both …