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The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Latinx Community In Cache Valley, Utah., Jasmine Morales, Virginia Hernandez
The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Latinx Community In Cache Valley, Utah., Jasmine Morales, Virginia Hernandez
Fall Student Research Symposium 2021
The purpose of this investigation is to learn about the Latinx experience with Covid-19 in Cache Valley, Utah. For this research, we interviewed twelve Latinx families who explained in detail their perceived and conceived notions of Covid-19, and how they survived compounded social disadvantages such as fear of unemployment, inability to pay rent/mortgage, eviction, lack of safeguards in their jobs, worry about medical costs, isolation, and fear of deportation. After the interviews, we identified five interconnected aspects that all families shared: 1) Fears and stigma about Covid-19; 2) Economic distress and how they received support from the community and government …
Vape Prevention In Rural Populations: Teacher Education, Jenna Hawks
Vape Prevention In Rural Populations: Teacher Education, Jenna Hawks
Fall Student Research Symposium 2021
Background: The increased use and initiation of e-cigarette use (more commonly referred to as vape or vaping) in youth is a growing health concern. “Be Epic”, implemented in November of 2020 to May of 2021, is a multi-component e-cigarette preventative program targeting teachers, parents, and youth grades 5-12 in the Rural Southeast Utah counties of Carbon, Emery, and Grand. Methods: Be Epic teacher trainings were assessed with pre- and post- surveys measuring teachers’ knowledge, and confidence. Significance was measured utilizing aggregated sample t-tested pre- and post- survey means. Results: Participants showed an increase in knowledge and confidence pertaining to e-cigarette …
Beloved: Born Of Sethe's Slavery And Trauma, Sariah Dutkiewicz
Beloved: Born Of Sethe's Slavery And Trauma, Sariah Dutkiewicz
Fall Student Research Symposium 2021
Toni Morrison’s Beloved introduces many characters who exhibit clear signs of trauma due to their past as African American slaves, however, one character in particular stands out: Sethe. Sethe’s life as a slave led her to experience and do horrendous things. The worst being the difficult and violent decision to murder her own child, Beloved, in an effort to prevent her child from being forced into slavery. Though Sethe survived her life as a slave, she was unable to focus on her future because of her past that consistently haunts her. Her trauma is portrayed in many different forms throughout …
Results Of Lexile Level Reading Practices On Rural Middle School Students, Tiffany Sanderson
Results Of Lexile Level Reading Practices On Rural Middle School Students, Tiffany Sanderson
Fall Student Research Symposium 2021
Many students have experienced, and remember, reading comprehension exams from their time in grade school. These tests examined student ability to comprehend different levels of reading so that educators could ensure a student was reading within grade level targets. ATOS and A-Z along with the Fountas and Pinnell reading programs are all previous methods used in ELA classrooms across the nation. Some of these are still used widely today. ATOS is a program which closely resembles Lexile as it also determines book and student scores with a method that correlates back to grade level. For example, sixth-grade would be 6.0. …
The Language Of Classroom Design: How Aesthetic Impacts Learning, Josie Rivera
The Language Of Classroom Design: How Aesthetic Impacts Learning, Josie Rivera
Fall Student Research Symposium 2021
Secondary classrooms are the settings where crucial learning experiences occur, yet much of the existing research on classroom design pertains to elementary schools. The general lack of importance placed on the physical layout of secondary classrooms insinuates that while younger students benefit from an attractive, visually pleasing classroom, teenage students do not. Despite this, educators seek to make their classrooms places of refuge and learning. For example, Utah’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, Lauren Merkley, decorates her room with thrifted lamps which emit a warm glow in her classroom. Martin Reeder of Sky View High School curated a ‘book nook’ …
Change In Social Movement Engagement And Leadership Should Equal A Change In Civic Education, Tess Tureson
Change In Social Movement Engagement And Leadership Should Equal A Change In Civic Education, Tess Tureson
Fall Student Research Symposium 2021
It seems as if almost everything in our world has changed with the introduction of the internet, personal computers, iPhones, and social media. We write emails instead of letters. We listen to podcasts and read articles online instead of buying a newspaper. Presidents communicate with the world on Twitter. The way we engage with politics has entirely changed. Yet, we are still going about civic education in schools the same way, teaching students to give speeches in city council meetings, write letters to their representative, and find current events from traditional news sources. This study offers new statistical evidence that …
Are Laws And Regulation Necessary For Microtransactions And Loot Boxes?, Zachary Jamison
Are Laws And Regulation Necessary For Microtransactions And Loot Boxes?, Zachary Jamison
Fall Student Research Symposium 2021
As more video games are advertised and released, they include more uses and forms of microtransactions and gambling. Microtransactions are where you can spend money for a virtual currency inside the game that you can then use to buy in game items and cosmetics. Through the use of advertising these skins, cosmetics, and other items, they prey on the desires of children that want something that looks “cool” or “amazing.” Indulging in these circumstances can lead into gambling problems and can even cause mental health issues. While adults can also suffer from these issues, it is more prevalent in emerging …