Browsing UWRF Graduate Research Papers (formerly "Plan B") by Title
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Adolescent Montessori Students’ Attitudes toward the Influence of Technology on their Individual Community Relationships
(2017-11-13)Technology is growing rapidly in education. While many students enjoy using technology on their own, there is a constant push for using technology in the classroom. This study was designed to examine adolescent beliefs ... -
Advantages and concerns of aquatic exercise for cardiovascular rehabilitation patients
(2015-05-08)Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) lead the world in causes of death (46,54). After a cardiovascular health event, individuals are encouraged to attend cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR). CR is an important, monitored and ... -
Algebra for every eighth grade student: one size fits all?
(2011-12-12)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reasons why Minnesota enacted legislation in 2007 requiring the enrollment in and successful completion of algebra 1 by every eighth grade student, and how, specifically, one ... -
All students deserve music: developing a modified music curriculum
(2012-09-17)Students with severe cognitive disabilities deserve to have a music class designed to fit their specific needs. This entire project correlates with that statement and begins the journey on how Wisconsin music teachers ... -
Altitude training and its effects on the human body
(2015-01-29)The effect of altitude on the human body, especially in relation to training, is gaining more popularity than ever. The many physiological effects of altitude on the body are being investigated much more thoroughly than ... -
Analysis of inquiry-based classroom achievement in conjunction with the implementation of reflective student practice in a science classroom
(2008-05-08)Inquiry-based science education, in conjunction with reflective practice, promotes an educational environment of active thinking and improved comprehension of scientific phenomena. This study investigated how high school ... -
Analyzing and conferring with students on running records to improve reading outcomes
(2014-12-12)The purpose of this action research was to show changes in student reading outcomes with the use of individual assessments. Running records provide the teacher with knowledge about individual students' reading strengths ... -
Annotation: Every reader's superhero reading strategy
(2015-03-11)I teach Sophomore English at an all-girls' college preparatory school. Promoting and improving reading comprehension is a major curricular objective, and like many high school and college teachers, I teach, assign, and ... -
Application of Olfactory Stimuli in a Children's House Montessori Classroom
(2020)The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of olfactory stimuli using aromatherapy in an early childhood Montessori classroom. This study explores the effectiveness of essential oil in a collective ... -
Artistic inspiration: creative initiatives, what motivates an artist to do what they do?: factors of motivation in the arts
(2014-06-02)When looking at various pieces of art by different artists, art that might be of a common genre or theme, it might be easy to see or perceive the similarities. For example, with abstract figurative sculptures, you might ... -
Assisting Creole-English and non-standard dialect speaking students in learning standard English
(2010-03)In this paper I will more fully explain the history of Creole languages, describing in detail the most common Caribbean English Creole Language, Jamaican Creole, in addition to describing the various Creole Languages spoken ... -
Atomic structure activities for secondary science
(2013-10-17)Section One - The Development of a New Atomic Model and the Rutherford Gold Foil Activity Students who performed the Rutherford gold foil activity simulated Ernest Rutherford's famous gold foil experiment. In this activity ... -
Background Music in a Montessori Classroom: Does Music Help Children Focus During the Work Cycle in an Early Childhood Montessori Classroom?
(2020)This action research project was created to study the different behaviors (focused and unfocused) that occurred when different types of music were played in the background of an early childhood Montessori classroom. The ... -
Background Music in the Lower Elementary Montessori Classroom
(2024)The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which playing background music in a Lower Elementary Montessori classroom supports purposeful engagement. This study was conducted at a public charter Montessori ... -
Benefits of Choice in a Montessori Classroom on Student Behavior and Focus
(2016-06-04)Studies have shown when students are given a choice, students are more likely to be engaged in the task along with having higher completion rates. Montessori philosophy emphasizes the importance of giving students choice ... -
Benefits of individual, paired and group lessons in a Montessori children's house
(2015-05-28)Presentations, or lessons, are one of the foundations for children's learning in the Montessori environment. Maria Montessori contended that lessons should be given individually; however, through this study, the researcher ... -
Benefits of movement in a Montessori classroom on children's behavior and focus
(2014-05-08)Students, who have a hard time staying on task or concentrating on one thing at a time, often need breaks in between their lessons. There is evidence to support the benefits of "movement breaks" for these students. A study ... -
Biography writing in English as a foreign language
(2014-12-18)This paper examines narrative writing in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms, and then presents a series of lesson plans for teaching how to write biographies as factual narratives. These lesson plans would ... -
Breathing room: time and attention scarcity and the place of mindfulness in a technology rich classroom
(2015-05-12)Technology has the power to distract us from the troubles of everyday life. Effective media providers harness attention, passing it along, in a digital stream of unreflective stimulation. This brings about the unsettling, ... -
Bridging the Divide: Synthesizing a Sociocultural-Cognitive Model of Language Acquisition
(2023)"Though there exists many frameworks and theories of language acquisition and learning in the current literature, they often leave something to be desired as they attempt to stand alone as exhaustive concepts despite their ...