• Predicting gifted students' academic attitudes from experienced academic challenge 

  Thomas, Jenna (2020-07-18)

  Rigorous academic experiences are thought to play a role in successful learning for gifted students. To further investigate this relationship, gifted college freshmen in a chemistry course completed a survey assessing ...
• Alewife age, growth and fecundity in Lake Michigan 

  Prause, Zachary R. (2020-07-18)

  Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus are an integral part of the Lake Michigan ecosystem, but have been showing signs of declining health and reduced abundance in the past decade. A similar decline was shown in Lake Huron a ...
• Comparing supervised classification methods on small group recovery in the two group case: a monte carlo simulation study 

  Mangino, Anthony (2020-07-18)

  This study considered the case of two-group supervised classification in which group sizes were unequal. It is a demonstrated effect that small-group recovery—accurate identification of cases in the smaller group—is ...
• Kernel smoothing item response theory approach applied to a multiple choice final exam in introductory statistics 

  Lynch, Kevin (2020-07-18)

  This paper involves fitting parametric item response theory models which will give parameter estimates for item difficulty and item discrimination. Also, model suitability will be assessed in terms of model, item and ...
• Designated hitters and subsequent team scoring performance in Major League Baseball 

  Cho, Sarah E. (2020-07-18)

  The Designated Hitter (DH) rule in Major League Baseball (MLB) is a topic of great debate. In the National League (NL), all players take a turn at bat. However, in the American League (AL), a DH usually bats for the ...
• Preliminary insight into NAIA student athletes' substance use and abuse 

  Abbe, Allison A. (2020-07-18)

  This study conducted the first-ever investigation into The National Association of Intercollegiate Athlete (NAIA) substance use and abuse behaviors. The NAIA does not currently have data available on the alcohol, drug, ...
• Business plan on E-commerce of secondhand luxury bags in the USA 

  Zhu, Qiong (Judy) (2020-07-18)

  Today, strategies to improve sustainability in the fashion industry is a timely topic for businesses globally. However, each year, luxury fashion brands still destroy billions worth of unsold merchandise producing harmful ...
• A comprehensive study of selected Mozart arias: "Zeffiretti lusingheiri" and " Batti, batti, o bel Masetto" 

  Wu, Qiaohui (2020-07-18)

  This project focuses on two Mozart arias: “Zeffiretti lusingheiri” from Idomeneo, and “Batti, batti, o bel Masetto” from Don Giovanni. I discuss the background of the composer and opera genres represented, present synopses ...
• Experience media analytics 

  Stull, Caitlin Elizabeth (2020-07-18)

  This project combines the use of media analytics in a professional setting with experiential learning for students. The two main goals at the outset of the project were (1) to engage media professionals in a structured ...
• Amy Beach and the poetry of Robert Browning 

  Planalp, Rebekah W. (2020-07-18)

  This study has focused on the American composer Amy Cheney Beach and her Three Browning Songs, Op. 44. These works use the poetry of Robert Browning and the first was commissioned by the Boston Browning Society to celebrate ...
• Making sustainable design affordable for homeowners 

  Pittenger, Emily (2020-07-18)

  Sustainability, is it affordable? Can the average homeowner sustainability retrofit their home with easy and quick methods? What do homeowners need to make the right choices? Grounded in a literature review, this study ...
• Academic advising first generation college students 

  Peace, Anna (2020-07-18)

  First-generation college students are often described as individuals who are the first person in their family to attend college. First-generation definition variations span from parents who have not taken any college ...
• Testing constraints: developing temporary housing models for American families 

  Noil, Delana R. (2020-07-18)

  The purpose of this creative study is to understand the spatial needs and requirements of the thousands of individuals seeking housing and a more structured way of life for themselves and their families in America, ...
• Ball State cross country and track recruiting manual 

  McFarlane, Rachel (2020-07-18)

  Coaching has many facets that make up the job itself. Recruiting is one of the most important in that it is how a team is built for the future. This recruiting manual is intended to consolidate, in one location, every ...
• Performance practice of Samuel Barber's song cycle Melodies Passageres 

  Huang, Qianting (2020-07-18)

  This project assesses Samuel Barber’s understanding and interpretation of the French song cycle, Mélodies Passagères. By examining each movement of Mélodies Passagères, my project will address the song cycle’s musical ...
• How the properties of color effect visitor experience in an exhibit space 

  Fairfield, Rachel M. (2020-07-18)

  Colors have been proven to affect people emotionally first and secondly by the visual environment (Jalil et al, 2012). The effect of color is important in the influential power it has over people’s mood, behavior, and ...
• A performance guide for Gabriel Faure's melodies: Les Berceaux and Clair De Lune 

  Deng, Ran (2020-07-18)

  This paper seeks to create a performance guide for Gabriel Fauré’s two mélodies “Les berceaux” and “Clair de lune.” This research includes an overview of Fauré’s life, musical style, influences and analysis focused on ...
• Analytics education for the modern employee 

  Carney, Jason E. (2020-07-18)

  This project is to support analytics education and make a case for organizations to invest in a training program that transcends many career disciplines. Evidence in this project supports that analytics education is ...
• Two of a kind 

  Yi, Seul (2020-07-18)

  This body of work visually explores and expresses the frustrations of being a Korean American living in the U.S. in a socio-political climate that is intolerant of immigrants. I utilize base metals and enamels as my media ...
• The impact of utilizing different video game engines in machinima production 

  Robb, Michael David (2020-07-18)

  This creative project aims to explore how much the video game itself impacts the narrative of a machinima through limitations in production and in visual style. In a broader sense, the project will aim to determine how ...

View more