• Preservice teachers' perceptions of critical thinking, dis-information, and fostering an informed citizenry in Indiana P-12 schools and implications for their future classrooms 

  Siebert, Cathy J. (2022-12-17)

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• Individual and collective teacher efficacy and the relationship to quality professional learning communities 

  Greene, Jennifer (2022-12-17)

  The Every Student Succeeds Act (2016) mandates that teachers receive professional development. ESSA states that professional development for teachers is to be “collaborative, job embedded, data driven and student focused” ...
• More than stripes 

  Huffman, Rex N. (2022-12-17)

  This creative project explored and analyzed the issue of a decreasing number of officials in High school athletics. Scholarly literature review explored during research revealed that the verbal and physical abuse high ...
• Relationship of daily living measures and intelligence in autism spectrum disorder 

  Runyon, Amy (2022-12-17)

  Objective: The aim of the current study is to assess the relationship between intelligence and adaptive functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: Participant mean age was 20.5 (SD = 2.0). Of ...
• Impact of number of groups and predictors in dyadic research: practical guidelines 

  Winiarski, Alison (2022-12-17)

  Dyads, or groups consisting of two people, have been studied previously by only looking at the variables of one partner. Dyadic data analysis, such as through Hierarchical Linear Modeling, allows researchers to look ...
• Exploring representation and meaning in education for sustainable development (ESD): a school district case study 

  Turkupolis, Kelli M. (2022-12-17)

  Recent climate reports confirm that, globally, our attempts to mitigate disaster are not, as of yet, commensurate with the concerns of the 21st century (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2022; World ...
• Searching for meaning: vocabulary acquisition with genuine semantic development and form-meaning mapping 

  Stewart, Tod L. (2022-12-17)

  One of the most important parts of learning a second language is vocabulary acquisition since a robust vocabulary reaches across each of the language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. There is ...
• Organizational culture and climate in caseworker turnover 

  Stephens, Lori (2022-12-17)

  This study focused on organizational culture and climate predictors of turnover in child welfare. A sample of N=2858 child welfare assessment workers in Indiana were surveyed and regional scores were calculated for ...
• A latent class analysis of mass shooters in the United States from 1966 - 2021: examining perpetrator characteristics 

  O'Keeffe, Bailey (2022-11-17)

  The present study used latent class analysis as an exploratory method for identifying qualitatively different classes of mass shooters in the United States. Based on findings from previous research, 15 psychosocial ...
• Contributing factors to learning motivation for African American students 

  James, Alexis (2022-12-17)

  The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) has been a widely used assessment in determining students learning motivation towards their course. There has been a consistent evolution and revised edits of ...
• A rhetorical analysis of the discourses of Eliza R. Snow: exemplar of womanhood in the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 

  Hansen-Morgan, Karen M. (2022-12-17)

  This study examined the discourses of Eliza Roxcy Snow, an early leader in Relief Society, the women’s organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her discourses were reconstructed using meeting ...
• The effects of non-binary representation in media 

  Willans, Abbie (2022-12-17)

  The goal of the project is to show the importance of representation in media for nonbinary people. The lack of vocabulary surrounding gender identity is a contributing factor to the misconception that it is a new idea. ...
• How TeenWorks can use transmedia storytelling to engage the Muncie and Delaware County community 

  Wissel, Kari (2022-12-17)

  This creative project resulted in a transmedia storytelling strategy that engages Muncie and Delaware County community members to interact, participate, and collaborate with TeenWorks. This strategy includes an analysis ...
• The basics of jazz ensemble playing for the orchestral bassist 

  Stombres, Alexander (2022-12-17)

  This research project is an interactive textbook that will allows double bass students with only orchestral experience to learn how to make the transition into a jazz ensemble. There are limited resources available that ...
• Performance practice of Mozart's "O Isis und Osiris" and "Deh vieni alla finestra", and Puccini's "Vecchia zimarra, senti" 

  Joseph, Kendall (2022-12-17)

  This project discusses the singing and performance practice of Mozart’s “O Isis und Osiris” and “Deh vieni alla finestra”, and Puccini’s “Vecchia zimarra, senti.” In the selected arias, Mozart and Puccini’s use of rhythm, ...
• Us versus them: how Trump's and conservatives' war on journalism impacted America's social & political spheres 

  Harris, Evan (2022-12-17)

  This essay profiles the tumultuous presidency of Donald Trump and how his influence on right-wing populist politics further polarized the modern American Republican party and deepened a war on “liberal media.” I have ...
• Beginning orchestra curriculum guide 

  Gallagher, Emily (2022-12-17)

  This creative project was the development of a curriculum guide for beginning orchestra. A curriculum guide is used by teachers to guide instruction and assessments for a unit, quarter, and/or year. The Beginning ...
• Love and despair: a study of the Ariettes Oubliées 

  Davis, Erin (2022-12-17)

  This study has presented that biographical information about the life of Paul Verlaine directly influenced the composition of his poetry included in the Romances sans paroles and analytical information about Debussy’s ...
• A taste of home - a documentary mini-series exploring overseas culture through international student-athletes 

  Thompson, Oliver (2022-12-17)

  This creative project used the media format of a documentary mini-series to investigate the experiences of collegiate level international student-athletes at Ball State University. It used qualitative interviews, conducted ...
• Troubled waters: the integration of the Riviera Club 

  Reuben, Emily (2022-12-17)

  My creative project is a 30-minute documentary hosted on a custom-made WordPress website, covering the same topic: the civil rights case of Bates v. Riviera Club Inc., which took place in Indianapolis from 1974-1981. ...

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