Title of presentation: How Parenting and Teaching Styles Correlate
Presenter: Bradley A Hilgenberg
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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There have been noticeable correlations, both inside and outside scientific fields, on the connection between parents and teachers. As these two groups of people function with deep ties to upcoming generations, certain research should be applied in order to create a larger understanding of both their individual and interconnected role. This study pursues a more intimate understanding of the interplay between parenting and teaching styles, and more specifically, how experienced parenting styles can affect a student's preferred teaching styles among other auxiliary factors. To garner this understanding a survey was given to high school students ranging from the 9th to 11th grade. This survey was conducted in three sections: the first being strictly demographic questions (grade, ethnicity, gender), the second being more opinionated questions about parenting and teaching styles, and then the third section focused entirely on the student's parental figures. This study will provide a framework for more specified studies that may come in the future, while also seeking to establish its own hypothesis and data that unique conclusions could be drawn from. All data and results thus far were conclusive within this experiment, but further research must be conducted in order to improve understanding of correlated phenomenon.
Title of presentation: The Extent to Which Clothing Color Affects Mood Perception
Presenter: Brooke Bastedo
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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An identifiable pattern has been utilized throughout society for centuries in a variety of fields which has led to the conclusion of a correlation between an individual’s clothing color and their perceived mood. While these two variables are unique in their own nature, there has been a distinct connection between them for generations. This study pursues a greater understanding of the intricate interplay of clothing color and mood perception and offers the benefits of knowledge on the ramifications of choices in clothing. To garner this understanding, a survey was given to high school students between the ages of 14 and 18. This survey was accompanied by a series of images displayed to gauge their perception of a collection of clothing colors as well as to test their individual ability to fully view colors. The data collected was analyzed and conclusions were established with regard to the students’ ages, genders, grades, class rigor, and the emotions they perceived for each image. The findings of this study provide an innumerable amount of applications, in particular to high school students or young adults, and can be applied to dozens of fields of study. This study will also provide individuals across a spectrum of demographics with the proper understanding of clothing perception and the ability to enhance personal marketability. While all conclusions, correlations, data, and results were conclusive within this experiment, further research must be conducted in order to improve cognizance.
Title of presentation: To What Extend Does Music Affect Rote Learning?
Presenter: Camren Beyer
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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A direct correlation has been discovered throughout the last few decades, uncovering evidence of an undeniable relationship between music and memory. Although both are distinct entities, there is a clear link found by psychologists. This study seeks to confirm these findings, while also putting a value on this effectiveness. In order to do so, students of ages ranging from 11 to 18 were split into two groups where they were either given a list of presidents or presented a video where the presidents are listed off in song. Subsequently, a survey is dispersed among the participants. This survey contains 10 questions asking the partaker to list the 10th - 20th presidents of the United States. This process repeats over a span of four days, where on the first day the students are given just the survey as a benchmark. The raw data was then analyzed, and conclusions were drawn based on each student's score. The experiment outcomes offer a myriad of applications, especially in relation to education at all levels of school, and can be extremely advantageous for providing a comprehensive understanding of the functionality and perception of differentiating learning styles. The outcomes will also allow individuals within the trial to direct their studying practices to fit what learning pattern suits them best in a more precise manner, and perhaps lead to the fabrication of new teaching styles within schools. While the culmination of data and results was conclusive within this investigation, further research beyond this experiment needs to be performed in order to increase validity.
Title of presentation: An Evaluation of the Ministerial Effectiveness of Contemporary Christian Music
Presenter: Cesar Narvaez Suarez
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and the institution of modern practices of youth ministry are both relatively recent developments in the history of the universal Christian Church. By analyzing the historical development of both of these facets of modern Christian culture, certain connections can be drawn that show a correlation between the growth and popularization of both CCM and Christian “youth groups.” CCM originated within a minority movement among a Christian youth subculture in Southern California in the late 1960s, but it has now become a music genre used for worship by many churches across the United States. This study was conducted to determine the existence and extent of a correlation between the use of CCM for church-led congregational worship during adolescent-specialized services and youth attendance of these services. In order to investigate this possible correlation, I conducted a survey of 177 students of ages 13-19 in a K-12 charter school and several church student ministry groups in the local area. The survey required participants to answer questions regarding their religious backgrounds and participation along with some questions asking about their experiences with CCM, how much they were exposed to it at their church, and their personal preference regarding its use for congregational worship or individual listening. The collected data was then analyzed to explore and identify connections between CCM exposure and church attendance, and correlations and conclusions were established; consequently, results showed that although a correlation was found between CCM use and youth participation in church services, it was not possible to ascertain which variable caused the other. This data could be useful to churches that currently use CCM in their youth programs or plan to implement it in the future, as it shows that the use of CCM does indeed attract youth; it also shows that CCM is the most preferred genre of worship music among churchgoing adolescents. On a larger scale, youth ministers could apply this data to their ministry to assist them in making the decision as to whether or not to incorporate CCM into youth worship services.
Title of presentation: To What Extent do Coworker Relationships Affect Hospital Patient Mortality Rates?
Presenter: Gabriella Hays
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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The goal of this research project was to identify a possible correlation between hospital coworker relationships and hospital patient mortality rates. This study has the potential to save countless lives and address a gap in research that will hopefully inspire healthcare facilities to foster a positive social environment. This study examined the workplace environment of local hospitals and compared that to the public mortality rates provided by the hospital facilities. Each hospital was given an overall workplace environment score that was produced from the average of all Likert-scale survey responses. Lower workplace environment scores were hypothesized to correlate to higher mortality rates in hospital facilities. Similar studies have been conducted, however, none of them base their data analysis on solely quantitative data. The data and limitations while conducting this study shines a light on the future research that can be done on this topic. While the culmination of data and results was conclusive within this investigation, further research beyond this experiment needs to be performed in order to increase validity.
Title of presentation: Automated Intersection Management for Self-Driving Vehicles With Q-Learning
Presenter: Henry Jiang
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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As the turn towards urbanization and the increase in vehicle usage increases, efficient traffic management becomes an ever-important issue. This work aims to create an effective automated intersection management(AIM) system utilizing reinforcement learning to direct self-driving vehicles. Q-learning models were trained on a simulation of two intersections. Q-learning was the preferred learning method due to its usage of array inputs. Models were trained for ten thousand iterations each testing various variables to improve training speed or model quality. The best performing models were improved upon and tested against a control with set traffic light patterns based on various intersections. Results were measured using the same rewards and penalties used to train the models. A novel Q-learning model, double Q-table learning, was also tested using one Q-table for the number of cars in each lane and one Q-table for the destination of the frontmost vehicles. This method synergized well with the simulation and had the best results measured of all the models. A simple self-driving robot car was also built to run a lane and curve finding self-driving program. It shares data with the AIM and tests the AIM’s practicality and the effectiveness of the self-driving program at navigating a physical model of the traffic simulation. The results show that using double Q-table learning paired with double Q-learning to minimize overestimation of future values performed the best and outperformed the control. The self-driving car could also navigate the model streets consistently without issue even without being linked to the AIM.
Title of presentation: Effects Emotional Intelligence has on Primary Love Languages
Presenter: Katherine Lundgren
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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Despite the contemporary trend of love languages, currently, only a limited number of studies have been conducted to identify the factors that influence an individual’s love language. Generally, these studies primarily focus on the personality traits of these individuals, and the effects it has on their primary love language. However, this study seeks to reveal the unresearched perspective of the effects that a person’s emotional intelligence has on their primary love language. In order to do so, a survey was given to over 100 students in high school, ranging in ages from 14 to 18 years old. The survey required each participant to take two online surveys including The 5 Love Languages, created by Gary Chapman, and the Emotional Intelligence Test, created by Global Leadership Foundation, as well as additional free-response questions specifically asking for their demographic information and the results of the completed online surveys. The raw data was then analyzed, and conclusions were drawn based on each participant’s primary love language and emotional intelligence. The experiments’ outcomes offer a myriad of applications, especially in relation to teenagers/young adults, which can be extremely advantageous for providing a comprehensive understanding regarding the factors that affect an individual’s love language. In addition, this experiment identifies the unresearched perspective concerning how a person’s emotional intelligence influences their primary love language, thus, allowing for personalization, whether it be in love language or emotional intelligence, that can gear towards a more successful relationship. When concluding this investigation, accurate data and results were culminated, however, extensive research beyond this experiment needs to be performed in order to increase lucidity and eliminate any limitations.
Title of presentation: Regression to Childlike Interest in Teenagers and Young Adults
Presenter: Nyomi Powers
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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A contemporary shift in the consumer audience of children's toys has caused major associated brands, such as LEGO and Sanrio, to begin to market toward a new audience: teenagers. Due to an unknown phenomenon, teenagers and young adults are starting to consume media and products created for children. Persons ranging from adolescence to adulthood may be regressing to their roots in childhood, holding a different interest set than past generations in the same age range. This study seeks to measure the extent of a possible regression and to understand the cause of this ongoing situation, whether it be a new effect of social media, a brand’s product engineering, feelings of nostalgia, or other reasons. To observe this, a study was conducted on high school students aged 14 to 18. They were required to take a survey asking about students’ interests that may be considered childlike and their motivation for purchasing related items. The data collected was analyzed, with conclusions being drawn upon the extent of possible regression in teenagers and young adults and the factors that could influence such a regression. This experiment’s results will offer insight into the potential changes in the behavior of teenagers in Generation Z and will provide a comprehensive understanding of aspects that impact adolescents’ interests. The outcomes will be advantageous for individuals to more efficiently recognize and identify how extrinsic elements may affect individual personality and interests and potentially aid society in realizing a prospective regression. The conclusions of this study will provide a conclusive basis for future research in order to increase awareness and knowledge in a previously unresearched field.
Title of presentation: The Perceived Role of Teachers as Recruiters
Presenter: Tyler Shores
Advisor: Robin Vaughn, M.Ed
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An underwhelming link has become apparent in regards to the school that a teacher works at and the school that teachers speak kindly of. Additionally, many teachers wear merchandise from their place of employment in public which can lead to increased representation for the school. This study seeks to reveal a deeper understanding of this connection and prove the roles of teachers as recruiters in school choice. In order to do so, a survey was conducted with middle and high school students and their parents. The survey required participants to answer an array of questions designed to collect information on the factors that influenced the students' and parents' decision to attend a specific school. The raw data collected was then analyzed, and conclusions were drawn based on the influential factors students and parents stated affected their enrollment decision. The experiment's outcomes offer a myriad of applications, especially for teachers and it could possibly be advantageous for administrators as the implications of this study could be used to create new incentive programs for faculty and staff. While the culmination of data and results were conclusive within this investigation, further research beyond this experiment needs to be performed to increase lucidity.