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Peer Haven Mentoring Program
(2013-05)
The mission statement of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's (UWEC) Peer Haven-LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) Mentorship Program is "To help students develop a positive LGBTQ identity while successfully ...
Sex Differences in Attitudes and Experiences With Alcohol
(2015-04)
We developed a survey to help us interpret the sex differences in attention/arousal found in our previous research. We compiled a list of alcohol related attitudes and associations that might differ between sexes. Some ...
Correlates of Mindfulness in Young Adults
(2015-04)
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the relationships between mindfulness in young adults and a large selection of psychological variables. We anticipated inverse correlations between mindfulness and: 1) ...
Measuring Student Attention in the Second Language Classroom
(2015-04)
This study investigated the frequency and duration of student attention lapses in the second language classroom at the university level.
Impact of First-Year Coursework on College Students’ Academic Motivation, Use of Learning Strategies, and Understanding of Liberal Education
(2019-05)
Seminars for new first-year college students first appeared in the U.S. around 1910 and were a common staple for several decades. In the late 1930s, faculty began to question the academic value of these courses, and they ...
Communication Problem Between International Students and American Students
(2019-05)
Our research goal is to reduce the communication and language barrier between international students and American students for a better learning environment. We used our survey to collect the data for our research. Many ...
To What Extent Does the Home-Visit Program Impact Students’ Knowledge ff Poverty, Family Systems, and Child Development?
(2019-05)
This study aimed to assess how student knowledge is impacted by high-impact practice. Undergraduate students took part within an existing home-visit program targeting children in low-income, high-risk families. Their ...
Smartphone Usage : Associations with Cognition, Motivation, and Sleep Patterns
(2019-05)
College students’ smartphone use presents concerns with academic dishonesty, distraction, sleep disturbances, and social withdrawal. We conducted a survey to focus on the relationship between phone use/attitudes and ...
Social Media Engagement and Domestic Intercultural Immersion Trips : An Examination of Social Media Platforms as Avenues for Assessment of Student Learning in Higher Education
(2019-05)
This study analyzed the extent to which social media engagement enhances domestic intercultural immersion trip experiences. Dumford and Miller (2018) examined students’ use of social media as an assessment of student ...
Pricing a Student-Funded Incentive to Encourage Four-Year Graduation : An Actuarial Analysis of Contingent Payments
(2019-05)
The purpose of this project is to price a theoretical financial tuition incentive to increase the four-year graduation rate at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. This project explores how such an incentive could be ...