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Quantifying Success: Factors Correlated With Energy Conservation in a K-12 Energy Contest Model
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2021-05)As the United States electric grid converts to clean energy sources like solar and wind, individuals can also help mitigate climate change through personal energy conservation behaviors. As a strategy to encourage energy ... -
Crossing Paths: Gray Wolves and Highways in the Minnesota-Wisconsin Border Region
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1999-12)Highways may threaten wolf (Canis lupus) habitat connectivity in the Great Lakes Region. Highways may further define the useable amount and arrangement of habitat within areas identified as suitable habitat. The two papers ... -
Selfie Solution: Celebrating National Library Week During a Pandemic
(Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries Annual Conference 2021, 2021-06-02)To celebrate National Library Week amid a pandemic, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Libraries put a new spin on an old idea. Via a webform, the UWSP Libraries asked patrons to submit selfies for Read posters. The ... -
Partnership for Success
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 1993)As a culminating project for my Masters degree, I produced two informational videos for the Stevens Point Area Public School's Special Education Department. The purpose of this work was to develop communication ... -
An Experimental Multi-media Teaching Unit For Seventh Grade General Music Classes
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 1983-05)Socially, students of today are inundated with electronic music. According to Mary Marsh, authority on electronic curriculum: Much of music we hear today is electronic. Electronic sounds are used in rock as well as in ... -
Use of Musicological Context by Collegiate Chamber String Ensemble Coaches and Directors
(College of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2021-05)Musicological context always matters in a good, expressive performance. While many music education scholars and researchers have mentioned that the importance of understanding musicological context is helpful for ensemble ... -
A Practical Guide to Reservoir Water Quality Modeling
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1982-12)Reservoir Ecosystem Models are computerized mathematical models constructed to simulate real-world physical, chemical and biological processes. A detailed description of considerations preliminary to using this kind of ... -
Differentiation of Callus and Root Initiation in Pinus banksiana Seedling Cuttings
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 1981-01)Jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) is an important forest species in the Lake States Region and across Canada to the Rocky Mountains. Jack pine can maintain itself on unproductive, dry, nutrient poor soils. Opportunities for ... -
Teaching Beginning Orchestra Students in a Virtual Environment
(College of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2021-05)This qualitative study examines beginning strings teaching in a fully virtual learning environment. The specific research methodology employed is phenomenology. Through the process of surveying and interviewing both strings ... -
The Impacts of a Survey on Deer Damage Program Delivery in Ohio
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-06)Understanding the best approach to deer damage management can help minimize monetary loss and aggravation to farmers and non-agricultural landowners who experience damage caused by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) ... -
Culture of Fantasy Sports: An Insider View of Addictive Behavior in Fantasy Sports
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 2016-05)The current study explores how fantasy sports gambling activity and fantasy sports technology use (e.g., fantasy sports smart-phone applications, fantasy sports websites, etc.) contributes to addictive fantasy sports ... -
Group Feedback in the Classroom Promotes Home Energy Conservation
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-05)Pro-environmental behavior is considered one of the most immediate and effective solutions humans possess to solve our current environmental crisis. Pro-environmental behavior that seeks to minimize the negative impact of ... -
Speech-Language Pathologists' Perceptions of Adults with Voice Disorders
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-05)PURPOSE: The study was completed in order to determine graduate student speech-language pathologists’ (SLP) and practicing SLPs’ perceptions and attitudes of adults with and without voice disorders. In addition, the study ... -
Habitat Use and Movement of Sub-Adult Lake Sturgeon in the Lower Wolf River, Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-01)Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens populations have experienced precipitous declines over their native range due to high exploitation and habitat fragmentation. Because of these declines, harvest on many Lake Sturgeon ... -
Uncovering Wetland Governance: A County Level Analysis of Wisconsin's Wetland Governance
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-05)The benefits of wetlands to the ecosystem have long been over-looked as wetlands were filled and used for urban development and agricultural production among other motives until the 1970’s. During the 1970’s, institutions ... -
Factors Influencing Next Success of Reintroduced Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) in Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-12)The data presented in the chapters of this thesis are primarily focused on examining factors influencing the reproductive success of the federally endangered Eastern Migratory Population (EMP) of whooping cranes (WHCR, ... -
Parent Education in International Adoption Regarding Communication Development
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Professional Studies, 2016)International adoption is life changing for those involved, but it can also be emotionally, mentally, and financially demanding. International adoption is a process that requires a tremendous amount of education. Children ... -
An Evaluation of the Impact that Hands-on Learning has on Environmental Literacy, Attitudes and Behaviors for 11th and 12th Grade Ecology and Environmental Students
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-05)Hands-on learning has had a place in education since the dawn of mankind. This research sought to determine whether experiential learning in the form of field trips and other in-class, hands-on learning activities has ... -
The Importance of Support Programs to Science and Technology Students Enrolled at Vancouver Island University Nanaimo, British Columbia
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-08)It is important to get an understanding of 1) how Science and Technology (S&T) students feel supported at Vancouver Island University and 2) the level of knowledge of the available support programs by the faculty themselves ... -
Habitat Selection by Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus) and Schrews (Sorex spp.) in Sedge Meadows and Use of Remote Cameras to Analyze Behavior in Meadow Voles and Meadow Jumping Mice (Zapus hudsonius)
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2016-01)Small mammals play a variety of important roles in Wisconsin ecosystems. Small mammals act as seed dispersers and seed predators, as well as a valuable food source for a variety of predators. An abundance and rich diversity ...
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