Browsing Honors College Theses by Title
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An Investigation of Mathematics Education in the United States and Asian Countries: Comparing and Contrasting Teaching Strategies and Practices
(2013-06-10)In the subject of mathematics, students in the United States score below their counterparts in other nations. Namely, students in Asian countries consistently outscore students in the United States. The Trends in ... -
An Investigation of Mathematics Education in the United States and Asian Countries: Comparing and Contrasting Teaching Strategies and Practices
(2013-05-28)In the subject of mathematics, students in the United States score below their counterparts in other nations. Namely, students in Asian countries consistently outscore students in the United States. The Trends in ... -
An investigation of the role of integrin alpha-6 in human induced pluripotent stem cell development and pluripotency
The general functions of integrins in attachment, gene expression, motility, polarity, shape, proliferation, and survival are well known. These critical functions provide reason for their wide expression across cell types. ... -
Japanese Conditionals and Information Structure
In this paper, I hypothesize that information structure is responsible (at least in part) for the distribution of the Japanese conditionals –ba, –tara, nara, and to. I seek to show how such a hypothesis is supported by ... -
Kids, Why Eat Your Greens (Or Your Reds or Your Yellows)?: A Nutrition Education Intervention
(2013-06-10)America’s children battle a plethora of negative influences related to their health and overall wellness. A growing obesity epidemic, poor eating habits, negative influences and various health conditions are all struggles ... -
La fille que je déteste: A French adaptation of Mona Awad's unsung short story
For my thesis project, I translated Mona Awad’s originally English short story, “The Girl I Hate” into French. The story was first published in Issue 27 of the literary journal Post Road Magazine. It grapples with disordered ... -
The Land of Balboa: A Case Study of Humanitarian Aid and U.S.-Panamanian Relations
(2014-07-17)As citizens of a global community, it is both a duty and pleasure to interact with others of varying languages and cultures and to assist when possible to improve the human condition. These interactions between nations and ... -
Laughing at Bombs: An Ideological Analysis of the 1957 U.S. Civil Defense Film "A Day Called X"
After the second world war, numerous civil defense efforts were undertaken by the United States to respond to Soviet threats of nuclear attack. One such effort was the 1957 civil defense film, A Day Called X. This film was ... -
Legalization of Sports Betting: College Student Perception of Michigan Legislative Changes
This research will be based in Rochester, Michigan and assess the acceptance of legalizing sports betting amongst Oakland University students during a pivotal point in its current legal status due to recent federal ruling ... -
Linguistic Hybridization, Sprachverfall, and German “Denglish”: A Reflection of Culture
To elucidate the stark influence of hybridization1 on speech, itself the most pliable aspect of language and therefore the most affected by hybridization, this piece uses anecdotal evidence to serve as the introductory ... -
Listening Comprehension and Instructor Input in American and Gymnasium Foreign Language Classrooms
(2014-07-15)The issue this paper addresses is the difference in foreign language learning between American and German novice-level secondary classrooms; specifically, this investigation first observes the instructor’s spoken ... -
Literature Analysis Comparing Mother-Newborn Skin-to-Skin Contact Following Cesarean Section and Vaginal Births
The goal of this thesis project is to gather information regarding immediate mother-newborn skin-to-skin contact following vaginal and cesarean births in hopes of reinforcing the importance of skin-to-skin contact and ... -
Literature Review of Pain Management Techniques and Tools in Geriatric Population
This is a literature review of current articles and data available on the experiences, pharmacological interventions and non-pharmacological interventions available to treat chronic non-cancerous pain of the geriatric ... -
Making Public Policy through Direct Democracy: Comparing Michigan’s 2018 Legalizing Recreational Marijuana and Citizens Redistricting Commission Ballot Proposals
Direct democracy is an entrenched part of the Michigan civil society and yet it is relatively unstudied. This is particularly true when examining the 2018 marijuana and redistricting ballot proposals. Current research ... -
Mindset Practices in the Classroom: How to Effectively Implement a Growth Mindset Pedagogy
Research has shown that students who possess a growth mindset tend to achieve higher levels of success and a greater ability to overcome challenges throughout the course of their academic careers. There exists an abundance ... -
Minimizing the spread of New Zealand mud snails through decontamination of fishing gear: A comparison of approaches
New Zealand mud snails (NZMS) are an invasive species recently discovered in economically important trout streams in the Great Lakes region. NZMS are thought to be transported by attaching to fishing equipment. To help ... -
A Model for Chagas Disease with Sylvatic Transmission and Vector Life Stages
Chagas disease is a parasitic vector borne illness which infects mammals, including humans, and exists predominantly in Latin and South America. This paper will present a mathematical model consisting of 29 coupled ... -
Movement in the Elementary School Classroom: A Literature Review
This Honors College Thesis is a literature review of movement in the elementary school classroom. Movement has been proven to foster cognitive growth, and this thesis examines positive effects in various formats. I compare ... -
Multimedia Journalism: A Change in Broadcast News
(2013-09-03)For decades, TV reporters in big markets have worked in teams, with the lines of responsibility regulated by union rules or simple tradition (Farhi). The reporters were accompanied by a crew out in the field. They had their ... -
Muscle Damage, Soreness, and Stress Over 7-weeks of Pre-season Training In NCAA D1 Female Swimmers
In 2014, three female swimmers were hospitalized with symptomatic exertional rhabdomyolysis (Stanfa et al., 2016). PURPOSE: To serially monitor and assess relationships between skeletal muscle damage, upper and lower body ...