Typically, beginning teachers need proper support as they transition to the classroom to be successful; they may not have the specialized skills and knowledge to teach mathematics effectively. Induction programs are designed ...

Games have been a part of the Earth since the beginning of time. Animals and humans alike bond over playing games with one another. We use games as entertainment, learning devices, and for relationship building from the ...

The nitrile oxide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction is a concerted reaction between a nitrile oxide, which is usually generated in situ, and an alkyne to afford an isoxazole. This reaction has been previously ...

Political discourse in the United States is becoming increasingly polarized. A Natural Language Processing (NLP) framework is provided to uncover political polarization, utilizing political blogs and political websites ...

Sex education has varied throughout history and continues to evolve in response to societal change and sex education research. In the modern era, American sex education varies according to state mandates. In Tennessee, ...

This honors thesis addresses the gender bias of the country music industry. Women are severely underrepresented on country radio, leading to more underrepresentation on touring and festival lineups, award show nominations, ...

This creative project examines the urban development of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, the history of the National Park System and the Tennessee State Park system, the impact of urban and natural environments on ...

The primary purpose of this project is to examine the relationship of an individual student’s Grit score with his or her raw exam scores in an upper-level division accounting course. Each Grit score is measured based on ...

Humans encounter and adapt to novel situations every day. However, adaptation is not a trivial task to accomplish. In the field of machine learning, the statistical underpinnings of established deep learning architectures ...

Self-compassion, conceptualized by psychologist Kirstin Neff in 2003, is a possible mediator to the depression epidemic in university settings. I am among undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University who ...