Bagwell College of Education Elementary & Early Childhood Education Still a Forgotten War? Investigation of College Students' Understanding of the Korean War Presentation - Join now. 1:20pm – 1:35pm Undergraduate Student(s): Symphony Williams Research Mentor(s): Sohyun An The purpose of my research is to investigate how much and what knowledge college students have on the Korean War. This study is important because the Korean War is often referred to as a “forgotten war” but is a significant event in American history, as well as an ongoing issue in today’s world. Investigation into what college students know and believe about the Korean War, as well as, where and when they learned this information, is critical in evaluating and reforming how the Korean War is taught in US schools. I designed a survey using Google Forms, and gathered results from 35 participants. In part 1 of the survey, I addressed student knowledge about the key events and dates of the war, and part 2 of the survey asked about what the students learned at different levels of their education. My analysis of survey results led to several key findings. First, roughly a third of the participants said they knew nothing about the Korean War, not even which countries were involved, the reasoning behind the conflict, or the dates it took place. Only 3 out of 35 students could give a somewhat accurate description of the Korean War, and even then, their responses were from a one-sided perspective, largely from the US perspective. The results suggest that most college students have a misunderstanding of the Korean War: the cause, execution, effect, and legacy. An implication from the study findings is that children in our schools are not being educated well enough on the Korean War. When this important and relevant subject is taught, it is without opportunity for interpretation and understanding perspectives. This evidence is vital in better educating K-12 students on the Korean War, as well as implementing a more open, impartial way of looking at historical events. An Introduction to Haiti Presentation - Join now. 10:20am – 10:35am Undergraduate Student(s): Simonica West Research Mentor(s): Yanghee Kim My presentation will be about Haiti and their education system. I will talk about the pros and cons of it and integrate their culture into it as well. I will also discuss an interview that I did with a friend's parents about the education system, midwifery, and policies of Haiti. Nigerian Educational System and What Influences It Has on Young Children Presentation - Join now. 2:00pm – 2:15pm Undergraduate Student(s): Alexandria Alexander Research Mentor(s): Yanghee Kim The motives for this study on Nigeria is to compare it to that of the U.S. and to explore their educational system and the impact it has on ECE Programs. While contrasting these two educational systems we will focus on the countries literacy rate, how learners are supported in their education, and is there any access to early childhood care and educational services. My information is mainly based off of literature review. However, it can be considered as a qualitative study because I also conducted an interview with A Nigerian native. In conclusion my research methods adopted are both a qualitative study method ( i.e., interview and literature review). Inclusive Education Reaching Multilingual Learners Through Translanguaging Pedagogy Presentation - Join now. 1:00pm – 1:15pm Graduate Student(s): Audra Thompson Research Mentor(s): Jayoung Choi What are the best practices for reaching multilingual learners in K-12 classrooms? While researchers have sought for an answer to this query, several linguists have put forth the concept of translanguaging, “the deployment of a speakers’ full linguistic repertoire without regard for watchful adherence to the socially and politically defined boundaries of named (and usually national and state) languages” (Otheguy et al., 2015, p. 283). This innovative pedagogy has forged its way into many Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) courses in the Inclusive Education Department at KSU, but what are the benefits of teachers using translanguaging pedagogy to encourage multilingual learners to excel academically both in their heritage language(s) (HL) and in English? This presentation will seek to answer the crucial question on translanguaging pedagogy by pulling from multiple facets of research collaboratively conducted over the past year, including but not limited to a presentation in a regional conference entitled “K-12 teachers’ ideologies of translanguaging pedagogy in an ESOL endorsement course,” interviews with several in-service teachers of multilingual students, and data collected from English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) graduate and undergraduate courses (Battle et al., 2020; Choi et al., accepted for publication). The presented findings will have implications for all pre- and in-service teachers of multilingual learners in K-12 classrooms. Secondary & Middle Grades Education Modeling Functions: Modified Falling Ladder Task Presentation - Join now. 9:40am – 9:55am Graduate Student(s): Nakia Salam Research Mentor(s): David Glassmeyer By the time students graduate from high school, the knowledge of functions has shifted from a conceptual understanding to a procedural approach, where the understanding of functions is based upon memorized computational steps that can’t be modeled. A focus on the computational aspect of functions can have a long-term effect on students’ ability to understand the meaning of functional relationships, negatively affecting their overall ability to reason mathematically. Without educators making a conscious decision to recognize the value of modeling and force its’ inclusion, there are few opportunities to experience the application of functional relationships in secondary mathematics classrooms. This presentation overviews a task that provides students with an opportunity to engage in the analysis of the relationship between two quantities through a modeling exploration of a variation of the infamous falling ladder problem. Students use technology to aid in their discovery as they progress through various level of the task, ranging from Geometry to Calculus topics. The overall goal is to portray a real-life situation where the problem may contain ambiguous information, too much/too little data, and involve visual representations as students model the falling ladder problem. The task included in this research provides educators with a resource that can be duplicated or expanded to provide students will a realistic modeling opportunity throughout various secondary mathematics classes. Coles College of Business Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality The i-mode (Almost) Went Global: A Case Study in Product Export Failure Presentation - Join now. 12:20pm – 12:35pm Graduate Student(s): Paola Rattu Research Mentor(s): Canan Mutlu The i-mode, the world’s first commercial web browser technology for mobile phones was launched in Japan in 1999, encountering immediate success and rapidly dominating the Japanese market. Nevertheless, when the technology was launched in the US and in Europe in the early 2000s it was highly unsuccessful. Ultimately, the technology was abandoned outside Japan, and several manufacturers exited the mobile phone industry following their inability to understand foreign customers’ needs and to innovate. This paper reconstructs the history of the i-mode technology and provides a business-oriented analysis of the causes of its debacle. College of Architecture and Construction Management Architecture Sustainable Building Materials of the Future: Architectural Forms and Structural Design Presentation - Join now. 12:00pm – 12:15pm Undergraduate Student(s): Sean Sadler and Moritz Meditz Research Mentor(s): Giovanni Loreto This research investigates the use of non-rigid formwork and the techniques aiming to create more efficient concrete forms. During casting, concrete takes the shape of its formwork; traditionally, these formworks are made of rigid materials like steel or wood. The results are prismatic members, which are not optimized for material usage but only for simplicity in construction. Most of the research in the area focuses on improving the constituent materials, while the formworks have remained unchanged throughout the years. By using the approach described in this study, optimized shapes are achieved. These geometries can save up to 30% of the material while maintaining the same strength. In this study, we investigated the structural capacity of reinforced concrete members built with this technique along with the necessary solutions to perform better casts. Formworks were improved with each cast until a consistent method of creating the desired beam shape was achieved. Using both software are standard laboratory tests, the data were collected and analyzed. The results show that flexible forms can create more environmentally friendly concrete structures. Our research also opened up new questions. How can the processes be more streamlined, and are there real-world applications? How the Environment of Design Studio Education Has Changed at Kennesaw State University Due to COVID-19 Presentation - Join now. 4:40pm – 4:55pm Undergraduate Student(s): Sara Clement, Cole Curry, and Javier Molina Research Mentor(s): Andrew Payne Due to unprecedented circumstances, a disconnect between student engagement and performance appears to have arisen from the shift to an online format