FACTORS AFFECTING MUSIC NAEP EXAM ACHIEVEMENT

Achievement in music may be affected by many factors such as the characteristics of the student, the chosen music program, the home environment, and the student’s focus on music study. In music classes, teachers use various techniques to assist in the acquisition of music knowledge. This study determined the effect the different modalities of music study have on the acquisition of basic music skills common to all musical performances. This study also determined the effect of teaching techniques, gender, reading materials in the home, self-reported importance of the Music NAEP Exam, home music activities, and student’s focus on the acquisition of music knowledge. This study investigated the difference in scores on the Music NAEP Exam related to the music study methods, student characteristics, and the students’ focus on music. Results from the 2008 Music NAEP Exam have been used. The 4,028 participants are 8th grade students: 50.5% male and 49.5% female, 52.7% White, 18.1% Black, 22.6% Hispanic, 4.5% Asian, 1.2% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 9% Other. 39.8% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch while 87.4% are enrolled in public schools. The average scale score is 147 out of a possible 300 points. Factor analysis will be performed to determine the effects of the method of music study, reading materials at home, teaching techniques used in music class, and the students’ focus on music. This analysis determined that significant differences in Music NAEP Exam scores exist as a result of music confidence, music class activities, performance in an ensemble, high literacy resources, and music interests. In addition, when considered individually, taking private lessons, singing in a chorus, and performing in an instrumental ensemble all have a significant effect on music achievement

The Power of presence: the ‘Cradle to Grave’ installation at the British Museum

The Living and Dying gallery opened at the British Museum five years ago. Praised by critics, this award-winning exhibition is one of the most well attended exhibitions at the Museum. A visit to the gallery makes it apparent that it is the contemporary art installation, Cradle to Grave, that is particularly attractive to the visitors. The aim of this article is to explore why this installation is so effective. However, rather than evaluating visitor responses to the installation, this article analyses the fundamental premises that make it so successful. Using three different theories of ‘proximity’, ‘presence’ and ‘flow of materials’ I thereby attempt a deeper understanding of the installation’s particular intensity. Thus, this article presents a type of exhibition analysis that tries to incorporate the ‘meaning production’ potential of an exhibition, i.e., what an exhibition tells, along with the exhibition’s capability to produce ‘presence’ and ‘material grounding’, i.e., what it does

Factors Influencing Mortality of Stocked Rainbow Trout In Black Hills Reservoirs

Because return to angler is an important outcome of put-and-take fisheries, understanding mortality of stocked Rainbow Trout is fundamental to managing these fisheries. Harvest rates of stocked Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in the Black Hills of South Dakota are believed to be below management objectives. Rainbow Trout not harvested by anglers are assumed to be lost to various sources of mortality, raising concerns about the cost of the Rainbow Trout stocking program relative to the benefit provided to anglers. (Simpson 2008). This study evaluated the factors influencing mortality of Rainbow Trout stocked into Black Hills reservoirs. We assessed the effects of angling, environmental conditions, stress, and diet on mortality of stocked Rainbow Trout. We conducted this study on four small reservoirs (~1-10ha) in the Black Hills between 2018 and 2019. Using creel surveys, we determined harvest rate and expected angling mortality based on angling type. We measured environmental variables to determine how habitat suitability for Trout varied spatially and temporally within and among reservoirs. We assessed stress levels in Rainbow Trout using three common physiological indicators found in blood plasma that included cortisol concentration, glucose, and lactate. We evaluated stomach contents to assess the timing and use of natural prey sources by stocked Rainbow Trout. Using an information theoretic approach, we developed models that best explain how biological and environmental factors influence mortality of stocked Rainbow Trout. Estimated angling-related mortality for Rainbow Trout during the study was relatively high at 78% (15,497) and ranged from 42% to 80% among reservoirs. Harvest by anglers was the greatest source of mortality, with an estimated 56% (11,071) of the 19,900 Rainbow Trout harvested by anglers. Catch-and-release angling was the second largest source of mortality with 22% (4,426) of stocked Rainbow Trout lost to catch-andrelease mortality. Estimated catch-and-release mortality ranged from 11 to 30% among study reservoirs. Both harvest and catch-and-release mortality were reliably predicted by environmental and biological parameters. Based on AIC analysis, our top candidate models explained 80% of the variation in harvest mortality of Rainbow Trout and 85% of the variation in catch-and-release mortality

Tailoring In-Clinic Patient Education to Target Outcome Improvement in Acute Low Back Pain

Presented at the 2022 Virtual Northwest Medical Research Symposiu

Rations for Early Weaned Pigs

One of the most critical times in the nutrition of the pig is during the first few weeks after weaning. This is particularly true if the pigs are weaned at an age of 3 to 4 weeks or younger. During the past two years an experiment has been in progress at this station to study different ration ingredients in rations for pigs weaned at about 3 weeks of age in order to determine if more economical rations can be developed that will be highly palatable and support rate and efficiency of gains comparable or superior to more complex rations. The trials reported here were designed to study certain feed additives as growth promotants, to compare a simple and more complex ration and to study the effect of protein level in rations for early weaned pigs