K-2 Teacher Perception of Anxiety

Research has indicated that anxiety adversely affects learning. Schools charged with student learning and achievement need to address anxiety. However, determining the efficacy of anxiety prevention programs or strategies may be problematic. School leaders that wish to address anxiety with students will have difficulty in finding an anxiety prevention program or strategies that are evidence-based. This places a burden on school leaders’ decisions regarding the allocation of additional resources to implement such services. The purpose of the current study is to examine the perceptions of K-2 school teachers’ perceptions on school anxiety in the children they serve. Information obtained from teachers’ perspectives may be used to help with future prevention efforts in schools. The study used a qualitative methodology, specifically, phenomenology. Subjects included K-2 school teachers. Interviews were transcribed and coded, using manual coding. The emergent themes were used as a way to recognize and categorize student anxiety at the K-2 level. The findings revealed that signs of anxiety in primary students include tears, withdrawn, acting out, and body language. Causes of anxiety at the primary level include fear of the unknown, home life, Common Core, and technology. Furthermore, the findings verified the theoretical framework of this study – the ACT theory. The ACT theory posits that anxiety causes lack of concentration and brain fatigue. The findings in this study revealed that anxious students could not think clearly, focus, or finish work. Additionally, possible viable strategies or programs used by teachers were identified that decrease anxiety in students

The Journal of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning

IMPACT: The Journal of the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning is a peer-reviewed, biannual online journal that publishes scholarly and creative non-fiction essays about the theory, practice and assessment of interdisciplinary education. Impact is produced by the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning at the College of General Studies, Boston University (www.bu.edu/cgs/citl).In this issue, podcasts are looked at as a pedagogical game changer. Using the award-wining podcast Serial as their catalyst, this issue's essayists look at podcast's emerging role in higher education, how multimodal learning can help students find their voices, the podcast's place in the curriculum at a criminal justice college, and how podcasts can inspire students to reflectively assess their own writing. Our reviewers take a critical look at the podcasts Welcome to Night Vale and Revisionist History

The Ursinus Weekly, March 3, 1977

Ursinus news in brief: Weekly begins new feature; Constitutions approved; Honor society holds seminar; Pre-legal meets • SFARC year in review • USGA president offers comments • Ass\u27t dean interviewed • Comment: Investigation demanded; Our time to speak • Weekly special • Letters to the editor: More on food; Review reply; A non-sports fan speaks • Rumours • Beachcombers • Swimmers are 2nd, 6th; Wrestlers 8th • Handwerk resigns after Bears win first game • Macs bury Bears • Brighter football future aheadhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1067/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, November 11, 1976

Ursinus news in brief: U.S.G.A. passes resolution; Sigma Xi to host speakers; Switzer named to federal board • U.C. student\u27s paper honored • Ursinus installs Richter • Gourman Report slated • Academic Council reports • Comment: Congratulations President Richter • Letter to the editor: Response to Trees • Founder\u27s Day: A presidential inauguration • Text of Pres. Richter\u27s inaugural speech • U.C. band advances • Review: Al Stewart • The Wismer approach to gourmet dining • Devils beat Bears • Volleyball season wrap-up • X-country runs eleventh in MAC • Elsewhere in MAChttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1062/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, November 20, 1975

Sub-stantial lunch presented by Union • Dorm visitation reform urged • The Party\u27s over • Explosive evidence • Student letter sent to Board • New Student Affairs subcommittee formed • Editorial: Communication before tragedy • Letters to the editor: Reactions • Grad. School crunch etc. • ProTheatre puts best foot forward • Coffeehouse reviewed • State of the Union • New service at Myrin • Forum review: Lindsay on energy • Photo exhibit opens • 1-6-1 And something must be done! • Ursinus\u27 women\u27s hockey starlets repeat success! • Wrestler\u27s preview • Manning\u27s men • C. C. team • NBA preview part IIhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1047/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, February 9, 1977

Ursinus news in brief: Summer employment outlook; Temple adopts plus, minus grades; U.S.G.A. releases absenteeism data; Craft named exec. assistant • Cafeteria trials successful • Testing rule changed • Calendar to be reviewed • S.F.A.R.C. discusses counseling, vandalism • Comment: A short lesson in Weekly economics • Ursinus: a suburban wasteland • Our common cause • Transcript hassles • Forum review: Musical notes • Let\u27s line up for Wismer • TGV • Seniors plan dinner dance • Art exhibition • Pre-Legal group meets • Basketball loses again • Commentary: Is a new coach needed? • Swimming teams resume seasons • Wrestling wrap-uphttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1065/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, February 12, 1976

Students and Board meet • U.S.G.A. to be elected: Pres. qualifications amended • English Dept. upholds quality • ETS changes • Attorney named bequest chairman • Two Ursinus grads look back from Penn • Editorial: Schedule change - aid to program? • Civil Service testing set • Letter to the editor: A different opinion • Rich Swartz discusses his U.C. career • Movie review: One flew over the cuckoo\u27s nest • Shakespeare trip offered in June • Reflections on France • Forum review: Duo pianists • Lorelei news • Good: Badminton! • Our Bears do wrestle! • We have a winner! • NBA stars • How Vermeil got the Eagles job! • Bernie! • Intramurals! • Bears basketball • Notes from sports editor\u27s deskhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1050/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, November 13, 1975

Volleyball team is Division A champ • Myrin hrs. changed? • Pre-legal Soc. is revived • SFARC update • U.S.A. as seen by Kahata • Temple University lists Irish Studies • Pollution expert talks • Editorial: Pride and perseverance • Editor\u27s comment: My reply to your opinions • Saturday Lunch • Forum review: Ambassador discusses U.N. • Bearpit opens • A new light on Lantern • Newmans organize • A conversation in the board room • Devils demonize Bears! • Diving into action • Intramurals • Mr. Karas • NBA West • A season of kickshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1046/thumbnail.jp

The degree to which the cultural ideal is internalized predicts judgments of male and female physical attractiveness

We used attractiveness judgements as a proxy to visualize the ideal female and male body for male and female participants and investigated how individual differences in the internalization of cultural ideals influence these representations. In the first of two studies, male and female participants judged the attractiveness of 242 male and female computer-generated bodies which varied independently in muscle and adipose. This allowed us to map changes in attractiveness across the complete body composition space, revealing single peaks for the attractiveness of both men and women. In the second study, we asked our participants to choose the most attractive male and female bodies in a method of adjustment task in which they could independently vary muscle and adipose to create the most attractive body. We asked whether individual differences in internalization of cultural ideals, drive for muscularity, eating disorder symptomatology and depressive symptoms could systematically shift the location of peak attractiveness in body composition space. We found a clear preference by both genders for a male body with high muscle and low adipose, and a toned, low adipose female body. The degree of internalization of cultural ideals predicted large individual differences in the composition of the most attractive bodies