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Item The changing face of folkloric transmission: bigfoot and the American psyche(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2020) Davenport, Hannah Marie; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Robert RydellThe purpose of this research is to better articulate the role that podcasts play in the transmission of oral narratives within the world of modern folklore. The use of podcasting as a medium for folkloric transmission will be examined through the lens of the bigfoot stories in North America. The research will be primarily comprised of two separate studies. The first is an examination of the bigfoot stories found in North America beginning with the traditional narratives of the Native Americans and First Nations people, which shed light on the building blocks of the bigfoot archetype, and follow the stories as the become the modern narrative that we hear today. The second study is an examination of the role that podcasts play within our culture in relation to the dissemination of information on a mass scale. These analyses are followed by an assessment of how podcasting has become a popular medium for oral storytelling, and how this medium has facilitated the expansion of the bigfoot folklore. The research found that podcasts, combined with other social media platforms, have created digital folklore collections that may help push interdisciplinary research within the scientific community. The methodologies used for the research are a combination of textual literature, digital literature, and audio files (podcasts).Item The effects of differentiated homework on student performance, interest, and diligence in a high school biology course(Montana State University - Bozeman, Graduate School, 2014) Caditz, Joshua; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Peggy Taylor.The use of differentiated homework structures and vodcasts were investigated to determine if they improved student interest, diligence, and understanding of high school biology content and concepts. The project results support the notion that the use of vodcasts increase student interest and provide a useful alternative homework tool. The results do not support the use of a differentiated homework structure for the acquisition of biology content or mastery of concepts.Item The effectiveness of using interactives on students in a high school human anatomy classroom(Montana State University - Bozeman, Graduate School, 2011) King, Marty A.; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Peggy Taylor.My students have a difficult time staying attentive for long periods of lecture which leads to declining test scores. This project examines the integration of various interactive and visual activities to a traditional lecture-based high school anatomy class. The effects on short-term comprehension as well as long-term understanding along with student engagement and interest were studied. The effects of instructor comfort were also considered. This project made additions to the traditional lecture that was already being used in a high school Human Anatomy class in a small rural school in Iowa. The additions included podcasts, multiple pictures, short videos imbedded in the PowerPoint lectures, games used with iTouches, Webquests on the computer, and full length videos. Data were collected using preunit, postunit, and delayed assessments to determine student long-term and short-term comprehension. Also included were interviews of students and an on-line survey of students. The student interviews and an on-line survey were used along with an on-task checklist was used to gauge student engagement and student interest. In order to address instructor comfort, an instructor journal was used along with an interview and instructor assessment. The data indicate positive results as to students' short-term understanding and long-term retention of concepts. There was also an increase in student engagement and student understanding during the treatment units. Finally, there was an increase in instructor's comfort level during the treatment units.