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Item How does the use of the anatomage table impact student learning of anatomy and physiology concepts?(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2021) Keegan, Emily; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Greg FrancisAnatomy and Physiology is a class that relies heavily on visual models. In this study, the use of the Anatomage table was used during the skeletal system and muscular system units. A comparison group did not use the table for their lab in the first unit, and an experimental group used the table. During the second unit, the groups switched so that all students got to experience working with the table in at least one unit. Pre and post-test data, surveys, interviews, and retention tests were used as data collection tools. The results suggest that the Anatomage table has benefits for some students, especially in identifying and applying the knowledge acquired in the units. It had less of an impact on written test scores, especially in higher achieving students.Item Effects of video lecture on students' mastery of engineering design software(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2018) Robbins, Austin Douglas; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Greg FrancisVideo based tutorials can be found for nearly any topic piquing one's interest. This study analyzes the effects of video-based instruction by comparing it to live lecture instruction in a high school introduction to engineering course. The study measured students' rate of mastery of basic modeling skills in Autodesk Inventor, a three-dimensional design software. Using Likert surveys and student interviews, students' disposition toward learning the software and personal preference for type of instruction were also recorded. The results indicated that video lecture instruction increased students' rate of mastery and retention of basic modeling skills and was students' preferred method of instruction for new material.Item The effects of graphing software on students ability to analyze data(Montana State University - Bozeman, Graduate School, 2015) O'Leary, Thomas A.; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Peggy Taylor.In order to think critically in today's world, the Partnership for 21st Century Learning states that students will need to be able to analyze data. Also, a large portion of standardized testing is reading and interpreting graphs. These two factors determined the goal of this project. The goal of this project was to determine the effectiveness of TinkerPlots software on student's ability to analyze data. This paper covers seven months of the project where the students were taught how to use the software and then used it on multiple projects. Data collected indicates that the students' ability to analyze data increased and their attitudes improved when analyzing data. Data also indicated that teacher's attitudes improved when teaching data analysis.