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The Lego® Analogy Model for Teaching Gene Sequencing and Biotechnology
Kathryn Orvis

Utilizing Distance Education to Teach Emerging Topics in Horticulture Science: A Report on Four Years of Teaching Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology
Kathryn Orvis

A Case Study of the Mighty Morris Blooms: Quantitative and Qualitative Program Assessment of a Youth Gardening Program in a 3rd Grade Classroom.
Kathryn Orvis

Genomics Analogy Model for Educators (GAME): from jumping genes to alternative splicing
Kathryn Orvis

Genomic Analogy Model for Educators (GAME): a teaching model for biotechnology and genomics education.
Kathryn Orvis

Analysis of Virtual and Traditional Teaching Assistants Used in Introductory to Animal Science Courses
Kathryn Orvis

An Evaluation of the Junior Master Gardener® Program in Third Grade Classrooms.
Kathryn Orvis

The Genomics Analogy Model for Educators (GAME)
Kathryn Orvis

Effectiveness of using Synchronous, Two-way IP Video to Teach Basic Electrical Knowledge and Skills to First Year 4-H Electric Members
The purpose of this research study was to determine the effectiveness of using distance education technology to teach knowledge and skill based concepts to elementary aged youth.
Jeff Nagle

An Evaluation of Retinal Imaging Technology for 4-H Beef and Sheep Identification
The purpose of this study was to evaluate retinal imaging technology as a means of permanent identification of 4-H beef and sheep projects.
Christy Blomeke

Evaluation of a Livestock Ethics Curriculum for High School Youth
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a livestock ethics curriculum developed for high school students in Agricultural Education classes.
Keli Brubaker

Evaluation of a Livestock Ethics Curriculum for High School Youth
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a livestock ethics curriculum developed for high school students in Agricultural Education classes.
Keli Michele Brubaker

A Model for Using Interaction with Horses to Increase Reading Motivation in First Grade Urban Students
The purpose of this study was to examine if a program using structured contact with an animal paired with a corresponding book and reinforcing curriculum could motivate first grade students to read.
H. Blair Mckissock

Teaching Grant Writing: Promoting Community-Economic Development
The purpose of this work is to determine the level and type of knowledge, skills, and training needed to promote funding development through competitive grant writing.
A.J. Rausch

Life After Incarceration: Preparing Adults and Juveniles for Reentry
The purpose of the study was to assess the efficacy of the theoretically-based cognitive-behavioral Life After Incarceration curriculum to prepare incarcerated adults and juveniles for reentry into the family, school, workplace, and community.
A.J. Rausch

Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship through Education: The Mini Society Program
The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of the Mini Society youth entrepreneurship program to teach youth (grades 2-6) economics, government, and entrepreneurship knowledge and skills
A.J. Rausch

Teaching Animal Science and Promoting Social Competence: Incubators in the Classroom
The purpose of this study is to identify if children gain social/emotional competency skills through guided lessons and interactions with incubated fertilized eggs and chicks in the classroom.
A.J. Rausch

An Evaluation of Retinal Imaging as an Identification Method of 4-H Beef Cattle and Sheep
The purpose of this study is to compare retinal imaging with current identification methods used in 4-H beef and sheep projects.
Christy Blomeke

Analysis and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Gearing Up: Production Agricultural Safety Training for Youth, the Computer Assisted Instruction/Multimedia Farm Tractor and Machinery Safety Curriculum
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of an interactive CD-ROM and World Wide Web (WWW) educational program, entitled Gearing Up for Safety: Production Agricultural Safety Training for Youth, to teach teenaged youth critical production agricultural safety and health-related competencies required under the Fair Labor Standards Act: Hazardous Occupations Order in Agriculture.
Robbie Ray Ortega

Perceived Importance and Involvement of Practices and Skills Essential to 4-H Horse and Pony Volunteers as Described by Key Volunteers in the Indiana 4-H Horse and Pony Program
The purposes and objectives of this study were to; 1) determine the importance key volunteers place on practices identified as essential by nationwide state specialists, and 2) to determine the level of involvement of these volunteers in those practices identified as essential by nationwide state specialists.
Amy M. Stenger

Integrating Science in Agricultural Education: Attitudes of Indiana Agricultural Science and Business Teachers
The purpose of this study was to determine how Indiana Agricultural Science and Business (ASB) teachers perceived the impact of integrating science on agricultural education programs.
M.A. Balschweid

Teaching Biology Using Agriculture as the Context: Perceptions of High School Students
The purpose of this study was to determine how high school students perceived science and agriculture after completing a yearlong biology class that used animal agriculture as the context.
M.A. Balschweid

Science Can Be Fun? A Look At Student Attitudes Towards Science After Completing A Year-Long Biology Course Taught Using Agriculture As The Context
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of biology students who had completed a yearlong, introductory biology course that was taught utilizing animal agriculture as the context.
M.A. Balschweid

Involving Undergraduates in Research and Publishing: A Holistic Approach
The purpose of the study was to determine if undergraduate students could develop scenario based science labs for local middle schools, teach the actual labs developed, and use the results of the experience for publication in a targeted journal.
M.A. Balschweid

Development and Evaluation of Hands-On Learning Activities in Indiana High School Animal Science Classes
The purpose of the study was to measure the effectiveness of experiential learning of hands-on laboratory activities by Agricultural Science and Business students in Animal Sciences.
M.A. Balschweid

Developing Fundamental Skills and Knowledge in Preservice Extension Educators: An Internship Approach
The purpose of this study was to determine the fundamental skills and knowledge that graduate students gained through their participation in an Extension Education internship program and their perceptions of the best methods for obtaining these skills.
M.A. Balschweid

Analysis and Evaluation of the Animal Biosecurity Education Program for Youth
This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of the Animal Biosecurity Education Program
Andrea Gregory-Kreps

Taking the Next Step: Academic Standards in Agricultural Education; A Model for Acceptance in the Academic Arena
The purpose of this article was to communicate a model for acceptance of rigorous, science based Agricultural Science and Business (ASB) curriculum as academic courses as utilized in Indiana.
M.A. Balschweid

A Comparison of Members of the National FFA Organization to the Overall Youth Population as Typified in the Horatio Alger Report: The State of our Nation’s Youth
The purpose of this study was to compare secondary agricultural education students who are members of the National FFA Organization to those youth studied and quantified in the Horatio Alger report The State of Our Nation's Youth.
M.A. Balschweid

Evaluation of Elementary Educational Swine Curriculum’s Effectiveness
The purpose of this quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was to create a field tested educational swine curriculum, "There's a Pig in My Classroom," and evaluate the effectiveness of this curriculum for Indiana fifth grade students based on students knowledge and attitude about the pork industry.
Sarah Pence

An Evaluation of DVD Instruction, Teacher-in-the-Classroom Instruction and Live Animals in Third Grade Classrooms.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of third grade students receiving instruction from a teacher in the classroom, along with hands-on learning materials including live animals, versus the same instruction taught from a recorded lecture on a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) without live animals in the classroom.
Jenise Platt