Student Projects - Social and Behavioural Sciences

Stand Number: 2209

Project title: One Step at a Time: Should we invest in kinetic flooring in Ireland?

Overview: I aim to find out if kinetic flooring is a worthwhile investment when it comes to green electricity and the taxpayers' money in Ireland

School Name: St Marys College Arklow

School County: Wicklow

Stand Number: 2210

Project title: Art, Is it worth it?

Overview: My aim in this project is to explore the relationship between the perceived monetary value of an artwork and people’s opinions of art.

School Name: Sligo Grammar School

School County: Sligo

Stand Number: 2211

Project title: How Digital Literate Are We? An investigation into digital literacy levels in Irish Secondary Schools

Overview: An investigation into adolescents' digital literacy knowledge and practice levels. Are we preparing students adequately for the technological world?

School Name: St Mary's Holy Faith Glasnevin Secondary School

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 2212

Project title: A study of the post-Covid work environment

Overview: I am studying three demographics, those that work from home, in office, and hybrid. I will be comparing them on metrics pre vs post Covid.

School Name: Portlaoise College

School County: Laois

Stand Number: 2213

Project title: The Role of Self-Determination Theory in Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation Among Transition Year Students

Overview: My project focuses on gathering student opinions to understand how Self-Determination Theory influences their intrinsic motivation during Transition Year.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 2214

Project title: Has 40 years of progressive education in society changed the gender stereotypes in the workplace?

Overview: This project aims to discover whether, after 40 years of progressive education in society, people have changed their views on gender stereotypes in the workplace.

School Name: Glanmire Community College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2215

Project title: Hot off the Press! The Facts about Women’s Sports Coverage

Overview: A comparative investigation into the coverage of Women’s sport compared to Men’s in mainstream media in Ireland.

School Name: Ursuline Secondary School

School County: Tipperary

Stand Number: 2216

Project title: AI Art? A Statistical Investigation Examining Whether the Irish Population Prefer AI Generated Art or Human Generated Art

Overview: Investigating the perceptions of AI art across many age groups and determining whether such perceptions change with age.

School Name: Ursuline College Blackrock

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2217

Project title: Where is the Truth: The effects of media propaganda on young people

Overview: This is a social investigation into how propaganda in mainstream media affects young people, and how it is manipulating the political landscape of the future.

School Name: Blackwater Community School

School County: Waterford

Stand Number: 2218

Project title: How does the amount of sleep you get affect your appetite/mood/focus?

Overview: This project will allow us to gain insight into how sleep really affects our day to day lives.

School Name: Heywood Community School

School County: Laois

Stand Number: 2219

Project title: Memory Magic: Do Mnemonics Help Improve Memory Retention

Overview: For this project, I am going to investigate whether mnemonics improve memory retention compared to rote learning by conducting a quiz-based experiment with two groups.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 2220

Project title: AI-Don't Believe It!

Overview: Can different age groups recognise if an image is AI-generated? We investigated age-related cognitive differences, digital literacy, and visual cues used for identification.

School Name: Presentation Secondary School Ballyphehane

School County: Cork

Student Projects - Social and Behavioural Sciences

Stand Number: 2209

Project title: One Step at a Time: Should we invest in kinetic flooring in Ireland?

Overview: I aim to find out if kinetic flooring is a worthwhile investment when it comes to green electricity and the taxpayers' money in Ireland

School Name: St Marys College Arklow

School County: Wicklow

Stand Number: 2209

Project Title: One Step at a Time: Should we invest in kinetic flooring in Ireland?

Project Overview: I aim to find out if kinetic flooring is a worthwhile investment when it comes to green electricity and the taxpayers' money in Ireland

Lead Student: Aoife O'Neill

School Name: St Marys College Arklow

School County: Wicklow

Teacher Name: Joanne English

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2210

Project title: Art, Is it worth it?

Overview: My aim in this project is to explore the relationship between the perceived monetary value of an artwork and people’s opinions of art.

School Name: Sligo Grammar School

School County: Sligo

Stand Number: 2210

Project Title: Art, Is it worth it?

Project Overview: My aim in this project is to explore the relationship between the perceived monetary value of an artwork and people’s opinions of art.

Lead Student: Michael Concannon

School Name: Sligo Grammar School

School County: Sligo

Teacher Name: Michelle Higgins

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2211

Project title: How Digital Literate Are We? An investigation into digital literacy levels in Irish Secondary Schools

Overview: An investigation into adolescents' digital literacy knowledge and practice levels. Are we preparing students adequately for the technological world?

School Name: St Mary's Holy Faith Glasnevin Secondary School

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 2211

Project Title: How Digital Literate Are We? An investigation into digital literacy levels in Irish Secondary Schools

Project Overview: An investigation into adolescents' digital literacy knowledge and practice levels. Are we preparing students adequately for the technological world?

Lead Student: Annarose Sijo

School Name: St Mary's Holy Faith Glasnevin Secondary School

School County: Dublin

Teacher Name: Bronwyn Mulvey

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2212

Project title: A study of the post-Covid work environment

Overview: I am studying three demographics, those that work from home, in office, and hybrid. I will be comparing them on metrics pre vs post Covid.

School Name: Portlaoise College

School County: Laois

Stand Number: 2212

Project Title: A study of the post-Covid work environment

Project Overview: I am studying three demographics, those that work from home, in office, and hybrid. I will be comparing them on metrics pre vs post Covid.

Lead Student: Seán Cheah

School Name: Portlaoise College

School County: Laois

Teacher Name: Fiona Kelly

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2213

Project title: The Role of Self-Determination Theory in Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation Among Transition Year Students

Overview: My project focuses on gathering student opinions to understand how Self-Determination Theory influences their intrinsic motivation during Transition Year.

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Stand Number: 2213

Project Title: The Role of Self-Determination Theory in Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation Among Transition Year Students

Project Overview: My project focuses on gathering student opinions to understand how Self-Determination Theory influences their intrinsic motivation during Transition Year.

Lead Student: Orla Buttimer

School Name: Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk

School County: Kerry

Teacher Name: Eimear Nolan

Project Type: Individual

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2214

Project title: Has 40 years of progressive education in society changed the gender stereotypes in the workplace?

Overview: This project aims to discover whether, after 40 years of progressive education in society, people have changed their views on gender stereotypes in the workplace.

School Name: Glanmire Community College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2214

Project Title: Has 40 years of progressive education in society changed the gender stereotypes in the workplace?

Project Overview: This project aims to discover whether, after 40 years of progressive education in society, people have changed their views on gender stereotypes in the workplace.

Lead Student: Lauren Tobin