Nickols, Jordan
Douthit, Nathan
Clay, Haley
Santiago-Colberg, Waldo
Khan, Sameer
Article History
Received: 3 November 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2026
First Online: 21 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was provided by the East Alabama Medical Center Institutional Review Board. Informed consent was waived by the East Alabama Medical Center Institutional Review Board. This study was deemed IRB exempt, and the need for consent from participants was deemed unnecessary according to national regulations, for the following reason:Research to be conducted in established or commonly accepted educational settings, involving normal educational practices, such as (i) research on regular or special educational instructional strategies, or (ii) research on the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods.Our study was performed in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.