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A pilot study concerning the measurement of the typewriter composition skills of selected postsecondary students

Creator:: Plagens, Donald John
Abstract:: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether students using a series of planned exercises designed to improve typewriter composition skills would be better able to compose at the typewriter than students in a control group. The study was also concerned with the effect that the use of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Composition Skills of Selected Postsecondary Students AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DONALD JOHN PLAGENS for

Keyboard retraining : Qwerty to Dvorak

Creator:: Lessley, Bradley John
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to provide information pertaining to performance levels of Dvorak keyboard operators through retraining. More specifically, the purposes of this study were: 1. To compare operator performance rates on the Dvorak keyboard with operator performance rates on the Qwerty keyboard. 2. To determine whether keyboard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Bradley John Lessley for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Vocational Education

Instructor performance appraisal in community colleges

Creator:: Maxwell, David Kent
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine instructor performance appraisal methods being used in community colleges (in Florida, Iowa, New York, Texas, and Washington) and to identify factors responsible for variations in performance appraisal procedures. Questions about instructor performance appraisal which were examined included: who does it, for what purposes, what...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: possible by the assistance and cooperation of many people. Special thanks are extended to Dr. Donald

Initial physical fitness evaluation of Salem Fire Department personnel

Creator:: Dernbach, Arthur Robert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the following people: To Dr. Donald Campbell, major

Fatigue patterns of flexor and extensor muscle groups about weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing joints of humans

Creator:: French, Stephen Neil
Abstract:: Forty-eight young adult males were ranked on the basis of mean hand-grip strength scores and the middle one-third, the medium strength range, were chosen as subjects. These sixteen subjects were given 30 serial trials in each of four tests; knee flexion, knee extension, elbow flexion, and elbow extension. Each trial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: investigation: To Dr. Donald Campbell, major adviser, whose devotion to his profession provided the motivation

The effect of previewing words on timed writings

Creator:: Harrison, Marion E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to supply information that would help improve typing courses by identifying successful skillbuilding practices and to provide students with a means of increasing speed and/or accuracy during timed writings. More specifically, the purpose of this study was to answer the question: Does the previewing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: possible. Since each line of the test paragraphs was approximately 60 strokes, the preview lines would

Electromyographic biofeedback for tension control during fine and gross motor skill acquisition

Creator:: French, Stephen Neil
Abstract:: The presence of residual muscular tension has been implicated as a detrimental influence on the performance and learning of motor skills. A method for reducing muscular tension has been provided by the recent advent of biofeedback training. Thirty young adult males were subjected to tests of stabilometer balancing skill and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for Privacy Donald E. --C---amy6ell The presence of residual muscular tension has been implicated

The effects of auditory metronomic rates on addition performance of second-graders in Lindsay, California

Creator:: Weinhouse, Donald S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of various auditory metronomic rates on addition performance of selected second-graders in Lindsay, California, and thereby test the theory that when such rates "approach and reach personal tempo the individual enjoys an optimal circumstance for learning" (Barsch, 1974, p. 5)....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Donald S. Weinhouse for the

An evaluation and criteria for implementation of a recreational motorboat educational licensing practice in Oregon

Creator:: Christensen, Donald Watson
Abstract:: In recent years almost all states have legislated educational and licensing programs to protect the welfare and property of citizens engaged in outdoor recreational pursuits. Such programs exist for automobile, motorcycle, airplane, and snowmobile operators. However, boating continues to be one of the major recreational outdoor activities where operators of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: recreational motorboat educational licensing practice in Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Donald Watson

An electromyographic approach to motor unit activity during sustained isometric contractions

Creator:: Kauffman, Leonard Alvin
Abstract:: Eight male college students served as subjects in an investigation to establish a procedural model for research of individual motor units during sustained isometric contractions. Teca TE-4 electromyograph system with needle electrode provided electrical potential recordings from active muscle fibers in the right biceps. Various experimental procedures were tested to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Donald Eight male college students served as subjects in an investiga- tion to establish a

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A pilot study concerning the measurement of the typewriter composition skills of selected postsecondary students

Keyboard retraining : Qwerty to Dvorak

Instructor performance appraisal in community colleges

Initial physical fitness evaluation of Salem Fire Department personnel

Fatigue patterns of flexor and extensor muscle groups about weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing joints of humans

The effect of previewing words on timed writings

Electromyographic biofeedback for tension control during fine and gross motor skill acquisition

The effects of auditory metronomic rates on addition performance of second-graders in Lindsay, California

An evaluation and criteria for implementation of a recreational motorboat educational licensing practice in Oregon

An electromyographic approach to motor unit activity during sustained isometric contractions

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