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The effect of trials-to-criterion on the retention of a discrete motor skill by moderately retarded and severely mentally retarded individuals

Creator:

Morehouse, James Wesley

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of trials-to-criterion on the retention of a discrete motor skill (overhand beanbag throw) by moderately mentally retarded and severely mentally retarded individuals. Nonmentally retarded individuals were involved as a control group. The subjects were grouped by degree of retardation and...

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Dissertation
Motives toward track and field competition of foreign and domestic grant-in-aid student-athletes in NCAA Division I colleges and universities

Creator:

Stidwill, Howard F.

Abstract:

This study sought to chronicle the increased presence of the foreign athlete in NCAA Division I track and field and to assess the competitive motivations of American and foreign track and field athletes. Recruiting pipelines, as well as the successes of foreign athletes on U.S. university track and field teams,...

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Dissertation
The relationship between hearing impairment and motor proficiency in selected school age children

Creator:

Schmidt, Sharon

Resource Type:

Dissertation
The effect of peer presence upon health-related physical fitness test scores of college students

Creator:

El Baden, Bahia Mahmoud

Abstract:

The primary purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of peer presence upon the health-related physical fitness test scores of college students. A total of 312 undergraduate college students, 156 males and 156 females, 18 through 29 years of age, randomly selected from the physical education activity...

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Dissertation