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A validity study for the kaizen event kick-off survey

Creator:: Mitchell, Rebecca M.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to support a research project sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of the NSF research project was to determine how to design kaizen events that result in both short term and long term performance improvements. One of the tools developed to evaluate the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: uses this evaluation to come up with a construct definition. Then, the researcher develops all the

Aspiration

Creator:: Abbott, Michelle N.
Abstract:: This thesis consists of a collection of personal essays with interconnecting themes. The title, Aspiration, suggests a desire for high achievement and also reflects the metaphor of breathing, which serves to tie the collection together. Breathing is a physiological function that is subject to both voluntary and involuntary control, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , suggests a desire for high achievement and also reflects the metaphor of breathing, which serves to tie

Gender differences and level of aspiration as factors in tennis skill performance of college students

Creator:: Keowmookdar, Nattaya
Abstract:: Level of aspiration plays a part in achievement motivation which supports teaching/learning in motor performances. In the past, females reported poorer ability in performances, set lower levels of aspiration, and had lesser achievement motives than males (Crandall, 1969; Stein & Bailey, 1973; Sumner & Johnson, 1949). Some researchers found there...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Redacted for Privacy \,. Dr. Kathleen F. Heath Level of aspiration plays a part in achievement motivation

An examination of the relationship among TARGET structures, team motivational climate, and achievement goal orientation

Creator:: Becker, Susan L.
Abstract:: Current research on sport motivation has focused primarily on goal perspective approaches in an attempt to understand behavior in achievement situations (Ames, 1984; Nicholls, 1984). According to Nicholls' (1984) theory, the achievement goal orientation an individual develops may be influenced by both individual differences and situational factors. Relative to situational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Achievement Goal Orientation. Abstract approved: SavSdra J. Suttie Current research on sport motivation has

The effect of motivational orientation on academic achievement and persistence of rural community college students: A test of a motivational model from a self-determination theory perspective

Creator:: Hoppe, Stephanie E.
Abstract:: Understanding the relationship between motivation, academic achievement, and persistence may help higher education administrators develop plans for increasing student engagement and student success. Prior research on higher education indicated connections between motivation, academic achievement, and persistence, but there has been limited research that relates these concepts to the rural community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: relationship between motivation, academic achievement, and persistence may help higher education

Exploring Involvement : A Qualitative Study

Creator:: Flowers, Kyle
Abstract:: Involvement has been defined and researched by many student affairs professionals and theorists over the past 40 plus years. While many studies have researched the relationship between involvement and a student's academic success, little research has been done that explores what involvement means to them, and the motivations and factors...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , motivation for involvement is individualized, staying organized through calendars, notes, and task lists

The Impact of Motivation in the University Spanish Classroom

Creator:: Canete Blazquez, Raisa
Abstract:: The study of motivation in second language acquisition has been a matter of interest for many years. The research objective of this project was to conduct a study that would determine the motivation level of students of Spanish 113 during Spring term 2016 at Oregon State University, and how their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: “motivation” is hard to measure, its connection with “attitudes” related to language achievement (leaving

The relationship of selected academic factors to the persistence of general educational development (GED) recipients enrolled in community colleges : an Oregon study

Creator:: Sanders, Karen M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between selected academic factors and the persistence of GED recipients in community colleges in the state of Oregon. With this purpose in mind, the study addressed the following research question: Is there a relationship between selected academic variables and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , (c) developmental education, (d) remediation, (e) student success, (f) academic achievement, (g

Veteran Student Success : An Evaluation of Veteran Students' Perceptions of a Cohort Learning Model

Creator:: Campbell, Edward J.
Abstract:: In 2010 the American taxpayers spent $697 million educating veterans under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly referred to as the GI Bill). Most veterans begin their college education at a community college. However, the number of veterans succeeding in community colleges is exceedingly low. Based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: presented on February 29, 2016. Title: Veteran Student Success: An Evaluation of Veteran Students

Family, Community, & Tribal Influence on Native American Student Success

Creator:: Croucher, Racheal L.
Abstract:: The history of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) in education is filled with conflict and painful memories for many. Indian boarding schools that lasted through the early 1900s were used as a tool for forced assimilation of AIAN people. With the disturbing motto of “Kill the Indian, save the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: described their primary motivation to succeed in college as being able to return to their Tribe and give

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A validity study for the kaizen event kick-off survey

Aspiration

Gender differences and level of aspiration as factors in tennis skill performance of college students

An examination of the relationship among TARGET structures, team motivational climate, and achievement goal orientation

The effect of motivational orientation on academic achievement and persistence of rural community college students: A test of a motivational model from a self-determination theory perspective

Exploring Involvement : A Qualitative Study

The Impact of Motivation in the University Spanish Classroom

The relationship of selected academic factors to the persistence of general educational development (GED) recipients enrolled in community colleges : an Oregon study

Veteran Student Success : An Evaluation of Veteran Students' Perceptions of a Cohort Learning Model

Family, Community, & Tribal Influence on Native American Student Success

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