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The Effect Of Teacher Vs. Student-Set Performance Goals On Academic Achievement In A Middle School Science Classroom, Tyne Nicole Courville
The Effect Of Teacher Vs. Student-Set Performance Goals On Academic Achievement In A Middle School Science Classroom, Tyne Nicole Courville
LSU Master's Theses
Self-regulation and self-efficacy are both necessary for students to be independent learners. During middle school, students begin to yearn for academic autonomy, but lack the ability to regulate themselves and are unreasonable about their abilities. Goals have been proven to promote the development of these two skills. The purpose of this investigation was to determine which type of performance goal most efficiently promotes the development of self-regulation. The effects of performance goal source were analyzed to determine if teacher-assigned or student assigned performance goals produce greater growth in content knowledge for seventh grade life science students. The effects of goal …
A Portable Phonatory Feedback Device For Patients With Speech Disorders, Richie Sajan
A Portable Phonatory Feedback Device For Patients With Speech Disorders, Richie Sajan
LSU Master's Theses
Vocal intensity-related speech disorders such as dysarthria and vocal nodules can limit quality of life and reduce the patient’s ability to interact with family, socialize, or pursue employment. Behavioral speech therapies exist to address these issues but have limited effectiveness because they are expensive and clinic-based. The ability to monitor vocal intensity outside of the clinical setting will greatly aid in the treatment of these speech disorders, enabling patients to make quicker progress by reinforcing techniques learned in the clinic. The Voice Volume Monitor (VVM) is a portable and cost-effective therapeutic aid designed for this purpose, providing real-time feedback regarding …
Design, Fabrication, And Operation Of Two Broadband Force Balance Seismometers, Andrew Weber
Design, Fabrication, And Operation Of Two Broadband Force Balance Seismometers, Andrew Weber
LSU Master's Theses
The measurement of ground motion is important for a wide range of fields. In physics, advanced experiments can involve precise positioning of components. In civil engineering, engineers need to know the characteristics of ground motion to better design large scale structures, and the study of ground motion form distant earth quakes help geologists understand the structure and dynamics of the earth. Each application requires instruments of different specifications. In this thesis I describe the design, fabrication, assembly, and operation of two broad band force balance seismometers and the associated control software. The design, control elements, and methods used in this …
Factors Affecting The Efficacy Of Feedback Use During Source Monitoring, Stephanie Groft
Factors Affecting The Efficacy Of Feedback Use During Source Monitoring, Stephanie Groft
LSU Master's Theses
The current study considers how individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) affect feedback effectiveness. Participants, selected to have high and low WMC, first watched a video of a crime. Subsequently, a post-test questionnaire was administered concerning events taken from the video and additional information suggested to have occurred in the video. After a 10 minute filler task, participants were given a two-part memory test requiring them to identify the source of the information presented in the test statements. During the training portion of the test, half of the participants received feedback as to the accuracy of their source decisions. …
A Generalized Approach For The Control Of Micro-Electromechanical Relays, Mohamed Abdelrahman Younis
A Generalized Approach For The Control Of Micro-Electromechanical Relays, Mohamed Abdelrahman Younis
LSU Master's Theses
MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) is an area of research and applications that is becoming increasingly popular. It's mainly concerned with integrating micro-mechanical transducers with micro-electronic circuits on common substrates, traditionally silicon, through micro-fabrication. Instead of traditionally having the transducer and the communicating (or control) circuit as two separate entities, MEMS miniaturizes and combines them on a single chip, giving it several advantages, saving space, money, and increasing the sensitivity and accuracy of the integrated system. A micro-electromechanical relay is a type of MEM devices that is becoming increasingly important in a wide range of industries such as the computer industry, the …