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The Influence Of Selected Individuals On The Acquisition Of Fundamental Motor Skills Of Girls, Laura Susan Clapp

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of selected individuals on the acquisition of fundamental motor skills of girls. Specific problems were: 1. To develop a device for measuring influences exerted by selected individuals. 2. To measure fundamental motor skills. This study was limited to all ninth grade girls attending Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo, California. This study was limited to one administration of the questionnaire and one administration of the motor ability test per girl.

A Comparison Of A Traditional Physical Educcation Program To A Movement Exploration Program Involving Junior High School Socially Maladjusted And Emotionally Disturbed Students, Edward F, Cowles

All Master's Theses

Educators have a responsibility to provide a physical education program for the socially maladjusted and emotionally disturbed. Some authorities recognize the problems and special handicaps of the socially maladjusted and emotionally disturbed students and recommend experimental variations in teaching methods from traditional methodology. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a planned program of movement exploration would show an efficient way of improving the physical fitness and motor abilities of an experimental group of junior high school socially maladjusted and emotionally disturbed students. The experimental movement program was compared to a traditional program of physical education …

A Study Of The Status And Leadership Of Girls' Athletics And The Attitudes Of Teachers Of Girls' Physical Education Toward Girls' Athletics In The State Of Idaho, Connie M. Thorngren

All Master's Theses

In 1969 a questionnaire was sent to all Idaho high schools concerning girls’ athletic programs and the attitudes of girls’ physical education teachers toward athletics. Eighty-seven percent of the questionnaires were returned, an indication of high interest in the subject area. Results showed moderate participation in most team sports and low participation in most individual sports. Teachers demonstrated favorable attitudes toward girls’ interscholastic athletics and indicated a need for enlarged programs. Money, facilities, and qualified coaches and officials were viewed as major concerns of girls’ programs.

A Comparative Study Of How Parents From Different Social Classes Perceive School Health Services, John Joseph Pelizza

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

This study was designed to determine attitudes of parents from three different social classes toward school health services. The social class status of parents was determined by the use of Duncan's Social Class Index. This Index, consisting of four hundred forty-six occupations, was divided into a decile scale against which each parent's occupation was checked for a corresponding decile number. If a parent's occupation was not on the Index the investigator subjectively decided on a rating using Duncan's Social Class Index as a guide.

Parents of children enrolled in nine elementary schools (Pajarito, Coronado, Duranes, Inez, Monte Vista, Carlos Rey, …

Performance In The Jumps Decathlon Related To The Triple Jump, Sean Power

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of the study was to determine the validity of the Jumps Decathlon test (or battery of tests) as a predictive method for recognizing a potentially good triple jumper.

Physical Working Capacity Of Adult Men Resulting From A Progressive Aerobics Program, Gary Kaye

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was designed to determine the effects of a progressive aerobics training program on the physical working capacity of adults as measured on the bicycle ergometer.

The following hypotheses were tested:

1. A progressive aerobics training program does not increase physical working capacity (PWC).
2. A progressive aerobics training program has no effect on resting, exercise or recovery heart rate.
3. A progressive aerobics training program does not increase predicted maximum oxygen consumption (VO₂).

A Comparison Of The Perceptual And Motor Abilities Of Learning Disabled And Normal Students At Ages Eleven And Twelve, Rachel Adams Thompson

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

A Study Designed To Establish Norms For The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test Utilizing Somatotypes, Dean A. Blevins

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to develop norms for the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test in each somatotype classification as determined by the Heath-Carter anthropometric measurement. At the present time, norms exist only for the group as a whole which is comprised mainly of mesomorphs. This, of course, results in a great many endomorphs who score poorly, or not at all, and some ectomorphs who also do poorly. It is proposed that endomorphs, ectomorphs, and mesomorphs should each have their own norms.

The Function Of Socialization: Compliance As It Affects Person And Role Power In Coaching And Teaching Experience As Professional Preparation For The Principalship, David Morris Schmitz

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to create and empirically test a theoretical model describing compliance structures utilized by the coach, teacher, and principal to control subordinates. The problem was to determine whether compliance structures used to control subordinates in a previous role socialize a coach or teacher to behave in certain ways on becoming a principal. In addition, background and situational variables were analyzed to determine if these variables had an effect on the leader behavior of public school principals.

Changes In Self-Concept Resulting From Outward Bound Type Activities, Edward Rhudy

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a significant change in self-concept resulting from a non-resident outward bound type program on a selected group of males and females. The design of this study was experimental, involving the nonrandomized pretest, posttest single group. This study of the effects of outward bound type activities was conducted in the natural areas, mountains and semi-arid regions surrounding Albuquerque, New Mexico during the spring of 1971. The Outward Bound class has been a part of the Physical Education Service Program at the University of New Mexico for the past four semesters. …

The Effects Of Selected Methods Of Message Transmission And Place Of Residence On Participation In The Intramural Sports Program At The University Of New Mexico., Theodore Arden Amundson

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to evaluate the effects of selected methods of transmitting information and place of residence on participation of university male students, undergraduate and graduate, in the Intramural Sports Program at The University of New Mexico. Nine methods of communication were selected for experimentation. They were the daily campus newspaper, a personal letter, the telephone, both a letter and the telephone, the intramural bulletin board in the gymnasium, the bulletin board in the student union building, the campus radio station, the grapevine, and chance observation by students who happened to be in the gymnasium when …

The History Of Men's Intramural Sports At Utah State University, David A. Turner

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The history of men's intramurals at Utah State University has been one of improbable beginnings with unrecognized goals . It has grown to a program of very positive beginnings, and very recognizable goals.

This was done by implementing far reaching and forward looking ideas. Of Course, there were many times during the course of the departmental history when miscalculations were made; but in general, they were for the best.

The program now encompases three campus-wide leagues with some thirty to sixty teams, depending upon the sport.

Competitive Team Sports For Women In Lae, New Guinea, Marilyn A. Moore

All Master's Theses

What has taken place through the years that brought organized team sports for women to the present popular position in Lae, New Guinea cannot be known until historical happenings that led to the situation are compiled. A documentation of women's team sports in Lae may provide general information for a greater understanding of the connection between sport and culture as well as specific information relating to women's sports and culture in Lae. This study will add another facet to the history of sports for women. Without such a record it is probable that this information would be irretrievably lost. It …

A Survey Of Injuries Related To Physical Education Activities At Eastern Illinois University From 1960 Through 1966, Fred Arnold Richardi

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Dr. Charles P. Lantz: Eastern Illinois University 1911-1952, Charles F. Flamini

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Development Of A School Nurses' Guide For Teaching Family Life And Sex Education To Parents And Teachers Of Madrona Middle School, Seattle, Washington, Muriel Grace Softli

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop a family life and sex education guide for nurses, parents, and school faculty.

The Role Of Ethnic Identification In Determining Source Credibility Of The Athletic Coach, Thomas Gregory Pucci

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Using a credibility scale that measures authoritativeness and character of a speaker as perceived by his audience, will a statistically significant difference rise where a figure of authority is a member of one ethnic group and those over whom the authority is asserted are members of a second ethnic group?

A Comparison Of Social, Personal, And Physical Development Of Males And Females Exposed To A Day Camp Environment., Benedict Emanuel Coren

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a six-week day camping experience on a group of boy and girl campers. Specifically, this investigation was concerned with the degree of social-personal adjustment and physical fitness changes that might occur in a selected group of boys and girls as a result of a specific day-camping experience.

The design of this study was experimental, involving the nonrandomized pretest, posttest control group.

This study of day camping was conducted at Indian Springs Day Camp in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, during the summer of 1970. The day camp has been operating for …

Philadelphia Board Of Women's Officials Recognition Dinner Program, October 7, 1970, Philadelphia Board Of Women's Officials

Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents

This three page program accompanied the Philadelphia Board of Women's Officials recognition dinner held on October 7, 1970 at Williamson's at City Line. Attached to the front cover of the program is Doris Abrams' name badge. Doris received an award for basketball and softball at the dinner. Eleanor Snell delivered opening remarks.

The Relationship Between The Kinesthetic Accuracy Of Professional Baseball Player's Elbow Joints And Their Fielding Averages, Positions Played, And Team Averages, Bobby G. Coggins

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The accuracy of professional baseball players' lower arms to different kinesthetic locations was the concern of this study. An attempt was made to determine how accurately professional baseball players could reproduce an elbow-joint angle without the aid of visual or haptic knowledge, and to compare this accuracy to their fielding averages, positions played, and team won-lost averages. Forty-one players representing four teams in the Texas League volunteered for the study. The four teams represented each of the four positions in the Texas League standings at the dates their players were tested. A kinesthesiometer was designed and assembled to record the …

The Grading Of Men’S Physical Education Activities In The Small Four-Year Colleges Of Oregon, Washington And California, John A. Beck

All Master's Theses

What grading method of activity courses in small colleges is best meeting the needs of the students involved? What is the most prevalent method used? Is grading outmoded -- a thing of the past? These are the basic questions to be answered by this study.

Greco-Roman Wrestling: Moves, Counters And Drills With A 16mm Instructional Film Suppliment, Darren Lee Sipe

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop an Instructional 16 mm color film on Greco-Roman wrestling moves, counters, and drills which would benefit those on all levels interested in the use of upperbody wrestling techniques. To achieve this objective it was necessary to determine the moves, counters and drills which are most successfully used in Greco-Roman wrestling. This was accomplished by means of a questionnaire and by personal interviews with nationally and internationally known coaches and competitors. The results of the questionnaires and interviews formed the basis for the 16 mm color film and for the explanations used to …

Player-Coach Compatibility: A Study Of The Relationship Of Interpersonal Relations Orientations To Athletic Exclusion In Junior High School Baseball Programs, Dean A. Pease

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Statement of Problem: Many students are excluded from parti­cipation in school athletic programs, and thus, from an oppor­tunity to benefit from the educational experiences afforded. While playing ability would appear to be the most logical and common-sense criterion for the exclusion of certain stu­dents, a variety of psycho-social factors may also serve as important criteria upon which the exclusion and inclusion of athletes are based. To obtain information concerning the existence of such factors, an investigation was undertaken concerning player-coach compatibility and its role in cutting students from athletic squads.

The FIRO theory, developed by Schutz, is based on the …

Skinfold Estimation Of Acutely Altered Body Composition, John English Billing

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to determine if skin-fold measure constitute an effective method of estimating the changes in total body fat content which accompanied an exercise program. Body density and skinfold thickness were measured on fifty-nine white college males before and after a twelve week exercise program of circuit training and jogging. Significant decreases were found in percent of total body fat, kilograms of fat and gross body weight. Kilograms of fat free weight showed a significant increase. Skinfold measures yielded high pre- and post-test correlations with body density, .709 and .847 respectively. The correlation between change …

Study Of Attitudes Of College Students Toward Physical Education At Western Kentucky University, Amelia Zafra

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was undertaken to determine the attitude of the college students toward required physical education program at Western Kentucky University. More specifically, the study was conducted:

1. to find the total students' attitudes toward required physical education,
2. to find if the attitudes of the out-of-state students are different from the in-state students,
3. to find if there is a significant difference between the attitudes of men and women,
4. to compare the attitudes of students with a good physical education background with those students of a poor physical education background,
5. to find if the attitudes of freshman students is different from the …

The Effect Of Circuit Training On The Physical Fitness Of Fourth Grade Boys And Girls Compared To Traditionally Accepted Calisthenics, Larry J. Mataya

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study: (1) To compare the regular physical education program of the fourth grade with an experimental physical education program of the fourth grade; and (2) to compare physical fitness of boys and girls of the two groups before and after the study.

The Effect Of Athletics On The Athlete, Ronald Dwaine Snow

All Master's Theses

This study was concerned with the effects of athletics on the athlete with reference to scholarship, discipline, holding power and character. Specifically, criteria were empirically selected by which each of the traits above could be judged both for athletes and non-athletes and statistical comparisons made between the athletes and non-athletes on each of the traits.

The Effects Of A Perceptual-Motor Training Program On The Development Of Motor Perception Skills On Kindergarten Children, James H. Gaston

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to partially evaluate the effectiveness of a kindergarten perceptual-motor training program in regard to improvement of motor skills. In this evaluation the primary effort will be to measure those aspects of readiness which are closely related to the specific objectives of the perceptual motor training program. A secondary effort will be made to evaluate the general efforts of the training on aspects of readiness less closely related to the specific objectives of the program. The hypothesis upon which the present study is predicated is that there will be significant difference in motor perception skills …

Tee-Ball, Merl E. Brothers

All Master's Theses

The hypothesis of this study was that boys between the ages of seven to nine playing Tee-ball would receive a significantly higher number of opportunities to learn baseball skills than boys playing in the Atom Leagues; and as a result of the greater number of opportunities to learn, Tee-ball would result in greater improvement than would Atom ball over one season.

The Effects Of A Movement Education Program On The Perceptual-Motor Development Of Kindergarten And Grade One Students, Donna J. Gregory

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effectiveness of a basic movement education program, presented by a physical education specialist, on the acquisition of perceptual-motor skills of kindergarten and grade one students.