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VALIDATION OF A SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT TEST MEASURING TEAMWORK PROCESSES

Steffensen, David Skousen (Middle Tennessee State University, 2014-06-20)

As teams have become ubiquitous in the workplace, researchers have sought to maximize their performance by examining the nature and actions of teams. Consideration has been given to the development of instruments designed ...

Validation of the James-Lowell racquetball test : a skills and ability test for use in instructional racquetball.

Shemwell, James (Middle Tennessee State University, 1980)

The main purpose of the study was to validate the James-Lowell Racquetball Test (JLRBT), Form A: Knowledge, and Form B: Ability. A secondary purpose was to establish reliability and construct norms for the JLRBT, Form B.

Validation of the pictorial scale of perceived exertion for children.

Sells, Patrick (Middle Tennessee State University, 2000)

The purpose of this study was to develop a scale for children ages 6 to 10 years of age to identify various exercise intensities. Cartoon pictures of a person exercising with five numerical levels and verbal descriptors ...

Validation of the use of radiographic bone aluminum equivalence to measure bone mineral content in the equine coffin bone

Ewing, Seneca (University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University, 2015-12)

Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common cause of lost training days in the athletic horse. Catastrophic bone failure is the most devastating of these injuries, and is a leading reason for racetrack euthanasia. As a ...

Validity evidence of a computer simulation examination to measure decision-making skills in athletic training.

Bennett, Jason (Middle Tennessee State University, 2002)

The purpose of the study was to collect validity evidence on a computer simulation program to measure decision-making skills in athletic training. Content related, construct-related, and criterion-related validity data ...

A Validity Test of the Short Form Vaping Consequences Questionnaire

Johnson, Landon (University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-04-19)

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) students (n = 14) from undergraduate classes were asked about their vaping history and dependence, assessed on the reasons for vaping via the Short Vaping Consequences Questionnaire ...

The Valuation of Songwriting Techniques: An Analysis of How Song Elements Affect Song Value

Merlock, Frank (University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University, 2020-04-11)

Although the music industry continues to capitalize on the power of big data and analytics, the job of predicting a song's future value is left to Artists and Repertoire (A&R) representatives who must trust their ...

Vangl2-Dependent Plasma Membrane Protrusion Behaviors Require an Intact Fibronectin Extracellular Matrix

Love, Anna Mooney (Middle Tennessee State University, 2018)

Vang-Like 2 (Vangl2), a key player in the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway, regulates collective and directed cell migration in zebrafish gastrulae. vangl2 mutant zebrafish embryos exhibit a strong convergence and extension ...

Variations on a Theme: Reclaiming Feminine Agency with Tori Amos's <italic>Night of Hunters</italic>

McLeland, Kara (Middle Tennessee State University, 2013-03-28)

For several decades music scholars have criticized the Western classical music canon for its failure to represent authentic female voices. This thesis demonstrates how Tori Amos's album <italic>Night of Hunters</italic> ...

Varina Davis, Beauvoir, and the Fight for Confederate Memory

Spencer, Evan Ruark (Middle Tennessee State University, 2015-10-26)

Varina Davis, the First Lady of the Confederacy, had a remarkably contentious relationship with southerners after her husband’s death in 1889. She conflicted with groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy [UDC] ...

Verifying Work Ethic's Factor Structure and Examining the MWEP Short-Form Using the NEO-PI-R

Wright, David A. (Middle Tennessee State University, 2016-03-25)

The proposed study sought to expand construct validity evidence in support of Miller et al.’s (2002) Multidimensional Work Ethic Profile (MWEP) and examine a recently developed short form version of the MWEP. As such, it ...

Veteran Participation in Operation Song: Exploring Songwriting as a Therapeutic Intervention

Lauber, Danielle Elizabeth (Middle Tennessee State University, 2018)

This thesis uses a qualitative, phenomenological approach to answer the question, “What is the experience of Operation Song?” where Operation Song is a voluntary songwriting program for United States military veterans ...

Video Games and History Learning

Prapajit, Kattika (Middle Tennessee State University, 2014-03-28)

Research in areas such as Bandura's social learning theory and cognitive learning, suggest that humans learn and gain knowledge in many aspects of life. This principle may be extended to the learning of historical information ...

Virtual vs. Brick and Mortar Schools: Examining the Impact of School Type on Out-Of-School Time Activities

Sweeney, Thomas Patrick (Middle Tennessee State University, 2015-04-09)

Changing education philosophies and technological advancement have altered the way in which educational content can be delivered to students. Numerous alternate school models are gaining in popularity, with internet based, ...

Vocabulary Development in the Elementary School Years for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities

Rowe, Katie (Middle Tennessee State University, 2014-03-26)

Vocabulary development is critical to increase a student's ability to read fluently, as well as to enhance reading comprehension. This study focused on adding a vocabulary component to the S.P.I.R.E. program, which is a ...

Vocabulary Instruction: The Impact of Direct and Indirect Instruction

Jurek, Lindsay (Middle Tennessee State University, 2016-03-25)

The development of vocabulary knowledge is essential in order to effectively communicate both in writing and orally (Howell, 2008). Research indicates that that vocabulary instruction is more effective when multiple ...

Vocabulary intervention: A combined approach

Davenport, Julie (Middle Tennessee State University, 2016-03-30)

This study used a single-subject design to measure the effectiveness of a vocabulary intervention that combined indirect instruction of vocabulary through repeated reading with phrase drills and the direct instruction of ...

Volumnia/Kony

Walton, Layne (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

Early-modern England, with its mixture of empiricism and mysticism, greatly esteemed analogical thinking and made literary heroes out of newly translated ancients such as Plutarch, whose Lives of the Noble Grecians and ...

Vonnegut's Dresden story : the cathartic struggle.

Edwards, Mary (Middle Tennessee State University, 1997)

This dissertation will reflect an analysis of a close reading of Kurt Vonnegut's first six novels: Player Piano (1952), The Sirens of Titan (1959), Mother Night (1961), Cat's Cradle (1963), God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater ...

A walk to a better tomorrow : improving functional mobility in adults with incomplete spinal cord injury /

Stevens, Sandra (Middle Tennessee State University, 2010)

The objective of this dissertation was to increase the body of knowledge related to functional mobility and physical activity in adults with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). By identifying key determinants which underlie ...

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