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Strenght and Flexibility Gains in Supplementary Weight Training Programs Using Two Different Weight Training Apparatus
The purpose of this study was to investigate strength and flexibility development as each is affected by three training programs using two apparatuss the Exer-Genie and the Super-Mini-Gym.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Whiteley, Harold L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Personality Characteristics of High School Male Gymnasts
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the personality characteristics of high school male gymnasts and the personality characteristics of high school football athletes and non-athletes. An attempt was made to answer three specific questions: I. Do personality differences exist between the gymnastic group and the non-athletic group? II. Do personality differences exist between the gymnastic group and the football group? III. Do personality differences exist between the football group and the non-athletic group?
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Bennington, Gary L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Unilateral Exercise Upon the Reaction-Movement Time of the Exercised Arm and the Contralateral Arm
The purposes of the study were to determine (1) the effect which exercise of the nondominant arm would have upon the reaction-movement time of the dominant and nondominant arms, (2) the degree to which fatigue transfers from one arm to the other arm, and (3) the influence of lateral dominance upon the reaction-movement time of both the dominant, and nondominant arms.
Date:
May 1973
Creator:
Schmidt, Dianne L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Construction of a Volley Test for Aerial Tennis
The purpose of the study was to construct and validate a wall volley test to be used in determining one's over-all playing ability in aerial tennis. The specific problem was to determine the reliability and validity of the wall volley test.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Payne, Martha Sue
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Criteria for the Development of a Free-Play Recreational Environment for Handicapped Children
If there are to be more and improved recreational facilities for the handicapped, recreation planners, landscape architects, and architects must collect, analyze, and project pertinent data into comprehensive criteria for facility development. To develop the criteria, personal notes from site investigations and project developments were correlated with information from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the National Therapeutic Recreation Association; the American Association on Mental Deficiency; and the National Recreation and Park Association.
Date:
August 1972
Creator:
Austin, Richard Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Selection, Use, and Maintenance of the Modalities of Physical Therapy by Selected Professional Athletic Trainers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area
The study involved a survey of the selection, use, and maintenance of modalities of physical therapy by selected professional athletic trainers of high school, college, and professional athletic teams in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
Gibbins, Douglas W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey and Comparison of Educational and Experiential Qualifications of Selected City Recreation Directors in Texas
A major problem in today's parks and recreation departments is the selection of qualified leaders. The magnitude and quality of recreation programs is apparently directly related to leadership. Information pertaining to present qualifications of recreation leadership is important in selecting or utilizing future recreational leaders.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Johnson, Steven L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship between Aggressiveness and Wrestling Success of Men Students in Beginning Wrestling at North Texas State University
This was a study of the relationship between aggressiveness and wrestling success of men students enrolled for the first time in beginning wrestling in physical education classes at North Texas State University.
Date:
August 1965
Creator:
Wheeler, Charles M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Standards Set by the Texas Education Agency for Certification of Teachers in Physical Education for Senior High School with Those of the Accrediting Agencies in the Other States of the Southern District of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
The following are the purposes of the study: 1. To obtain a basis for evaluation of certification of physical education teachers. 2. To compare certification standards of Texas with those of the other southern states. 3. To develop a better understanding of the standards set by the Texas Education Agency for physical education. 4. To gain a better understanding of the standards recommended by the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
Date:
August 1965
Creator:
Lindsey, Robert Curry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Restricted, Remedial, and Adapted Programs of Physical Education for Boys in Selected Public High Schools in Texas
This study sought to answer the question: Are public high schools in Texas providing for the physically handicapped students? This was a descriptive study of the restricted, remedial, and adapted programs of physical education for boys in selected public high schools in Texas.
Date:
August 1965
Creator:
Hardaway, Robert Newton
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Construction of a Handbook for Teachers of Aquatic Art
The following purposes were established for the study: 1. To determine the scope of the area known as aquatic art. 2. To determine the basic knowledge and understandings necessary for competent teaching in the area of aquatic art. 3. To present in the form of a handbook principles and procedures for organizing, administering, and conducting an aquatic art program.
Date:
August 1964
Creator:
Vantrease, Sue Gay
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship of Health Knowledge and Health Practices of the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelth Grade Students of Cooper High School, Delta County, Texas during the Academic Year of 1966-1967
The following purposes were proposed in undertaking the study: 1. to determine the health knowledge of the students selected for the study, as indicated by a standardized test; 2. to determine the health practices of the students selected for the study, as indicated by a standardized inventory; and 3. to determine if there is a relation between the health knowledge and the health practices of the students selected for the study.
Date:
August 1967
Creator:
Newsom, Roy L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Relation of Pre- and Post-Puberty Anthropometric Measurements and Performance of American Negro and Caucasian Females on the AAHPER Physical Fitness Battery
The problem of this study is to determine the relationship that may exist among the variables of racial status, puberty status, anthropometric measurements, and physical fitness. Particularly of interest are the anthropometric differences that may exist among Negroes and Caucasians and the effect that these differences may have upon physical fitness as measured by the AAHPER Physical Fitness Battery. Differences among racial groups and puberty groups will be determined by analysis of variance technique and relations among anthropometric measures and physical fitness components will be compared and determined by correlational techniques.
Date:
August 1967
Creator:
Terrell, Ruth Evelyn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Physical Education Programs with Regard to Acivities Offered the Male Student in Texas Junior Colleges
This study was to determine physical education program offerings at the junior colleges in Texas and to present them in such a manner that comparisons could be made between these programs and recommendations of the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
Date:
August 1967
Creator:
Blair, Oscar Thomas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Present Methods Used in the Training of Participants in the University of Texas State High School Cross Country Meet
This study was conducted to investigate the methods which are presently being used to train boys for participation in the University of Texas State High School Cross Country Meet.
Date:
August 1967
Creator:
Briedwell, William E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Dynamic Weight Training upon Flexibility
This study was to determine the effects of a six-week program of dynamic weight training upon flexibility.
Date:
August 1967
Creator:
Embry, Rodney L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transfer of Training and Retroactive Inhibition Existent in the Learning of a Selected Tennis and Badminton Skill
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the transfer of training would affect the achievement and retention scores of subjects learning selected tennis and badminton skills. This study was intended to establish the most beneficial teaching progression for tennis and badminton skills.
Date:
August 1968
Creator:
Daniels, Diane
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Massed and Distributed Practice in Beginning Gymnastics for College Women
The study was undertaken to determine the effects of massed and distributed practice on the performance of beginning gymnastics skills, to secure data on these effects, and to evaluate these effects in acquiring the necessary components of motor fitness for basic gymnastics skills.
Date:
August 1968
Creator:
Dixon, Carolyn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Simple Reaction Time and Movement Time of the Dominant and Non-dominant Hand of Elementary School Children
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reaction time and speed of movement of the dominant and non-dominant arms of elementary-school boys and girls.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Bartee, Horace Hayne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Two Approaches to Presenting Two Series of Locomotor Skills to Children with Minimal Brain Dysfunction
Because the child with minimal brain dysfunction has problems perceiving the world around him, and as a result, is hindered in the learning process; the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two different methods of instruction in and practice of two series of similar locomotor skills upon the ability of children with minimal brain dysfunction to switch from one activity to another within each series.
Date:
December 1970
Creator:
Clark, Sharon E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Two Methods of Prophylactic Hand Care for Junior High Girls Performing Uneven Bar Skills
The performance of Uneven Parallel Bar skills by junior high girls is hindered by blister formation on the hands. The problem was to investigate certain measures relative to their value in blister prevention.
Date:
December 1970
Creator:
Cowan, Robert A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Measurement of Body Awareness of Seventh, Eighth, and Nineth-Grade Girls and a Comparison of this Awareness to their Ability to Perform Two Gross Motor Tasks
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between body awareness and the ability of junior high school girls to perform gross motor tasks, like hitting and kicking.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Leaverton, Sandra Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Performance on Four Gross Motor Skill Tests of Dyslexic and Non-Dyslexic Boys Aged Nine through Twelve
The primary purpose of this study was to compare performance on selected gross motor skills of elementary school-aged children diagnosed as dyslexic and a similar group of school-aged children who are identified as non-dyslexic. A secondary purpose of the study will be to compare performance within the dyslexic group according to the severity of the affliction.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Ness, Donna K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Body Cathexis and Motor Performance in Junior High School Girls of Three Ethnic Groups
This investigation is concerned with the problem of determining whether or not a significant relationship exists between body cathexis and motor performance in junior high school girls. In addition, the study investigates whether or not there are significant differences among Negro, white, and Mexican--American girls and seventh-,eighth-, and ninth-grade girls in body cathexis and motor ability performance.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Bedford, Jane
System:
The UNT Digital Library