Fatigue and Recuperation Curves under Varying Lengths of Intertrial Recovery Periods (open access)

Fatigue and Recuperation Curves under Varying Lengths of Intertrial Recovery Periods

The purposes of this study were to investigate the effect that strength level had upon fatigue and recuperation under the two conditions of five- and thirty-second interval duration periods. Another purpose was to compare the results of this study to similar studies using male subjects in order to determine if women's response patterns to tests of strength were similar to those of men.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Osborne, Jacquelyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Rotation Around Two Axes of the Body Upon Static Balance (open access)

The Effects of Rotation Around Two Axes of the Body Upon Static Balance

The problem of this study was to investigate the effect of the rotation around two axes of the body upon static balance as measured by the stork stand, the headstand, and the one foot balance.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Gill, Sherry A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of the Vertical Peg Board on the Performance of Pull-Ups by Elementary-School Boys (open access)

The Effect of the Vertical Peg Board on the Performance of Pull-Ups by Elementary-School Boys

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the use of the vertical peg board on the performance of the pull-ups by boys in grades five and six in an elementary school in the North Texas area.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Fox, Gloria J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effects of Competition Upon the Personality Adjustment of High School Girls (open access)

A Study of the Effects of Competition Upon the Personality Adjustment of High School Girls

This thesis examines whether significant differences existed in the personality traits of high school girls who had undergone different types of competitive experiences. Those considered were interscholastic league basketball, debate, drill team and school band. A group of girls who had not engaged in competition was also included.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Walterscheid, Theresa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Construction of a Wall Test for the Badminton Short Serve and the Effect of Wall Practice on Court Performance (open access)

Construction of a Wall Test for the Badminton Short Serve and the Effect of Wall Practice on Court Performance

The purpose of this study is to construct and validate a wall type test of badminton short serve skill by comparison with the French Short Serve test and to determine the effect of changing the distance through which the serve must pass on scores made on tests with and without a restraining line.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Washington, Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Survey of the Qualifications of Municipal Recreation Directors in the Southwest District and Standards Recommended by the National Recreation and Park Association (open access)

A Comparative Survey of the Qualifications of Municipal Recreation Directors in the Southwest District and Standards Recommended by the National Recreation and Park Association

This study investigated the background and experience of municipal recreation directors in the Southwest District of the United States and compared these qualifications with standards recommended by the National Recreation and Park Association.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Birkhead, Barry Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Competitive Basketball Experiences of Girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon Selected Personal and Social Behavior Patterns (open access)

Effects of Competitive Basketball Experiences of Girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon Selected Personal and Social Behavior Patterns

This study compared the effects of competitive basketball experiences, no basketball experiences, and choral experiences of girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon selected personality factors, behavior, and social status.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Green, Marjorie L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of the Volleyball Pass, the Repeated Wall Volleys, and Volleyball Playing Ability of Eleventh Grade Girls (open access)

The Relationship of the Volleyball Pass, the Repeated Wall Volleys, and Volleyball Playing Ability of Eleventh Grade Girls

This study sought to determine the relationship of the volleyball pass, the repeated wall volleys, and volleyball playing ability, as measured by a panel of four judges, using 120 eleventh grade girls enrolled in physical education classes at Odessa High School, Odessa, Texas, for the Fall semester of 1967.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Knight, Linda E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Relationships of Motor Creativity, Tap Dance Skill, and Tap Dance Choreography (open access)

A Study of Relationships of Motor Creativity, Tap Dance Skill, and Tap Dance Choreography

This study sought to determine the relationship of motor creativity, tap dance skill, and experience in tap dance choreography to the ability to choreograph tap dances.
Date: June 1968
Creator: Teer, Norma S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship between Balance on Stationary and Moving Objects (open access)

A Study of the Relationship between Balance on Stationary and Moving Objects

This study investigated the relationship between balance on a moving base and balance on a stationary base. The hypothesis chosen for this investigation was that the correlation between the two types of balance would be zero.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Nolen, Carlyle A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effects of Fatigue, as Induced by the Harvard Step Test, on Kinesthetic Perception (open access)

A Study of the Effects of Fatigue, as Induced by the Harvard Step Test, on Kinesthetic Perception

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the effects of induced fatigue on performance of the balance, lengthwise test, the leg raise test, the vertical space te4st, and the separate feet test.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Bryant, James C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Viewing Loopfilm on Tennis Skill and Form (open access)

The Effects of Viewing Loopfilm on Tennis Skill and Form

This study was an attempt to determine the effectiveness of loopfilms as a supplement to the demonstration-explanation method of teaching sports skills.
Date: June 1969
Creator: Camp, Barbara A.
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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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
A Study of the Previous Public Senior High School Physical Education on Experiences of Freshman Girls Enrolled at North Texas State College for the Spring Semester, 1960, with Recommendations for the Curriculum in the Area of Physical Education for Service Classes at North Texas State College (open access)

A Study of the Previous Public Senior High School Physical Education on Experiences of Freshman Girls Enrolled at North Texas State College for the Spring Semester, 1960, with Recommendations for the Curriculum in the Area of Physical Education for Service Classes at North Texas State College

The investigator became interested in the question, "What is the typical high school background in physical education of freshman girls enrolled in Texas colleges." The investigator was particularly interested in the background of freshman girls enrolled in North Texas State College. On the basis of the above interest, the investigator undertook a study of the previous public senior high school experiences in physical education of freshman girls enrolled at North Texas State College for the spring semester, 1960, with recommendations for the curriculum in the area of physical education for the college service classes.
Date: August 1960
Creator: Curtis, Joyce Mae
System: The UNT Digital Library