Browsing UW-L Seminar Papers by Title
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The effect of muscle fatigue on proprioceptive accuracy following knee injury
(1986-12)This study investigated the effects of muscle fatigue on the proprioceptive accuracy of knee injured and surgical individuals. Ss were 18 control, 17 knee injured without surgery and 14 knee injured with surgery. Average ... -
The effect of programmed relaxation exercises on the shooting of basketball freethrows
(1979-05)The present investigation examined the effectiveness of programmed relaxation exercises in conjunction with mental practice on the performance of shooting basketball free-throws. The Ss were (N=24) female intercollegiate ... -
Effect of Student Union committee participation in retrospect, Wisconsin State University, La Crosse, 1960-70
(1970-07)The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the effect of Student Union committees at Wisconsin State University, La Crosse. Areas concentrated on to measure effect included acceptance into graduate school, ... -
Effective use of imagery in Samuel Johnson's London and the vanity of human wishes
(1972-05-12)Literary critics have frequently found the poetry of Samuel Johnson lacking in effective imagery. A study of the imagery in two major poems by Johnson appears to be a sound approach to determining the validity of this ... -
The effects of a seven-week isokinetic training program on eccentric strength development
(1985-12)This study examined the effects of a 7 wk eccentric isokinetic training program (60 degrees/sec) on peak torque (PT), total work (TW)and peak torque/body weight (PT/BW) of the knee extensors. Thirty-one men and women from ... -
The effects of a wellness education program and wellness locus of control upon wellness behaviors of middle school students
(1981-08)This study examined change in wellness behavior among middle school students following a wellness education program. The Children's Wellness Behavior Inventory (CWBI) was designed to measure this change. Effects of wellness ... -
Effects of an educational program on smoking in teenage girls
(1979-05-02)A six-lesson educational smoking unit containing factual information, value clarification techniques, individual problem solving, small and large group discussion, and activity projects was designed to determine the effects ... -
Effects of isokinetic and isotonic muscle training on vertical jumping ability and maximum power output as a result of four and six week training programs
(1983-08)This study compared the effects of two training programs, on isotonic and the other isokinetic, on vertical jumping (VJ) ability and maximum power output (MPO) over periods of four and six weeks. Fifty-five male subjects ... -
Effects of programmed ball handling activities on the reading ability of second grade students
(1967-08-01)This study is concerned with the effects of daily practice in a variety of visually guided ball handling activities on the reading ability of second grade children. A series of ball handling activities was prepared and ... -
Effects of selected weight training programs on dynamic strength, and its relationship to the 40-yard dash
(1970-12-15)Fifty-two junior and senior non-athletes of the South Milwaukee Senior High School, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin participated in the study of the effects of selected weight training programs and a relationship to their dynamic ... -
Effects of stretching warm-up exercises in performance of specific track and field power events
(1972-07)This study was designed to compare the effects of warm-up on performance of tenth grade boys in the running long jump, forty yard dash, and shot put. An attempt was made to determine whether or not warm-up was c; of value ... -
Effects of the bent arm hang exercise and concentrated rope climbing on the ability to climb a rope
(1967-07-31)This study was made to determine the effect that the bent arm hang exercise and concentrated rope climbing would have on the ability of a fourth grade student to climb a rope. Boys and girls from six fourth grades in the ... -
The Effects of the Black Student and the Black Cultural Center Concept on the WSU-La Crosse Environment: A Study of White Student Attitudes
(1970)This paper is centered on one event, the phenomenon of black cultural centers and specifically the black cultural center at WSU-La Crosse, it's relationship to the university environment, with emphasis on white students' ... -
The effects of video game trounament play on the level of morale of geriatric residents in a nursing home setting
(1985-12)A Pac-Man tournament was implemented to evaluate the effects of video game tournament play on the levels of morale of geriatric residents at Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center. 40 Ss were randomly assigned to one of two groups. ... -
Egg and nestling mortality in red-winged blackbirds
(1971-07)This study was undertaken to examine the mortality rates for the eggs and nestlings of small passerines. The Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) was selected because of the availability of nests in the area. A ... -
Elizabethan progresses, 1559-1603
(1971-12)Although Queen Elizabeth I of England made summer journeys or progresses almost every year from 1559 to 1602 very little attention has been focused on them and on the reasons for or the results of these trips. The purpose ... -
Enhancing the validity of intellectual assessment: the efficacy of the universal nonverbal intelligence test for the Hmong population
(2000-05)This paper evaluates the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT), both in comparison to other contemporary nonverbal scales of intelligence and as a potential means of valid and fair assessment for the Hmong population. ... -
An evaluation of Student Personnel Services Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
(1973)The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the courses in the Student Personnel Services graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The investigation was directed toward students who either have graduated ... -
An evaluation of the Minority Cultural Center program at the University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse
(1974-05)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Minority Cultural Center programming at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The investigation was directed toward minority students enrolled in the spring semester of the ...