Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Theses and Dissertationshttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/UNTETD/browse/?fq=untl_institution:UNT&fq=str_degree_discipline:Physical+Education&fq=str_degree_level:Master%27s2016-11-15T10:54:02-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: UNT Theses and DissertationsThe Effects of Lower Body Negative Pressure on the Cardiovascular System: The Relationships of Gender and Aerobic Fitness2016-11-15T10:54:02-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935602/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935602/"><img alt="The Effects of Lower Body Negative Pressure on the Cardiovascular System: The Relationships of Gender and Aerobic Fitness" title="The Effects of Lower Body Negative Pressure on the Cardiovascular System: The Relationships of Gender and Aerobic Fitness" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935602/small/"/></a></p><p>Sixteen males and sixteen females were recruited for this study; eight of each gender were aerobically trained athletes; the remaining eight were untrained control subjects. Each subject performed a maximal exercise stress test for aerobic capacity (VO2max). On a separate day the blood volume and the cardiovascular responses to progressive (0 to -50 torr) lower body negative pressure (LBNP) were determined. The female subjects were observed to be significantly more tolerant of the LBNP than the male subjects. No differences between groups were observed in changes in leg volume, cardiac index, blood pressure, or heart rate during LBNP. However, the females, in comparison to the males, maintained stroke index at a higher level, and increased regional vasoconstriction more, during the LBNP induced hypotensive stress. These findings suggest that female subjects withstand LBNP to -50 torr better than male subjects.</p>Personal Study and Comparative Analysis of the Track Men and the Football Men at North Texas State Teachers College for the Period of Ten Years (1930-1940)2016-11-15T10:54:02-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935827/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935827/"><img alt="Personal Study and Comparative Analysis of the Track Men and the Football Men at North Texas State Teachers College for the Period of Ten Years (1930-1940)" title="Personal Study and Comparative Analysis of the Track Men and the Football Men at North Texas State Teachers College for the Period of Ten Years (1930-1940)" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935827/small/"/></a></p><p>This study deals with an investigation of letterman in track in North Texas State Teachers College during the ten- year period of 1930-31 through 1939-40, as compared with football lettermen of the same period. More especially, it is a study of the program, the accomplishments, and the later occupations followed by the individual athletes who earned letters in track. The status of the athletes was considered from the standpoint of their athletic and scholastic attainments as well as their social activities while in college, The athletes were also considered from the standpoint of position and location since leaving college. It is recommended that in the near future a similar study be made of the other sports in North Texas State College to parallel this study.</p>Survey of Procedures Employed and Progress made by Dallas City Schools for the Immunization of Contagious Diseases2016-11-15T10:54:02-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935631/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935631/"><img alt="Survey of Procedures Employed and Progress made by Dallas City Schools for the Immunization of Contagious Diseases" title="Survey of Procedures Employed and Progress made by Dallas City Schools for the Immunization of Contagious Diseases" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935631/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to determine the progress of the immunization program for Contagious Diseases in the City Schools of Dallas, Texas, over a period of ten years, dating from September 1928, to September 1938. An endeavor was made to determine how the Health Works Program of the Dallas Public Schools developed, and the protection it gave the public children.</p>The Effects of Selected Work Intervals of Eccentric Exercise During a Strength Training Program2016-01-14T20:34:50-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798211/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798211/"><img alt="The Effects of Selected Work Intervals of Eccentric Exercise During a Strength Training Program" title="The Effects of Selected Work Intervals of Eccentric Exercise During a Strength Training Program" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798211/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of six- and twelve-second time intervals of eccentric strength training among college males. Thirty-eight students were used in two experimental groups and one control group. Subjects in the two experimental groups trained three days a week for seven consecutive weeks and were required to perform two sets -of eccentric exercise with three repetitions in each set for either six- or twelve-second intervals, depending upon the experimental group assignment. Results indicated that there was a significant differ ence between the experimental groups' mean strength gain and that of the control group. There was no significant difference between the two experimental groups.</p>The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of Fort Worth, Texas as a Related Factor to the Growth of the City from 1888 to 19472016-01-14T20:34:50-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798336/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798336/"><img alt="The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of Fort Worth, Texas as a Related Factor to the Growth of the City from 1888 to 1947" title="The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of Fort Worth, Texas as a Related Factor to the Growth of the City from 1888 to 1947" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798336/small/"/></a></p><p>This study was made to show the relationship of the growth and development of the city, and the park system to the recreation movement of Fort Worth, Texas from 1873-1947. This information was gathered from the following sources: annexation files of the city secretary and city engineer, annual reports of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, the charter of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, the History of Fort Worth Park system, the minutes of Public Recreation Board, and the personnel of city officials.</p>A Survey of the Green Jacket Club of the North Texas State Teachers College and its Contributions to the Organization of Similar Clubs in the Secondary Schools in Texas2016-01-14T20:34:50-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798236/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798236/"><img alt="A Survey of the Green Jacket Club of the North Texas State Teachers College and its Contributions to the Organization of Similar Clubs in the Secondary Schools in Texas" title="A Survey of the Green Jacket Club of the North Texas State Teachers College and its Contributions to the Organization of Similar Clubs in the Secondary Schools in Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798236/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study is to discover and report the history of the Green Jacket Club of the North Texas State Teachers College from its origin to the present time, to find out how many similar clubs have been organized by Green Jacket members in the secondary schools of Texas, and to show how the club is organized compared with the original Green Jacket Club. The following conclusions were made: 1. The members of the Green Jacket Club of the North Texas State Teachers College were a representative group of girls, for the eighty-two studied had majored or minored in sixteen of the nineteen major departments offered by the college. 2. The Green Jacket members surveyed were a professional and progressive group of girls, since exactly fifty per cent have continued their education by doing graduate work. 3. The members of the Green Jacket Club have expressed their loyalty to North Texas State Teachers College by their return to the Teachers College campus to do their graduate work. 4. More than half of the Green Jackets surveyed were still in the teaching profession, which indicates their success in this line of endeavor. 5. Membership in forty-six different clubs indicated that Green Jackets make good club women. 6. Further evidence of the professional spirit of the Green Jackets was shown by their large membership in the Texas State Teachers Association, Parent-Teacher Associations, and National Education Associations. 7. The belief that Green Jacket members were largely leaders was verified by the fact that twenty-six of the eighty-two Green Jackets studied had sponsored sixty-three clubs. 8. The influence of the Green Jacket Club has been felt not only on the campus of North Texas State Teachers College but in at least twenty-four towns and cities in Texas. 9. These twenty-four clubs were found to be similar to the Green Jacket Club in type of organization, number of members, requirements for membership, types of uniforms, initiation procedures, and serveries rendered in the respective communities. 10. Most of the clubs organized similar to the Green Jacket Club have been a pleasant experience for the Green Jacket sponsor, probably because she was so impressed by the far-reaching influence of the Green Jacket sponsor and wished to follow her example. 11. The attitudes of the administrators and student body of the schools in which these clubs were organized were similar to the favorable expressions of the administrators and student body of the North Texas State Teachers College. 12. The attitudes of the communities toward the clubs was also favorable due probably to the various services these clubs rendered to these communities.</p>A Quarter of a Century of Health and Physical Education in North Texas State Teachers College2016-01-14T20:34:50-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798247/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798247/"><img alt="A Quarter of a Century of Health and Physical Education in North Texas State Teachers College" title="A Quarter of a Century of Health and Physical Education in North Texas State Teachers College" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798247/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to trace the history and development of the Health and Physical Education Program in North Texas State Teachers College from the year 1914 to 1939 to determine the contribution this department has made in the development of the College. As a reslut of the foregoing study, the following conclusions were reached: 1. The success of the Health and the Physical Education Department was due to the foundation upon which it was built; this foundation was laid by responsible and well-trained men and women. 2. The personnel has increased from one teacher to nine regular staff members. 3. The number of credit courses in the department has increased in twenty-five years from one to forty-three. 4. The students trained in this department are equipped to teach all phases of Health and Physical Education work in the public and private schools, and in the various types of summer camps. 5. The Health and Physical Education facilities have grown from a two room gymnasium in the basement of the Historical Building, a baseball field, a tennis court and basketball court, to a well-equipped Health and Physical Education plant. This plant now consists of a modern fire-proof sanitarium with a staff of twodoctors, three graduate nurses, a dietition, and a housekeeper; two gymnasium; an athletic field house; two gridirons; stadium; swimming pool; four croquet courts; one outdoor concrete slab used for dancing and skating; basketball and tennis courts; an archery range; an outdoor theatre; a miniature golf course; putting greens; thirteen tennis courts; picnic grounds; and space for horse shoe pitching; soft ball and other games. 6. The Recreation Park is one of the best of its kind in connection with a college in the United States. 7. Though the Health and Physical Education Plant represents a large investment, it is a real asset to the college. 8. As a result of athletic accomplishments, the college has become internationally known.</p>The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 19392016-01-14T20:34:50-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798411/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798411/"><img alt="The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939" title="The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798411/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to show the growth and development of the recreation program for men and women in the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939. This thesis has attempted to show in chronological order that the growth and development of the year-round recreation program at North Texas State Teachers College was a result of two underlying factors; leisure time, and the innate tendency of man to express his emotions through the avenue of play.</p>Methods and Procedures in Determining a Recreation Program for the City of Denton, Texas2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699537/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699537/"><img alt="Methods and Procedures in Determining a Recreation Program for the City of Denton, Texas" title="Methods and Procedures in Determining a Recreation Program for the City of Denton, Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699537/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the existing Recreation Program of Denton, Texas provides for the leisure time needs of the citizens of Denton. After the existing program was surveyed, the results were compared with the standards set up by the National Recreation Association for a city the size of Denton. From a comparison of the present program and the standards, an effort was made to formulate a program that would meet the leisure time needs of the citizenship of Denton.</p>A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Physical Activity Expressed by Male and Female Students in the Required Physical Education Activity Program at North Texas State University2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699542/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699542/"><img alt="A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Physical Activity Expressed by Male and Female Students in the Required Physical Education Activity Program at North Texas State University" title="A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Physical Activity Expressed by Male and Female Students in the Required Physical Education Activity Program at North Texas State University" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699542/small/"/></a></p><p>"The problem of this study was to determine attitudes toward physical activity expressed by male and female students in the required physical education activity program at North Texas State University during the 1970 spring semester."--4.</p>A Study to Determine the Status of Six-Man Football in the Public High Schools Under the Texas Interscholastic League in 19412015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699594/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699594/"><img alt="A Study to Determine the Status of Six-Man Football in the Public High Schools Under the Texas Interscholastic League in 1941" title="A Study to Determine the Status of Six-Man Football in the Public High Schools Under the Texas Interscholastic League in 1941" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699594/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purposes of the study were as follows: 1. To determine to what extent six-man football was meeting the needs of the small high school. 2. to determine trends in regard to the organization, administration, and conduct of the game in Texas. 3. To compile information that would serve those schools which are now playing six-man football, and those which are considering the adoption of the game."-- leaf 2.</p>A Survey of the Growth and the Development of Extra-Curricular Activities in North Texas State Teachers College, 1919-19392015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699633/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699633/"><img alt="A Survey of the Growth and the Development of Extra-Curricular Activities in North Texas State Teachers College, 1919-1939" title="A Survey of the Growth and the Development of Extra-Curricular Activities in North Texas State Teachers College, 1919-1939" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699633/small/"/></a></p><p>"This survey of extra-curricular activates in North Texas State Teachers College from 1919 to 1939 was made to determine when and how extra-curricular activates made their appearances and developed in this institution."--v.</p>An Analysis of the Hobbies of the Fifth Grade Boys of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699569/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699569/"><img alt="An Analysis of the Hobbies of the Fifth Grade Boys of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas" title="An Analysis of the Hobbies of the Fifth Grade Boys of Twelve Elementary Schools of Dallas, Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699569/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purpose of this study was to determine the percent of boys who had hobbies; what influenced their choice of hobbies; what types of hobbies were selected; what were their recreational, educational, and vocational values; and what were their environmental influences...One hundred and ninety-eight questionnaires were filed out in the schools that were in the high economic districts, one hundred ninety-one in the medium districts, and one hundred ninety-seven in the low districts. This made a total of five hundred and sixty-five questionnaires used in the analysis... Comparisons and analyses of all the groups were made by means of numbers, percentages, and averages. "-- leaves 3,7</p>A Comparative Study of Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Physical Education and Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Other Fields at North Texas State College with Respect to Selected Personal Traits2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699663/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699663/"><img alt="A Comparative Study of Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Physical Education and Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Other Fields at North Texas State College with Respect to Selected Personal Traits" title="A Comparative Study of Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Physical Education and Fifty Undergraduate Men Majors in Other Fields at North Texas State College with Respect to Selected Personal Traits" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699663/small/"/></a></p><p>"To determine the general characteristics of the undergraduate men majors in the field of physical education and men majors in other fields...if the undergraduate men majors in physical education could be distinguished from the men majors in other fields"--4.</p>The Development and Growth of Sports Activities for Women in North Texas State Teachers College from 1908 to 19382015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699665/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699665/"><img alt="The Development and Growth of Sports Activities for Women in North Texas State Teachers College from 1908 to 1938" title="The Development and Growth of Sports Activities for Women in North Texas State Teachers College from 1908 to 1938" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699665/small/"/></a></p><p>"The problem of this study is to determine the growth of sports activities for women in the North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas from 1908 to 1938"--1.</p>A Survey of the Leisure Time Activities of the Senior High School Girls of Big Spring, Texas2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699659/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699659/"><img alt="A Survey of the Leisure Time Activities of the Senior High School Girls of Big Spring, Texas" title="A Survey of the Leisure Time Activities of the Senior High School Girls of Big Spring, Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699659/small/"/></a></p><p>"This study has two-fold purpose: (1) to determine how the senior high school girls of Big Spring, Texas spend their leisure time and the relation, if any, of certain home and community facilities and instruction as factors which govern the amount and type of leisure activities, (2) to determine whether the public schools are preparing the students for the wise use of leisure time. "-- leaf 3.</p>Personnel Study of North Texas State Teachers College Lettermen from 1936 to 1946 as to Military and Scholastic Attainments During World War II2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699685/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699685/"><img alt="Personnel Study of North Texas State Teachers College Lettermen from 1936 to 1946 as to Military and Scholastic Attainments During World War II" title="Personnel Study of North Texas State Teachers College Lettermen from 1936 to 1946 as to Military and Scholastic Attainments During World War II" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699685/small/"/></a></p><p>The purposes of this study are (1) to determine military and scholastic achievements made by North Texas State Teachers College lettermen during World War II; (2) to make tabulations of these achievements; and (3) to provide references and data on these athletes during World War II.</p>A Study of the Participation and Interests in Leisure Time Activities of the Women of Dallas, Texas2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699689/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699689/"><img alt="A Study of the Participation and Interests in Leisure Time Activities of the Women of Dallas, Texas" title="A Study of the Participation and Interests in Leisure Time Activities of the Women of Dallas, Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699689/small/"/></a></p><p>"It is the purpose of this investigation to discover and report how the women of Dallas, Texas, spend their time when not engaged in their daily occupation. ... it attempts to disclose the trend of interest of various groups according to age, salary, and occupation; the influence of previous training; the reasons for non-participation in the activities in which they desire to take part. It is a further purpose to formulate various plans which are to evaluate academically or non-academically the activities that should be included in the program for the modern girl in the secondary school."-- leaf 1.</p>A Comparative Study of the 1939-40 Living Conditions of Dormitory and Non-Dormitory Men Attending North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699699/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699699/"><img alt="A Comparative Study of the 1939-40 Living Conditions of Dormitory and Non-Dormitory Men Attending North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas" title="A Comparative Study of the 1939-40 Living Conditions of Dormitory and Non-Dormitory Men Attending North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699699/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purpose of the study is two-fold: (1) to compare the 1939-40 living conditions that prevailed in the men's college dormitory with living conditions that existed in sixteen college-supervised residences for men; (2) to compare the living conditions that existed in 1939-40 in both the men's dormitory and the college-supervised residences for men with standards set up by authorities in the field of college student housing."--1.</p>A Survey of the Activities of the High School Students and Adults in the Community Bounded by the School District of Springtown, Texas, to Determine the Economic, Physical, Religious, and Social Standards of the Community2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699704/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699704/"><img alt="A Survey of the Activities of the High School Students and Adults in the Community Bounded by the School District of Springtown, Texas, to Determine the Economic, Physical, Religious, and Social Standards of the Community" title="A Survey of the Activities of the High School Students and Adults in the Community Bounded by the School District of Springtown, Texas, to Determine the Economic, Physical, Religious, and Social Standards of the Community" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699704/small/"/></a></p><p>"...This interest developed into a four-fold problem: (1) to discover and report the history of the Springtown Independent School District, (2) to show the growth of this school district (3) to discover and report the activities in which the adults and high school students of this community participate and those in which they would like to take part; and (4) to determine the religious, social, and economic standards of the community."</p>A History of the North Texas State Teachers College Demonstration School2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699725/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699725/"><img alt="A History of the North Texas State Teachers College Demonstration School" title="A History of the North Texas State Teachers College Demonstration School" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699725/small/"/></a></p><p>Covers the development of training schools, the history of the North Texas State Teachers College demonstration school, facilities and personnel, curriculum, and a comparison with other studies.</p>The Effects of Two Methods of Training on Arm Strength2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699402/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699402/"><img alt="The Effects of Two Methods of Training on Arm Strength" title="The Effects of Two Methods of Training on Arm Strength" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699402/small/"/></a></p><p>A study was made to investigate the relative effectiveness of two methods of training on the development of arm strength. The purposes of the study included the following: 1. To determine functional arm strength of male students enrolled in physical education classes selected for the study. 2. To conduct specific exercise programs in each of the selected classes. 3. To determine the relative effectiveness of the selected programs in developing arm strength.</p>The General Development of Safety Education with Special Reference to the Safety Program of the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699405/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699405/"><img alt="The General Development of Safety Education with Special Reference to the Safety Program of the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas" title="The General Development of Safety Education with Special Reference to the Safety Program of the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699405/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purpose of this thesis is to show the general development of safety education in the home, the school, and the community with special reference to the safety program in the Public Schools of Dallas, Texas. In this study of the general development of safety education the writer has treated the problem in the following divisions: (1) History of the safety movement (2) Safety education (3) Public safety education (4) Safety program in Dallas (5) Home safety (6) School safety and (7) Safety program in the Dallas Public Schools. Special consideration was given to the safety program of the Public Schools of Dallas "-- leaf 1.</p>An Evaluation of the Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Program of the Waco State Home2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699438/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699438/"><img alt="An Evaluation of the Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Program of the Waco State Home" title="An Evaluation of the Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Program of the Waco State Home" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699438/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the program of physical education, health, and recreation of the Waco State School from 1933 to 1940...In view of these definite results, the conclusion is made that the Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Program of the Waco State Home has been successful in the following respects: 1. It has developed normal, happy children who have a chance to become useful, self-supporting children. 2. The Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Program of the Home has met and exceeded in many respects the educational standards for such activities. 3. The Waco State Home has performed a great educational service in remolding warped, underprivileged children."--leaf 2.</p>A Study of Coaching Techniques Employed by Coaches of the Interscholastic League Boys' Championship Class B Basketball Teams of Texas2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699444/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699444/"><img alt="A Study of Coaching Techniques Employed by Coaches of the Interscholastic League Boys' Championship Class B Basketball Teams of Texas" title="A Study of Coaching Techniques Employed by Coaches of the Interscholastic League Boys' Championship Class B Basketball Teams of Texas" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699444/small/"/></a></p><p>This was a study of coaching techniques employed by coaches of boys' basketball teams placing first and second in Class B bi-district tournaments of the University Interscholastic League of Texas for the season 1966-67.</p>The Construction of a Test to Measure Perceptual Ability in Tennis for College Women2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699450/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699450/"><img alt="The Construction of a Test to Measure Perceptual Ability in Tennis for College Women" title="The Construction of a Test to Measure Perceptual Ability in Tennis for College Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699450/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purpose of this study are (1) to identify some of the factors involved in this perceptual ability, (2) to devise a test to measure these factors, and (3) to determine if this test has any predictive validity."--4.</p>The Operation of the T Formation in Football at North Texas State College2015-08-15T22:32:30-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699378/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699378/"><img alt="The Operation of the T Formation in Football at North Texas State College" title="The Operation of the T Formation in Football at North Texas State College" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc699378/small/"/></a></p><p>The author undertook to present the system of football used by North Texas from 1940 through 1950, the T formation, which he has used since 1941. The purpose of the study was to present the T formation as we use it, in the system of football we endeavor to coach. A further purpose was to organize the data in such a way that they would be available for use by the Physical Education Department of North Texas State College, and perhaps be helpful to men working in the field of football coaching.</p>The Effects of Counting as a Form of Concurrent Feedback on a Seventy-Five-Yard Dash2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663231/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663231/"><img alt="The Effects of Counting as a Form of Concurrent Feedback on a Seventy-Five-Yard Dash" title="The Effects of Counting as a Form of Concurrent Feedback on a Seventy-Five-Yard Dash" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663231/small/"/></a></p><p>The use of concurrent Information Feedback (IF) through counting seconds verbally as the subject ran a 75 yard dash was tested. Forty-six ten and eleven year old boys and girls (boys = 20, girls = 26) were given two trials under four IF conditions: No IF; Terminal/Concurrent IF; Terminal IF; IF Removal. The counting occurred under Condition 2 and was combined with a final time given at the end of the dash. Significant main effects were found for sex and for conditions, with interaction effects between sex and conditions, and between conditions and trials, p4 .05. Results supported the combined IF condition with counting as maintaining subjects' level of performance, probably through motivation. Males performed well under Conditions 1, 2, and 3, while girls performed best under Conditions 1 and 2. Trial scores under Conditions 2 and 3 for all subjects were much more similar than under Conditions 1 and 4, indicating more consistent performance when IF was provided,</p>An Evaluative Study to Determine the Present Status of the Administration of Public Recreation in Denton, Texas, with a Proposed Plan for Future Development2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663722/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663722/"><img alt="An Evaluative Study to Determine the Present Status of the Administration of Public Recreation in Denton, Texas, with a Proposed Plan for Future Development" title="An Evaluative Study to Determine the Present Status of the Administration of Public Recreation in Denton, Texas, with a Proposed Plan for Future Development" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663722/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the public recreation of Denton under the present administrative setup is serving the needs of the citizenship of Denton. Various agencies affording recreation for their own members or sponsoring recreation activities affecting other inhabitants of Denton were surveyed to determine the present status of administration of public recreation in Denton. The results of the survey were compared with standards set up by the National Recreation Association for cities the size of Denton. From a comparison of the present status and the standards, an effort was made to formulate a basis of administration that would be sound and business-like, well co-ordinated, and consistent with good governmental practice.</p>The Status of Head Baseball Coaches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Regard to the Professional Preparation Standards for Coaches as Set Forth By the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663524/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663524/"><img alt="The Status of Head Baseball Coaches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Regard to the Professional Preparation Standards for Coaches as Set Forth By the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation" title="The Status of Head Baseball Coaches in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Regard to the Professional Preparation Standards for Coaches as Set Forth By the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663524/small/"/></a></p><p>The study conducted consisted of an interview with forty-eight varsity baseball coaches of the University Interscholastic League high schools within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Overall the coaches were found to be a highly qualified group of physical educators. Findings of the study included data on the playing experience, coaching experience, and educational backgrounds of the coaches. Physical education/ coaching areas investigated included: 1) medical-legal, 2) sociological and psychological, 3) kinesiological, 4) physiological, and 5) theory and techniques of coaching. Recommendations included continued professional involvement of coaches, further studies on professional preparation, a course in legal liability, and implementation of a "coaching endorsement".</p>The Effect of Rapid Weight Loss on the Efficiency of Wrestlers Under Simulated Competitive Conditions2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663606/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663606/"><img alt="The Effect of Rapid Weight Loss on the Efficiency of Wrestlers Under Simulated Competitive Conditions" title="The Effect of Rapid Weight Loss on the Efficiency of Wrestlers Under Simulated Competitive Conditions" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663606/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of rapid weight loss on wrestlers' efficiency incorporating competitive aspects of the sport into the research procedures. Six subjects were selected from the North Texas State University Wrestling Club. Eight cardiovascular and neuromuscular measurements were taken and recorded before treatment and following treatment. Astrand's bicycle ergometer test was utilized to obtain exhaustive, heart rates. Data were analyzed by a one-tailed t test at the .05 level. Conclusion of the investigation was that following 6.25 per cent rapid loss of body weight, over a period of one week, no loss of efficiency occurred among wrestlers under simulated competitive conditions.</p>The Relationship Between Maximal Aerobic Capacity and Left Ventricular Function with Respect to Age2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663678/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663678/"><img alt="The Relationship Between Maximal Aerobic Capacity and Left Ventricular Function with Respect to Age" title="The Relationship Between Maximal Aerobic Capacity and Left Ventricular Function with Respect to Age" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663678/small/"/></a></p><p>In this study, the relationship between maximal aerobic capacity (VO₂max) and left ventricular function was examined in two distinct age groups. A young group (20 - 30 years of age) and an elderly group (over 60 years of age) were compared. Left ventricular function was examined over wide variations in preload accomplished by 5º head-down tilt (TILT) for ninety minutes and lower body negative pressure (LBNP) to -40 mm Hg. with two-dimensional echocardiography. A greater response to an increase in preload (TILT) was related to high VO₂max levels in the young subjects but not in the elderly groups of subjects, suggesting that lower VO₂max levels of the elderly population affected the mechanism of response to the increased levels of preload. Additionally, in the elderly, greater reductions in ventricular volume reflected increased peripheral pooling due to decreased venous tone and/or increased venous compliance during LBNP and were related to increased VO₂max. In the young, VO₂max does not appear to affect the response to reduced preload.</p>An Investigation of the Relationship Between Health Education and Physical Education2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663757/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663757/"><img alt="An Investigation of the Relationship Between Health Education and Physical Education" title="An Investigation of the Relationship Between Health Education and Physical Education" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663757/small/"/></a></p><p>The problem in this study was to examine the relationship between health education and physical education as areas of specialization as perceived by selected health and physical educators in five southwestern states. Data for the study were obtained by use of a questionnaire. Surveyed educators consisted of college and university department chairmen, secondary curriculum directors, and secondary instructors.
The data were presented in such a manner to indicate opinions of the total group of respondents as well as those of each of the three categories. The findings of the study indicate that health education and physical education are related historically and are substantially related at the current time, and that specialization in teacher preparation and instruction in each area is desirable.</p>An Analysis of Perceived Exertion of a Graded Isometric Muscle Contraction of the Forearm Flexors Under Conditions of Magnitude Production and Magnitude Estimation2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663135/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663135/"><img alt="An Analysis of Perceived Exertion of a Graded Isometric Muscle Contraction of the Forearm Flexors Under Conditions of Magnitude Production and Magnitude Estimation" title="An Analysis of Perceived Exertion of a Graded Isometric Muscle Contraction of the Forearm Flexors Under Conditions of Magnitude Production and Magnitude Estimation" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663135/small/"/></a></p><p>This study analyzed an individual's ability to perceive levels of exertion of an isometric contraction. Two samples of college students were tested under magnitude production or magnitude estimation. A significant F was obtained for the magnitude production condition. An insignificant F was obtained for the magnitude estimation condition. This study concludes that subjects tested under magnitude production will perceive the 100 percent level with the least amount of error and that error will increase as the percentages descend from the 100 percent level. Subjects tested under magnitude estimation will be equally in error when perceiving percentages of a maximum contraction of the forearm flexors.</p>Dynamic Balance and Rhythm Among Elementary Pupils2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663411/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663411/"><img alt="Dynamic Balance and Rhythm Among Elementary Pupils" title="Dynamic Balance and Rhythm Among Elementary Pupils" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663411/small/"/></a></p><p>This study of the relationship between dynamic balance and rhythm tests the hypothesis that a positive relationship exists between these two factors. One hundred fifty-two fifth- and sixth-graders were given the Nelson Balance Test and an adaptation of Ashton's Practical Rhythm Test. The Pearson product-moment coefficient of correlation was used in the analysis of the data. The reliability of the tests was very low. The relationship between dynamic balance and rhythm was . 08, an unreliable correlation from which no conclusions could be drawn. It was recommended that improved methods of measuring dynamic balance and rhythm be developed for elementary pupils.</p>A Comparative Study of the Expansion of Recreation Facilities, Equipment, and Activities of the Dallas Park and Recreation Departments with the Increase in the Population of Dallas, Texas from 1940 to 19502015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663536/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663536/"><img alt="A Comparative Study of the Expansion of Recreation Facilities, Equipment, and Activities of the Dallas Park and Recreation Departments with the Increase in the Population of Dallas, Texas from 1940 to 1950" title="A Comparative Study of the Expansion of Recreation Facilities, Equipment, and Activities of the Dallas Park and Recreation Departments with the Increase in the Population of Dallas, Texas from 1940 to 1950" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663536/small/"/></a></p><p>The investigator had the following purposes in mind: 1. To determine the expansion of the recreational facilities equipment, and activities of the Dallas Park and Recreation Departments from 1940 to 1950. 2. To determine the increase in population of Dallas, Texas from 1940 to 1950. 3. To determine the sections of Dallas where population has shown an increase from 1940 to 1950. 4. To determine the sections of Dallas where recreational activities have increased from 1940 to 1950. 5. To determine the sections of Dallas where the need for the expansion of facilities is indicated by the growth of the population and by the existing offerings of the Recreation department.</p>A Survey of the Men's Physical Education Program at North Texas State University2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663552/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663552/"><img alt="A Survey of the Men's Physical Education Program at North Texas State University" title="A Survey of the Men's Physical Education Program at North Texas State University" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663552/small/"/></a></p><p>"This was a survey of the men's physical education program at North Texas State University for the spring semester of 1969."--2.</p>A Study of the Relationship Between Sex-Roles and Success in Competitive Fencing2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663201/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663201/"><img alt="A Study of the Relationship Between Sex-Roles and Success in Competitive Fencing" title="A Study of the Relationship Between Sex-Roles and Success in Competitive Fencing" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663201/small/"/></a></p><p>This investigation was designed to determine whether a relationship existed between sex-roles (masculinity, femininity and androgyny) as measured by the Bem Sex Role Inventory and success (win-loss record) in a round-robin fencing tournament of 35 subjects enrolled in beginning fencing during spring semester of 1979 at North Texas State University. The Pearson product-moment coefficient of correlations were calculated to ascertain whether or not significant relationships at the .05 level of confidence existed among the sex-roles of the subjects and success in fencing. This study concluded that individuals with a high feminine score will find success in a round-robin fencing tournament and individuals with a high masculine score will find success in a round-robin fencing tournament.</p>Effect of a Six-Week Training Program on the Physical Condition of Primary Grade Girls2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663208/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663208/"><img alt="Effect of a Six-Week Training Program on the Physical Condition of Primary Grade Girls" title="Effect of a Six-Week Training Program on the Physical Condition of Primary Grade Girls" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663208/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of the study was to examine changes in cardiovascular function and neuromuscular performance of primary grade girls after a six-week treatment program. The Kraus-Weber Tests and modified Harvard Step Test were administered to sixty-seven subjects before and after the treatment program, which consisted of exercises and running for the experimental group and sedentary games for the control group. None of the significant differences in recovery heart rate or the Kraus-Weber tests could be attributed to the treatment program. The length of training program was apparently not enough to detect change in fitness level of the subjects. A need exists for exercise tests that are more meaningful and more easily administered.</p>A Study of the Effects of Classroom Instruction in the Areas of Folk Dance, Modern Dance, and Tap Dance Upon the Development of Rhythmic Ability of College Women2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663387/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663387/"><img alt="A Study of the Effects of Classroom Instruction in the Areas of Folk Dance, Modern Dance, and Tap Dance Upon the Development of Rhythmic Ability of College Women" title="A Study of the Effects of Classroom Instruction in the Areas of Folk Dance, Modern Dance, and Tap Dance Upon the Development of Rhythmic Ability of College Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663387/small/"/></a></p><p>The following purposes were proposed for the development of this study: A. To determine whether or not rhythmic ability as measured by the Harvey Rhythm Test is developed through participation in a folk dance class. B. To determine whether or not rhythmic ability as measured by the Harvey Rhythm Test is developed through participation in a modern dance class. C. To determine whether or not rhythmic ability as measured by the Harvey Rhythm Test is developed through participation in a tap dance class. D. To compare results of the Harvey Rhythm Test at the completion of the experimental period and to indicate any differences in development of rhythmic ability in the organized classes of folk dance, modern dance, and tap dance.</p>A Comparative Study of Job Satisfaction of Two-Year Community/Junior College and Four-Year University Physical Education Faculty2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663824/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663824/"><img alt="A Comparative Study of Job Satisfaction of Two-Year Community/Junior College and Four-Year University Physical Education Faculty" title="A Comparative Study of Job Satisfaction of Two-Year Community/Junior College and Four-Year University Physical Education Faculty" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663824/small/"/></a></p><p>This investigation was undertaken to compare the degree of job satisfaction of physical education faculty who were employed at community/junior colleges and four-year universities. The relationship of selected demographic variables (sex, age, contract longevity, teaching experience, and highest degree completed) to faculty job satisfaction was also investigated. Faculty (N = 70) who were employed in community/junior colleges and universities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area were chosen as subjects for the study. Two instruments were utilized to collect the data. These were the Personal Data Inventory (PDI) and the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire (PTO). Analysis of the data indicated that university faculty and community/junior college faculty differed significantly in their perceptions of job satisfaction in the specific areas of teacher rapport with immediate supervisor, curriculum issues, and school facilities and services. Four demographic variables (sex, age, contract longevity, and teaching experience) were significantly related to ten specific areas of job satisfaction and to the subjects' total job satisfaction.</p>A Descriptive Study of the Professional Preparation and Teaching Experiences of Male Physical Education Graduates of North Texas State University for the College Sessions From 1965 Through 19732015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663257/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663257/"><img alt="A Descriptive Study of the Professional Preparation and Teaching Experiences of Male Physical Education Graduates of North Texas State University for the College Sessions From 1965 Through 1973" title="A Descriptive Study of the Professional Preparation and Teaching Experiences of Male Physical Education Graduates of North Texas State University for the College Sessions From 1965 Through 1973" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663257/small/"/></a></p><p>The problem of this study was to obtain the professional opinion of male physical education graduates of North Texas State University with respect to appropriateness of their professional preparation in association with their teaching experiences. An opinionated questionnaire was developed and used to collect the data.
Standard and Advanced First Aid and Safety Education, Teaching Physical Education in Secondary Schools and Foundations of Health were the required courses found to be most valuable to the participants in their teaching experiences. Basketball, track and field, football and volleyball were the activities most often used by the participants in their teaching activities.</p>The Relationship of Personality to the Selection of a Required Physical Education Activity by College Women2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663258/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663258/"><img alt="The Relationship of Personality to the Selection of a Required Physical Education Activity by College Women" title="The Relationship of Personality to the Selection of a Required Physical Education Activity by College Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663258/small/"/></a></p><p>This investigation was designed to determine whether or not a significant relationship existed between personality and the selection of a required physical education activity and whether or not personality traits exhibited by freshman women were related to specific type activities. Sources of data were 107 freshman women enrolled in activity classes at North Texas State University, 1974-75. The Cattell 16 Personality Factor Inventory, Form A and an information sheet were the instruments utilized in the study. An analysis of variance was calculated to ascertain whether or not differences existed among the four groups in personality scores. This study concluded that no significant relationship appeared to exist between personality and the selection of specific physical activities.</p>A History of the Dallas, Texas, Park and Recreational Department from 1950 to 19702015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663160/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663160/"><img alt="A History of the Dallas, Texas, Park and Recreational Department from 1950 to 1970" title="A History of the Dallas, Texas, Park and Recreational Department from 1950 to 1970" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663160/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purposes of the study were to report attendance figures of the Deparment during the period of the study, to report the acquisition of new land and facilities during the period of the study, to survey the program change in relation to its leaders during the period of the study, to determine if the Dallas Park and Recreation Department met the standards set up by the National Recreation and Park Association, and to project what recreational facilities will be needed in the next decade...This study indicates that the Dallas Park and Recreation Department is below the standards of the National Recreation Park Association in most areas of concern. The one metropolitan zoo and the ten acres of land per 560 population were the only areas that met or exceeded the standards. The ownership of land is most important so that when monies become available recreation facilities, program and sfaff can be increased. "--leaves 1,50.</p>A Comparison of the Objectives of Physical Education at North Texas State University2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663176/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663176/"><img alt="A Comparison of the Objectives of Physical Education at North Texas State University" title="A Comparison of the Objectives of Physical Education at North Texas State University" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663176/small/"/></a></p><p>"The purpose of this study is to investigate the priority of objectives of physical education as determined by various groups of people involved in the physical education program at north Texas State University,"--[1].</p>The Growth and Development of the Park and Recreation Facilities and Program for the City of Dallas, Texas from 1876 to 19462015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663177/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663177/"><img alt="The Growth and Development of the Park and Recreation Facilities and Program for the City of Dallas, Texas from 1876 to 1946" title="The Growth and Development of the Park and Recreation Facilities and Program for the City of Dallas, Texas from 1876 to 1946" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663177/small/"/></a></p><p>This study was made to show the growth and development of the recreation movement; the acquisition of property, and improvements; costs; facilities; activities; and participation from the beginning of the movement in the City of Dallas, Texas from 1876 to 1946.</p>The Effects of Supportive and Non-Supportive Nonverbal Movements Upon the Acquisition of a Gross Motor Skill2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663304/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663304/"><img alt="The Effects of Supportive and Non-Supportive Nonverbal Movements Upon the Acquisition of a Gross Motor Skill" title="The Effects of Supportive and Non-Supportive Nonverbal Movements Upon the Acquisition of a Gross Motor Skill" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663304/small/"/></a></p><p>The purposes of the study were (1) to validate five selected supportive and five selected non-supportive nonverbal movements, and (2) to determine the effects of the nonverbal expressions upon subjects' learning of a gross motor skill. Subjects were twenty-eight college women who met the established criteria. The testing instrument was the Bachman Ladder. Fourteen subjects received the supportive-- non-supportive nonverbal treatment sequence; fourteen subjects received the reverse treatment sequence. Subjects numerically ranked the degree of treatment following each experimental session. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance method. Alpha was .05. Conclusions of this study were (1) that nonverbal supportive and non-supportive treatments do not significantly affect gross motor learning, and (2) the selected expressions are valid techniques for nonverbal communications.</p>A Comparison of Self Concepts Among "Starter" and "Substitute" Female College Athletes in Selected Varsity Sports2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663306/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663306/"><img alt="A Comparison of Self Concepts Among "Starter" and "Substitute" Female College Athletes in Selected Varsity Sports" title="A Comparison of Self Concepts Among "Starter" and "Substitute" Female College Athletes in Selected Varsity Sports" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663306/small/"/></a></p><p>The purposes of the study were (1) to determine if differences exist between the self concepts of female intercollegiate starting and substitute athletes and between members of team and individual sports and (2) to determine if a significant relationship exists between coaches' ratings of an athlete and the athletes' self concepts. Subjects were forty-five college women who met the established criteria. The testing instrument was the Tennessee Self Concept Scale. Data were analyzed by the two-way analysis of variance method and the Spearman Rank Order Correlation. Alpha was .05. Conclusions of the investigation were that (1) the self concepts of athletes in basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis, and badminton are not significantly different, and (2) the coaches' ratings of athletes and athletes' self concept ratings are not significantly related.</p>The Effects of Complexity on Play Equipment Usage of Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Old Children2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663052/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663052/"><img alt="The Effects of Complexity on Play Equipment Usage of Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Old Children" title="The Effects of Complexity on Play Equipment Usage of Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Old Children" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663052/small/"/></a></p><p>Fifteen three-, four-, and five-year olds were assessed for the amount of time they spent on, off, under, and touching play equipment in an environment with play events and one without (i.e. the platform condition), An ABAB experimental design was used. Treatments lasted 3 days a week for 4 consecutive weeks, with each age group being videotaped 20 minutes each day, Data collected from the videotapes was applied to a 3 x 4 (age x treatments) ANOVA and revealed at the . 05 level (a) significantly more on and touching in the play event conditions; (b) significantly greater off and under in the platform (non play event) conditions; (c) a significant increase in off behavior from the first to second play event condition; (d) three-year-olds spent more time under and touching, and significantly less time on; and (e) significant interactions for on and under which seemed to be caused by the three-year-olds showing an inordinate amount of under behavior in the second platform condition, These results supported the assumption that play events would cause a significant increase inactive child-equipment interaction.</p>Effect of Trampoline Training and Tumbling on the Cardiovascular Efficiency of College Women2015-06-24T09:39:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663376/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663376/"><img alt="Effect of Trampoline Training and Tumbling on the Cardiovascular Efficiency of College Women" title="Effect of Trampoline Training and Tumbling on the Cardiovascular Efficiency of College Women" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663376/small/"/></a></p><p>The purpose of the study was to determine if subjects would improve in cardiovascular efficiency following a six-week program of trampolining and/or tumbling. Literature concerning cardiovascular efficiency, training, trampoline, testing instruments, test selection and maximal oxygen intake were thoroughly reviewed. The Astrand test of maximal oxygen intake and the Cooper twelve-minute run test of aerobic capacity were found to best fit the needs of the present study.</p>