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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Measuring instrument"”.
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Exploring ethical sensitivity in the South African context : developing and implementing a measure in the therapeutic sciences
… of ethical sensitivity, focused on developing a measuring instrument by means of a systematic review of the following: ethical codes of conduct; focus group discussions; individual in-depth interviews; an expert panel review; and public complaints websites. Phase 2, the quantitative stage, …
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A psychometric study of student attitudes as a measure of academic motivation
… possible to construct a paper-and-pencil test or measuring instrument which will utilize the opinions and attitudes of students to gain a significant clue as to their motivation or drive toward academic achievement?</p><p>A solution of the problem will be sought by the selection of certain …
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Employing green behaviour in the top 100 companies listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange
… Taxonomy (Ones & Dilchert, 2009) was used as a measuring instrument. Exploratory Factor Analysis was utilised and a factor structure was revealed based on the Green Five Taxonomy employed by the companies on the JSE. The results indicate that the top 100 JSE companies are engaging actively on …
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Polarization in neutron-proton elastic scattering at 21.6 MEV
… neutrons from the T(d,ṅ)4He reaction. The measuring instrument was an anthracene scintillation polarimeter. A critical assessment of this polarimeter was made, and extensive refinements to the polarimeter were introduced so as to minimise perceived sources of systematic error. These …
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Design, construction and calibration of a photoelectric pyrometer
… described herein is a portable temperature measuring instrument that has no thermal capacity and which does not rely on the eye and judgment of the operator for brightness or color matches. This instrument can indicate the temperature of' a body practically instantaneously over a wide range …
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The Learning Profile, a Screening Instrument for Adults: Development and Validity Studies (Employment, Industrial Training, Adult Education, Vocational)
… of learning problems. At present there is no measuring instrument to screen effectively for adult learning problems. The purposes of this dissertation were to develop a screening instrument, Learning Profile (LP), and to conduct three validation studies. These studies compared the performance …
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A microwave doppler technique for vehicle speed determination
… the capture area are measured. A prototype speed measuring instrument was designed and constructed. The instrument was shown to work as predicted and the the notion of the 'capture area' was proved.
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A survey of the specific life orientation needs of grade 9 learners
… study. Information studied was used to design a measuring instrument in the form of a survey. This measuring instrument is statistically valid and reliable. The empirical study was primarily descriptive and quantitative. The sample population comprised of Grade 9 learners from two mainstream …
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Internationale conflictberichtgeving in de Vlaamse geschreven pers: een longitudinale framing- en representatieanalyse van de Eerste en Tweede Intifada
… research designs. First we developed a new measuring instrument simplifying the identification of frames in the coverage of the First and Second Intifada. We defined and operationalised the selected Intifada frames, considered various methods to research those frames, constructed a new …
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Experiential learning: An exploration of the effect of Zen experience on personal transformation
… plots how I had a tacit reliance on myself as a measuring instrument, and how this became an integrating theme running through my 'finally chosen' methods. The methodological difficulties caused by the paradox of trying to understand Zen and also be scientific converged when I realised that I had …
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Dimensions of clothing interest: a cross-cultural study
… objective was to test the validity of the measuring instrument by factor analysis. Dimensions of clothing interest for the two groups were measured with the Gurel-Creekmore Clothing Interest Questionnaire, as revised and shortened by Borsari in 1978. T-tests indicated that the group mean …
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Attitudes Toward Science Among Participants of a Summer Science Enrichment Program
… on a pretest-posttest basis, served as the measuring instrument. Differences between pretest and posttest responses indicated changes in attitudes towards science.</p> <p>Changes occurred in 37.1% of all individual responses. Analysis of responses within the various categories of items …
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Deviant driving behaviour : an epidemiological study
… approaches to the referent object • A measuring instrument (questionnaire), capturing various theoretical constructs and, as such, makes provision for a checklist of deviant driving behaviour in the form of seven statistical scales. • Non-probability sampling through which 722 …
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Computer-assisted Chapter 1 instruction
… Associates Assessment Series served as the measuring instrument
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A Usability Maturity Model for Open Source Software
… has been developed in response to a need for measuring the extent to which open source software projects support usability. Specifically, it is intended for assessing and improving the usability aspect in open source software development. The proposed model examines the relationship between …
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A 120 megacycle self-contained high-frequency titrimeter
… apparatus. No direct contact is made between the measuring instrument and the solution. Credit tor this interest must be given primarily to Jensen and Parrack of Texas A & M University. Their article in 1946 described a simple tuned plate-tuned grid electronic oscillator, operating in the high …
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"Lack of concentration" : a clinical investigation among school children
… did not have at its disposal: (1) a precise measuring instrument for assessing the child's level of concentration; (2) a definite training programme in which the child could participate; (3) methods of assessing the main factors associated with lack of concentration. As a result only rather …
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A Study of Test-Taking Skills and Achievement Scores upon Secondary Students
… The Nelson-Denny Reading Tests were used as the measuring instrument. Form E tests were given to all students for the pre-test scores. Students were randomly placed in experimental and control groups. After thirty-six, twenty-minute sessions (a total of twelve hours of instruction time) using …
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Job characteristics, wellness and work-home interaction in the mining industry
… and reliability of a work-home interaction measuring instrument, the Survey Work-Home Interaction - Nijmegen (SWING), to determine if work-home interaction differences exist between different demographical groups, and to test a structural model of job characteristics (job demands and job …
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Klasbesoek as middel tot personeelontwikkeling as taak van die hoof in die primêre skool
… the design of the research, which includes the measuring instrument, population and statistical technique. Frequency analysis and cross-correlations are reviewed. Cross-correlations were done with regard to the age of the headmasters as well as their years of experience as headmasters. By means …
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