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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Objective Performance"”.
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Objective performance metrics for improved space telerobotics training
… each lesson, instructors score an astronaut's performance in several broad skill categories, including 'General Situational Awareness', 'Maneuvers/Task Performance', and 'Hand- Controller Techniques'. A plus, check, or minus indicates that the student is ahead of, at, or behind the expected …
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The Relationship of Personal Incentives, Job Opportunity Incentives, and Performance for Real Estate Associates
… opportunity incentive differences to four objective measures and one subjective measure of performance was explored. Spectrum, developed out of the theory of personal investment, was administered to 140 real estate associates, affiliated with eight firms located in three, mid-Illinois, …
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Diversity Team Building: Impact on Virtual Team Performance
… Since diversity may lead to negative performance results for teams, a team building intervention based on the latest empirical research was developed and tested to address the potential performance losses associated to diversity in decision-making teams. The team building intervention …
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Comparing outcome measures derived from four research designs incorporating the retrospective pretest.
… were assessed by correlating resulting to objective performance measurement outcomes. A Situational Leadership® II (SLII) training workshop served as the intervention. The Work Involvement Scale of the self version of the Survey of Management Practices Survey served as the subjective …
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Visual Feedback for Tongue Movement Analysis
… methods are largely qualitative and lack objective performance metrics. To address these limitations, the Wearable Technology and Sensory Enhancement Laboratory at UIC has developed the Tongue-Trackpad system, a wireless intraoral device paired with a web interface for the quantitative …
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Sex and Gender Differences in Perceived and Actual Leadership Performance: Self- and Subordinate Views
… their own effectiveness as compared to their objective performance. This study also examined sex and gender differences in subordinate's views of male and female leaders. Forty-two mixed-sex groups led by appointed male and female leaders were observed to assess objective and perceived leader …
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Test and evaluation of the micro-observer sensor system for use as a seismic surveillance device in an integrated sensor network
… plan was created to measure the system's objective performance based on specific criteria. The tests focused on the capabilities of the sensor system across a broad range of deployment environments. Tests were conducted to determine probabilities of detection, battery life and operational …
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An exploration of the relationship between community college entrepreneurial orientation, enrollment management orientation, and performance
… between entrepreneurialism and overall performance in a community college setting remained a gap in the existing body of literature. The purpose of this survey research was to explore the relationship between community college entrepreneurial orientation, enrollment management …
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Processing Phenomena and the Dissociation Between Subjective and Objective Workload Measures (Cognition, Automaticity, Verbal Reports)
… between subjective workload assessments and objective performance were investigated. A Sternberg memory search task was utilized. Sternberg task configurations varied in the automaticity of performance, stimulus presentation rate, discernability of stimuli, and the value of good performance. …
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Convergence of multiple rating sources with objective measures of work performance: a meta-analysis
… (e.g., supervisor, peer or self ratings) for performance appraisal, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which subjective ratings converge with, and account for unique variance in, objective measures of work performance. It is important to determine the extent to which …
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Increase Driving Situation Awareness and In-vehicle Gesture-based Menu Navigation Accuracy with Heads-Up Display
… of this system in improving drivers’ driving performance, situation awareness, and gesture interactions. The thesis recruited 24 participants to test the system. Participants provided subjective feedback about using the system and objective performance data. This thesis found that HUD …
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The Effects of Eye Gaze Based Control on Operator Performance in Monitoring Multiple Displays
… Loads (Low, High). Dependent variables included objective performance (accuracy and response times during an identification task) and subjective workload measured by the <a …
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Generic benchmarking for application specific wireless sensor networks multi criteria performance
Due to stringent energy constraint and demand for performance requirement, a generic architecture like TCP/IP or Internet is not feasible with sensors used across various applications. Instead, application specific design methodology is the de facto consensus accepted among Wireless Sensor Network …
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Individual Preferences In The Use Of Automation
… operators' characteristics in order to improve performance, avoid errors, and enhance safety. The roles of three individual difference variables relevant to adaptive automation are described: attentional control, desirability of control, and trait anxiety. It was hypothesized that these traits …
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The construct of mental toughness : a psychometric and experimental analysis
… psychology, self ratings of mental toughness and objective performance were enhanced following exposure to appropriate psychological skills training.
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Exploring mixed reality robot communication under different types of mental workload
… of a human subject experiment that measures user objective performance and their subjective responses. These results demonstrate the trade-offs between different types of mixed reality robotic communication under different levels of user workload. The findings of this study suggest that although …
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Effects of graphical user interface inconsistencies on subjective and objective measures of usability
… in graphic direct manipulation interfaces. Objective and subjective measurement techniques were employed to determine how inconsistencies affected performance in an Apple Macintosh-based computer application called “The Personal Organizer.” Three groups of 11 participants, all familiar with …
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Novel System Identification Techniques For Battery Management System
… we use the BFG evaluation scheme to validate the performance of an improved BFG and compare its performance with its predecessor. The comparison shows the performance improvement of the improved BFG in objective terms - using the BFG evaluation metrics. Therefore, this thesis further aims to …
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Investigation of the effects of various types of realistic noise and music on a computer-generated graphics interpretation VDT task
… the influence of realistic noises on task performance. Implementation of a mixed two-by-seven complete factorial design was used to investigate the influence of noise on a) objective performance measures (number of questions answered, and errors) and b) subjective perceptions of the noises. …
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Action Sports in Transition: Optimizing Performance
… Park & Pipe) have progressed dramatically in objective performance levels while transitioning into Olympic sports. This thesis investigates the nature and impact of this transition, with a focus on athlete performance and coaching. A general overview of the sport from a biopsychosocial …
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