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Showing 1 to 20 of 161 for “"Task Completion"”.
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Factors Influencing The Accuracy Of Task Completion Time Estimates
… found that people tend to underestimate their task completion times (e.g., Buehler et al., 1994), factors that might influence the accuracy of temporal predictions have received little empirical treatment. The research presented in this thesis identified two distinct factors that mediated time …
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The Relationship Between Positive Behavior Support and Task Completion in the Elementary School Setting
… often exhibit a lack of motivation regarding task completion. Positive behavior support enhances task completion in the elementary school setting. The purpose of this study is to find successful tools teachers can use to promote academic task completion. Students in an elementary school …
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An analysis of student collaboration and task completion through project based learning in a web-supported undergraduate course
… project as part of the requirements for completion. A multi-case study was conducted on six collaborative groups, focusing on the types and frequencies of interactions that occurred within each group and the perceptions that students had of their experiences in this type of learning …
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The Effects of a Technology-Based Self-Monitoring Intervention on On-Task, Disruptive, and Task-Completion Behaviors for Adolescents with Autism
… intervention called I-Connect in improving on-task and task completion behaviors and decreasing disruptive behavior with four adolescents with ASD. Results demonstrated improvements in on-task and task completion behaviors across all four participants, and disruptive behavior improved for two …
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The effects of learning styles and instructional sequencing of program controlled and learner controlled interactive video programs on student achievement and task completion rates
… was to determine if achievement test scores and task completion rates were affected by learning styles and instructional program sequencing, and to determine if there was an interaction of these two variables. The following research questions were addressed: 1. Is there a significant difference …
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Effects Of Three Instructional Schedules On Skill Acquisition And Generalization In The Use Of Two-way Radios To Report Task Completion by High School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
… generalization of two-way radio usage to report task completion by high school students with moderate intellectual disabilities. The instructional schedules investigated were: (a) community-based instruction only (CBI), (b) community based instruction plus simulated instruction in the …
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECTS' ATTRACTIVENESS, ACTIVENESS, AND EFFICIENCY AS A PATH TO SOFTWARE QUALITY: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND CAUSES
… levels of activeness, efficiency, likelihood of task completion, and time for task completion, though not linearly, as task complexity could moderate the relationships between them. Also, it was argued at the theoretical level that activeness, efficiency, likelihood of task completion, and time …
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Pilot Study: Assistive Technology as a Vocational Support for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… of video-based instruction (VBI) to support completion of vocational tasks. A mixed-method approach was utilized to explore the use of VBI on a personal digital assistant with individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using two assembling cooking tasks, researchers investigated the …
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It's Not Just a Game: Exploring the Effects of an Escape Room Team Building Intervention
… well as relationships between team processes and task completion in this context. This research utilized archival data of 33 healthcare teams (<em>n = </em>145 participants) completing a team building escape room and prospectively collected follow-up data from the same participants (<em>n</em> = …
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An Investigation Of The Proficiency Level Of High School Students With Autism And Mental Retardation Within Community-based Job Settings: The Relationship Between The Use Of A Hand-held Computer Compared To Staff Modeling For Accurate Novel Job Skill Acquisition And Student Learning
… the effects of these two treatments on the completion of authentic novel job tasks within a local department store. This research indicated the provision of specific technology as an instructional model positively influenced participants' ability to: accurately complete tasks, exercise …
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Vibrational Feedback Training System for Use with SEMG Controlled Powered Prostheses
… can partially assist an individual with everyday tasks and therefore return some level of independence. Powered upper limb prostheses are often controlled by the user generating surface electromyographic (SEMG) signals. The goal of this thesis is to develop a virtual environment in which a user …
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The Use of Speech Recognition Technology in Automotive Applications
… behavior, reaction time to forward scene event, task completion time, and task completion errors when driving and performing in-vehicle tasks were measured. Driver preference/acceptance subjective data were also recorded. The results showed that ASR design parameters significantly affected …
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The effects of recognition accuracy and vocabulary size of a speech recognition system on task performance and user acceptance
… size of the recognizer as a percent of task vocabulary size to determine their effects on system performance. In addition, the study considered one characteristic of the user, age. Briefly, subjects performed a data entry task under each of the treatment conditions. Task completion time …
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The impact of a self-management intervention on work-related behaviors in customized employment for individuals with severe disabilities
… and the dependent variables were on-task work behaviors and completion of job tasks - which were operationally defined for each participant. Overall, the intervention and brief functional assessment increased the on-task behavior of two participants by 31% and 23%. The third …
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An Investigation into the Effects of Chemical Protective Clothing on Team Process Performance
… to help can often cause heat stress, reduced task efficiency, and reduced range-of-motion for the worker. Teams as well as individuals suffer from these effects resulting in difficulty communicating, increased task completion time, and reduced productivity. Studies investigating the effects of …
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Moneyware: Simulating Software Portfolio Quality Management
… Management is faced with an incoming stream of tasks for development. The tasks vary in terms of size, priority, risk, and date needed. But, in any case, the demands come to more than the resources available to do them. We then consider various policies which a software development manager might …
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Assessing treatment effects of a psychoeducational group on thoughts, feelings and actions of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
… behavior related to time management and task completion. Results showed that the TFA and Group Pentagon models had both statistical and practical effects in improving organizational skills of the treatment group. Participants were able to examine and change their thoughts, feelings and …
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Effects of Chemical Protective Clothing on Task Performance using Wearable Input Devices
… interferes with manual materials handling tasks, medical tasks, and manual dexterity tasks. However, little information exists regarding how protective clothing affects task performance with wearable input devices. As a result, a study was conducted to address this issue and offer …
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TaskDo: A Daily Task Recommender System
… and time management as problems for successful task accomplishment. Many people face challenges in allocating time for their day to day work and personal life activities. One of the key reasons for this failure in task accomplishment is inefficient planning strategies for day to day tasks. There …
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Data-driven task allocation for multi-robot deliveries
In this thesis, we present a distributed task allocation system for a team of robots serving queues of tasks in an environment. We consider how historical information about such a system's performance could be used to improve future allocations. Our model is representative of a multi-robot mail …
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