In New Zealand, approximately 10% of births are considered premature, that is less than 37 weeks gestation. With advances in medical technology, young infants are surviving gestation periods as few as 23 weeks. It is expected that many of these severely premature infants will demonstrate some problem in their academic, or cognitive function including language functioning. It is agreed that children who are born severely premature often present with language problems, the nature of the difficulties are not clear. Research examining language abilities that involve cognitive functions such as inference generation have demonstrated that children born prematurely exhibit difficulties with phonologic short-term memory and executive function. Language tasks such as inference understanding require children to integrate real-world knowledge with the linguistic information to generate and produce language that is more complex. The aim of this study was to discover if the language of children born severely premature differs from that of language-age matched peers. This study examined high-level language abilities of school-age children born severely prematurely, specifically, language tasks that involved executive functions including working memory, story inferencing, and recognising absurdities. Six children who were born less than 28 weeks gestation participated in this study. Their results on the above measures were compared to a language-aged matched comparison group, determined by performance on a standardised test. It was hypothesised that the children born severely premature would not differ from their language-age matched peers on measures of general language ability but differences would exist on measures of language processing and inferencing. The findings overall showed little difference between the preterm group and their language-age matched peers on measures except for the measure of chronological age. Although no group difference was found for the measure of working memory, a larger variance on this measure was observed in the preterm group.

Žmogiškasis kapitalas yra įgūdžių, žinių, gabumų, kuriais disponuoja žmogus, visuma. Įgūdžių, žinių ir gabumų atsargos, kurios yra tikslingai žmogaus naudojamos vienoje ar kitoje vi¬suomeninės reprodukcijos sferoje, skatina darbo našumo bei ga¬mybos augimą. Tikslingas šių atsargų panaudojimas lemia dirbančiųjų darbo užmokesčio (pajamų) augimą. Pajamų augimas stimuliuoja investicijas į sveikatą ir išsilavinimą. Žmogiškasis kapitalas neapčiuopiamas ir sunkiai išmatuojamas. / Human capital is the whole of skills, abilities, knowledge and talents that human beings have at their disposal. Resources of those skills, abilities, knowledge and talents used with a purpose in one or another sphere of public reproduction promotes the growth of trade and labour productivity. Expedient use of these resources determines an increase in salaries and wages. Increased incomes stimulate investments in healthcare and education. However, human capital is intangible and difficult to measure.

The purpose of this study is to compare black children with white children to determine if a significant difference exists between their scores on the subtests of the ITPA.

The problem of this research is to determine the similarities and differences related to the psycholinguistic abilities of Anglo-American, Negro, and Latin-American preschool children.

The purpose of the present study was to examine cognitive abilities and problem solving processes of young and older adults. Specifically, three areas of inquiry were investigated: possible age-related differences in problem solving cognitive abilities, possible differences in cognitive processes used during problem solution, and possible differences in determinants of problem solving cognitive processes.

The problem with which this study was concerned is a comparison of the problem solving ability of physics and engineering students in a two year college. The purpose of this study was to compare the problem solving ability of physics and engineering students in a two year college and determine whether a difference exists. Data was collected from an instrument administered to twenty-six engineering students and twenty-three physics students as a major examination in their regular courses. The instrument was validated by being taken from representative texts, by approval of the instructors using the examination, and by approval of a physics professor at a university. The instructors and professor were considered a panel of experts. Comparison of test scores of students who were registered in both physics and engineering and who took the exam twice, established concurrent validity of the instrument. A questionnaire was also administered to both groups of students to determine their personal problem solving strategies, if any, and to collect other demographic data. Additional demographic data, as available, was 2 obtained from the registrar. Instructor profiles were determined from interviews with each of the four instructors involved. Analysis of the data indicated there is a significant difference in the ability of engineering students and physics students to solve statics problems. The engineering students scored significantly better in solving both engineering problems and in overall problem solving, as hypothesized. The engineering students also scored significantly higher in problem solving ability on physics problems, resulting in the rejection of the hypothesis that there would be no difference in the problem solving ability of the two groups on physics problems.

The aim of this thesis is to explore the possibilities of involvement of information and communication technologies in teachers' training. It defines the terms teacher, director, education, mapping interest and availability of teachers of information and communication technologies, but also presents various options that can contribute to teachers' education. It clearly explains how the subsequently used data had been collected. The information obtained from the questionnaires and unstructured interviews were processed and analyzed. Obtained results are further used and compared with the statements. The conclusion summarizes the results and on their basis recommendations are elaborated in the annex, which is intended for the school management, taking into account the different sizes of school. KEY WORDS: Teacher, self teaching, knowledge, abilities, ICT

Aimes: The dissertation examines the development of coordination abilities in women's football. At first, problems of fitness training, planning of training macrocycle and the issue of women's and young ladies' training are analysed. A considerable part of the theoretical section is devoted to coordination abilities. Second part and testing follow. To find out the level of coordination abilities, these testing disciplines were used: Agility test, run with a somersault, two-footed jump on target and vertical jump with the rotation of torso. The results of this testing informed us about the level of coordination abilities of both observed players and the whole group. Methods:Literary researches, descriptive and illustrative examples used in order to acquaint probands with particular motor tests, the observation of probands during testing, testing and evaluation of performance in motor tests, a method of test-retest, qualitative and quantitative statistical methods, logical methods (analysis, synthesis, inductive and deductive reasoning. Results: From the point of view of the long-term conception of sports training, the coordination skills seem to be an essential element of a successful mastering of motor skills, more or less dependent on the coordination. If the particular skills are not developed during so...

Title: Use of kinetic tests of coordinative abilities for selection of soldiers to the position of an aerial gunner The aim of work: The work attempts to determine correlations between selected kinetic tests and activities of an aerial gunner in Mi 171Š. Method: The thesis has a form of a qualitative research of an observation type. The goal of the work was to determine the usability of kinetic tests of coordinative abilities for selection of soldiers to the position of an aerial gunner. A group of ten aerial gunners was subjected to three kinetic tests and activities connected with manipulation with the machine gun PKM 7.62 mm. The gunners were arranged in particular orders according to results they gained in the individual tests. We looked for correlations in these orders. In the course of the subsequent analysis, we mapped relationships between selected kinetic tests and the level of activities of an aerial gunner in Mi 171Š. To analyze the relationships and dependencies between the variables, we used Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and material evaluation. Key words: Movement abilities, kinetic tests, activities of an aerial gunner

Title Changes speed indicators by influence of specific fatigue in soccer players. Aim of Study Diagnose specific effects of fatigue from the soccer match on the manifestation of speed abilities of football players at AC Sparta Praha categories of players up to 19 years. Method Selected research sample consists of 11 players on the year of birth 1994 (3 players), 1995 (7 players) and 1996 (1 player) U19 category. Tested sample passed measurement in one friendly match against the same old players. They passed the test 4 times before the game, 4 times at the half-time break and 4 times immediately after game. During this testing, I watched the effect of fatigue on specific speed capability of players. At work, I used a quantitative research method. I prepared and statistically evaluated the resulting data obtained during testing using photocells. Results Testing was attended by 11 players from selected professional club team U19 category . Measurement of speed in field test was measured using photocells Brower Timing System. The results provide informations about the speed capabilities of the players and their reduction during the fatigue gradually emerging during a football game. The results reveal that the speed capabilities of most players were reduced. They also briefly deal with the question...