The purpose of the study was to develop a model for articulating selected courses between a two year vocational technical college and a four year academic university. More specifically, the study tested the feasibility of the use of locally developed competency instruments as a vehicle for administrative decisions about inter-institutional course articulation.One instructor in the electricity/electronics departments at Ball State University (BSU) and one at Indiana Vocational Technical College - Region 6 (IVTC) were asked to construct a competency based examination. Subject matter for the examination was identified as material taught at both institutions in an introductory course. An examination was developed using the format of domain-referenced instrument construction. A competency test was developed by defining tasks, and cognitive and psychomotor variables that a student must demcnstrate to perform the stated tasks.Students enrolled in the introductory electricity/ electronics course at each institution during spring quarter 1978 were asked to take the written examination. Thirty-eight students from Ball State University and forty-three from Indiana Vocational Technical College volunteered to participate. Six of the volunteers from each institution agreed to take the practical portion of the examination. The examinations were administered by the respective instructor. Answer sheets and rating sheets were coded to insure student anonymity.Tables were developed to show rank-order and frequency distribution of scores as well as the mean scores of all students by each institution. An item analysis was conducted and Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 was used to measure reliability. Scores were analyzed by: 1) cognitive and psychomotor competency on each task, 2) cognitive competency on each task, 3) psychomotor competency on each task, 4) cognitive competency on all tasks, 5) psychomotor competency on all tasks, and 6) cognitive and psychomotor competencies on all tasks.Reliability of the 92 item written examination was 0.9234 using Kuder-Richardson Formula 20. Approximately 70 percent of the students from IVTC scored higher than all students from BSU on the written examination. The mean score on the written examination for students from IVTC was 66.0, or 22.1 points higher than the mean score of 43.9 for students willing to participate in the practical as well as the written examination. The sum of the mean scores for students from IVTC was 78.5 as compared to 55.2 for students from BSU.Data were analyzed and the fo1lowing three conclusions were drawn:The data provided by the Kuder-Richardson estimate of reliability indicated that instructors from a separate college and university can jointly develop reliable competency measurement instruments.Locally developed reliable competency measurement instruments provide administrators with data regarding compatibility and incompatibility of selected courses with which administrators can feasibly make objective decisions about inter-institutional course articulation.Data from reliable competency measurement instruments provide administrators more quantifiable information than presently exists in college catalog descriptions, course objectives and oral descriptions of courses for making a more specific decision on course articulation.

Thesis--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references.

Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, 4th May 2001." Also available in print.

Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, May 10, 2002." Also available in print.

Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, April 28, 1995." Also available in print.

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:16:38Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 almeida_fd_me_guara.pdf: 1139748 bytes, checksum: 725c9f2e59c64e577a3d7de4c87f51f4 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Os conseqüentes avanços na medicina esportiva incluem a busca por novos métodos tecnológicos que viabilizam uma melhor e mais eficaz avaliação muscular e articular no corpo humano. Associados a isso, a grande ocorrência de lesões de membros inferiores em especial aquelas da articulação do joelho, faz com que a procura por novos métodos de avaliação seja incentivada. Um recurso valioso consiste num método auxiliar de avaliação das lesões esportivas onde o exame deverá ser realizado através da aplicação de uma resistência constante. Na prática esportiva, há por um lado a importância da proporção do equilíbrio muscular agonista/antagonista, ou seja, do equilíbrio flexor/extensor representado, respectivamente, pelos isquiotibiais/quadríceps da coxa. De outro, a comparação dos valores absolutos da função muscular dos membros inferiores, quer seja para o quadríceps, ou para os isquiotibiais. Resultados alterados podem estar relacionados às lesões esportivas ou suas seqüelas. De interesse para o atleta e para a equipe multidisciplinar é poder dispor de um método de avaliação funcional muscular objetivo e seguro, que forneça dados confiáveis e reprodutíveis. Neste contexto um estudo foi desenvolvido objetivando-se a avaliação dos valores de torque bidirecional (flexão-extensão), potência, tempo e trabalho muscular do joelho quando submetido a uma resistência constante. Para tanto um dispositivo capaz de avaliar esses parâmetros foi desenvolvido no laboratório de biomecânica do Departamento de Mecânica da Unesp de Guaratinguetá, para gerar dados que caracterizem o estado físico e o desempenho dos indivíduos avaliados. Foram utilizados no estudo 19 voluntários do sexo masculino com idade entre 20-30 anos sem histórico de lesão na articulação do joelho, que foram submetidos a exercícios de flexão e extensão com amplitude de movimentos de 90 a 180° durante 40 segundos. / The consequent advances in sports medicine include the search for new technological methods that permit a more efficient evaluation of the musculature and joints of the human body. The search for new methods of evaluation has been stimulated by the increased occurrence of injuries to inferior members and in particular knee articulation. A valuable approach consists of an auxiliary method of evaluation of sportive injuries. This examination is carried out through the application of a constant resistance. In sports practice, the agonist / antagonist muscle balance, that is, the flexor/extensor balance represented, respectively, by the hamstring muscle/quadriceps femuris, plays an important role. On the other hand, the comparison between the absolute values of the inferior members is also relevant. Changed results usually relate to sports lesions or their sequels. The development of an objective and safe method to evaluate muscular functionality will provide for reliable and reproducible results of the utmost importance to athletes and multidisciplinary teams. Therefore, a study was carried out proposing to evaluate values of bi-directional torque (flexion-extension), power, time and muscular effort of the knee when submitted to a constant resistance. To accomplish this, a device capable of evaluating these parameters was developed in the biomechanics laboratory of the Department of Mechanics at UNESP - Guaratinguetá. This device generated data that characterized the physical state and performance of the evaluated individuals. The apparatus was used in the study of 19 male volunteers, 20 - 30 years old without pathological history of joint injuries. These volunteers performed flexion and extension exercises during 40 seconds, with an amplitude of movements from 90 to 180°. From these results, a minimum performance standard was determined that characterized good performance among individuals evaluated by the system.

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