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Thesis (Ph.D. in Clinical Science) -- University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-61). Free to UCDHSC affiliates. Online version available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations;

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of grouping middle school students by learning modality preferences on vibrato acquisition. Traditional approaches to teaching vibrato synthesize reading and listening to elicit an appropriate tactile response, however, Ornstein (1995) identified this approach as a narrow scope suited to a "hypothetical average student" (p.105). Keefe (1985) proposed learning styles as a reliable lens for understanding the individuality of learning. Music education research has a pronounced lack of pedagogical studies addressing technical development particularly regarding stringed instruments. A majority of vibrato research in particular has been regulated to diagnostic studies of the behavior of its inherent acoustic properties. Of the several tutorial vibrato studies that exist, namely those by Gillespie (1997), and Shepherd (2004), few examined beyond two of the primary sensory (e.g., visual and auditory) learning modes identified by Swassing and Barbe (1979). This study challenged traditional approaches by accommodating individual sensory preferences as the most promising path to learning vibrato. Dominant learning preferences of 60 middle school orchestra students were identified using VARK (Fleming, 2001), an instrument whose name is derived from an acronym for Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic. Based on VARK (Fleming, 2001), results, four groups were created corresponding to three learning preferences and a control group. Pretest recordings were made to evaluate existent vibrato abilities and all subjects participated in six weeks of intervention vibrato lessons where teaching was deliberately matched to each group's learning preference. The control group was taught using a traditional class method book. Following the intervention period, posttest recordings were made as an exit assessment. All recordings were evaluated by a panel of qualified string educators using Gillespie's (1993) vibrato evaluation instrument and three data sets were constructed corresponding to means of the pretest, posttest, and a means of difference between the two. Analysis included measures of central tendency, Kruskal-Wallis H test and frequency distributions. Descriptive statistics were computed for grade, gender, and instrument to examine latent peripheral relationships and no significant differences were found between learning preference groups and the control group compelling the researcher to accept the null hypothesis.

Orientador: Ibsen Bellini Coimbra / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T23:17:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ricci_NataliaAquaroni_M.pdf: 749854 bytes, checksum: 6d38565ef0ceed8c74de281e2e869d5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O processamento do controle postural tem início com a comunicação entre o ambiente e corpo, feita por meio dos sistemas sensoriais. Com o envelhecimento, estes sistemas são afetados pela diminuição da reserva funcional e/ ou doenças, predispondo o idoso à instabilidade e quedas. Objetivo: Analisar a influência das informações sensoriais no equilíbrio estático de idosos, comparando-os, em grupos, quanto ao histórico de quedas (sem queda, uma queda e quedas recorrentes) no último ano. Método: Pesquisa descritiva comparativa de corte transversal. Amostra constituída por idosos da comunidade cadastrados em unidade de saúde da família, selecionados e divididos por grupos em consulta ao banco de dados de pesquisa populacional sobre envelhecimento no município de Amparo (SP). Cada grupo foi reduzido a 32 sujeitos por filtro de gênero e faixa etária. O protocolo de avaliação incluiu dados sociodemográficos, clínicofuncionais, psicocognitivos e de equilíbrio estático. O equilíbrio foi avaliado pelo CTSIB que analisa a capacidade de manutenção da estabilidade frente a seis condições de conflitos sensoriais. Foi realizada análise descritiva e inferencial dos dados por meio dos testes de Qui-quadrado, ANOVA, Teste-T e Correlação de Pearson; todos com nível de significância a 5%. Resultados: Houve maior número de casos anormais ao CTSIB para o Grupo de quedas recorrentes em relação ao Grupo sem quedas nas condições 4 (p=0,012) e 5 (p=0,017); e ao Grupo de uma queda na condição 4 (p=0,052). Quanto ao tempo despendido, o Grupo de quedas recorrentes permaneceu menos tempo do que o Grupo sem quedas nas condições 4 (p=0,043), 5 (p=0,042) e 6 (p=0,052). Na progressão do CTSIB, os Grupos sem quedas e uma queda apresentaram menor tempo despendido da condição 4 para a 5 (p=0,016 e p=0,012, respectivamente) e o Grupo de quedas recorrentes teve menor desempenho da condição 1 para a 2 (p=0,039) e da 4 para a 5 (p=0,001). A idade foi a variável de maior associação com a informação sensorial nos três grupos. Conclusão: Os resultados revelam que a interação sensorial nos idosos difere quanto ao histórico de quedas e que no Grupo de quedas recorrentes há maior dependência no sistema somatossensorial e visual. Com esses dados, é possível direcionar o processo de reabilitação e prevenção por meio do treinamento e/ou compensação das estratégias deficitárias e diminuição da dependência sensorial / Abstract: The processing of postural control starts with the environment and body communication, through sensorial systems. Because of the ageing, these systems are affected by the functional decrease and/or diseases, predisposing the elderly to instability and falls. Objective: This work is aimed at analyzing the influence of sensorial information in the elderly¿s static balance comparing them in groups, according to the report of falls (without fall, one fall and recurrent falls) in the last year. Method: A transversal descriptive comparative research. The sample was composed by community-dwelling elderly, which were registered in the Health Family Unit. They were selected and divided into groups by means of consultation of the database on a population research about aging in the Municipal District of Amparo (SP). Each group was reduced to 32 subjects by gender and age filter. The evaluation protocol included socialdemographic, health, physical, psychological and cognitive status, and static balance performance data. The balance was evaluated by CTSIB, which analyzes the stability maintenance capacity according to six sensorial conflicts conditions. The descriptive and inferential analysis was accomplished by means of the tests: Qui-squared, ANOVA, T-Test and Pearson Correlation; with significance level of 5%. Results: There was a larger number of CTSIB abnormal cases for the Group of recurrent falls in comparison to the Group without falls in the conditions 4 (p=0.012) and 5 (p=0.017); and to the Group of one fall in the condition 4 (p=0.052). As for the time performance, the Group of recurrent falls remained less time than the Group without falls in the conditions 4 (p=0.043), 5 (p=0.042) and 6 (p=0.052). In relation to the CTSIB progression, the Groups without falls, and one fall presented less time from the condition 4 to 5 (p=0.016 and p=0.012, respectively); and the Group of recurrent falls had a worse performance from the condition 1 to 2 (p=0.039) and from the condition 4 to 5 (p=0.001). The variable age was presented the largest association with the sensorial information for all the groups. Conclusion: The results showed that the sensorial interaction in the elderly varies according to the history of falling. They also revealed that there is a larger dependence on the visual and somatosensory systems for the Group of recurrent falls. In this way, it is possible to guide the rehabilitation process and prevention with training and/or compensation of deficient strategies and decrease the sensorial dependence / Mestrado / Mestre em Gerontologia

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Research has shown beneficial performance gains from concurrent multimodal presentation of visual and tactile signaling. Studies have also suggested the importance of closely matching or emulating the spatial characteristics of tactile signaling to its visual counterpart, resulting in intuitive tactile signals that are easily learned and that provide immediate benefits in the absence or concurrent presentation of visual signaling. The purpose for this study is to inform display design regarding how closely the tactile signaling should match the visual signaling temporally, before the difference is detected by the observer. Participants observed a visual signal presentation of six different circular patterns, that spatially matched a concurrent tactile presentation, with the visual presentation temporally being faster, slower, or the same speed as the tactile presentation. Results showed that participants were better at identifying a difference between the visual and tactile stimuli when the visual stimuli were faster, and when they were presented in a clockwise pattern. The incremental nature of the faster and slower visual presentations results in helpful guidelines for multimodal display design on how perceptible the temporal difference is between the tactile and visual modalities.

The purpose of this literature review is to investigate the most effective forms of self-care that patients can perform to reduce swelling caused by lymphedema. Lymphedema may occur secondary to lymph node trauma, which makes it difficult for lymph fluid to leave an extremity. Even though lymphedema is more recognized as a side effect of breast cancer treatment, it can also be the result of many other ailments or treatments and can be present in any part of the body. By knowing which therapies are most effective, nurses and other health care professionals can educate patients to help ease the burden caused by this debilitating condition. This thesis discusses the results of clinical trials that studied different methods of self-care including exercises, bandaging, compression garments, sequential compression devices, and performing manual lymphatic drainage. The conclusion derived from the review of multiple studies is that participating in a combination of multiple therapies is the most effective means of lymphedema management and should be considered the ideal standard of care.

This study argues in favour of the distance education student as being a decision-maker and scrutinised his choice criteria against the `open' education background. In particular, the study investigated the relative contribution of influential decision factors, as identified by previous research, in the choice students made when they chose between print-based and on-line modalities. A quantitative study, drawing data from 233 participants in two modules at the University of South Africa, was employed. The study showed that influential decision factors were transferable to a choice between printed or on-line instructional content, but their effects were less significant. Differences pertaining to previous experience with their delivery mode were apparent between students who selected the print-based option and students who selected the on-line option. The results also confirmed that of other research that a significant relationship exists between self-concept and optimal decision-making and self-concept and social environment. / Education Studies / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)

This study argues in favour of the distance education student as being a decision-maker and scrutinised his choice criteria against the `open' education background. In particular, the study investigated the relative contribution of influential decision factors, as identified by previous research, in the choice students made when they chose between print-based and on-line modalities. A quantitative study, drawing data from 233 participants in two modules at the University of South Africa, was employed. The study showed that influential decision factors were transferable to a choice between printed or on-line instructional content, but their effects were less significant. Differences pertaining to previous experience with their delivery mode were apparent between students who selected the print-based option and students who selected the on-line option. The results also confirmed that of other research that a significant relationship exists between self-concept and optimal decision-making and self-concept and social environment. / Education Studies / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)