Thesis (M.P.A.)--Texas State University, San Marcos, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-57). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--Texas State University, San Marcos, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-57).

There were two purposes involved in this study. The first objective was to construct increased increment scoring tables for selected track and field events based on the achievement of female physical education students at Rhodes University, South Africa, using the initial performances recorded by the students in each event during the years 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965 and 1966. Secondly, the tables were used to test the effectiveness of the increased increment principle in predicting the improvement of the students in subsequent trials during the same period.

In this thesis, I analyze whether nutritional intake at the time of adolescence can impact academic attainment and earnings later on in life. Millions of children in the United States are living in food insecure households and do not have access to an adequate nutritious diet. Since adolescence is a time period of intense growth and development, it is essential to meet nutritional needs at this time. Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), I measure the nutrition of a nationally representative sample of youth in the United States through their daily food intake, and test the effects nutrition during adolescence has on future outcomes. I find a positive relationship between healthy eating and educational achievement, as well as a negative relationship between unhealthy eating and educational attainment. Nutrition has a smaller effect on earnings, but the results show that there is a minor negative relationship between healthy eating and earnings.

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Research has shown that motor skill performance can be improved with the use of a dynamic visual model that helps to create a cognitive representation and serve as a standard for learning. The purpose of this project is to produce a demonstration videotape that thoroughly analyzes the basic actions involved with pitching a softball for strikes.