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Bernhart, John A.; Fellers, Ashley W.; Turner-McGrievy, Gabrielle; Wilson, Mary J.; Hutto, Brent – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Introduction: Electronic Bluetooth scales (e-scales) may be useful for remote weight assessment. This study analyzed predictors of engagement with e-scales and feasibility for remote weight assessment. Method: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, participants (n = 150, 100% African American, 79% female, average age 48.2 ± 10.6 years) in an ongoing trial…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Body Weight, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques
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Welch, Whitney A.; Groth, Caroline P.; Phillips, Siobhan M.; Spring, Bonnie; Siddique, Juned – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Background and Aims: To estimate and compare the change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) between an accelerometer and technology-supported physical activity (PA) log across a 3-week PA intervention. Method: Participants (N = 204, 77% female, age = 33 ± 11 years, body mass index = 28.2 ± 7.1 kg/m[superscript 2]) were randomized to…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment
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Cano, Ana Rus; Fernández-Manjón, Baltasar; García-Tejedor, Álvaro J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Serious Games (SGs), defined as a game in which education (in its various forms) is the primary goal rather than entertainment, have been proven as an effective educational tool for engaging and motivating students. However, more research is needed to sustain the suitability of these games to train users with cognitive impairments. This empirical…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, Adults
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Maitland, Alison; Gervis, Misia – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2010
Background: Goal-setting is not always the simple motivational technique when used in an applied sport setting especially in relation to the meaning of achievement in competitive sport. Goal-setting needs to be examined in a broader context than goal-setting theory, such as provided by social cognitive theories of motivation. In football, the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Team Sports, Clubs, Heuristics
Gulsvig, Patricia K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Teacher candidates in secondary social studies education come to their methods course eager to share their passion for the subject. Enthusiasm often turns to confusion and frustration when they are confronted with unforeseen decisions about the content they will teach before they determine the instructional strategies for teaching that material.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Instructional Development, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Luiselli, James K.; St. Amand, CarrieAnne; MaGee, Christine; Sperry, James M. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
We describe a training program to teach applied behavior analysis (ABA) knowledge competencies to paraprofessional staff (N = 47) at a habilitation services agency for adults with developmental disabilities. Before and following training, staff completed assessment of knowledge tests for three content areas: basic learning principles,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Adults, Behavior Modification
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Judkins, David; St. Pierre, Robert; Gutmann, Babette; Goodson, Barbara; von Glatz, Adrienne; Hamilton, Jennifer; Webber, Ann; Troppe, Patricia; Rimdzius, Tracy – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
The Even Start Family Literacy Program was established in 1989 to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy for low-income families, by improving the literacy skills of parents and their young children. Even Start projects offer family literacy services, defined as four integrated instructional components: (1) Childhood Education (ECE); (2)…
Descriptors: Low Income, Simulation, Child Language, Outcomes of Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
The General Accounting Office reviewed the Department of Labor's process for determining worker eligibility for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. TAA provides help in making the transition to new employment to workers certified by the Department of Labor as affected by imports. The program gives workers job counseling, occupational…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Dislocated Workers
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1990
The goal of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) is long-term employability. To obtain feedback on the effectiveness of JTPA programs in promoting retention in the labor force, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) requires states and service delivery areas (SDAs) to collect information on the postprogram outcomes of JTPA participants. This…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Collection, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Zlomke, Leland C.; Benjamin, Vincente A., Jr. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1983
The impact of inservice generated staff knowledge changes on the behavior of 42 mentally retarded adults was assessed. Findings demonstrated an effective time-efficient means of collecting client behavior change data, as well as a 51 percent growth in measured staff knowledge, anD a decrease in each of nine targeted maladaptive behaviors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
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Jensen, Joyce M.; Parsons, Marsha B.; Reid, Dennis H. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Using classroom-based instruction and on-the-job monitoring and feedback, seven teachers were trained to systematically observe the data collection and teaching performances of their assistants as well as to provide contingent feedback. The supervisory training for teachers was accompanied by improvement in data collection among seven of eight…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Collection, Feedback, Inservice Teacher Education
Williams, Bruce W. – 1992
This report summarizes in-home behavioral interventions carried out with 18 individuals (ages 3 to 43) with developmental disabilities in the San Diego and North Los Angeles County Regional Centers during 1990-1991. The report focuses on client characteristics, problems that were addressed, intervention procedures used, and results. The paper…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Child Rearing, Children
Florida Commission on Educational Outreach and Service, Tallahassee. – 1976
This appendix gives a detailed explanation of how data was collected in a Florida statewide study designed primarily to determine the degree and type (or desired degree and type) of adult participation in learning activities. The sections in the report are descriptive in nature, and a major portion of the material is comprised of tables, interview…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students