Essays about: "motivation and work performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 131 essays containing the words motivation and work performance.

  1. 1. Gamification of Work Tasks: Effects of Mixed and Individual Game Design Elements on Motivation and Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Marcel Borgsen; [2023]
    Keywords : Gamification; Game Design Elements; Motivation; Self-Determination; Performance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gamification uses elements of game-designing on mundane tasks to enhance motivation and performance. This study aimed to investigate the effects of gamification on performance, intrinsic motivation and amotivation while doing work tasks. READ MORE

  3. 2. Scrolling for Success? The Impact of Social Media Microbreaks on Perceived Work Productivity and Psychological Detachment from Work

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

    Author : Carina Plath; Tabea Christiansen; [2023]
    Keywords : social media microbreaks; psychological detachment; perceived productivity; at-work recovery;

    Abstract : Completing tasks and reaching goals at work depletes employees’ energy, motivation, and attentional resources, resulting in negative stress and fatigue experiences. Taking microbreaks from work may help recover from work demands and replenish these resources by positively affecting employee well-being and performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Optimizing the mechanicalpackaging of drivetraincomponents in Formula Studentbattery electric vehicles : Development of electric drivetrains for student engineering competition

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap och fysik (from 2013)

    Author : Eric Johansson; [2023]
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    Abstract : The world has seen a rapid increase in the development of electric vehicles. This development is made possible by competent engineers. READ MORE

  5. 4. EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF GENERATIVE MODELS FOR TIME SERIES SYNTHESIS

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Muhammad Junaid Haris; [2023]
    Keywords : GAN; Generative Adversarial Network; VQ-VAE; Vector Quantized Variational AutoEncoder; AutoEncoder; VAE; Time Series; Synthesizing; Data Synthesis;

    Abstract : Motivated by successes in the image generation domain, this thesis presents a novel Hybrid VQ-VAE (H-VQ-VAE) approach for generating realistic synthetic time series data with categorical features. The primary motivation behind this work is to address the limitations of existing generative models in accurately capturing the underlying structure and patterns of time series data, especially when dealing with categorical features. READ MORE

  6. 5. Learning in physics with simulation : Students’ needs & perceptions of the interaction with Algodoo, and learning in physics

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Seyma Ikra Koyuncu; [2023]
    Keywords : computational thinking; stem; simulations; physics; modelling; digital tools; digital content; computational thinking; stem; simulering; fysik; modellering; digitalt verktyg; digitalt innehåll;

    Abstract : Initiatives to implement computational thinking and science, technology, engineering & modelling into learning processes have been taken by many authorities worldwide, and in Sweden as well. The Swedish government made changes in the high school curriculum in order to develop student’s digital competence including programming which has been in force since June 2018 (Skolverket, 2018). READ MORE