Essays about: "quasi-experimental study"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 50 essays containing the words quasi-experimental study.

1. 16. Are athletes active in high-contact sports at risk of impaired executive functioning? A quasi-experimental study on competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Candice Cattaneo; [2021]
   Keywords : High-contact sports; executive functioning; repetitive head injury; concussion; fullkontaktsport; exekutiva funktioner; upprepade huvudskador; hjärnskakning;

   Abstract : The study of high-contact sport athletes and the implications of repetitive head injury (RHI) associated with these sports has been at the forefront of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research for the last decade. The present study represents a quasi-experimental study exploring whether an experimental group (N=39) consisting of amateur and professional competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes differ in three operations of executive functioning ability (shifting, updating and inhibition) when compared to a control group (N=44) of non-contact sports athletes. READ MORE

3. 17. Explicit Assessment Rubrics and L2 Motivation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Anthon Brunzell; [2021]
   Keywords : formative assessment; rubrics; L2 motivation; self-determination theory; instrumentalism; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : With regards to increased research on the formative use of assessment rubrics and its effects on performance, this study highlights the need for more research on rubrics’ effects on different kinds of motivation. Therefore, the study aims to investigate possible effects of implementing explicit assessment rubrics on L2 motivation in an EFL classroom. READ MORE

4. 18. Please Initiate Gamifications with Me : Quantitative study on impact of Gamification on Customer Engagement within Co-creation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rafael Czeszejko; Sofia Öfverström; [2021]
   Keywords : Customer Engagement; Gamification; Co-creation; Experimental Design;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, Gamification has been identified as one of the most prominent marketing initiatives to engage customers in the creation of more desirable and unique offerings. Adding Gamification into offerings allows customers to socially interact, share information and co-create experiences. READ MORE

5. 19. Can death predict life? : A study on the direct child replacement effect in Niger - an instrumental variable approach.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Vincent Karlberg Hauge; August Wadell Leimdörfer; [2020]
   Keywords : direct child replacement effect; child mortality; population growth; 2SPS; Niger;

   Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa is the region in the world with the highest population growth and child mortality. By measuring to what extent the parents "replace" a child in the case of death, we estimate the direct child replacement effect in Niger between 1976 and 2011. READ MORE

6. 20. The good, the bad, and the framed : A study of behavioral economics and the framing effect on tobacco free snus

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : William Muleba; [2020]
   Keywords : Behavioral economics; Goal-Framing; Framing effect; Advertising; Marketing; Communication; Consumer marketing; Tobacco; Attitudes; Purchase intention; Kahneman Daniel; Tversky Amos; Thaler Richard; Sunstein Cass; Shiller Robert; Ajzen I; Putrevu S; Camerer C F; Loewenstein;

   Abstract : This study sets out to explore attitudes and intentions towards nicotine product goods and how it is affected by the goal framing effect. The presence of this effect has been shown in the advertising of both green products and everyday products. READ MORE