Bryson Mortensen and Dr. Ronald Staheli, Choral Department, BYU School of Music There is nothing worse than singing a boring piece. Often, when conductors decide to perform works from periods such as the Renaissance, Baroque, or even Classical periods, they find that it is difficult to make the piece exciting. The choir is quickly frustrated […]
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Benefits of Neuromuscular and Plyometric Training in Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement
Bethanie Evans and Professor David Kaiser, Exercise Science A greater incidence of ACL injuries in women compared to men may stem from complex, interrelated factors, including hamstring-quadriceps strength imbalances, joint laxity, and neuromuscular deficits. While congenital joint laxity cannot be reversed, both hamstring/quadriceps imbalances and neuromuscular deficits have been shown to improve with functional neuromuscular […]
The Influence of Struggles Faced by Ugandan Female Students In Secondary Education on Their Enrollment and Academic Performance
Jacquelyn Skinner and Dr. Julie Hite, Educational Leadership and Foundations Education is a major instrument in establishing self-sustaining growth and reducing poverty throughout the world. Specifically, educating females reaps additional benefits including increased family incomes, later marriages, reduced fertility rates, reduced infant and maternal mortality rates, better nourished families and greater opportunities for women in […]
Influence of Quantization on Psychometric Function Slope and Performance for Speech Audiometry Materials
Jessica Goates and Dr. Richard W. Harris, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Routine audiological assessments include pure-tone thresholds and assessment of the patient’s ability to perceive speech. The performance of speech audiometry materials is very important for determining how well a patient can hear speech. Our research was designed to determine if using different speech audiometry […]
Eyes on the Prize: Affective Dimensions of Marathon Motivation and Performance
Abigail Farr, Jonathan Mietchen, Bryce Tobin, Trammell Cox, and Michael Millard with Dr. Benjamin Ogles, Psychology This study sought to investigate the relationship between motives for participating in a marathonand pre-race mood and their separate and combined influence on marathon running performance. Our goal was to determine whether or not performance may be dependent upon […]
The Optimal Focus Theory for Sport Performance Under Pressure
Laurie Anderson and Dr. Ben Ogles, Psychology Our study sought to add to the current literature on the explicit monitoring and distraction theories. We have created a theory known as the Optimal Focus Theory. This theory states that choking can be avoided and performance under pressure will improve if athletes achieve the right amount of […]
Are Morphology and Performance Predation-related? Swimming Speed and Ontological Shape Comparisons between Populations of a Live-bearing Fish
Elizabeth Hassell and Dr. Mark Belk, Department of Biology I used my ORCA grant for my honors thesis in biology, which has been a great success. The results are not yet complete because the depth of this project goes beyond the one-year time frame of a typical ORCA project; however, our planned schedule is still […]
Forgotten Music from the 18th and 19th Centuries: Rediscovering Neglected Works through the Creation of a Modern Performance Edition
Fidel Perez and Professor David Day, HBLL Music and Dance Library The written violin repertoire is vast, yet the amount of published material is relatively limited to performers. Available viola repertoire is even narrower. A person can easily find pieces by the most famous composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, in a music library. These […]
Vision and its Effects on Academic Performance in Secondary School Students in Mukono District, Uganda
David S. Hite and Professor Steven J. Hite, Educational Leadership in the Mckay School of Education The purpose of my research was to inform governmental leaders, teachers, and parents in Uganda of the importance and effect of vision on the academic performance of elementary-aged children. The information gathered and studied will not only help the […]
Determinants of Weekly Review Session Attendance and the Effect of Review Sessions on Student Performance in Economics 110
Bradley Hunter and Dr. Eric Eide, Economics Department Introduction Every semester, each of the fifteen teaching assistants for Economics 110 classes hold two weekly review sessions, during which they solve practice test questions, discuss the implications of lecture material, and help students solidify difficult concepts. These review sessions, while provided at a relatively low cost […]
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