Search for dissertations about: "Performance test"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 1621 swedish dissertations containing the words Performance test.

2. 11. Office type, performance and well-being : A study of how personality and work tasks interact with contemporary office environments and ways of working

   Author : Aram Seddigh; Hugo Westerlund; Erik Berntson; Fredrik Jönsson; Eva Vingård; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Office type; open-plan office; flex office; cell office; performance; job satisfaction; distraction; self-rated health; well-being; cognitive stress; exhaustion; individual differences; personality; concentration; stim-ulus screening ability; memory; Kontorstyp; kontorslandskap; flexkontor; cellkontor; produktivitet; arbetstillfredsställelse; distraktion; självskattat hälsa; trivsel; kognitiv stress; utmattning; individuella skillnader; personlighet; koncentration; arbetsminne; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Today, many organisations are adopting offices that have an open design with or without flexible seating. While advocates of open-plan offices propose that these office types lead to cost savings and aid inter and intra-team communication, opponents argue that these office types are associated with decreased performance and worsened health among employees. READ MORE

4. 12. Occupational performance in school settings : evaluation and intervention using the school AMPS

   Author : Michaela Munkholm; Anne G. Fisher; Britta Löfgren; Curt Hagquist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational therapy; Assessment; Rasch measurement; Children; schoolwork performance; Differential item functioning; Differential test funktioning; Outcomes; Efficacy of intervention; school-based practice; instrument development; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi; Occupational therapy; arbetsterapi;

   Abstract : Background: This thesis is was designed to evaluate aspects of reliability and validity of the School Version of the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (School AMPS) (Fisher, Bryze, Hume, & Griswold, 2007), an observation-based evaluation of quality of occupational performance when children perform schoolwork tasks in school settings. The long term goal was to contribute to knowledge about children at risk or with mild disabilities who experience difficulties with occupational performance in school settings, and describe how the School AMPS can be used when a true top−down process of planning and implementing school-based occupational therapy services is implemented in a Swedish context. READ MORE

5. 13. Ground Object Recognition using Laser Radar Data : Geometric Fitting, Performance Analysis, and Applications

   Author : Christna Grönwall; Fredrik Gustafsson; Kalle Åström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Laser radar; object detection; object recognition; performance; least squares; ICP; Cramér-Rao; Signal processing; Signalbehandling;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns detection and recognition of ground object using data from laser radar systems. Typical ground objects are vehicles and land mines. For these objects, the orientation and articulation are unknown. The objects are placed in natural or urban areas where the background is unstructured and complex. READ MORE

6. 14. Motivational beliefs in the TIMSS 2003 context : Theory, measurement and relation to test performance

   Author : Hanna Eklöf; Widar Henriksson; Simon Wolming; Svein Lie; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : test-taking motivation; TIMSS 2003; validity; construct validation; measurement; expectancy-value theory; self-concept; task value; factor analysis; eighth-grade students; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The main objective of this thesis was to explore issues related to student achievement motivation in the Swedish TIMSS 2003 (Trend in International Mathematics and Science Study) context. The thesis comprises of five empirical papers and a summary. READ MORE

7. 15. Performance in Franchise Systems : The Franchisee Perspective

   Author : Ehsan Asgharian Bourkheili; Hossein Dadfar; Staffan Brege; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Franchising performance; franchisee’s perspective; entrepreneurship; holistic view.;

   Abstract : During the last decades, franchising as an organizational form has received a lot of attention from researchers and practitioners alike. While many studies have examined various aspects of franchising from the franchisor's perspective, little research has taken the franchisee’s perspective. READ MORE