Executive Summary Improving learning effectiveness has always been a constant challenge in software education and training. One of the primary tasks educators face is to motivate learners to perform to their best abilities. Using computer games is one means to encourage learners to learn (Klawe, 1994). When games are used in general education, they could enhance self-esteem for the learners, re...

There were also many important (and enjoyable) discussions with co-workers at Georgia Tech that were essential for completing this work, including Hesham El-Scotte Hodel of Auburn, and John Kaneshige of NASA ARC. Finally, I want to thank my extraordinary wife Amy for all of her help and inspiration. She makes it all worthwhile.

As the importance of recommender systems increases, in combination with the explosion in data available over the internet and in our own digital libraries, we suggest an alternative method of providing explicit user feedback. We create a tangible interface, which will not only facilitate multitasking but provide an enjoyable way of completing an otherwise frustrating and perhaps tiresome task.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author wishes to thank several people. First and foremost, I would like to thank my family for their endless love and support throughout my academic endeavors. I would also like to thank the members of the lab for their insight and sense of humor, which made my experience all the more enjoyable:

Procrastination behaviour occurs when the person is obligated to do an activity, even they are not motivated carry out activity within expected time frame. Literature studies define four types of procrastination: academic, decisional, life routines, and neurotic. This study focuses on academic procrastination in higher education. Academic mainly related delaying tasks such as handing assignment...

BACKGROUND Obesity prevention among youth of low SES is a public health priority given the higher prevalence of youth obesity in this population subgroup. PURPOSE To evaluate the 24-month impact of a school-based obesity prevention program among adolescent girls living in low-income communities. DESIGN The study was a school-based group RCT, the Nutrition and Enjoyable Activity for Teen Gir...

Previous research suggests that more involvement in various activities can help delay cognitive decline in older adults. Few studies have examined both the impact of frequency and perceived enjoyment of different types of activities on cognition. This study analyzed the relationship between frequency and pleasure of activities and cognition by running correlations using the five different subsc...

Research can be made more enjoyable and productive through a little organization. For many computer scientists, research techniques are a product of experience rather than, unfortunately, formal training. Several organizational suggestions are outlined here, most of which are useful to the undergraduate researcher. Items in italics are aimed at graduate students, professional researchers, and f...

The computer grippers have been successful in providing an easily operated, enjoyable, purposeful activity for end-stage grip strengthening for patients preparing to return to heavy industry. Because computer games maintain the patient's attention for long periods, this adaptation is excellent for building endurance.