The Primary School Curriculum (1999) is taught in all primary schools in Ireland. Using Information and Communication Technologies is recognised as a teaching methodology in the teacher guideline documents of the Primary ...
O'Connor, Mary Gabrielle (Miriam)(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
The main objective of this thesis is to investigate Nintendo Wii Fit/Sport as a fitness substitute for the traditional gym exercise and to assess the views of the participants who took part in the study.
It also aims to ...
Crowley, Neil(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
Education like most other areas has been influenced by the rapidly changing environment in which we live in today. The revised primary school curriculum has encouraged teachers to examine different approaches such as ICT ...
Moran, Catherine (Kathleen)(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a specific computer-based reading development programme i.e. the Accelerated Reader Program, when implemented through a professionally staffed school library, actually ...
Cleere, Anthony James(University of Limerick, Department of Education & Professional Studies, 2009)
Due to the rise in use and general growth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) the roles of some ICT Coordinators in the Irish secondary school system have expanded to combine a large number of duties. To ...
The convergent validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) and the McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) in an ecologically valid environment
Laura Cronin
Purpose: To investigate ...
White, Alison(Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)
Background: 'Back App' is a novel ergonomic stool whose seat design increases thigh-trunk angle similar to a saddle chair. It features an optional dynamic setting by means of an adjustable stability ball. To date no studies ...
O'Sullivan, Stephanie(Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)
Background: Recently, there is a growing interest in the role of veterinary physiotherapy; however the concept of this speciality is still in its infancy in Ireland (Doyle and Horgan 2006). The apparent paucity of evidence ...
Condon, Marie(Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)
Background: Guidelines recommend people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) receive regular physiotherapy reviews (NICE, 2003). However little is known about how PwMS are currently reviewed. Reviews can be face-to-face, telephone ...
Cagney, Gordon(Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, 2011)
Background: Rotator cuff disease is the most common cause of shoulder pain seen by physicians (Ostor et al. 2005) accounting for 44% to 60% of all complaints of shoulder pain (Michener et al. 2004). This type of study ...