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1. Harper, Raquel. Comprehensive health literacy assessment for college students.

Degree: PhD, Journalism and Technical Communication, 2013, Colorado State University

► This study presents the content of a new health literacy assessment tool tailored specifically for the 18-24 year-old college student population. The new tool encompasses… (more)

▼ This study presents the content of a new health literacy assessment tool tailored specifically for the 18-24 year-old college student population. The new tool encompasses a more comprehensive measurement of comprehension, numeracy, media literacy, and digital literacy. The current leading health literacy assessment tools do not assess the entire concept of patient health literacy, have limited empirical evidence of construct validity, are lacking in their psychometric properties, and are not targeted specifically for the young adult population. Research shows that many higher educated individuals are currently graduating without the necessary skills needed to adequately and efficiently navigate the healthcare system. Poor patient health literacy may be an even stronger predictor of a person's health status than age, income, employment status, education level, and race (Institute of Medicine, 2004). The author created an initial item pool of 229 questions based on research. Health education experts reviewed the initial item pool and helped select the best items that might represent the sub-components of health literacy. This first version of the test was administered to 144 college students. Item Response Theory analysis helped eliminate non-performing items. A second version of the test was administered to 426 college students and analyzed again using Item Response Theory. The new assessment tool was also compared with the current gold standard health literacy tool to establish construct validity, and the two tools were compared for how well each predicts certain health behaviors. Fifty-one items were selected for the assessment based on good psychometric properties. The final version has good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.81). Convergent validity and discriminant validity were supported with expected sub-component correlations with the gold standard tool. And the new assessment tool shows better predictive validity with health-related quality of life, exercise frequency, overall participation in physical activities, and alcohol consumption over the current gold standard tool. The new instrument is recommended for research use in measuring health literacy in young adult populations, especially college students, to help identify deficiencies and strengths in the sub-concepts of health literacy. Advisors/Committee Members: Trumbo, Craig (advisor), O'Keefe, Garrett (committee member), Zimmerman, Donald (committee member), Henry, Kimberly (committee member), Broadfoot, Kirsten (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: health literacy

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Harper, R. (2013). Comprehensive health literacy assessment for college students. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/78827

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Harper, Raquel. “Comprehensive health literacy assessment for college students.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed April 12, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/78827.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Harper, Raquel. “Comprehensive health literacy assessment for college students.” 2013. Web. 12 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Harper R. Comprehensive health literacy assessment for college students. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Apr 12]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/78827.

Council of Science Editors:

Harper R. Comprehensive health literacy assessment for college students. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/78827

2. Larez, Joanna E. News now: exploratory study of digital news story organization and structure.

Degree: MS(M.S.), Journalism and Media Communication, 2017, Colorado State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/181314

► Newspaper publication has expanded beyond the printed format to digital formats to attract readers using iPhone apps, Facebook, Twitter and other outlets. Some apps will… (more)

▼ Newspaper publication has expanded beyond the printed format to digital formats to attract readers using iPhone apps, Facebook, Twitter and other outlets. Some apps will open the full story and others link to the full story on the newspaper's website. My exploratory research sought to explore different digital platforms by investigating Washington Post headlines written for the iPhone Application, Facebook, and Twitter. While these platforms limit the information available before linking to the full story on the website, each digital platform provided enough information to identify organizational patterns and sequences of who, what, where, why and how — the key concepts in the journalistic inverted pyramid writing organization. My research investigated the Washington Post's digital headlines in the summer of 2012. The research questions were RQ1: Which questions are answered most frequently in news story headlines on the iPhone app, Facebook newsfeed, and Twitter tweets? RQ2: What are the question sequences presented in the headlines on the iPhone app, Facebook newsfeed, and Twitter tweets? RQ2A: Is there a difference in organization of questions sequences in the headlines of story topics present in one of each of the following platforms: iPhone app, Facebook newsfeed, and Twitter tweets? For my content analysis of the Washington Post digital headlines, I created a sample of a constructed week and took screenshots of headlines. For analysis, I coded all stories (n = 216) published on at least one other platform. I developed a codebook, and one additional coder and I coded every headline in the sample. Despite some variables receiving lower Krippendorff Alpha results than suggested for publication for intercoder reliability (ranging from 0.33 to 0.83), most variables achieved acceptable percent agreements from 84.7% to 95.8%. Because of the exploratory nature of my study, I proceeded with data analysis. Patterns emerged related to information sequences in headlines. "Who" and "what" were used in 77% (n = 22) as leading information in the headline sequences. "Where" was the only other variable included at the beginning of sequences. While 22 different organizational sequences emerged, 50% were used only once. Research Question 2A investigated organization of question sequences. The variable "what," a main action, was included in 100% (n = 27) of the headlines in a portion of the sample using a single headline for each platform about one story. The sequence (who, what) was included in 22% (n = 9) across all three platforms. Other story topics provided additional variables on different platforms. Advisors/Committee Members: Zimmerman, Donald (advisor), Switzer, Jamie (committee member), Paschal, Dawn (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: headlines; journalism; digital; news; inverted pyramid

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APA (6^th Edition):

Larez, J. E. (2017). News now: exploratory study of digital news story organization and structure. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/181314

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Larez, Joanna E. “News now: exploratory study of digital news story organization and structure.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed April 12, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/181314.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Larez, Joanna E. “News now: exploratory study of digital news story organization and structure.” 2017. Web. 12 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Larez JE. News now: exploratory study of digital news story organization and structure. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Apr 12]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/181314.

Council of Science Editors:

Larez JE. News now: exploratory study of digital news story organization and structure. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/181314

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3. Williams, Mark Allen. Legibility of serif and sans serif type faces in computer displays.

Degree: MS(M.S.), Technical Journalism, 1990, Colorado State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199725

► Studies of type faces printed on paper have generally found minimal legibility differences between the many type faces. Modem computers are capable of displaying many… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Legibility (Printing); Type and type-founding; Computers

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Williams, M. A. (1990). Legibility of serif and sans serif type faces in computer displays. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199725

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Williams, Mark Allen. “Legibility of serif and sans serif type faces in computer displays.” 1990. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed April 12, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199725.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Williams, Mark Allen. “Legibility of serif and sans serif type faces in computer displays.” 1990. Web. 12 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Williams MA. Legibility of serif and sans serif type faces in computer displays. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 1990. [cited 2021 Apr 12]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199725.

Council of Science Editors:

Williams MA. Legibility of serif and sans serif type faces in computer displays. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 1990. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199725

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4. Stringfellow, Catherine V. Integrated method for improving testing effectiveness and efficiency, An.

Degree: PhD, Computer Science, 2000, Colorado State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/26933

► The aim of testing is to find errors and to find them as early as possible. Specifically, system testing should uncover more errors before release… (more)

▼ The aim of testing is to find errors and to find them as early as possible. Specifically, system testing should uncover more errors before release to reduce the number of errors found in post-release. System testing should also prevent the release of the products that would result in discovery of many post-release errors. Studies indicate that post-release errors cost more to fix than errors found earlier in the life cycle. The effectiveness and efficiency of system testing depends on many factors, not only the expertise and quality of the tester and the techniques they employ. This dissertation develops and integrated method using various techniques that will improve testing effectiveness and efficiency. Some of these techniques already exist, but are applied in a new or different way. The integrated method enables root cause analysis of post-release problems by tracing these problems to one or more factors that influence system testing efficiency. Development defect data help to identify which parts of the software should be tested more intensely and earlier because they were fault-prone in development. Based on assessment results, testers can develop testing guidelines to make system test more effective. A case study applies this evaluation instrument to existing project data from large software product (medical record system). Successive releases of the software product validate the method. During system testing, testers may need to determine quantitatively whether to continue testing or to stop, recommending release. Early stopping could decrease the cost of testing, but has the disadvantage of possibly missing problems that would have been detected, had system testing continued. Testers need to evaluate the efficiency of currently used methods and to improve the efficiency of future testing efforts. This dissertation develops empirical techniques to determine stopping points during testing. It proposed a new selection method for software reliability growth model(s) that can be used to make release decision. The case study compares and evaluates these techniques on actual test result data from industry. Quality assessment of multiple releases of the same product forms the basis of longitudinal decisions, such as re-engineering. Techniques using data from prior releases help to identify parts of the system that are consistently problematic. This information aids in developing additional testing guidelines for future releases of the product. This dissertation adds to a study that adapted a reverse architecting technique to identify fault relationships among system components based on whether they are involved in the same defect fix. The case study applies this technique to identify those parts of the software that need to be tested more. Results of the case study demonstrate that the integrated method can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of system test. The method identified problematic software components using data from prior releases and development. Results of prioritizing show that fault-prone… Advisors/Committee Members: Von Mayrhauser, Anneliese (advisor), Bieman, James M. (committee member), Zimmerman, Donald E. (committee member), France, Robert B. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: reverse architecting technique; quality assessment; software testing; integrated method; fault architecture technique; Computer software – Testing

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APA (6^th Edition):

Stringfellow, C. V. (2000). Integrated method for improving testing effectiveness and efficiency, An. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/26933

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Stringfellow, Catherine V. “Integrated method for improving testing effectiveness and efficiency, An.” 2000. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed April 12, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10217/26933.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Stringfellow, Catherine V. “Integrated method for improving testing effectiveness and efficiency, An.” 2000. Web. 12 Apr 2021.

Vancouver:

Stringfellow CV. Integrated method for improving testing effectiveness and efficiency, An. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2000. [cited 2021 Apr 12]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/26933.

Council of Science Editors:

Stringfellow CV. Integrated method for improving testing effectiveness and efficiency, An. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2000. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/26933

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