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The Effect Of Training In Seven Categories Of Verbal Behavior On The Performance Of Kindergarten Student Teachers, Alice Sandoval

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This study investigated the effects of a training program designed to help student-teachers become aware of the importance of verbal interaction and to help student-teachers develop effective and purposive interactional verbal skills. The following verbal behaviors were the focus of study: Initial Open-ended Structure, Restructuring, Settling the Problem, Articulating Behavior, Reinforcing, Clarifying and Elaborating, and Proffering Aid.

Effects Of Introducing A Unit On Consumer Mathematics Into A Seventh Grade Mathematics Class., Joann Mazzio

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

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This study introduced a nine week course of consumer mathematics in a seventh grade mathematics class in a consolidated junior high school in central New Mexico. The three hypotheses tested were that students in a seventh grade class taught subject content from consumer mathematics: (1) would learn traditional skills and applications involving decimals, ratios and percent as well as or better than another seventh grade class taught from the assigned text book; (2) would learn applications of arithmetic skills to consumer-oriented problems as well as or better than students taught from an assigned textbook; (3) Would undergo a …

Organizational Commitment And Organizational Control: The Latin American Projects In Education, Ambrosio Jose Ortega

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to present an historical account of the University of New Mexico's involvement in technical assistance programs in Latin America but focusing on the Ecuador Primary Education Loan Contract; the Ecuador Project was selected as the model to examine because it contains all the components found in other projects--longterm technicians, short-term consultants, and participant training. This study is the first comprehensive and detailed historical account of the University of New Mexico's technical assistance efforts in Latin America.

Towards Becoming Bilingual -- Cognitive And Semantic Considerations On Language Acquisition, Gnaneswaran Thiruraj Perinpanayagam

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

Language learning is both culture-bound and individual-skill-bound, structured on an innate, biological capacity to acquire language. While it is a remarkable phenomenon when it occurs in the acquisition of a first language, it is even more remarkable in the acquisition of a second language where the main objective concerning competence is to bring the two languages into equilibrium. This equilibrium does not result in a final co-ordinate bilingual, which is only an abstract ideal. It is, rather, the complex bilingualism - the only bilingualism it is possible to demonstrate - and the equilibrium is judged on the needs and purposes …

A Study Of The Developing Elementary Teacher Education Program At The University Of New Mexico, Carolynn L. Reynolds

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The first major objective for this investigation was to study the historical development of the undergraduate program in teacher education in the Department of Elementary Education at the University of New Mexico. The second major objective was to show the direction in which the Department appears to be going along with a rationale for that movement.

In order to accomplish these objectives, the study was divided into three maJor areas: the history of the Departmental program (1962-1968), the current program (1968-1973), and the projected future alternatives for undergraduate teacher preparation in the Department.

The Relationship Between Field Dependence And Self-Concept In Elementary School Children, Celia Shore

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between field dependence (Witkin, et al., 1954, 1962) and academic self-concept. The relationship between body concept and field dependence was further examined. The sample was randomly selected from the sixth grade population at a suburban New Mexico elementary school located in a predominantly white middle class neighborhood with some Black and Mexican-American children. Subjects were administered the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude, the Group Embedded Figures Test, the Behavioral Q Sort, and the Draw-a­Person Test which was scored with the Witkin Sophistication Scale. The Group Embedded Figures Test was …

A Study Of The Appropriateness Of The Present Special Education Administrative Models Of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah And The Bureau Of Indian Affairs For The Provision Of Services To Navajo Handicapped Children., Gerald Roger Platt

Special Education ETDs

There are, at the present time, four major agencies providing special education services to Navajo children. These are: the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, and Department of Education of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Each of these agencies has its own special education administrative model and each of those mode is different. It has been the purpose of this thesis to determine the adequacy of those models for the provision of special education services to handicapped Navajo children. Where it has been determined that present guidelines and standards are not appropriate, new guide lines and standards have been …

Experiential Awareness: An Existential Approach To Group Psychotherapy With Adolescents, Rae Dezettel Perls

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to describe experi­ential awareness as an existential approach to psychotherapy with adolescents in groups. Integrated within the study were the critical issues of the nature and behavior of the therapist in the psychotherapeutic encounter with adoles­cents. Review of the literature on adolescent psychology pertinent to the practice of adolescent psychotherapy sug­gested that when adolescents experience "identity crisis," peer group therapy is appropriate. The major propositions, assumptions, and applications of experiential awareness therapy relevant to adolescent therapy groups were examined. The use of therapist journal notes was presented to illus­trate the therapist's experience in the …

Maternal Attitudes Toward Clinical Evaluation Of Learning Disability Children, Leanne Davis Johnson

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to survey the attitudes of two groups of mothers of male children with learning disabilities. Group I consisted of mothers of boys diagnosed as hyperactive and receiving medication at the time of the evaluation. Group II was the mothers of boys diagnosed as academically disabled and not receiving medication at the time of the evaluation. This study was specifically concerned with maternal attitudes toward: 1) the clinical evaluation at Lovelace Clinic, 2) the change in their child's home behavior, 3) the responsiveness of the school to each child's needs, and 4) the child's reaction …

A Study Of The Factors Which Affect The Job Satisfactions And The Job Dissatisfactions Of School Superintendents, James Paul Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The present study was an investigation of the sources of job attitudes of school superintendents. The study sample consisted of forty of the eighty-eight superintendents in the State of New Mexico. Demographic data indicated that the sample approximated the national group of school superintendents along several important dimensions, including age, experience, and formal preparation.

The study utilized as its conceptual base the Herzberg Dual-Factor Theory of job satisfaction. The methodology of the study closely approximated that used in the empirical research reported by Herzberg, Mausner, and Snyderman. The presen1t study supports Herzberg' s thesis that the factors associated with job …

Relation Of Self-Concept And Values And Public School Achievement For Selected American Pueblo Indian Students Attending Public School In The State Of New Mexico, Winfred Bullard Senior

Special Education ETDs

This study was designed to investigate the self-concept and values and the achievement of selected Pueblo Indian students attending public school in New Mexico. The population consisted of Pueblo Indian students living in a particular school district and attending a public school in that district. The instruments used to conduct the investigation were the Tennessee Self Concept Scale, the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values, a Sentence Completion, a Cultural Theme, Intelligence Tests scores, and the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills.

The Relationship Between Fifth Grade Children's Performance On The Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test Of Auditory Discrimination And Ratings Of Attention Given By A Teacher Using The Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale, Carter Gordon Brower

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of children's performance on the Noise Subtest of the Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock (GFW) Test of Auditory Discrimination and ratings in Classroom Disturbance and in­attentive-Withdrawn from the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Rating Scale DESB.

The sample consisted of a single fifth grade class in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The class contained 29 students, but nine of these were eliminated because of auditory discrimination problems as measured by the GFW Test of Auditory Discrimination. According to the school records, none of the subjects had any significant hearing loss.

Data were analyzed with the Spearman Rank …

Effects Of Parent Participation On The Arithmeticl Computational Skills Of Fourth Grade Students, Yvonne Hamburg

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of the is study was to investigate the effects of parent assistance upon academic achievement. The total I number of randomly selected subjects in the experimental group (parent participation) was 15. There were 17 subjects in the control group. Participating parents received instructions in the use of arithmetic materials. Sets of four tasksheets and flashcards in the basic facts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, were sent home each week. In addition, participating parents were asked to complete a 10 item 91uestionnaire before and after the program in order to measure parental attitude toward assisting with academic tasks …

A Comparison Of Recreation Leader Inventory Scores And Recreation Administrator Input In The Selection Of Recreation Leaders., John D. Rivera

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

A basic problem for many Recreation Administrators is hiring Recreation Leaders who will prove to be an asset to their programs. They must base their selection on the employee application form, an interview and personal judgment. A Recreation Administrator’s main concern in this respect is that he will hire a person who does not fit his own ideals and those of the Recreation Department. The person hired must be able to attain a rapport with the children he is dealing with, and at the same time, maintain the prescribed program. He must accomplish this task with a minimum of guidance. …

Ethnic Factors And The Effectiveness Of Individual And Group Contingencies Upon Performance, Carole Irene Rothberg

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

The present study was designed to determine (1) whether reward is more effective when based upon group rather than individual achievement, and (2) whether children of different ethnic backgrounds (Anglo vs. Mexican-American) respond differently to group and individual reinforcement contingencies.

Nine classes of fifth grade students from the Albuquerque public schools participated in a two-week study of the effects of individual reinforcement, group reinforcement, and group reinforcement plus individual recognition on academic and cooperative behavior. Each class participated in spelling, coding and science tasks as measures of academic behavior. Cooperative behavior was defined as the number of students working in …

From Teacher To Principal: The Rites Of Passage, Jerome J. Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study dealt with the upward movement of aspirants from the role of teacher to the role of principal. The Hall's movement was viewed from the context of Van Gennep's "rites of passage" and sponsorship. Van Gennep conceptualized the movement from one role to another in three stages. These stages are: (1) separation, (2) transition, and (3) incorpora­tion. Sponsorship is a mechanism for organizational control and serves as a mechanism to facilitate or hinder movement within the organization.

The findings of the study suggest that sponsors with­in the school system resemble the elders of the tribe. By right of their …

Effects Of Dictation And Transcription Instruction On Transcription Errors In Beginning Shorthand, Jean A. Berch

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Lloyd (1972) suggested the importance of simulating realistic business conditions in the classroom to strengthen vocabulary in specific content areas to aid students in the dictation-transcription process. In addition, Turse (1961) also emphasized the fact that students must be able to apply "word sense" when transcribing if they are to retain the correct meaning of the sentence when substituting words of similar meaning for missing shorthand outlines.

The purpose of this study was to determine if various types of instructional techniques given prior to dictation and transcription aid students in reducing their number of transcription errors. Subjects were assigned to …

The Effects Of Auditory Training On Word Recognition Achievement Of First Grade Students, Nila Jaramillo

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the efficacy of auditory discrimination and memory training on word recognition achievement of first grade students. First graders of ostensibly average intelligence and free of apparent observable organic deviations participated in this experiment. Twenty children were alternately assigned to the Experimental Group (n=10) and to the Control Group (n=10). Stimulus material consisted of commercially available instructional and program materials. While the series encompasses five sequential areas of development, only auditory discrimination and auditory memory were included for the purpose of this study. All subjects were administered the word recognition subtest from the …

The Effects Of Three-Dimensional Objects Vs. Two-Dimensional Objects In A Serial Positions Task On The Short-Term Memory Of Elementary School Children With Low Intelligence, Alice Dye Maechtlen

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of three-dimensional stimuli versus two-dimensional stimuli in a serial positions task on the short-term memory of elementary school children with low intelligence. The specific hypothesis was that elementary school children with low intelligence would have greater short-term memory response accuracy on a serial positions task with three-dimensional objects than with two-dimensional objects. Fourteen fourth, fifth, and sixth graders whose IQ scores ranged from 60 to 85 were selected from regular classrooms in a middle income area in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Each subject was given the serial positions task with the …

The Effects Of Individualized Instruction On Mathematics Achievement In Third Grade, Ann Wheeler Hurt

Special Education ETDs

This study was conducted to determine the effects of individualized instruction on mathematics achievement in the third grade. Hypotheses were that: (1) individualized instruction would result in greater mathematics achievement than group instruction in mathematics, and that (2) individualized instruction would result in greater interest in mathematics than group instruction in mathematics.

Forty third grade students from each of two geographically adjacent elementary schools were randomly selected to comprise the experimental and control groups. The Metropolitan Achievement Test, Elementary Arithmetic Form B, Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test, Elementary Level I-Form J, and an interest questionnaire were administered to both groups. A …

Test-Retest Reliability Of The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test With Fourth-Grade Public School Children In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Alan Lowell Lafon

Special Education ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the test-retest reliability and standard error of measurement of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) based on a sample of fourth-grade public school children.

The PPVT is a test designed to provide a stand­ardized estimate of a person's verbal intelligence through measuring his receptive vocabulary. The PPVT is a frequently used test in the appraisal and evaluation of children ln the state of New Mexico and the Albuquerque Public School System. The PPVT was standardized on a sample of white children from Nashville, Tennessee. No cultural, socio-economic or geographic precautions were used …