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Reading Objectives In The Junior High School, Loretto J. Clarke

Bachelors’ Theses

Reading has been recognized as one of the vital organs of education since the days of "the three R's." As a tool it has thrived in spite of poor teaching; but reading as an art has been reserved for the favored few. During the past decade or two, great strides have been made, together with faltering steps, toward new and greater goals. Bigger and broader aims have, in the entire educational scheme, roused educators to study reading methods and endeavor to bring this vitally important subject under the x-ray to discover just what are the needs of the modern reading …

Objectives To Be Obtained And Methods In Devices To Be Used In Teaching Geography In The Grammar Grades, Clara Jane Erb

Bachelors’ Theses

Geography is concerned with the discovery and interpretation of the relations between the physical environment and life forms.

Status Of Adult Education In The Public School System Of Chicago, 1928-1930, June Mccarthy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Questions And Study Problems Found In Geography Text-Books For Grades Four To Seven, Katharine E. Mccue

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Make-Up Management And Content Of Catholic High School Newspapers, Mary Lucille Middleton

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Inferior And Superior Pupils On The Junior High School Level, Mary James O'Shea

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Relative Effectiveness Of Question Vs. Outline Technic In Teaching Physics, Mary Sariel Redding

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Development And Present Status Of Vocational Guidance In Chicago, Catherine Agnes Ryan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Technique Of Instruction And Comparative Results For Classes Of One Hundred In Mathematics, Clifford E. Trueblood

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose in this thesis is to present the technique established in teaching classes of one hundred (80-120) in mathematics and to compare the student progress with the progress made by those in small classes of the entire department. In this study the pupils have not been assigned, either to the large class (100) or the small classes (35), in any special way. In every instance, the assignment to classes has been to suit the pupil's program or the programs of the school. In other words, there has been no attempt to assign special pupils to special classes for the …

Hawthorne's Life And Works Portray Him A Solitary Genius, Miss O. Ellis

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

From amid an unadorned practical industrial community, arose one of America's brightest stars whose radiance has illuminated American Literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne was bore in Salem, July 4, 1804.

Fundamental Objectives Of The New Professionalism In The Preparation Of Teachers, George H. Capenter

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

The formulation by the new professionalism in education of certain fundamental objectives for teacher training reveals teaching as fraught with untold possibilities for improvement and unprecedented growth along artistic as well as long constructive lines

The Optimal Grade Placement Of Thirty-Two New Testament Stories, Mary Agnes Garvey

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Hawthorne's Life And Works Portray Him A Solitary Genius, Miss O. Ellis

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.

The Utility Of Mathematics, Jack R. Dunn

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.

Fundamental Objectives Of The New Professionalism In The Preparation Of Teachers, George H. Carpenter

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.

An Introductory Course In The Reading Of Simple Graphic And Statistical Material For Use In Junior High Schools, Annie Mckenzie

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the stories of olden times and in those of our own American Indians, we learned of the picture writing of primitive peoples. It became an early method of recording people's thoughts. This was a very useful method at a time when the race was young. This in turn was the beginning of our alphabet, later the beginning of shaping letters into words, and then word into sentences and paragraphs. As our world has grown older, new idea have come into use and we are no longer content to live as our grandparents lived. We travel by fast express trains, …

Truancy As A Factor In The Delinquency Of Boys : A Case-Study Of 300 Boys In The Preston School Of Industry At Ione, California, And Comparisons With The Truancy Problem Of The Sacramento City Schools, V. Pierpont Husband

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The study of a question such as that of Truancy must be undertaken on the basis of statistics. It is essentially a matter of investigating and gathering data upon individual cases.

The preliminary search for material upon the subject revealed the fact that practically nothing had been written upon it and apparently little inquiry made into the problem. Accordingly, the writer obtained permission from Superintendent O.H. Close of the Preston School of Industry located at Ione, Amador County, California to conduct an investigation of this problem among the delinquent boys committed to that institution. This school is the state correctional …

A Survey Of Progressive Education And Its Application To Certain Schools Of California, William Wells Pratchner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

A new idea of education is upon us and if we are to achieve a civilization based upon justice and cooperation, realization of a greater personal freedom and the accomplishment of a fuller democracy, education must pave the way.

Before this goal can be fully realized, fundamental changes and adjustments must be accomplished in our social and industrial life. A new education will be one of the most potent factors in the reshaping of our national character. This education must be one that will truly equip men and women with knowledge, inspiration, and power necessary to build new institutions, and …

The Creative Writing Of Poetry In The California Secondary Schools, Wesley Mills Pugh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Creation was once a prerogative of the gods. For ages the magic word "genius" served as a harrier to isolate from the common man that one in whom burned the spark of constructive originality. In the past we have never considered the possibility of his being one of the teeming throng who Invade our classrooms daily; or having given way to such an absurdity, we have hastily dismissed the Idea, feeling that, if he were, his presence would surely be announced by the choir invisible or some other divine agency.

Of recent years we have experienced a change of opinion. …

New Mexico Schools From 1581 To 1846, Rufus Atwood Palm Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this thesis, accordingly, is to collect and arrange the most authentic information available, from secondary sources, on the schools of New Mexico during the Spanish and the Mexican administration, 1581 to 1821 and 1821 to 1846 respectively.

Particular effort will be made to trace the establishment and the progress of the schools during these periods and to determine the methods of maintenance, as well as the nature of the schools. Also, an attempt will be made to determine to what extent education in New Mexico was of a religious nature and linked with the history of the …

Curriculum Construction In General Science, Cornelius F. Bek

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Re-Allocation Of The Words In The Chicago Spelling List, Margaret M. Feeney

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Caves Of East Tennessee, Berlen Moneymaker

Masters Theses

This study was undertaken for the purpose of securing and bringing together scientific information concerning the cavern of the eastern part of Tennessee. Although the presence of such natural phenomena has long been known, the caves of East Tennessee, with one exception, have not previously been described. In recent years, a few of the larger and more favorably located caves have been developed for commercial purposes. These have been widely advertized, and have become well known throughout the eastern part of the State. The caves in East Tennessee that have been developed, or are being developed, are: Craighead Caverns, Cumberland …

The Teaching Of Reading Affords One Of The Greatest Opportunities For The Development Of Character In The Junior High School, Dolores 0. Johnson

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Ability to read well is the most important ability that can be developed in the elementary school. Reading, properly mastered, not only renders excellent service throughout life but it greatly reduces the time and effort required to master the other school subjects. The elementary school, then, should strive to develop in each child the ability to read well. If it does this, it has succeeded in its most important work.

Supervised Study, Alice L. Priestley

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Supervised study refers, in general to the attempt, in some form or other, to systematized the conditions of study, and to give intelligent direction to the pupils' efforts. The most progressive writers and teachers have all agreed that supervised study is the effective direction of all the pupil's learning activities.

The Teaching Of Reading Affords One Of The Greatest Opportunities For The Development Of Character In The Junior High School, Dolores O. Johnson

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Ability to read well is the most important ability that can be developed in the elementary school. Reading, properly mastered, not only renders excellent service throughout life but it greatly reduces the time and effort required to master the other school subjects. The elementary school, then, should strive to develop in each child the ability to read well. If it does this, it has succeeded in its most important work.

Supervised Study, Alice L. Priestley

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.

The Teaching Of Reading Affords One Of The Greatest Opportunities For The Development Of Character In The Junior High School, Dolores O. Johnson

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.

Latin Has Always Held Prominence As An Educational Factor, R M

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Rome one of the greatest powers of the ancient world has exerted important influence upon practically all modern nations. It has done much to shape the lives and customs of the people is necessary to obtain an understanding of our language, our literature, our religion our art and out government. This fact makes Latin as their language, and important topic for study by all nations in all ages.

Latin Has Always Held Prominence As An Educational Factor, R M. Chissell

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

No abstract provided.