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An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Visual Perceptual Abilities And Reading Achievement, Dale L. Melada

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It has long been recognized that reading problems may be of multiple causation. Some research studies have shown that certain visual perceptual abilities are related to success in early school learning and in beginning reading, but present tests commonly used do not point out strengths, weaknesses, or individual differences in visual perception among "normal children." The high percentage of children with reading disabilities, and children, boys especially, whose reading is not commensurate with their abilities warrants the need for the study presented. The purpose of the study was two-fold. Its first intention was to evaluate two visual perceptual tests, the …

A Study Of The Effect Of A Public School Attendence Counselor Upon Attendence And Achievement For A Group Of Navajo Elementary School Students Grades 4-6, John Pinto

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the Problem

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effect of a public school attendance counselor on (1) school attendance and (2) school achievement for a group of Navajo elementary school children grades 4-6. Two null hypotheses were set up to be tested:

1. There are no significant differences in attendance between those schools with an attendance counselor and those schools without an attendance counselor.

2. There are no significant differences in school achievement between those schools with an attendance counselor and those schools without an attendance counselor.

Procedure

The sample consisted of a total …

A Study Of Centralized Libraries In Public Elementary Schools In New Mexico, Thelma Jean Kelley

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the present library programs in the elementary public school libraries of New Mexico and to make recommendations for improvement based upon the national standards established by the American Association of School Libraries (1960). In November, 1965, 470 questionnaires with a cover letter were mailed to the 470 school principals in elementary schools of New Mexico. The percentage of return was 34.2. Of those responding, only 83 schools reported centralized libraries. These 83 returns were considered the usable questionnaires for the study. Schools were classified by size according …

A Survey Of The Attitudes Of Prospective And Experienced Secondary School Teachers Toward The Junior High School, Jeanne Burress Hubert

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The prospects for the future of the junior high or middle school movement are only as bright as the outlook for securing sufficient qualified and willing teachers. The need is clear. The junior highs and middle schools of our nation need more and better teachers—teachers by choice and by education prepared to work with pre-and young adolescents. The recruitment and preparation of such teachers is seriously hindered by 60 years of neglect, suppression and degradation forced upon the junior high and its teachers. The actual discriminatory practices of salary differences, qualification or ability differences, which forced the junior high to …

A Follow-Up Study Of Secondary Education Graduates Of 1962 And 1966, Eve C. Iacoletti

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

A 24-item questionnaire was sent to 123 graduates of the University of New Mexico’s Department of Secondary Education from the classes of 1962 and 1966 exclusive of graduates of specified departments such as industrial education and business education. The majority of the questionnaire items were for descriptive data collecting; five items sought evaluations of one kind or another while a final item sought open-end responses. The return rate was 86 per cent with 105 of the graduates responding. Data handling was accomplished by means of computer tabulation and multiple sorts on a mechanical sorting machine. The open-end question was hand-tabulated …

A Comparative Validity Study Of Readability Formulas, Joanne Erwin Edelman

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the comparative validity of seven readability formulas and revisions of three of these formulas. The formulas employed were the following: the Lorge, the Yoakam, the Flesch reading ease, the Dale-Chall, the Farr-Jenkins-Paterson, the Tribe, the Fry readability graph, and the Powers-Sumner-Kearl revisions of the Flesch reading ease, the Dale-Chall, and the Farr-Jenk1ns­Paterson formulas. The hypotheses tested in the study were that there were no significant differences (1) among readability scores predicted by the original formulas; (2) between each revised formula and its original version; (3) among the readability formulas and revisions of …

A Comparative Study Of The Graded And Ungraded Elementary Schools., Sondra L. Cohn

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences in the scholastic achievements of children trained in an ungraded elementary school and those trained in a graded elementary school.

Children attending the only ungraded school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1966 were tested after attending that school for three consecutive years, and again after five years. A neighboring graded elementary school was used for comparison in the experimental grouping. Another pair of neighboring graded schools was utilized as a control group. The total sample tested was 140 students.

The hypotheses of the study were that significant …

Leadership Behavior Of Department Chairmen In Selected State Institutions Of Higher Education, Glenn Burnett Schroeder

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The Getzels and Cuba social systems model was used to develop hypotheses for obtaining knowledge concerning: (1) the "real'' leadership behavior of chairmen as described by themselves and faculty, (2) the "ideal" leadership behavior of chairmen as described by deans, themselves, and faculty, and (3) responsibility, authority, and delegation behaviors reported by deans and chairmen. Normative data about the selection. administrative role, tenure, leadership training, and experience of incumbent chairmen were also gathered.

An Experimental Study On The Effect Of Highly-Directed Versus Non-Directed Homework Assignments On Student Achievement, John Robert Micklich

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Description

The study was conducted at Northern Arizona University during the fall semester of 1968. It involved a total of six instructors, all full time members of the mathematics faculty, and 304 students; 203 in 6 classes of general mathematics and 101 in 61 classes of college algebra.

The directed homework classes received assignments that were taken up at the next class meeting, graded, scored, re­corded, and returned. The non-directed classes received the same assignments, but the homework was not taken up. There were lectures and discussion in both groups prior to assign­ing homework and after it was turned in. …