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A Projected School-Community Relationship Program In Western Kansas., Joe J. Jellison
A Projected School-Community Relationship Program In Western Kansas., Joe J. Jellison
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to determine the need for a better school-community relationship, and a suggested solution of the problems involved, if there be need for improvement of the relationship of school and community.
The Status Of Journalism In Kansas High Schools And Colleges, Leland E. Heinze
The Status Of Journalism In Kansas High Schools And Colleges, Leland E. Heinze
Master's Theses
The main purposes of this survey are to compare the journalism curriculums in Kansas high schools and colleges with the requirements of Kansas newspaper publishers and their demand for trained journalists.
A Study In Achievement Of College Freshmen Using The American Council Of Education Cooperative Biology Test, Elmer B. Vecera
A Study In Achievement Of College Freshmen Using The American Council Of Education Cooperative Biology Test, Elmer B. Vecera
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to discover significant differences in achievement , if any, of boys and girls from the three classes of high schools in Kansas . This brings one to the statement of the problem which may be stated as follows: "A Study in Achievement of College Freshmen using the American Council of Education Cooperative Biology Test . Form P. 11 The problem was to discover: (1) significant differences , if any, between boys who had biology in high school and those who did not ; (2) significant differences, if any, between girls who had biology in …
The Relation Of Vocabulary To Intelligence And Semester Grades Of College Freshmen, Silas W. Clifton
The Relation Of Vocabulary To Intelligence And Semester Grades Of College Freshmen, Silas W. Clifton
Master's Theses
Much discussion has taken place concerning the value of the vocabulary as an aid in attaining knowledge. There are those who believe an individual having a large vocabulary will also rank high in intelligence. The point bas been raised, by teachers and laymen, as to whether an individual, regardless of extreme high or low intelligence, will do better work in the subjects in which his vocabulary is large than in the subjects in which his vocabulary is scant. If a higher correlation results between the vocabulary of an individual and his final semester grades in the subjects in which he …
Adequacy Of The High School Science Vocabulary In Biology In Filling The Needs For Normal Reading Of Popular Magazines, Clarence H. Stinemetze
Adequacy Of The High School Science Vocabulary In Biology In Filling The Needs For Normal Reading Of Popular Magazines, Clarence H. Stinemetze
Master's Theses
The problem as implied in the title of this report has been an attempt to evaluate in terms of the vocabulary of the high school biology textbooks adopted by the State of Kansas. This study used five current magazines which were available to the students at the high school circulation desk, at the public library, on magazine counters, and in the home library.
A Study Of The Fort Hays Kansas State College Placement Test, Claud J. Bray
A Study Of The Fort Hays Kansas State College Placement Test, Claud J. Bray
Master's Theses
Among recent trends in education at the collegiate level is that which pertains to the use of placement tests for entering freshmen in college. Many colleges in different parts of the nation have made use of these entrance tests. Among these schools we find Fort Hays Kansas State College. The question of the value of the use of such tests might very properly be raised. Do placement tests really fulfill their function? Should freshmen be exempted from certain basic courses if they make or exceed stipulated scores on the tests? Or should freshmen be required to take the basic courses …
An Analytic Study Of Eight-Grade Pupil Performance As Revealed Through The Stanford Achievement Test In Arithmetic, Dominic J. Brungardt
An Analytic Study Of Eight-Grade Pupil Performance As Revealed Through The Stanford Achievement Test In Arithmetic, Dominic J. Brungardt
Master's Theses
The immediate purpose of the study were to determine how closely the grade equivalents of two-hundred and sixty pupils follow the normal curve; to plot the results of the one-step problems on a graph with an analytic explanation of the graph; to place the results of the two-step problems on a graph with an analytic explanation of the graph; to determine what types of error were most prevalent; to discover apparent causes of error; to make suggestions helpful to teachers for improving pupil achievement.