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Review And Analysis Of The Nine Model Programs In Elementary Teacher Education With Synthesis For Application In Field Experiences, Wayne C. Erickson

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem

This study had as its purpose the review and analysis of nine Models for elementary teacher education. These Models were Phase I of a USOE Elementary Teacher Education Project. Considerations for preliminary analysis for this study were to determine:

1. 1. What were the Models' conceptions of a teacher?
2. 2. What program content and curriculum strategies were proposed for preparing a teacher of this description?
3. 3. In what ways did the Models provide for matching of training procedures with student character?
4. 4. How did the Models accept the challenge of relating teacher education with the field?
5. 5. To what …

The Relationship Of The Self-Concept And The Reflected Ideal Self To Various Components Of Friendship, Dennis L. Johnson

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This investigation was designed to examine some of the rela tionships between self-concepts, evaluations by others, and friendship. It was hypothesized that a person who is seen by a second person similarly to the way the first person would like to see himself will be more likely to form friendships with the second person, and more likely to see him as ego supportive than when such similarity does not exist. It was also predicted that people who see themselves as being quite different from the way they would like to be (unfavorable self-concepts) will be more likely to be involved …

The Vanishing Audit Trail, John Dizon

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No abstract provided.

Accounting For Human Capital, Marvin R. Aho

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No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Curiosity On Intentional And Incidental Learning, Richard L. Metzger

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Previous research has indicated that the level of curiosity of an individual is related to the amount of information which that individual can acquire incidentally. The present study was conducted to test two hypotheses: (a) High curiosity children will learn more material incidentally than low curiosity children, and (b) the level of curiosity will effect intentional learning.

Twenty-eight fifth grade students (14 high curious, 14 low) were selected as subjects from a pool of 77 on the basis of scores attained on the Penney and McCann (1964) Children’s Reactive Curiosity Scale. The intentional learning task was a paired-associate presentation of …

Cross Educaiton Effect Of Delorme Progressive Resistance Exercise On Quadriceps Femoris, Thomas E. Mcdonald

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This project was conducted in order to determine if strengthening the knee extensors of one leg using dynamic contractions would result in an increase in the knee extensors of the opposite (contralateral) leg.

The experiment consisted of a. pretest to determine the maximum amount of weight that could be lifted by each leg for all subjects. The preferred leg of each subject was then subjected to a five-week progressive resistance exercise program conducted on a daily basis. A post-test was then given in a similar manner to the pretest.

The participants were fourteen University of North Dakota Junior Physical Therapy …

A Scholastic Comparison Of Women Physical Education Transfer And Non-Transfer Students In North Dakota, Bonnie K. Pearson

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether North Dakota women physical education transfer students could succeed as well, scholastically, as the non-transfer women. Women physical education transfer students were compared before and after changing schools to determine scholastic success.

The subjects were selected by several criteria: (1) graduation with a physical education major; (2) graduation from a North Dakota college or university; (3) graduation between September 1, 1969, and June 11, 1971; (A) graduation from a North Dakota high school; (5) permission granted to review transcripts; (6) transfer from a North Dakota institution with a minimum of forty-five …

A Multidimensional Scaling Approach To Interperson Similarity And Attraction, Brenda Gryting Heltne

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The intent of this investigation was to determine what judgment strategies are actually employed when judging the similarity of individuals, and the relationship of similarity estimates to a rated attraction index. The Stone-Coles (1970) multidimensional scaling technique was utilized. The input was based on the estimates of interperson similarity made by 16 pledges of a sorority. Each pledge also ranked the attractiveness of the other 15 pledges.

The four factor-dimensions which emerged from the judgmental data, similarity estimates, were interpreted as "dating conservatism-liberalism," "sociability," "non-dependability-dependability," and "dominance-submission". Only the "sociability" and "dominance-submission" dimensions were found to be linearly related to …

A Study Of Program Offerings And Factors Effecting Instructional Salary Costs In Major Curricula At The Four State Colleges In North Dakota, Larry L. Grooters

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The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in instructional salary costs per student credit hour of major program offerings that are common among the four state colleges in North Dakota and identify the factors which contributed to these cost differences. Dickinson, Mayville, Minot and Valley City State Colleges were the four institutions which were examined in the study. The ten major areas which were common at the four institutions were: art, biology, business education, chemistry, social science, mathematics, English, music, physical education and professional education.

The data pertaining to the information on instructional salary, class enrollment records …

To Determine The Effect Of Bicycle Ergometer Pedal-Arm Length On Heart Rate And Air Intake, John T. Nunn

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bicycle ergometer pedal-arm length on heart rate and air intake. Nine students attending the University of North Dakota participated as subjects in the study. The subjects pedaled a bicycle ergometer for six minutes on three test days. The variable criterion for the three tests was the pedal-arm length which was altered to predetermined lengths of 15, 17 and 19 centimeters. Heart rate response and air intake volume were recorded and compiled at each minute of the six minute tests.

The raw data were statistically analyzed by two way analysis …

Aggressive Behavior As A Function Of Trait Anxiety, Anger And Sex, Brian A. Middleton

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The relationship between trait anxiety and physical aggression was investigated. Two additional variables, sex and anger level of the Ss were considered. It was hypothesized that males would express more aggression than females and that angered Ss would be more aggressive than nonangered Ss. No hypotheses were made concerning the relationship between trait anxiety and physical aggression.

Seventy-two undergraduates at the University of North Dakota were selected as Ss. A 3x2x2 factorial design was used with three levels of anxiety and two categories of anger and sex. Six Ss were assigned to each treatment condition. Trait anxiety was defined by …

Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, And Circulorespiratory Endurance Of University Of North Dakota Varsity Wrestlers During The 1970-71 Season, Robert E. Stiles

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This study was conducted to establish those changes which occurred in muscular strength, muscular endurance, and circulorespiratory endurance over a one season period. Pre-season, pre-Christmas, post- Christmas, and post-season tests were administered to eleven University of North Dakota varsity wrestlers. The tests included the twelve minute run-walk, used to measure circulorespiratory endurance, and two weight training lifts—the bench press and the prone row, used to measure muscular strength and endurance. Each of the lifts was administered to test muscular responses four ways: static strength, static endurance, dynamic strength, and dynamic endurance.

A Randomized Block Analysis of Variance and the Dunn's …

Analysis Of The Election Of 1896 In North Dakota, Roger Milton Klimpel

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The treatment of the election of 1896 has invoked no uniform opinion among historians. The general works as well as the more localized studies have centered around urban-rural differences, voting i patterns, and issues. This study follows the course of political events in North Dakota's election of 1896, through the use of newspapers, public documents, and contemporary writings.

Fusion elements failed in their attempts to wrestle the government away from Republicans. Democratic-Populist forces faced a well- entrenched, well-organized and well-financed Republican party. Fusionists centered their campaign on the narrow silver issue. The Republicans circumvented the money question and successfully played …

A Relationship Of Basketball Skill Ability As Compared To Physical Education Grade Point Average And Overall Grade Point Averages Of Sixth And Seventh Grade Boys At Woodside Elementary School, Dale Tylka

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The first phase of the problem was to determine if there were a relationship between basketball skill ability and physical education grade point average. The second phase was to determine if there were a relationship between the same basketball skill ability and academic grade point average.

The AAHPER Basketball Skills Test was administered to 100 sixth and seventh grade boys at Woodside Elementary School. After their basketball skill scores were standardized, these scores were correlated.with their physical education grade point average and their academic grade point average using the Pearson Product-Moment Formula. A correlation coefficient of 0.62 was found between …

A Guide For The Teaching Of Vocal Technique In The High School Chorus, David A. Quam

Theses and Dissertations

In general, high school choruses do not reach their potential as far as choral tone is concerned. The tone is generally characterized by either a completely undisciplined and labored sound or a pseudo "mature" sound imposed upon the students by a director seeking to emulate his college choir.

When high school choruses sing freely and naturally, they do so because they are taught and inspired to do so by their director. Therefore, the director must understand the concepts of correct singing and must have in his possession practical techniques that will develop a program of correct singing in the high …

A Follow-Study Of The Specialized Professional Physical Education Curriculum In State Supported Colleges And Universities In North Dakota, Robert D. Sunberg

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No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Comparative Feasibilities Of Manual Bookkeeping And Data Processing For The Small Individual Practitioner, Janet L. Holaday

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No abstract provided.

Mass Production As A Basis For Content In Industrial Arts, Ernesto Breznay

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The purpose of this thesis was to critically analyze the factors involved in mass production and to develop an instructional system for mass production based on behavioral objectives.

The critical analysis of major factors in mass production involved a review of industrial literature and professional journals in industrial education. An instructional system for mass production was developed from information revealed in the review of literature and an experimental study of the system was conducted at the junior high level.

The Effects Of Instant Visual Feedback Of Congruence In Group Counseling, Jack E. Brown

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Problem

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of immediate feedback of congruence by subjects in group counseling. Measures of outcome included the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS), Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientations-Behavior (FIRO-B), the Tentative Scale for the Measurement of Genuineness and a time measure of the relative amount of time that the focus of attention within the groups was perceived to be congruent, incongruent or neutral.

Procedure

There were two studies with twenty-three subjects in the first study and twenty-five subjects in the second study. The subjects were volunteer university students who were randomly assigned to one …

Preparation And Utilization Of Cash Flow Reports, Paul Bohrer

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Inventory Analysis: Economic Order Point And Order Quantity, Dennis G. Lardy

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The problem of inventory control and management has plagued business since its inception. It has not been until recently, however, that business has begun to deal with the problem on a scientific basis. The expansion of the firm into a large industrial complex has brought about the recognition of the need for better inventory control. This paper studies the basic mathematical models that have been developed for use in management and control of inventories. The study deals primarily with the economic order quantity and economic order point determination.

Various cost inputs and methods of determining and estimating them are discussed. …

Translation Of Foreign Subsidiary Financial Statements, Ambrose Mitzel

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No abstract provided.

Interstimulus Intervals In Conditioned Suppression, John Oliver Kling

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Conditioned suppression describes the attenuation of an ongoing operant (e.g., lever press or key peck) when a warning stimulus precedes unavoidable electric shock. First reported by Estes and Skinner (1941), the procedure has been refined by Kamin (1961, 1965) and other investigators (Geller, 1963, 1964; Hunt and Brady, 1955; and James and Mostoway, 1968). Although many of the parameters of conditioned suppression have been evaluated, relatively little attention has been given to interstimulus intervals. In the only parametric study of interstimulus intervals, Libby (1951) investigated seven short intervals ranging from 0 to 30 seconds. He reported that suppression increased as …

An Analysis Of The Use Of The Computer As An Audit Tool, David Allen Storhaug

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No abstract provided.

The Role Of Technical Education In Accounting, William R. Paradise

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Selected Business Frims In The Bismarck-Mandan Employment Area With Implications For Improvement Of An Office Education Program, Marilyn K. Nielsen

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Selected Business Firms In The Williston Employment Area With Implications For Improvement Of The Office Education Program At The Und-Williston Center, Sylvia J. Lee

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of Death Taxes Of Selected States With Large Retirement Populations, Darrell Duane Moon

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No abstract provided.

Experience Requirement Of Certification Of Public Accountants, Henrey D. Herr

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No abstract provided.

Instrumentality Of Aggression And Strength And Arbitrariness Of Frustration Related To Direct Physical Aggression, Robert J. Thompson Jr.

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Study of the factors influencing the occurrence of aggression received impetus from the frustration-aggression hypothesis of 1939. It was hypothesized that aggression was the primary consequence of frustration, and that the stronger the frustration, the stronger the aggression. Numerous studies have shown that frustration can lead to aggression v/ith organisms ranging along the phylogenetic scale from rats to humans. While questionnaire studies have shown that the strength of aggression varies v/ith the strength of frustration, this has not been verified in laboratory studies of direct physical aggression.

Recently, the importance of situational variables, such as the perceived arbitrariness of the …