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A Study Of The Role Of Music In Christian Social Living, An Integrated Program Of Citizenship Training In Catholic Elementary Education, Mary Thomas
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study (1) to acquaint the writer more fully with the Christian Social Living Educational Program; (2) to determine the role of one selected subject area, namely, music, in realizing the goals of this program; and (3) to implement the design of the curricular music program at the seventh grade level through the use of the resource unit technique.
A Study To Determine The Effect On Student Achievement Of Graphic Materials Integrated In A Fifth Grade Curriculum, Harold Irving Goodwin
A Study To Determine The Effect On Student Achievement Of Graphic Materials Integrated In A Fifth Grade Curriculum, Harold Irving Goodwin
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of pupil achievement resulting from specific instruction in the interpretation of graphic materials. The experimental method employing four control classes and four experimental classes was the research technique used.
A Handbook For School Murals, Mary Aquinata O'Sullivan
A Handbook For School Murals, Mary Aquinata O'Sullivan
All Master's Theses
It is difficult for a classroom teacher to plan and carry out a mural program with very little help or none. Nothing has been available that would serve as a practical guide for the teacher who plans to carry out a mural program. It is with this desire to help meet the needs of the elementary classroom teacher in conducting an art program that the work of compiling this handbook is undertaken.
A Survey Of The Attitudes And Opinions Of Yakima Elementary Educators Toward Television As An Aid To Instruction, Bill Jay Ranniger
A Survey Of The Attitudes And Opinions Of Yakima Elementary Educators Toward Television As An Aid To Instruction, Bill Jay Ranniger
All Master's Theses
It is the purpose of this study to determine the reactions of Yakima elementary educators toward television as an aid to instruction. This shall be determined relative to (1) the attitude of those educators toward educational television in general and (2) the opinions of those educators relative to how television may best be used as an instrument of classroom instruction.
A Survey Of The Public High School Commercial Departments In The State Of Washington, Ralph Vernon Thomas
A Survey Of The Public High School Commercial Departments In The State Of Washington, Ralph Vernon Thomas
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to survey the commercial curriculum of the high schools of the State of Washington. Of particular emphasis was (1) the number of high school commercial teachers employed; (2) commercial subjects offered, grade level at which offered, and total semesters offered; (3) the availability of business machines; (4) commercial courses least needed, and (5) commercial course subjects that could be added. This survey reveals the common characteristics of the commercial departments of the high schools at this time.
A Study Of Music In The Elementary School As Taught By Graduates Of Central Washington College Who Are Non-Music Majors And Minors, Years 1949-1953, Kay S. Kimmel
All Master's Theses
The majority of music supervisors in the public schools examined in the study said that the classroom teacher should teach music in her classroom from the grade level of kindergarten through fourth grade. These supervisors felt that the classroom teacher was better qualified to correlate and enrich the curriculum for her children than the special music teacher.
An Experiment In Spelling Using The Corrected Test Method, Donald W. Beseler
An Experiment In Spelling Using The Corrected Test Method, Donald W. Beseler
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to broaden the experiences of the author’s knowledge about the teaching of spelling and to measure the effects of the corrected test on spelling ability of seventh grade students.
Music Appreciation For Junior High By The Contract Method, Mildred I. Forsling
Music Appreciation For Junior High By The Contract Method, Mildred I. Forsling
All Master's Theses
In reality the contract method is not new to the field of education. In order to teach music appreciation by the contract method, the instructor sets up a series of work units. Around each unit he devises a guide sheet which suggests a designated number of activities which the student may pursue outside the classroom.
A Study Of The Industrial Arts Safety Conditions In The County And City Public Schools Of Yakima, Washington, Stanley Arthur Dudley
A Study Of The Industrial Arts Safety Conditions In The County And City Public Schools Of Yakima, Washington, Stanley Arthur Dudley
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to make a study of the research that has been done in the field of safety in the industrial arts woodshop programs and to compare the recommendations, as they are found, with the actual existing circumstances in the junior and senior high schools of the county of Yakima.
The Identification And Education Of The Gifted Child In The Regular Classroom, Charles M. Chapman
The Identification And Education Of The Gifted Child In The Regular Classroom, Charles M. Chapman
All Master's Theses
It is the purpose of this study to prepare the way for a better understanding of the mentally gifted child and how his needs can best be met in the regular classroom.
A History And Evaluation Of A Small District’S Elementary School Camping Program, Jack Edward Kittell
A History And Evaluation Of A Small District’S Elementary School Camping Program, Jack Edward Kittell
All Master's Theses
The purposes of this study were (1) to enable the writer to gain a knowledge of school camping programs; (2) to develop criteria for the establishment of successful school camping programs; and (3) to outline a definite program of procedures for the establishment of a school camping program for seventh grade pupils.
A Study Of Teacher Production Of Two By Two Inch Photographic Projection Slides For Classroom Instruction, Samuel Wesley Peach
A Study Of Teacher Production Of Two By Two Inch Photographic Projection Slides For Classroom Instruction, Samuel Wesley Peach
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to investigate the area of teacher-constructed photographic slides: to consider the feasibility of such projects, the qualities desirable in teaching slides, and the techniques of production.
Industrial Arts In The Junior High School, Grant Eugene Shelby
Industrial Arts In The Junior High School, Grant Eugene Shelby
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this paper has been two-fold. First to trace the history and philosophy of industrial arts from antiquity to the present, with emphasis upon the present. Second, a program for the small Junior High School has been proposed that is in accordance with the modern day purpose and objectives of industrial arts.
An Art Guide For Classroom Teachers At The Kindergarten Primary Level, Phoebe Florence Kiser
An Art Guide For Classroom Teachers At The Kindergarten Primary Level, Phoebe Florence Kiser
All Master's Theses
This handbook has been prepared to assist classroom teachers in developing an effective program of art education. It is intended to provide teachers with a guide which may help them to help themselves in the teaching of primary art.
School Excursions, Phoebe Jones Ulery
School Excursions, Phoebe Jones Ulery
All Master's Theses
The use of school excursions has become widespread in recent years. This is a result of the desire to capitalize on all instructional opportunities and materials, a new appreciation of the educational possibilities of the school trip, and a wider knowledge of the mechanics of the excursion technique.
Community Resources As Related To The Elementary School, Louis Edward Shandera
Community Resources As Related To The Elementary School, Louis Edward Shandera
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this paper is to attempt to show the background of community resources and the ways and means of better utilizing them in the elementary schools.
The Relationship Of Physical Education To Guidance, Raymond J. Patrick
The Relationship Of Physical Education To Guidance, Raymond J. Patrick
All Master's Theses
The physical education program has been examined for guidance possibilities in respect to: the development of proper attitudes, the development of social behavior patterns, the guidance of proper physical development, the development of democratic living, the development of proper leisure time activities, the development of proper leadership qualities, the development of responsibility and cooperation and the cultivation of respect for the abilities and/or disabilities of others.
Education Through Camping, Claude C. Pollock
Education Through Camping, Claude C. Pollock
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this report was to provide a brief history of camping in the United States, an account of the Auburn, Washington School District’s elementary summer school pilot and first year camping program, the first in Washington State, and to present the education benefits of such a program.
The Use Of Local Photographic Material In The Development Of Social Studies Units For The Intermediate Grades, Myrtle E. Larrabee
The Use Of Local Photographic Material In The Development Of Social Studies Units For The Intermediate Grades, Myrtle E. Larrabee
All Master's Theses
There has been a double purpose in preparing and writing this thesis. One purpose was to meet the needs of the teachers and pupils of North Central Washington for materials to be used in carrying out local units in the social subjects fields. A second purpose was to provide for the interests that children have in other cultures, such as the study of American Indian life; of information and data concerning pioneer life, and to foster and appreciation of what the generation before has done to make life in North Central Washington what it is today.
A Proposed Basic Curriculum For Elementary Vocal Music For Use In Bremerton Public Schools, Ronald Keith Gillespie
A Proposed Basic Curriculum For Elementary Vocal Music For Use In Bremerton Public Schools, Ronald Keith Gillespie
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to state and define the philosophy of the music program in the Bremerton schools; (2) to establish the major goals of the total music program; (3) to organize and present materials with which to attain these goals.
The Classification And Annotation Of Free And Inexpensive Health Teaching Materials, Patricia C. Miller
The Classification And Annotation Of Free And Inexpensive Health Teaching Materials, Patricia C. Miller
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this paper is to classify and annotate free and inexpensive health teaching materials that might aid the health teacher in choosing those materials that would best fit a particular teaching situation. Since the health teacher has such an excellent array of source materials, the problem seems to be in the proper selection of these materials. Included in the paper are suggestions concerning; determining needs for health teaching materials, the techniques employed when requesting health materials, and the use of health materials. There is also a brief history and philosophy on the health education movement.
A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges
A Survey Of Opinions Of Recreation Leadership Needs In The Public Schools In The State Of Washington, Robert Hodges
All Master's Theses
The primary purpose of this study is to determine what the needs of the public schools in the state of Washington are in relation to recreation leadership so that the higher educational institutions of the state may have some basis for the planning and organization of their teacher training programs. The secondary purpose of this study is to enable the students who are preparing themselves for entering this field to have some idea of the opportunities and the disadvantages that prevail in this area of work.
A Summary Of Practices In Sex Education In Various Schools Throughout The United States., George Bernard Brain
A Summary Of Practices In Sex Education In Various Schools Throughout The United States., George Bernard Brain
All Master's Theses
It is the purpose of this investigation to prepare the way for the understanding of a problem that is highly controversial today, namely, sex education and its place in our public school system. Through a thorough study of the literature in this field and sex education programs currently in operation, the writer will attempt (1) to outline the need for a program of sex education; (2) to show how schools today are meeting the problem; and, (3) to demonstrate how both adults and children are reacting to instruction in sex education within the public school systems of our country. It …
A Proposed Twelve-Year Required Physical Education Program For The Kelso Public Schools., Harold Naubert
A Proposed Twelve-Year Required Physical Education Program For The Kelso Public Schools., Harold Naubert
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this field study is to establish a twelve-year graded physical education program which might be used beneficially in the public school system of Kelso, Washington.