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Full-Text Articles in Education
An Evaluation Of The Early Entrance Program In The Highline School District King County, Washington, W. Keith Davis
An Evaluation Of The Early Entrance Program In The Highline School District King County, Washington, W. Keith Davis
All Master's Theses
This study is an attempt to detetermine whether or not the early entrance program as conducted by the Highline School District, King County, Washington, is achieving its purpose of selecting students who will profit from early admission.
An Analysis Of Changes In Self–Concept And Dogmatism In Counselor Trainees During A Short Term Ndea Institute, Brent Hinze
An Analysis Of Changes In Self–Concept And Dogmatism In Counselor Trainees During A Short Term Ndea Institute, Brent Hinze
All Master's Theses
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of, and the relationships between, personal adjustment and dogmatism during a period of time when the individuals concerned were undergoing intensive training in counselor education.
Group Counseling And Study Skill Methods Of Assisting Fifth And Sixth Grade Underachievers, Donald M. Whitney
Group Counseling And Study Skill Methods Of Assisting Fifth And Sixth Grade Underachievers, Donald M. Whitney
All Master's Theses
The hypotheses tested in this study are concerned with the efficacy of different methods of trying to aid underachievers. Specifically they are: 1. There is no difference in academic achievement as reflected in grade-point-average between students who received group counseling, special study instruction and no special treatment. 2. There is no difference in study skills as reflected by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Work Study Skills subtest) between students who received group counseling, special study instruction, and no special treatment. 3. There is no difference in social adjustment as measured by the Pupil Adjustment Rating Scale between students who …
A Study Of The Relative Achievement Of Students Enrolled In Senior High School Physical Science Courses, Raymond David Perkins
A Study Of The Relative Achievement Of Students Enrolled In Senior High School Physical Science Courses, Raymond David Perkins
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relative achievement in understanding of physical science concepts among senior high school students who have taken courses in chemistry, physics and earth science.
Establishing Guidelines For Effective Scheduling Of Junior High Schools With Enrollments Between 500-1000, William Albert Parker
Establishing Guidelines For Effective Scheduling Of Junior High Schools With Enrollments Between 500-1000, William Albert Parker
All Master's Theses
The purposes of this study were to (1) establish criteria for the formation of a desirable junior high school schedule; (2) ascertain advantages, disadvantages and illustrate scheduling practices presently employed or conceptualized; (3) identify present scheduling procedures in the junior high schools of Washington and determine attitudes about various techniques; (4) prescribe guidelines for effective scheduling practice in junior high schools with enrollments from 500-1000.
Subject Preferences Of Fifth-Grade Pupils In The State Of Washington, Robert Vance Davidson
Subject Preferences Of Fifth-Grade Pupils In The State Of Washington, Robert Vance Davidson
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to: (1) duplicate the 1961-62 study by Dr. Robert L. Curry on Subject Preferences of Fifth-Grade Pupils in the State of Washington, and compare the results, and (2) go beyond Curry's research to investigate the relationship between pupil subject preferences and certain possible influencing factors.
Developmental Reading At The Secondary Level, Mamie Wiren Hammill
Developmental Reading At The Secondary Level, Mamie Wiren Hammill
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is threefold: (1) to describe the details of the functions of the special reading program at Wenatchee High School, Wenatchee, Washington, (2) to identify the rationale for establishing and maintaining the program, and (3) to evaluate the program extensively and critically.
A Comparison Study Of The Gains Made By Non-Promoted And Promoted Students In The Snoqualmie Valley Elementary Schools, Mae Mcgill
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether there is justification in retaining children with the intention of improving their academic achievement. It was hypothesized that when students are retained they do not make academic gains as great as matched students of like abilities who are promoted.
A Comparative Study Of Reading Achievement, Alymer C. Bright
A Comparative Study Of Reading Achievement, Alymer C. Bright
All Master's Theses
It was the intent of this study to determine if there was any significant difference in reading achievement between the Lee School Reading Program with its interclass grouping and the other schools in the district where reading was taught in self-contained classrooms.
An Experimental Project To Determine The Effect Of Multiple Counseling On Academic Performance, Behavior, And Attendance Of Eighth Grade Students Who Are Underachievers, Chronic Absentees, And Behavior Problems, Leona Saunders Hawken
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine if multiple counseling can be effective in improving academic performance, attendance, and classroom behavior of eighth grade students who are identified as underachievers, minor behavior problems, and chronic absentees.
An Investigation Into The Relationship Of Grammatical Judgments To Written Composition, Farrell Edward Taylor
An Investigation Into The Relationship Of Grammatical Judgments To Written Composition, Farrell Edward Taylor
All Master's Theses
The purposes of this study were four: (1) to measure the writing abilities in a group of subjects; (2) to measure the willingness of those subjects to accept certain sentence-like utterances as grammatical--their grammatical judgments; (3) to determine whether the subjects' acceptance of those utterances will occur in a range of scores; and (4) to correlate the subjects' scores on the two factors to determine the extent to which they are related.
A Proposed Curricula Time Schedule Appliance To Eighth Grade Modern Mathematics, James Parker Eastham
A Proposed Curricula Time Schedule Appliance To Eighth Grade Modern Mathematics, James Parker Eastham
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to examine several possible curricula time schedules in light of the objectives of eighth grade modern mathematics, and to develop a schedule best suited to meet these objectives. It was further postulated that a flexible schedule would: 1. allow time for completion of materials by students with average and above capabilities. 2. allow for student individual differences. 3. allow most effective use of staff.
Flexible Scheduling, Stanley R. Schmick
Flexible Scheduling, Stanley R. Schmick
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study is to show that we are recognizing and learning ways to cope with the problem; namely: how to return the use of time, space, numbers, and content to those who need it--the teachers and their students--in even the larger schools that symbolize so well our concept of education for all youth. We are also learning how to cope with an equally important additional problem; how to treat a pupil as an individual even though he is one in a great mass of students. Solving these two problems constitutes the exciting challenge of our day. During …
A Modified Approach To Flexible Scheduling At Carmichael Junior High School, Richland, Washington, Henry Vernon Yonce
A Modified Approach To Flexible Scheduling At Carmichael Junior High School, Richland, Washington, Henry Vernon Yonce
Graduate Student Research Papers
It is the purpose of this study to judge the practicality of introducing a modified flexible schedule in Carmichael Junior High School, Richland, Washington.
The Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices, Metropolitan Readiness And Detroit First Grade Intelligence Tests As Predictors Of Achievement In Primary Grades, Robert Harold Wirt
The Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices, Metropolitan Readiness And Detroit First Grade Intelligence Tests As Predictors Of Achievement In Primary Grades, Robert Harold Wirt
All Master's Theses
This study was designed to investigate the extent to which the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices Test {RPM) correlates with academic performance; and, when used with the MRT, the extent to which it increases the efficiency of predicting school achievement. Of principal interest were primary students in Grades One, Two, and Three.
Schools Of The Future, Now An Educational Filmstrip Depicting Flexible Scheduling Programs In Selected Schools In The States Of Washington And Oregon, Robert E. Meinhardt
Schools Of The Future, Now An Educational Filmstrip Depicting Flexible Scheduling Programs In Selected Schools In The States Of Washington And Oregon, Robert E. Meinhardt
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to prepare a sound filmstrip which would inform educators of flexible scheduling practices being used in high schools in the states of Oregon and Washington.
The Effects Of Nonpromotion On Achievement And Maturation In The Junior High School, Alma C. Spithill
The Effects Of Nonpromotion On Achievement And Maturation In The Junior High School, Alma C. Spithill
All Master's Theses
The present study has dealt with the problem of the "non-effects" of nonpromotion--a practice which continues because many educators and parents are convinced that grade repetition will help the immature or underachieving child "catch up."