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Alteration Of Pupil Produced Noise In A Public School, Gilbert Walter Schmidt Nov 1967

Alteration Of Pupil Produced Noise In A Public School, Gilbert Walter Schmidt

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Anxiety Relative To Academic Achievement And To Sex, Gerald R. Shulenbarger Aug 1967

A Study Of Anxiety Relative To Academic Achievement And To Sex, Gerald R. Shulenbarger

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between anxiety and achievement, and anxiety level and sex. The anxiety level was measured by the Institute for Personality and Ability Testing (IPAT) Anxiety Scale Questionnaire. Specifically, this study investigated how assessed anxiety relates to the achievement of students in Junior level Psychology courses. The courses were Human Growth and Development. Further, the difference in anxiety levels between sexes was studied.


The Application Of Behavioral Principles To The Modification Of An Acting Out Child's Classroom Behavior In A Regular Classroom, Marjorie M. Mcarthur Aug 1967

The Application Of Behavioral Principles To The Modification Of An Acting Out Child's Classroom Behavior In A Regular Classroom, Marjorie M. Mcarthur

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Changing A Student’S Classroom Behavior Using Operant Conditioning Techniques, Judith Ann Paulson Aug 1967

Changing A Student’S Classroom Behavior Using Operant Conditioning Techniques, Judith Ann Paulson

All Master's Theses

This experiment was designed to extinguish a sixth grade boy's undesirable classroom behaviors by the complete withdrawal of teacher attention, and to develop and increase in successive approximations, the child's desirable classroom behaviors by frequent and intermittent teacher attention. The study was meant to be: (a) research replicating numerous other similar studies, but in addition be a behavior modification experiment conducted in a regular classroom setting in an elementary school and in as practical a way as possible for a teacher with 30 students, and (b) a response to a request from the boy's teachers for service and help.


A Survey Of Michigan School Psychologists: Some Facts And Opinions, Elisabeth Rebecca Thall Jul 1967

A Survey Of Michigan School Psychologists: Some Facts And Opinions, Elisabeth Rebecca Thall

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Retention Of Five Selected Mathematical Concepts Of Seventh Graders In The Coulee Dam Public School System As Based On The Inductive And Deductive Methods Of Teaching, James Prehm Jul 1967

A Study Of The Retention Of Five Selected Mathematical Concepts Of Seventh Graders In The Coulee Dam Public School System As Based On The Inductive And Deductive Methods Of Teaching, James Prehm

All Master's Theses

The inductive and deductive methods of teaching for retention were compared in this study. It was also the purpose to determine whether there were significant sex differences in retention when the two methods were compared. Therefore, five hypotheses were tested.


A Power Comparison Study Of Parametric And Non-Parametric Tests Under Severe Violations Of The Parametric Assumptions Of Normality And Homogeneity, Richard Edward Ryan May 1967

A Power Comparison Study Of Parametric And Non-Parametric Tests Under Severe Violations Of The Parametric Assumptions Of Normality And Homogeneity, Richard Edward Ryan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Intellectually Normal Children, Mentally Retarded Adolescents, And Mentally Retarded Adults On A Three Dimensional Concept Formation Sorting Task, James C. Kamprud May 1967

A Comparison Of Intellectually Normal Children, Mentally Retarded Adolescents, And Mentally Retarded Adults On A Three Dimensional Concept Formation Sorting Task, James C. Kamprud

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purposes of this study were: (1) to compare nine groups of subjects composed of intellectually normal children, mentally retarded adolescents, and mentally retarded adults on a three dimensional concept formation task; (2) to determine the effects of discrimination training on the sortings of the nine groups on the experimental task.

The 207 subjects of this study were divided into nine groups. Seven of the groups, consisting of high average and low average grade 3, superior high average, and low average grade 6, and high and low adolescent retardates were chosen on the bases of school grade level (3, 6, …


A Normative Analysis Of Psychological Test Results Of Students Selecting Graduate Counselor Education, Buena Flor H. Mendoza Apr 1967

A Normative Analysis Of Psychological Test Results Of Students Selecting Graduate Counselor Education, Buena Flor H. Mendoza

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Reading Ability And Performance On The Red Glass Test, Ann Mary Dunbar Jan 1967

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Reading Ability And Performance On The Red Glass Test, Ann Mary Dunbar

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The primary purpose or this study was to determine if a difference is reading ability existed between children who perceived at equal speeds with both eyes and children who perceived faster with one eye than with the other. The pri11le motivation for this study was the reported improvement in reading made by children who were involved in a visual training program under the direction of Dr. Frank M. Root, a practicing optometrist in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A part or this visual training program was the use of the Red Glass technique, a procedure designed to equalize the speed of perception …


The Influence Of Distractions Upon The Test Results Of Seventh And Eighth Graders Of Mayo Junior High School, Paris, Illinois, Jeffrey Sullivan Jan 1967

The Influence Of Distractions Upon The Test Results Of Seventh And Eighth Graders Of Mayo Junior High School, Paris, Illinois, Jeffrey Sullivan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.