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Appraising The Needs Of A Ninth Grade Reading Class, Wilena Barker Heald Dec 1961

Appraising The Needs Of A Ninth Grade Reading Class, Wilena Barker Heald

Graduate Student Research Papers

Many students who enter high school at Milton-Freewater, Oregon, are unable to do satisfactory work because they can not read. This situation, although common in secondary schools in the United States, must be improved. At the present time the student whose reading ability is two to six years below his grade level is being placed in a reading class.The purpose of this paper was (1) to survey the general principles of good diagnosis, (2) to determine the criteria for selecting suitable tests, and (3) to suggest suitable tools for appraisal to be used by the classroom teacher.


Ability Grouping In English Classes Of The Secondary Schools: A Survey With Emphasis On Students Of Low And Superior Abilities, Jane Lorraine Gruver Aug 1961

Ability Grouping In English Classes Of The Secondary Schools: A Survey With Emphasis On Students Of Low And Superior Abilities, Jane Lorraine Gruver

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper will discuss ability grouping, particularly as applied to the English classes of the secondary school. Special attention will be given to plans recognizing the student of low ability as well as to courses especially evolved for the gifted student. Although guidance and counseling are associated with grouping, they will not enter into the scope of this paper except incidentally.


Using Guidance Techniques In The Typewriting Class, Helen Hanson Hartman Aug 1961

Using Guidance Techniques In The Typewriting Class, Helen Hanson Hartman

Graduate Student Research Papers

Specifically, in this paper, the aim will be to challenge vocationally-minded business education personnel to devote some thought, time, and energy to making their departments into laboratories from which to obtain documents for personal counseling. This can be done through diverse devices explained fully in the following chapters.


The Principal's Role In Small High Schools, Ray Everett Korb Aug 1961

The Principal's Role In Small High Schools, Ray Everett Korb

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to elaborate on the role played by the principal through required practices and (2) present desired information and practices to aid principals to realize the importance of their role in the community educational program. Solutions to all high school problems and situations, of course, are not the same. Principals must work from the standpoint of local needs, but in the final analysis, the required practices and advancements in education should be similar in most small high schools.


An Exploratory Course Of Study For Electricity And Electronics In The Junior High School Shop, Myron Harry Radelmiller Aug 1961

An Exploratory Course Of Study For Electricity And Electronics In The Junior High School Shop, Myron Harry Radelmiller

Graduate Student Research Papers

In preparation for teaching an eighth grade course at Monticello Junior High School, Longview, Washington, the writer proposes to develop a teaching guide for explorations in electricity and electronics. The Longview school system has not yet adopted a guide for this particular area. This guide is intended to provide the writer with a broader knowledge of background information, enabling him to make the course more interesting and useful to the students. By using this guide the writer will be able to direct his classes toward the objectives of industrial arts and general education.


Constructing Athletic Equipment For Small High Schools, Gordon Snaza Jul 1961

Constructing Athletic Equipment For Small High Schools, Gordon Snaza

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was to make available to administrators and coaches a detailed and descriptive report on the construction of athletic equipment. This author, having coached in a small high school, knows the hardships coaches in small high schools encounter in acquiring athletic equipment and facilities.


A Study Of Design And Structural Considerations In Planning Secondary School Science Classrooms, Ellis Eugene Wells Jul 1961

A Study Of Design And Structural Considerations In Planning Secondary School Science Classrooms, Ellis Eugene Wells

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this paper to present a survey of present day thinking on the design and construction of secondary school classrooms and to point out many features that have won general acceptance as being educationally desirable and financially feasible.


A Survey Of The Status Of Secondary School Intramural Sports For Boys In The State Of Michigan, Robert Epskamp Jun 1961

A Survey Of The Status Of Secondary School Intramural Sports For Boys In The State Of Michigan, Robert Epskamp

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Experimental Laboratory Approach To The Teaching Of Botany In The Secondary Schools, Robert F. Miller Jun 1961

An Experimental Laboratory Approach To The Teaching Of Botany In The Secondary Schools, Robert F. Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of this study: (1) to evaluate new techniques that utilize an experimental laboratory approach in the teaching of botany, and (2) to develop a laboratory manual based on the results of the experimentation emphasizing basic plant physiological concepts that can be easily used by high school sophomores.


The Personality Differences Between Unilingual And Bilingual 9th Grade Students In A Depressed Area, Martha Mersman Mullins May 1961

The Personality Differences Between Unilingual And Bilingual 9th Grade Students In A Depressed Area, Martha Mersman Mullins

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

The purposes of this study were (1) to present a summary of the literature on the personality differences of unilingual and Spanish bilinguals, and (2) to determine the personality similarities and differences of unilingual and Spanish bilingual ninth graders in a depressed area


A Study Of The Characteristics Of Pupil Dropouts With Special Reference To The Ninth And Tenth Grades Of United Township High School, East Moline, Illinois, Charles W. Morrison Jan 1961

A Study Of The Characteristics Of Pupil Dropouts With Special Reference To The Ninth And Tenth Grades Of United Township High School, East Moline, Illinois, Charles W. Morrison

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Art Education And Appreciation: A Syllabus For High School Teaching, Max I. Briggs Jan 1961

Art Education And Appreciation: A Syllabus For High School Teaching, Max I. Briggs

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of The Guidance Program In Curbing Drop-Outs In The State Of Illinois, Emil A. Whittaker Jan 1961

The Effectiveness Of The Guidance Program In Curbing Drop-Outs In The State Of Illinois, Emil A. Whittaker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Program-Approach To The Study Of Poetry, Rex Alan Romack Jan 1961

A Program-Approach To The Study Of Poetry, Rex Alan Romack

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Third Approach To High School Physics, Jon Lyle Higgins Jan 1961

A Third Approach To High School Physics, Jon Lyle Higgins

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.