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1965

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A Study Of The Pilot Reading Inventory Conducted In The Intermediate Grades At Hebeler Elementary School, Donald Edward Cain Jul 1965

A Study Of The Pilot Reading Inventory Conducted In The Intermediate Grades At Hebeler Elementary School, Donald Edward Cain

All Master's Theses

The main purpose of the study was threefold in nature: first to establish tentative norms for this inventory at this institution; second, to explore the use of this instrument as a possible base for grouping; and third, to determine whether or not the use of a tape recorder would be of help to the classroom teacher in administering and scoring the informal reading inventory.


The Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices, Metropolitan Readiness And Detroit First Grade Intelligence Tests As Predictors Of Achievement In Primary Grades, Robert Harold Wirt Jul 1965

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.


A Comparative Evaluation Of The Kent School District’S Summer Remedial Reading Program, Claude Acree Jul 1965

A Comparative Evaluation Of The Kent School District’S Summer Remedial Reading Program, Claude Acree

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine the deficiencies, it any, in the Kent Summer Remedial Reading Program in 1964, and to make suggested revisions.


A Comparison Of The Interclass And Intraclass Procedures Of Grouping For Reading Instruction, Edward B. Faust Jun 1965

A Comparison Of The Interclass And Intraclass Procedures Of Grouping For Reading Instruction, Edward B. Faust

All Master's Theses

One purpose of this study is to compare two reading programs using the interclass procedures of grouping and the traditional intraclass plan of grouping. A second purpose is to compare the results of the reading achievement scores, of both groups, over a period of three years.


A Proposed Program To Enhance The Achievement Of The Under-Achiever In Reading, Gerald Edward Hosman Jun 1965

A Proposed Program To Enhance The Achievement Of The Under-Achiever In Reading, Gerald Edward Hosman

All Master's Theses

The proposed program is designed to guide students to greater success in the total academic area, with concentration in the area or reading. The literature encompassed in this paper indicates that achievement in school enhances one’s self concept.


The Hard Of Hearing Child Programming For Learning, Linda Lee Barret May 1965

The Hard Of Hearing Child Programming For Learning, Linda Lee Barret

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is threefold: to gain a better understanding of the hard of hearing child, to become aware of methods of discovering the hard of hearing child and to become cognizant of the methods and the means whereby the needs of the hard of hearing child could best be met by the teacher in the regular classroom.


Meeting The Needs Of The Slow Learner At The Secondary Level, Joan L. Takach May 1965

Meeting The Needs Of The Slow Learner At The Secondary Level, Joan L. Takach

All Master's Theses

This study is directed toward gaining a better understanding of the slow learner, determining means for educators to identify the educational needs of the slow learner based upon his characteristics, and ways to apply personalized instruction in meeting his reading needs at the secondary level.


The Effects Of Nonpromotion On Achievement And Maturation In The Junior High School, Alma C. Spithill May 1965

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."


A Pilot Study To Develop A Q-Sort Set To Aid In Evaluating Instruction In Secondary Schools, Lloyd William Enz Jan 1965

A Pilot Study To Develop A Q-Sort Set To Aid In Evaluating Instruction In Secondary Schools, Lloyd William Enz

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop a "Q-sort" set that would assist in the evaluation of instruction in a small high school.