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Achievement In Physical Science In Relation To The Type Of High School Attended, Joseph A. Stremel Rev.
Achievement In Physical Science In Relation To The Type Of High School Attended, Joseph A. Stremel Rev.
Master's Theses
Certain standards set up by the State Board of Education upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction must be met by a class “ A”, “ B, “ or " C" school. Administrators in class "A" and "B" high schools are required to hold a Kansas administrator's certificate, and this requirement must also be met by all administrators in class "C" schools by September 1, 1952. At the present time, teachers in class “ A” schools must have at least fifteen semester hours of preparation in a teaching field, in class "B" schools at least twelve hours, …
The Measurement Of Retention Of Selected Terms In Constitution Textbooks For High Schools, Roy R. Hoff
The Measurement Of Retention Of Selected Terms In Constitution Textbooks For High Schools, Roy R. Hoff
Master's Theses
The problem of this thesis was to determine the extent of retention and understanding of selected terms found in certain textbooks in Constitution for Kansas high schools. Sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school were tested in a four-fold way: first, to ascertain the knowledge retained by students in each of three classes of high schools in Kansas; second, to determine how well students understand terms found in Constitution textbooks; third, to ascertain the extent of retention by boys and the amount retained by girls in each of the three school classifications; fourth, to discover the extent of correlation between …
The Evolution Of The Junior High School In Kansas, Vernald Charles Rowe
The Evolution Of The Junior High School In Kansas, Vernald Charles Rowe
Master's Theses
In Kansas, the junior high school is often considered an educational "orphan" due to the lack of standardization and limited supervision. These factors identify the fundamental thought of this study as an inquiry into the "why and wherefore" of this type of school organization. A healthy curiosity concerning the background and evolution of junior high schools and an interest in correlating the diverse factors of their existence in Kansas constitute the stimuli for this thesis. To be specific, the problem of this thesis is to trace the origin and development of junior high schools in the state of Kansas. This …