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The Effects Of Assessment Preparation For The Improvement Of Course Placement And Student Satisfaction At Tacoma Community College, Kari Twogood
All Graduate Projects
There is significant focus on graduation rates and persistence of students in higher education. Lengthy sequences of developmental education have been shown to have detrimental effects on the persistence and graduation rates of students. This study reviewed the research that has been performed concerning persistence in developmental education. A survey of incoming or current students was conducted to study the effects of offering an ACCUPLACER® preparation workshop at Tacoma Community College. The survey collected 733 unduplicated responses. The data indicated that students feel more anxiety as a result of attending the workshop prior to taking the ACCUPLACER® assessment. The data …
Obtaining Cultural Competency Skills: Perceptions From Supervisors In Higher Education, Veronica Gomez Vilchis
Obtaining Cultural Competency Skills: Perceptions From Supervisors In Higher Education, Veronica Gomez Vilchis
All Master's Theses
A program evaluation was done on the supervisor training at Central Washington University to obtain the perceptions of supervisors on cultural competency. Eighteen supervisors were interviewed. The results demonstrated supervisors’ support of incorporating cultural competency as part of their professional development. However, supervisors indicated the current supervisor training does not give them tools to interact effectively with diverse populations. Implications for including cultural competency skills for supervisors in higher education are discussed.
An Experiment In Teaching Perfect Pitch With Programmed Learning, Harry Ross Nelson
An Experiment In Teaching Perfect Pitch With Programmed Learning, Harry Ross Nelson
All Master's Theses
Ten college students were subjects of an experiment dealing with the teaching of perfect pitch through programmed learning. The experiment was based on a similar study by Dr. Robert W. Lundin. An attempt was made to use equipment readily available in public schools, and to make the lessons as nearly self-teaching as possible.
The Role Of The Head Resident As Perceived By Head Residents Student Personnel Staff And Faculty At Central Washington State College, James P. Hollister
The Role Of The Head Resident As Perceived By Head Residents Student Personnel Staff And Faculty At Central Washington State College, James P. Hollister
All Master's Theses
The major aim in undertaking the study was to examine the position of Head Resident by soliciting the views of student Personnel officials, Head Residents, and faculty persons, Further, it was the author's hope that a result of the study might be a clarification of the Head Resident position, based upon a composite viewpoint of the respondents of the study.
The Relationship Of The High School Grade Point Average And The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Prediction Test To Academic Achievement Of Varsity Athletes At Central Washington State College, Stanley A. Sorensen
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of high school grade point averages, and the Washington Pre-College Differential Test in determining the academic achievement of varsity athletes at Central Washington State College.
An Experiment – Rapid Improvement In English Usage And Spelling Skills, Robert H. Benesh
An Experiment – Rapid Improvement In English Usage And Spelling Skills, Robert H. Benesh
All Master's Theses
For the purpose of this experiment the problem was defined as follows: graduate students at CWCE consist, in the main, of public school teachers and administrators. Their scores in the Cooperative English Test ranked them in the lower third compared with college seniors in representative teachers’ colleges in this country. It was determined that a means should be devised to find out if these test results were acceptable as conclusive evidence of ability.
An Investigative Study: Audio Visual Instruction Aids Now Being Used In Freshman English Sections In American Colleges And Universities, Mary Nixeon Civille Handy
An Investigative Study: Audio Visual Instruction Aids Now Being Used In Freshman English Sections In American Colleges And Universities, Mary Nixeon Civille Handy
All Master's Theses
This study has sought to determine what audio visual aids are now being used in college freshman composition sections of English in American colleges and universities.
An Experimental Study To Determine The Effect Of Frequent Testing On Mastery Of Chemistry Content, Harold L. Lindstrom
An Experimental Study To Determine The Effect Of Frequent Testing On Mastery Of Chemistry Content, Harold L. Lindstrom
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect upon a student’s knowledge of chemistry resulting from participation in a program where quizzes were given regularly over all assigned work as an integral part of a course in beginning high school.
A Study Of The Problems Of Installing And Utilizing Closed Circuit Television For Observations And Demonstrations In The Teacher Education Program, Robert Paul Slingland
A Study Of The Problems Of Installing And Utilizing Closed Circuit Television For Observations And Demonstrations In The Teacher Education Program, Robert Paul Slingland
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to survey the problems of setting up closed circuit television for observations and demonstrations in the teacher education program. This included a study of the various problems of providing laboratory experiences faced by institutions with teacher education programs.
Prediction Of First Year Mathematic Grades At Central Washington College Of Education With The Ace Psychological Examination, Mary Ann Wining
Prediction Of First Year Mathematic Grades At Central Washington College Of Education With The Ace Psychological Examination, Mary Ann Wining
All Master's Theses
The purposes of this study are: (1) to acquaint the reader with some of the studies already published on the relationship between the ACE and mathematic grades and other devices for predicting success in mathematics; (2) to present information on the relationship between the ACE and the first year mathematics grades at Central Washington college of Education; and (3) to present information on the relationship between grades in the different mathematics classes taught primarily during the freshman year at CWCE.
An Investigation Of The Inter-Relationships Among Certain Personality Tests And Ratings And Their Relationship To Academic Success In A Teacher’S College, Donald H. Duncan
An Investigation Of The Inter-Relationships Among Certain Personality Tests And Ratings And Their Relationship To Academic Success In A Teacher’S College, Donald H. Duncan
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this investigation is to find; (1) what relationship exists between self ratings attained from a personality inventory and dormitory supervisor ratings on a standard scale, (2) what relationship exists between scores on a personality inventory and college grade point average, and (3) what relationship exists between dormitory supervisor ratings and college grade point average.