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Motivating A Fifth And Sixth Grade Classroom Interest By Teaching Science Units At The Center Of The Curriculum, Theodore R. Reich Aug 1962

Motivating A Fifth And Sixth Grade Classroom Interest By Teaching Science Units At The Center Of The Curriculum, Theodore R. Reich

All Master's Theses

The problem was to set up a classroom situation in which fifth and sixth grade students were able to use the study of magnetism, electricity, and electronics in such a way that interest and motivation toward regular curricular studies could be stimulated. The following devices were chosen to evaluate the experiment: (1) interest and motivational questionnaires, (2) a science completion test, (3) The Iowa Basic Skills Test, and (4) the behavior journal.


A Study Conducted Among Selected Yakima Business Offices To Give Direction To Future Curriculum Planning In The Secretarial Training Department At Yakima Valley College, Adeline Constance Engen Aug 1962

A Study Conducted Among Selected Yakima Business Offices To Give Direction To Future Curriculum Planning In The Secretarial Training Department At Yakima Valley College, Adeline Constance Engen

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the variety and degree of specific skills selected businessmen in Yakima desire in the office employees they hire; (2) the degree of importance they attach to work habits and related educational knowledges and skills; and (3) the personal characteristics and traits they find most desirable in office personnel.


A Comparative Study Of The I. Q. And Grade Differences Between Music Students And Other High School Students In The Okanogan Schools For 1958-1959, Wayte A. Kirchner Aug 1962

A Comparative Study Of The I. Q. And Grade Differences Between Music Students And Other High School Students In The Okanogan Schools For 1958-1959, Wayte A. Kirchner

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there is any significant difference in academic achievement and intelligence quotient rating between two main groups of high school students: (1) those students enrolled in music classes and (2) those students not enrolled in music classes.


A Study Of The Relationship Between Children’S Reading Ability And Their Physical Motor Competencies, Larry F. Hinchen Aug 1962

A Study Of The Relationship Between Children’S Reading Ability And Their Physical Motor Competencies, Larry F. Hinchen

All Master's Theses

This study, through controlled experimentation, will attempt to illustrate that physical education may have a favorable influence on reading achievement.


A Survey Of University Engineering Departments In The State Of Washington To Determine Engineering Drawing Requirements For High Schools, James E. Brousseau Aug 1962

A Survey Of University Engineering Departments In The State Of Washington To Determine Engineering Drawing Requirements For High Schools, James E. Brousseau

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine (1) whether a course in engineering drawing designed to parallel part of the first year engineering college drawing requirement could be taught in the high schools in the state of Washington and (2) how much time should be allocated in each of the various areas of such an engineering drawing course.


A Comparison Of Second And Fourth Grade Children’S Multiplicative Abilities, Bernard Eugene Dillon Aug 1962

A Comparison Of Second And Fourth Grade Children’S Multiplicative Abilities, Bernard Eugene Dillon

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) compare the multiplicative abilities of fourth graders using the textbook form of learning to that of second graders using the textbook form of learning supplemented by the Cuisenaire Rods; (2) determine which area of multiplication might be stressed in the coming years to give the district a better primary arithmetic program; and (3) determine if the rods were as helpful to the slow learners as they were to the fast learners.


A Study Of The Effects Of Self-Evaluation Ratings In Terms Of Effort And Conduct By Homogeneously Grouped Seventh Grade Students, Horace R. Nichols Aug 1962

A Study Of The Effects Of Self-Evaluation Ratings In Terms Of Effort And Conduct By Homogeneously Grouped Seventh Grade Students, Horace R. Nichols

All Master's Theses

This study was limited to the problem of determining if a student’s effort and conduct will improve if he is given the opportunity to self-evaluate these phases of his education.


A Survey Of The Use Of Curricular Time In The Naches Valley School District, Alan F. Tinsley Aug 1962

A Survey Of The Use Of Curricular Time In The Naches Valley School District, Alan F. Tinsley

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine (1) how curriculum time is utilized or lost in the Naches Valley School District; (2) what changes might be possible and feasible; and (3) possible methods of achieving these changes.


An Experimental Study Of The Use Of Diagraming In Teaching English Usage To Sixth Graders, Lucy Keith Gran Aug 1962

An Experimental Study Of The Use Of Diagraming In Teaching English Usage To Sixth Graders, Lucy Keith Gran

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this experiment were to (1) discover the relationship of proper usage to sentence construction; (2) compare the effectiveness of this method of teaching syntax and standard procedures; and (3) reach a conclusion as to the effectiveness of diagraming at this age level.


The Formal Written Book Report: An Investigation Of Opinion About The Value Of The Formal Written Book Report As Used In The Secondary School Language Arts Classes, Don W. Hunt May 1962

The Formal Written Book Report: An Investigation Of Opinion About The Value Of The Formal Written Book Report As Used In The Secondary School Language Arts Classes, Don W. Hunt

All Master's Theses

It has been the purpose of this study to determine if there is a consensus among the writers on the subject of the required formal book report as to its value as a teaching-learning device.