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A Study Of Oral And Written Reports To Parents At The Elementary And Junior High School Levels, Christopher Frederick Darling
A Study Of Oral And Written Reports To Parents At The Elementary And Junior High School Levels, Christopher Frederick Darling
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to (1) study the types of oral and written communication on the elementary level; (2) study the types of oral and written communication on the junior high level; (3) examine which of these two types have developed the better means of rapport through communication; and (4) develop better means of rapport on the junior high school level of Renton, Washington.
The Effects Of Cultural Influences On Achievement In Language Usage, Robert Anderson Kellman
The Effects Of Cultural Influences On Achievement In Language Usage, Robert Anderson Kellman
All Master's Theses
It is the purpose of this study (1) to evaluate the results of certain standardized achievement tests given in the Selah, Washington school system; and (2) to attempt to explain why this school district consistently produced a pattern of relatively low achievement in the area of language usage.
Relationship Of Physical Fitness To Success In Junior High Among Sunnyside Junior High Boys, Jerry St. George
Relationship Of Physical Fitness To Success In Junior High Among Sunnyside Junior High Boys, Jerry St. George
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to show what relationship, if any, exists between the characteristics of physical fitness and success, as measured by grade achievement, attendance, and social prestige, among Sunnyside Junior high boys.
An Inquiry Into The Effect Of Art Enrollment On Grades In Other Subjects, Roy B. Schonewill
An Inquiry Into The Effect Of Art Enrollment On Grades In Other Subjects, Roy B. Schonewill
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to measure the number of instances where enrollment in art may have had an influence on the success in the other subjects the students were taking while enrolled in art classes.
Basic Cursive Writing: Development Of A Self-Instructional Program, Bobbie Nell Parson
Basic Cursive Writing: Development Of A Self-Instructional Program, Bobbie Nell Parson
All Master's Theses
The great majority of self-instructional programs which have been reported are concerned with the learning of cognitive material and/or perceptual skills. This study is concerned with the development and evaluation of a program teaching motor skills relevant to the learning of cursive writing. The accompanying perceptual skills are essentially of the visual and kinesthetic type.
A Survey Of Reading Methods Suitable For Use With Remedial Pupils, Louie W. Cava
A Survey Of Reading Methods Suitable For Use With Remedial Pupils, Louie W. Cava
All Master's Theses
This study will research and present a description of methods which may be used with those students who are having difficulty reading via the basal reader and phonetic approaches.
Mines And Miners Of The Swauk, Josee Ann Jordan
Mines And Miners Of The Swauk, Josee Ann Jordan
All Master's Theses
This paper is presented as an investigation into the history of the gold field lying in the mountains of northern Kittitas county and known as the Swauk.
An Assessment Of The Current Status Of High School Psychology Teaching In The State Of Washington, G. James Mullen Jr.
An Assessment Of The Current Status Of High School Psychology Teaching In The State Of Washington, G. James Mullen Jr.
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the current status of high school psychology teaching in the State of Washington. Specifically, the paper attempted to gain information regarding course content, frequency, and objectives.
Criteria For Evaluating A Good Reading Program For Grades Five Through Eight From Research And Literature As They Apply To Battle Ground, Washington, Charles D. Strunk
Criteria For Evaluating A Good Reading Program For Grades Five Through Eight From Research And Literature As They Apply To Battle Ground, Washington, Charles D. Strunk
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to develop criteria that will help Battle Ground schools in planning their fifth through eighth grade reading program.
Palestrina: His Time, His Life And His Music, Wilford W. Whitaker
Palestrina: His Time, His Life And His Music, Wilford W. Whitaker
All Master's Theses
To perform the music of Palestrina (and the music of other composers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries) a conductor should understand the prevailing style of the music of Palestrina's time.
Teaching General Music Through Harmonic Experience In The Seventh Grade At Ritzville, Washington, Elmer A. Peters
Teaching General Music Through Harmonic Experience In The Seventh Grade At Ritzville, Washington, Elmer A. Peters
All Master's Theses
Prior to the school year 1963-64, general music at Ritzville Junior High School was primarily music listening-oriented. There was an obvious need for a more balanced music program that included singing, playing instruments, creativity, listening, and rhythms to provide the students with a broader concept of music. A general music program was sought, therefore, that would offer a balance of the above activities, and one that would create more enthusiasm than was apparent in the previous course of study. The importance of this study will be twofold: to determine whether or not the method of teaching resulted in the students …
A Study Of The Accelerated Program In The Chesterfield County School System, Charles Willard Krause
A Study Of The Accelerated Program In The Chesterfield County School System, Charles Willard Krause
Master's Theses
No abstract provided.
Inside Baseball, Dell Bethel
Inside Baseball, Dell Bethel
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to offer some remedial methods for correcting individual weaknesses or faulty techniques, using specific suggestions of experts in the game of baseball.
The Effect Of A Corrective Exercise Program On Ninth Grade Boys With Foot Deviations, Bill Hand
The Effect Of A Corrective Exercise Program On Ninth Grade Boys With Foot Deviations, Bill Hand
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a corrective physical education program on ninth grade boys with orthopedic foot deviations and their performance on a motor ability test battery.
The Role Of The Principal As The Adviser To The High School Student Council, Robert J. Marum
The Role Of The Principal As The Adviser To The High School Student Council, Robert J. Marum
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was (1) to investigate the means by which a principal can effectively counsel and guide a student council into becoming a democratic and constructive organization dedicated to active and effective student participation in school government; (2) to evaluate the various methods and techniques of leadership one must use in order to promote and encourage sound organization, and to effect a very real laboratory in citizenship and democratic living; and (3) to gather criteria for the improvement of student council leadership.
Teachers’ Handbook For Sharpstein Elementary School, Clarence R. Rogers
Teachers’ Handbook For Sharpstein Elementary School, Clarence R. Rogers
All Master's Theses
New teachers moving into a system will find even the most simple practice a matter on which information must be acquired. Some plan of orientation for these new teachers is essential. By incorporating all the policies in a teachers' handbook, the information will be available for immediate use at any time.
The Case Method - A Technique For Teaching Religion To Lds Youth, Cal Juel Andreasen
The Case Method - A Technique For Teaching Religion To Lds Youth, Cal Juel Andreasen
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to compile information explaining what the case method is, giving instructions concerning the use of the case method for students and instructor, and discussing how cases may be obtained and written; (2) to analyze the case method of instruction to show the advantages and disadvantages of its use in teaching religion; and (3) to develop sample cases that could be used in teaching religion in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This study examined available research material from three major sources: (1) the use of the case method in the …
A Study Of Merit Rating Practices In The Lds Department Of Education, Garry Wayne Graf
A Study Of Merit Rating Practices In The Lds Department Of Education, Garry Wayne Graf
Theses and Dissertations
The main purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of the full-time Seminary teachers in the L.D.S. Department of Education regarding the present practice of merit pay for teachers employed in the System. Consideration was also given to merit pay programs for teachers in the public schools, since to a great extent merit pay practices in the public schools have given rise to many equivalent reactions among the personnel of L.D.S. Church schools.
Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1964, Gorham State Teachers College
Gorham State Teachers College Commencement Program 1964, Gorham State Teachers College
Commencement Programs
The Gorham State Teachers College programs for the Baccalaureate Services, and Commencement Exercises. Held in Gorham, Maine June 7, 1964. Address given by Dr. Warren G. Hill, President, Trenton State College.
University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1964, University Of Maine In Portland
University Of Maine In Portland Commencement Program 1964, University Of Maine In Portland
Commencement Programs
The University of Maine in Portland program for the Third Commencement. Held in Portland, Maine June 3, 1964. Address given by The Honorale Robert B. Williamson, Chief Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Honorary Doctor of Science in Education Conferred upon: Lester W. Nelson.
A Study To Determine The Impact Of Team Teaching On Pupil Achievement In A Fourth Grade Classroom, Morag M. Liboky
A Study To Determine The Impact Of Team Teaching On Pupil Achievement In A Fourth Grade Classroom, Morag M. Liboky
All Master's Theses
This study is undertaken in order to determine whether fourth grade children, taught in a school horizontally organized for team teaching, will achieve as well as, or better than, fourth grade children taught in a school horizontally organized on a self-contained classroom basis.
Fighting Forest Fires In The Western United States: An Educational Filmstrip And Manual For Teaching Forest Conservation, William Dale Moody
Fighting Forest Fires In The Western United States: An Educational Filmstrip And Manual For Teaching Forest Conservation, William Dale Moody
All Master's Theses
The author’s purpose in undertaking this project was to plan and produce a filmstrip and manual appropriate for informing people about the methods of forest fire control employed in the Western United States. The project was specifically intended to assist the teacher of forest conservation at the seventh grade level, but it should also prove useful in teaching at other levels.
Exploring Some Approaches To Expressive Drawing, Donald Leroy Simmons
Exploring Some Approaches To Expressive Drawing, Donald Leroy Simmons
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was (1) to further the pedagogic and artistic knowledge and skills of this candidate in the area of expressive drawing, (2) to formulate new approaches or modify existing approaches to drawing so as to lessen inhibiting attitudes and rigid procedures during the act of drawing and encourage spontaneous and expressive drawing on the candidate's part, (3) to indicate implications this study might have for other artists, art teachers, or students, and (4) to contribute to an area in which little information is available.
An Analysis Of Parent-Teacher Association Membership And Attendance, Michael Slater Cline
An Analysis Of Parent-Teacher Association Membership And Attendance, Michael Slater Cline
All Master's Theses
In order that the P. T. A. associations work out methods and techniques for improvement for the future, they must first ascertain the 2 existing conditions. In this respect, it was the purpose of the present investigation to discover certain factors associated with membership in elementary school P. T. A. units and utilize these to devise suggestions for the improvement of the Parent-Teacher units.
A Survey Of Opinions Of First-Year Teachers From Central Washington State College And Their Principals Regarding Induction And In-Service Training, Alfred Edwin Kluth
A Survey Of Opinions Of First-Year Teachers From Central Washington State College And Their Principals Regarding Induction And In-Service Training, Alfred Edwin Kluth
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine what type of help was needed and received by first-year teachers in the Washington public schools who are Central Washington State College graduates and (2) to survey opinions of administrators and first-year teachers regarding strengths and weaknesses of induction and in-service programs for these teachers in the State of Washington.
An Evaluation Of The Automated Reading Program: First Steps In Reading For Meaning, Helen Elizabeth Schourup
An Evaluation Of The Automated Reading Program: First Steps In Reading For Meaning, Helen Elizabeth Schourup
All Master's Theses
There is an indicated need for a method that deals with the learning problem of each individual non-reading student. The TMI-Grollier Self-Tutoring Program, "First Steps In Reading for Meaning" offers the possibility of a solution to the problem of how to individualize instruction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of this program to fulfill the indicated need.
Off To A Good Start: An Educational Film Depicting The Orientation Of Teachers, John Bert Liboky
Off To A Good Start: An Educational Film Depicting The Orientation Of Teachers, John Bert Liboky
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to produce a film that would inform a beginning teacher of areas that he might become familiar with before the start of the school year. The writer believes that a film could do this in a more relaxed and less time consuming manner than practices now being used.
Some Creative Processes Involved In An Original Children’S Play, Tarry L. Lindquist
Some Creative Processes Involved In An Original Children’S Play, Tarry L. Lindquist
All Master's Theses
The purpose was to provide the writer with an opportunity to write, produce and evaluate the creative processes involved in an original children's play. It provided insights into writing, directing, producing an original script, and to children's plays in general.
Sight And Sound On 8: A Filmed Presentation Depicting The Local Production Of An Eight Millimeter Magnetic Sound Film, Gerald Rodney Magelssen
Sight And Sound On 8: A Filmed Presentation Depicting The Local Production Of An Eight Millimeter Magnetic Sound Film, Gerald Rodney Magelssen
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to prepare an eight millimeter sound film which would demonstrate to educators how such a film could be locally produced.
Photographs As A Source Of Content In Figure Painting, Constance Helen Weber
Photographs As A Source Of Content In Figure Painting, Constance Helen Weber
All Master's Theses
The purpose of the study was ( 1) to explore the candidate's concepts of the relationships between form and content found in specific subject matter (photographs of the artist's family); (2) to apply these concepts to a series of oil paintings; and (3) to present conclusions that would suggest modifications of the candidate's painting techniques.