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The Teaching Of Ten Functional Piano Skills To Undergraduate Music Education Majors At Selected West Coast Four-Year Colleges And Universities, Robert John Hunter Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was: 1) to identify principal techniques and materials functional piano instructors used to teach ten keyboard skills to undergraduate music education majors: 2) to determine what effectiveness ratings instructors assigned their techniques and materials; and 3) to determine what recommendations they offered for improvement in the instructional procedures used to teach the skills.

The Determinants Of Curricular Offerings In Selected Public Adult High Schools In California., Vernon Stanley Jaquith

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

One of the tasks of the adult school administrator is that of planning the program to be offered to the public. Is it well balanced academic and vocational areas; does it satisfy the needs of the home-maker, the student, the apprentice; does it offer something for each to fulfill his educational needs? These and a number of other questions must be answered before an adult school program will satisfy the educational needs of the adult community it is to serve. Damon stated it well when he wrote that: Although adult education is assuming a more important place in the public …

The Effectiveness Of Two Types Of Visual Aid Treatments On Eye Movement Performance Of Educationally Handicapped Pupils In The Elementary School, Jeffrey C. Lee

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The study was designed to test the effectiveness of two visual aid treatments: Controlled Reader and Tachistoscopic-X machines on educationally handicapped students in elementary school. In addition, this study was conducted to test the effectiveness of such an instructional program on efficient eye-movements on the educationally handicapped student during the reading act.

A Comparative Study Of Twelfth-Grade Social Studies Using A Student-Activity Method, A Traditional Method, And A Combination Traditional-Activity Method Of Instruction., James Edward Darcy

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem statement. The twelfth grade social studies in the Merced Union High School District had been traditional in its organization and structure until the mid 1960's. ¹⁰ At that time the district-began to encourage teachers of government to draft new goals and innovate new methods of instruction in the government curriculum. Three separate methods of teaching twelfth grade social studies emerged as a result of that encouragement. In the Atwater High School, an activity-centered approach uses team teaching in which the emphasis is on having students involved in "doing" rather than listening and reading about government. This method includes …

An Attitudinal Study Related To Differentiated Staffing In Secondary Schools, A. Nick Noskowski

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to survey the attitudes of teachers and administrators toward differentiated staffing and its acceptance at the secondary level.

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Individual Learning Units In A Junior High School Basic Mathematics Program., Nicholas Anthony Laplaca

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The study was designed to: (1) determine the expenditures for an individual basic mathematics program in the junior high schools using individual Learning Units, (2) determine the expenditures for a traditional, textbook-oriented approach to basic mathematics instruction, and (3) compare the achievement gains of the two programs. Null hypotheses related to cost-effectiveness stated that the operational cost per unit gain, and the sum of the developmental and operational cost per unit gain of the ILU program would be greater than the cost per unit gain of the traditional approach. Null hypotheses related to effectiveness stated that the ILU treatment would …

The Impact Of The Introductory Year Program At The College Of Pacific On Students' Intellectual Orientation, Michael Charles Bouchard

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: Little empirical data exist on the effects of the college experience. The Introductory Year Program at the College of the Pacific is based on the assumption that student development within the freshman year is of vital importance. This study investigated the differential effectiveness of the Program in terms of individual student expectancies, characteristics, and growth in intellectual disposition.

PROCEDURES: Initial data were collected from entering freshmen as a part of the Orientation Program. Scores on the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) were trichotomized into high, middle and low Intellectual Disposition Categories (IDC's). Student subculture orientations. (Academic, Vocational, Collegiate, or …

A Model To Elicit Optimum Internal Communications In Unified School Districts, Harry C. Weinberg

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Often it is the case unified school districts do not have optimum internal communications. "'Today school personnel, including administrator, often 'confound' their own language by failing to communicate adequately and effectively or by communicating unintentionally in a manner that is detrimental to them and the schools with which they are associated."

Each district has its own unique instruments and channels by which internal communications take place. Knezevich states~, "Communications is one of the least understood areas in administration." This study provides information about successful communication techniques and presents a viable model that should have positive practical implications for unified school …

A Comparative Study Of Creativity In Comprehensive And Continuation High School Students, Grades Eleven And Twelve., Russell Louis Chimento

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to investigate and compare relationships which exist between the tested creative behavior or eleventh and twelfth grade continuation high school students and their counterparts in a comprehensive high school. Creativity scores were obtained for each of three ranked IQ groups of students tested at each of the two participating schools. Creativity scores were obtained for each of the four creative ability factors, Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, and Elaboration as measured by the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Figural--B.

The Effects Of Overcrowded Housing On The Academic Performance Of Student Populations, John D. Turner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the spring and summer of every year the housing offices of many colleges and universities seek to prepare for the fall term. In colleges with increasing enrollments often a problem exists in housing all the students who have applied for housing. This problem is further complicated in colleges and universities where residency on campus is considered to be an integral part of the objectives and philosophy surrounding their educational offering.

The Effect Of Feedback Of Quiz Results On Achievement In Introductory College Economics., William Guilbert Darling

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem: Kelley's "Teaching Information Processing System (TIPS)” provides informative feedback (IF) from non-credit quizzes to students, teaching assistants, and instructor. Differentiated assignments are made according to quiz results. TIPS classes achieve reliably higher midterm scores than control classes in introductory economics; no final examination comparisons have been reported. TIPS may be an important contribution to educational technology, but questions may be raised about (1) the contribution of quizzes-cum-feedback-to-students to achievement, as measured by the. Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE), and (2) the effects of the interaction of personality variables and informative feedback (IF) intervals on achievement.

Purposes: 1. …

The Future Continuing Professional Development Needs Of School Principals As Viewed By Principals, Superintendents, Teachers, And Boards Of Education, Nicholas Joseph Gennaro

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

If renewal programs are to be re-defined, planned, and implemented, then a basic question must be posed. What are the continuing professional development needs of school principals for the future and how do educational administrators, teachers, and boards of education perceive these needs?

A Comparison Study Of Why College Students Make Changes In Their Majors, Henri Allen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The general purpose of this study was to determine why students change their majors in colleges and universities having an enrollment between one thousand and five thousand students The specific purposes were: (1) to determine if the deans' and advisers' perceptions of why students change their majors at the college level are congruent with the students; perceptions, (2) to determine what colleges are doing to minimize the charges in majors, (3) to determine if students were satisfied with their changes in majors, and (4) to determine how many students made changes in their majors.

A Study Of Values In Music Education, 1950-1970, To Identify Changes And Directions Of Change, William Mervyn Jones

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine what changes occurred in values in music education from 1950 to 1970, as presented in written value statements from the Music Educators Journal, and to determine the direction(s) of change. Eighteen categories of value under four general headings (Social Values, Psychological Values, Aesthetic Values, and Futuristic Values) were identified and were the focus of the study.

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Creativity And Socio-Economic Status, Race And Sex Of Seventh-Grade Pupils., Ennis Ray Mcdaniel Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between the selected variables of socioeconomic status (SES), race and sex of seventh grade students as measured by the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Verbal Form A and Figural Form B were administered to 192 seventh grade students. Fouty-eight Asain, 48 black, 48 Spanish surnamed and 48 white students, each equally distributed across the SES levels were chosen using a partially stratified random sampling procedure. Half of each group was male. The data were analyzed using a three way analysis of variance procedure.

The Effect Of Paraprofessional Assistance On The Academic Achievement Of Migrant Children, Lelia Mccain Veaco

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of paraprofessional assistance on the academic progress of lower achieving intermediate grade migrant children.

A Study Of Selected Walt Disney Screenplays And Films And The Stereotyping Of The Role Of The Female, Jerry P. Houseman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Given this large involvement that children have with motion pictures, an educator is moved to inquire into the possible effects that movies might have upon them. It, therefore, seems appropriate that an educational dissertation be undertaken concentrating on Disney Production films, since as indicated by the foregoing, they are so universally viewed by American children.

Statement of the problem:

This study attempted to (1) analyze the five screenplays listed on page 6, (2) show two Disney films based on the screenplays analyzed to groups of children and administer a questionnaire to them. The investigator used the obtained data to determine …

A Study To Determine The Effects Of A Counselor - Student - Teacher - Parent Contractual Agreement Upon The Behavior And Achievement Of Middle School Problem Children., Dorothy R. Whitford Frost

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem children present a major concern in the field of education. Because they are not adjusting to the socially-acceptable behavior norms of their environment, they disrupt their own progress and the learning efforts of their classmates.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of school counselors involving problem children in a middle school with their teacher and parent(s) in a contractual agreement. This contractual agreement was based upon Glasser's Reality Therapy and tailored to the individual problem child's own needs, in order to help him to improve his behavior and achievement.

PROCEDURE: The treatment group was …

Francis Wayland Parker : An Historical Study Of The Influences On His Philosophy Of Education As It Relates To Language Arts, Gregory S. Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Francis Wayland Parker was one of the earliest American educators of national prominence to advocate what has come to be known today as progressive education. He was in total support of the common school concept, helped from the earliest, formal child study association in America, promoted the institution of kindergartens, and stressed the need for a child-centered, correlated curriculum organized around the natural and physical sciences. Through his work in the Quincy, Massachusetts, public schools and at the Cook County (Chicago) Normal School, Parker also made strong contributions to early language arts/reading instruction and methodology. Despite his influences on his …

The Development Of Interpersonal Distance In Children And Adolescents, Ruth Sykes Bloom

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The U-shaped relationship between age and interpersonal distance was surprising. The human infant’s need for physical contact to ensure healthy development has been well established. Developmental studies indicate that by kindergarten age, children are playing cooperatively with each other. It was expected, then, that the younger children would maintain a close physical relationship with their peers, with this distance widening as a function of age and acculturation until adult norms were reached. This expectation has been supported by previous research. The main purpose of the present experiment was to investigate further the relationship between age and interpersonal distance. Secondary purposes …

A Scale Of Social Functioning Studied In Relationship To Persistence Or Withdrawal By Junior College Students, Barbara Charlesworth Painter

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study considered a scale of social functioning as one measure toward understanding the problem of attrition at a selected Junior college. It was concerned with the use of the Heinler Scale of Social Functioning (SSF) as an aid to the counseling function. The purpose of the study was to use this scale to neasure life satisfactions and frustrations of a stratified sampling of students who left the junior college before the end of their first quarter and students who per- sisted and registered for the second quarter. The scale has had little former use within an educational setting and …

Knowledge And Attitudes Of Iranian Parents And Students (Age 11-18) About The New Educational Guidance Program, And Their Perceptions Of The Guidance Counselor's Role, Parvin Boroumand

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Planning of educational and guidance programs is conducted without providing a way for parents and students to express their expectations of that program and without discovering how well the parents and students understand the program which is proposed.

Historically, education in Iran has been organized to allow for no involvement of the community in educational planning and change. Students and parents have had to accept the programs without expressing their attitudes toward these programs or raising questions as to their validity. A great number of students and their parents have not been satisfied with the services of the schools, and …

A Comparison Between Certain Piagetian Logical Thinking Tasks And The Subtraction Ability Of First-Grade, Second-Grade, And Third-Grade Children., Marvin Lee Sohns

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This investigation was conducted to explore the comparison between first, second, and third grade children’s ability to subtract and their ability to think logically as measured by conversation of numerical quantities, seriation, and quantitative class inclusion tasks.

Change In Power Locus Perception And Alienation Through Participation In A Community Action Program, William Lawrence York

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to determine whether any significant changes occurred concerning the feelings of alienation and educational power locus perception among low-income persons who participated in a Community Action Program. The study was also conducted in such a manner as to show if there was a significant difference in a sense of powerlessness and power locus perception between citizens who did participate and those who did not participate. Additionally, tests were performed to determine if there were significant differences between black, brown, and white citizens.