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Three Experimental Approaches To Teaching Reading In Content Fields To Preservice Secondary Education Students, Joan Luverne Paul

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

The importance of reading a a process of learning subject matter emphasizes the responsibility teachers have in teaching that process to their students. The, raining of secondary teachers to meet that responsibility is a recent development for teacher preparatory institutions. Such training must be effective in training teachers who will implement sound teaching practices that include teaching reading as a process of learning.

To train such teachers, it is necessary that factors which affect their learning be identified, to ensure that the outcome of instruction will be teachers with the knowledge of and ability to teach reading in their respective …

A Survey Of Job Activities Of Entry-Level Employees In Accounting/Bookkeeping/Recordkeeping Positions In Relation To The Michigan Vocational/Technical Program Performance Objectives For Bookkeepers With Implications For Secondary School Curriculum, Kathryn R. Tomaszewski

Masters Theses

Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study is to provide sufficient data for determining whether the accounting curriculum in the Grand Rapids Public Schools is providing the training needed by entry-level accounting/bookkeeping/recordkeeping employees for the job tasks defined in the Michigan Department of Education Recommended Minimum Vocational/Technical Program Performance Objectives for Bookkeepers, and to provide data for possible revision of the curriculum.

A Behavior And Cost Analysis Of Two Remediation Procedures, Theodore D. Apking

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Alcohol Knowledge And Information Sources Among Rural High School Students, Timothy Patrick Keenan

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Preliminary Study Of Attitudes And Motivation Among Auc Students, Roger Wesley Ponder

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Semantics And An Operable Definition Of Art; With Implications For Inclusion Of Art Criticism Into The Curriculum, Bill Cooksey

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty in the Department of Art at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts in Art by Bill Cooksey on May 4, 1978.

Procedures For Setting Up A Remedial Reading Program In The Secondary Schools, Bradley Richardson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The need for a more comprehensive education in the secondary school is a need which no one will deny; and as reading is the primary means through which most formal education takes place, the need for expert readers is ever-present. The tragedy of so many high school students graduating without having mastered the skill of reading reminds us that schools are not succeeding in its task of educating. One important area where secondary schools can improve their attempts at reaching the students who are passing through without learning is to set up a reading program designed to help those students …

Evaluation Of Textbooks In The General Secondary Schools In Egypt, Saleh Antoun Demetry

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Objective/Essay Literature Testing, Guirguis Younan Mansour

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Curriculum Guide For The Teaching Of Photoreactions On Plant Growth Under Artificial Light, Martha Norris

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

An applied project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Education Specialist at Morehead State University by Martha Norris on March 28, 1978.

The Effect Of Parent Participation On Second Grade Reading Achievement, Iris Williams Perkins

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

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A Comparative Analysis Of Mathematical Knowledge And Mathematical Attitude Between Urban And Suburban Elementary School Teachers., Jack Green Okech

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

The problem of this study was to investigate answers to these questions: (1) How do the performances of urban and suburban elementary teachers compare on the test of (a) mathematical competency, and (b) mathematical attitude? (2) Is there any relationship between mathematical attitude and competency scores? The research involved 186 urban and 166 suburban elementary school teachers employed by the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Data were collected through: (1) A personal data sheet completed by each participant to obtain background information. (2) A Revised Test for Elementary Mathematics Understandings (RTEMU) developed by Gibney, Ginther, and Pigge (1970) and then …

Enrichment Materials In Reading Designed For The Gifted First Grade Child, Virginia Ann Burke

All Graduate Projects

This project provides enrichment reading materials for the first grade child who is designated as gifted and is reading beyond the preprimer and primer levels at the beginning of the school year. The materials are divided into four areas; (1) word recognition, (2) comprehension, (3) vocabulary, and (4) study skills. In each of these areas, enrichment activities have been prepared with the most emphasis given to comprehension. Although originally designed to be used independently, the materials can be used as skill teaching devices. The difficulty of the materials varies; therefore, the materials have been sequenced according to difficulty.

A Program For Teaching Media Research Skills To Sixth And Seventh Grade Students In The Eastmont Middle School, Sally Hawkins Cooper

All Graduate Projects

This paper presents a program for teaching media/research skills by integrating them with study assignments in curricular areas developed by classroom teachers. It is planned to be carried out in the Instructional Resource Center with both the classroom teacher and the librarian present. Evaluation is provided for student diagnosis and program improvement. Recommendations include the adoption of this program for the Eastmont Middle School.

Mat-Sea-Cal Oral Language Packets, Janet L. Esquivel

All Graduate Projects

This project is the development of a curriculum of language packets in Spanish dealing with the communication concepts which are tested in the MAT-SEA-CAL Oral Language Proficiency Test. The packets develop one specific skill in each of the communication concepts: numerality, temporality, spatial relations, identification, classification, case relationships, interrogation, and negation. The packets are designed for native Spanish speakers, grades K-3, who have certain structural problems in oral Spanish.

Reading Strategies For Content Teachers, Constance Dallman Luna

All Graduate Projects

This project, designed for content teachers wishing to improve their students' reading skills, includes lesson plans, procedures, and materials for learning modules in the following content field reading problem areas: readability, vocabulary, diagnosis, questioning, using the textbook, organizing for instruction, and notetaking and listening. The key recommendation was that the project be seen as an evolving process and not as an end product.

A Training Program For Use With Aides And Volunteers In A Middle School Remedial Reading And Language Arts Program, Jeanette Johnson

All Graduate Projects

This project consists of three parts. Chapter 1 establishes the need for more concentrated teaching of poor readers among school children and suggests volunteer tutors as a possible source of help. Chapter 2 examines the history of tutoring by non-professionals and concludes that volunteers can indeed be effective tutors, but that appropriate training is a crucial factor. Chapter 3, the main part of the project, presents a set of ten training modules each consisting of taped instructions and accompanying printed material. The script for each tape is included in this paper.

A Study Of Student Learning Objectives In Selected School Districts, Jeffrey P. Beaudry

All Graduate Projects

With the impending implementation of the Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Law, it seemed useful to examine and compare the objectives and programs actually developed by three school districts--University Place School District No. 83, Tacoma School District No. 10, and Sumner School District No. 320.

A Curriculum Unit To Provide Enrichment Activities For Talented Students In Biology, Mary Angela Gibson Morrissey

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

It is suggested in this paper that Mastery Learning Units can be successful in encouraging the talented students to excel in their interests and capabilities. The intent of this paper is to show how enrichment activities and centers can be easily implemented in the biology curriculum by the use of Mastery Learning Units. In so doing, only one mastery unit is included for the purpose of demonstration. It is suggested that teachers write the units that they will be using for their students. This would allow their units to fit their own particular objectives, as well as the needs and …

Poetry Curriculum, Patricia Thran

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project is to aid the classroom teacher in exposing children to poetry through a curriculum guide with enabling activities which will encourage children to develop an appreciation and understanding of poetry.

A Handful Of English: An Inventory Of Typical American Gestures, Margaret L. Clement

MA TESOL Collection

A Handful of English is a collection and description of some fifty typical North American gestures, with photographs and commentary on each one. In addition, there is a discussion of nonverbal communication, (body movement, the science of kinesics), a section on the importance of using gestures in the ESL classroom and pointers on how to use them effectively. Finally, the project includes ESL classroom applications, including sample dialogues and techniques.

Composing And Using Poetry As An Esl Teaching Tool, Roland Caissie

MA TESOL Collection

It is the purpose of this paper to demonstrate how poetry can be a valuable tool in the ESL classroom, the problems connected with relying on extant verse for work with ESL students, and the consequential preferability of producing one's own poetry. In addition, guidelines and suggestions are offered for creating original and goal-specific works, together with ways in which those works, once made, may be used most effectively in the ESL classroom. Also, sample works, by the author and others, as well as various exercises and a brief bibliography, are provided in an appendix, giving the reader a source …

A Handbook For Teaching Technical English, Kathleen Bogue Caissie

MA TESOL Collection

In this paper are discussed, first, the unique problems facing the teacher who finds himself teaching technical English. Second, ways in which that teacher can prepare himself to most effectively deal with these problems (used here in the sense of tasks to be mastered) are offered, together with practical strategies for establishing and maintaining his professional and emotional equilibrium. Finally, specific suggestions are made for presenting technical terminology to ESL students, as well as improving their general English language proficiency.

In addition, three appendices are provided. The first delineates examples of the special problems connected with teaching technical English. The …

A Resource And Idea Book ( For Teachers Of English To Speakers Of Other Languages ), Eleanor C. Boone, Rick Gildea, Pat Moran

MA TESOL Collection

This is a resource manual for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Those teachers who should find the manual most useful are Peace Corps EFL teachers in host country secondary schools.

This manual is divided into two parts. The first part consists of seven chapters, the first six of which deal specifically with resources (teaching ideas, techniques and suggestions) for HOW to present, develop and reinforce Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, Writing and Conversation. There is an additional chapter on games as techniques for reviewing the language skills already taught.

The second part of the manual, the appendices, contains …

The Cultural Problems Encountered In Teaching Basic English To Russian Jew Refugees As An Initial Step To Entering An English Speaking Society, James Edwin Traver

MA TESOL Collection

The Organizzazione Rieducazione Tecnia in Rome, Italy offers English language instruction to Russian Jew refugees who for one reason or another wish to obtain visas to an English speaking country. The students are in a transitional phase in their lives; they have left their country of birth and haven't yet been accepted into another country of their choice. This creates special needs in regard to language acquisition. They need survival skills to help them make this transition and they need to gain an appreciation of English speaking cultures.

During the summer of 1977, I taught and observed classes at this …

Claire's School: An Account Of The Development Of A One-Room School, As Recorded In Taped Interviews With Claire Oglesby, Barbara B. Pfeil

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Communication Practice Exercises: Values Clarification Techniques At Work In The Esl Classroom, Frederick H. O'Connor, Edwin E. Lombard

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Interference Of Brazilian Portuguese On Learning English, Tizuko Hirose, Tsizuco Iwase

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Pictopairs: A Minimal Pair Portfolio, Marks Greenberg

MA TESOL Collection

These materials provide a classroom tool for the teaching of English pronunciation through minimal pair contrast awareness. The work consists of illustrations representing the words that contain the contrasting sounds. There are six illustrations on each 18" x 24" chart, 54 charts in all. Supplementing these "Pictopairs" are corresponding printed "Wordpairs" and some suggested techniques for using the materials.

A Curriculum For The Teaching Of Listening Skills To Kindergarten Students, Virginia Mccarthy

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.