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An Examination Of The Verbal-Performance Differences And The Bannatyne Pattern Of The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children-Revised, Susan Hanft Bowyer
An Examination Of The Verbal-Performance Differences And The Bannatyne Pattern Of The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children-Revised, Susan Hanft Bowyer
Masters Theses
Many psychologists use the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R) in the diagnosis of learning disabilities. They often place the results of the WISC-R into either the Bannatyne pattern or use the difference between the Verbal IQ and Performance IQ to help determine whether the child is learning disabled or non-learning disabled. This paper examined the feasibility of using either of these methods in determining learning disabilities. The case files of 300 children (211 males and 89 females) between the ages of 5 years, 10 months and 17 years, 3 months (X CA = 10.73 years, SD = …
An Analysis Of The Casey School District's School-Community Relations Program, Juanita E. Worden Fribley
An Analysis Of The Casey School District's School-Community Relations Program, Juanita E. Worden Fribley
Masters Theses
Communication with the public is an essential facet of any school-community relations program. This study examines both external and internal communication methods. Before a school district can have a purposeful school-community relations program, the internal communication of the school personnel needs to be working effectively.
The survey used for this field experience was developed by the writer to determine the effectiveness of the Casey School District's school-community relations program. This telephone survey consists of eleven questions concerning an awareness of school news. One hundred people were randomly called and asked to respond to the survey.
The Casey School District utilizes …
Development Of An Emergency Preparedness Manual For Parkview Junior High School, Richard Philip Alsman
Development Of An Emergency Preparedness Manual For Parkview Junior High School, Richard Philip Alsman
Masters Theses
Physical protection of the life and limb of every school pupil is a heavy responsibility that rests upon all officials involved in administering educational programs. Therefore, this study was done to prepare an emergency preparedness manual for Parkview Junior High School of Community Unit School District #20, in Lawrenceville, Illinois. The emergencies to be evaluated in the study include:
- Tornadoes and Storms
- Fire
- Nuclear and Conventional Bombing
- Explosion and Fire
- Earthquake
- Large Scale Air Pollutants
- Blizzards
- Bomb Threat
The study begins by describing each disaster, giving background information, destructive power, and possible dangers of which to be aware. This is …