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A Comparison Of The Results Of The Informal Reading Inventory With The Teacher Assigned Reading Level, The Cloze Procedure Level And The Rate Of Reading., Diane Bluestein Brown Jul 1968

A Comparison Of The Results Of The Informal Reading Inventory With The Teacher Assigned Reading Level, The Cloze Procedure Level And The Rate Of Reading., Diane Bluestein Brown

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The informal reading inventory was explored in conjunction with: (1) the teacher assigned reading level, (2) the cloze procedure to evaluate comprehension, and (3) the rate of silent and oral reading. Sixty children in grades two through six were given the informal reading inventory to determine their independent, instructional, and frustration levels. The children were also given written cloze tests on the basis of their school assigned grade level to evaluate their independent, instructional, and frustration levels. During the oral and silent reading selections of the informal reading inventory, the children were timed, and their rate of reading was determined …


A History Of Southwestern State College, 1903-1953, Melvin Frank Fiegel Jul 1968

A History Of Southwestern State College, 1903-1953, Melvin Frank Fiegel

Personal Histories

The end of the academic year 1953-1954 marked the completion of fifty years of institutional life for Southwestern State College. This study is an attempt to tell, and in some ways to interpret, how this college developed and to indicate its significance and role in shaping the knowledge, attitudes, and culture of those with whom it had contact.


An Examination Of View Compatibility Between Graduate Study Planners And School Principals Concerning Preparation Requirements For Principal Credentials, Charles Robert Frisbie Jul 1968

An Examination Of View Compatibility Between Graduate Study Planners And School Principals Concerning Preparation Requirements For Principal Credentials, Charles Robert Frisbie

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to ascertain the extent to which views and opinions of graduate study planners and implementers of courses leading to principal's credentials agree with views and opinions of public school principals and it assumes that such information might influence the planning of future courses of study for public school administrators.


June 28 1968, Friday Bulletin Jun 1968

June 28 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


June 21 1968, Friday Bulletin Jun 1968

June 21 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


June 14 1968, Friday Bulletin Jun 1968

June 14 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, June 12, 1968 Jun 1968

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, June 12, 1968

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on June 12, 1968.


June 7 1968, Friday Bulletin Jun 1968

June 7 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


A Survey-Analysis Of Study-Skills Presented In The Teacher's Manuals Of 3 Primary Basal Readers., Lois J. Pride May 1968

A Survey-Analysis Of Study-Skills Presented In The Teacher's Manuals Of 3 Primary Basal Readers., Lois J. Pride

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This survey identified study-skill tasks for the primary grades, and investigated three basal reading series to determine provisions made in the teacher’s guides for teaching the skills. An analysis was made to determine: 1.) At what grade level do the various teacher’s guides introduce the skills?; and 2.) With what frequency do the guides reinforce and expand the various skills? An instrument was developed with identified and described each study-skill task appropriate for the primary grades. The study-skills were divided into the broad areas of location of information; organization of information; and following directions leading to the location and organization …


An Experiment In Critical Thinking Instruction At Sixth Grade Level, Dorothy Louise Macnevin May 1968

An Experiment In Critical Thinking Instruction At Sixth Grade Level, Dorothy Louise Macnevin

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

To test the hypothesis that critical thinking skills and attitudes could be improved through instruction, 61 subjects were given a series of tests before and after instruction in open-mindedness, distinguishing fact from opinion, and drawing accurate conclusions from given information. No control group was used. Instruction involved the use of charts, a flannel board, stories, pencil and paper activities, and films. The "t" test revealed differences between all pre and post-test means to be significant at the one percent level of confidence. Of the variables considered, I.Q., Reading Ability, Parental Occupation, and Sex, the first two were most influential although …


May 24 1968, Friday Bulletin May 1968

May 24 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Some Educational Implications Derived From A Comparison Of Adult Spoken And Written Vocabularies, W. Wendell Phillips May 1968

Some Educational Implications Derived From A Comparison Of Adult Spoken And Written Vocabularies, W. Wendell Phillips

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

A comparative study was made of two vocabulary lists, one made up of the English words most frequently used in adult speech and the other made up of the most frequently used English words uses in adult writing within selected groups in the United States. The study was based on A Spoken Word Count by Lyle V. Jones and Joseph M. Wepman and A Basic Writing Vocabulary, 10,000 Words Most Commonly Used in Writing by Ernest Horn. The first 1,000 words of the Jones and Wepman frequency study were compared with a list of 1,000 words derived from the 1926 …


May 17 1968, Friday Bulletin May 1968

May 17 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


May 10 1968, Friday Bulletin May 1968

May 10 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


May 3 1968, Friday Bulletin May 1968

May 3 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


April 26 1968, Friday Bulletin Apr 1968

April 26 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, April 23, 1968 Apr 1968

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, April 23, 1968

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on April 23, 1968.


April 19 1968, Friday Bulletin Apr 1968

April 19 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


University Faculty Meeting, April 15, 1968, Ron W. Adams Apr 1968

University Faculty Meeting, April 15, 1968, Ron W. Adams

Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas

Minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Meeting held on April 15, 1968.


April 12 1968, Friday Bulletin Apr 1968

April 12 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


University Faculty Meeting Agenda And Minutes, April 10, 1968, Robert W. Adams Apr 1968

University Faculty Meeting Agenda And Minutes, April 10, 1968, Robert W. Adams

Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas

Agenda and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Meeting held on April 10, 1968.


April 5 1968, Friday Bulletin Apr 1968

April 5 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


March 29 1968, Friday Bulletin Mar 1968

March 29 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, March 28, 1968 Mar 1968

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, March 28, 1968

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on March 28, 1968.


March 22 1968, Friday Bulletin Mar 1968

March 22 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


March 15 1968, Friday Bulletin Mar 1968

March 15 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


March 8 1968, Friday Bulletin Mar 1968

March 8 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


March 1 1968, Friday Bulletin Mar 1968

March 1 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


February 23 1968, Friday Bulletin Feb 1968

February 23 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.


February 16 1968, Friday Bulletin Feb 1968

February 16 1968, Friday Bulletin

CSUSB Friday Bulletin

No abstract provided.