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Music Appreciation For Junior High By The Contract Method, Mildred I. Forsling

All Master's Theses

In reality the contract method is not new to the field of education. In order to teach music appreciation by the contract method, the instructor sets up a series of work units. Around each unit he devises a guide sheet which suggests a designated number of activities which the student may pursue outside the classroom.

The Activity Program In A Junior High School, Joseph C. Whitacre

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Appraisal Of The Extracurricular Activities Program At A Junior High School, Benjamin Franklin Saunders

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

An Appraisal Of Extra Class Activities In A Junior High School, Charles Frederick Kelley

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A Course Of Study For General Chemistry, Paul E. Kerrick

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

1. This study should help the teacher create a greater interest among the students for chemistry. The study should enable the teacher to do better teaching.
2. The study was prompted by a felt need on the part of the writer and to satisfy the partial requirements for a Masters degree.
3. The study involves three main divisions:

1. A course of study in chemistry consisting of an introduction.
2. A course of study in chemistry consisting of nine developed units.
3. The means of evaluating a course of study.

1. The scope of the study includes an introduction to chemistry usually taught in high school.
2. Materials …

An Appraisal Of Guidance Services In A Junior High School., Mary Winston Stephenson Spears

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Today's Junior High School, William R. Oliver

All Master's Theses

The writing of this paper provides a means for the survey of the principles of organization and the ways of meeting the needs of junior high school students. It is the intention of this paper to present the functions, the principles and the methods of instruction prevalent in the junior high school.

A Description And An Appraisal Of A Course Of Study In Sex Education For Junior High School., Sue Booker Christian

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

A Guide To Teaching Materials For Industrial Arts, Russell Blowers

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study, "A Guide to Teaching Materials for Industrial Arts," was prompted by the fact that the writer is concerned with teaching aids available to the shop teacher in the field. Several years teaching has brought the writer face to face with the problem of supplementary teaching materials. Knowing that complete listings of teaching aids for the teacher are not available, the writer determined to make available such a listing which would be most beneficial to the shop teachers.

The problem is fourfold:

1. To catalogue industrial arts teaching aids.
2. To determine the extent of the educational departments in the industrial …

Reorganization Of Spencer County, Kentucky School System, C. L. Francis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

To study present school system of Spencer County and to devise a plan of reorganization of present system in order to provide a well rounded educational opportunity for the boys and girls of Spencer County, Kentucky. The consideration of this problem are:

1. Comparison of teacher qualifications in the types of schools.
2. Computation of enrollment, average daily attendance of the various types of schools.
3. Determination cost per pupil and total cost of operation of present school system and reorganized school system as salary of teacher, maintenance, transportation and needed buildings.
4. Provision for free transportation of all high school pupils.

Educational Qualifications Of The Mathematics Teacher In The Public Secondary Schools Of Kentucky, William Reed

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The general purpose of this study is to investigate the status of the mathematics teachers in the secondary schools of Kentucky. It is in detail a study to ascertain (1) the educational qualifications of Kentucky mathematics teachers; (2) the salaries of these teachers; (3) the teaching experiences and tenure of the mathematics teachers; (4) the number and kind of mathematics courses being offered in our secondary schools.

The Initiation And Development Of Student Government In A Junior High School, Ruth Jones Wilkins

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.

Tentative Criteria For Evaluating High School Literature Curriculum Outlines, Paul Clay Burns

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the Members of the Graduate Committee of Morehead State Teachers College by Paul Clay Burns in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in August of 1947.

The Reorganization Of Hopkins County Schools, John Adams

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Purpose of the study - Educators and lay citizens alike, in the main, want the schools to extend their services so as to meet all the educational needs of the youth. Surveys of the schools in the Hopkins County District in recent years have convincingly revealed that these services are not being rendered. At the suggestion of the Hopkins County School Superintendent H.W. Wilkey, and others this study is being made.

This is an intensive study of the schools of Hopkins County as they exist today, with suggestions for a plan of reorganization to bring them to the point of …

Safety In The School Shop, Hubert Dupin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to locate some of the existing problems of safety in the shop and remedy them by furnishing some means that the teacher may use in presenting a safety program in the school shop. Too many shop teachers have not realized the importance of safety, therefore, they have not organized their program on a safe basis.

The Development And Growth Of Community Schools In Hopkins County, Compton C. Crowe

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

For several years many of the leading educators of the different states and the leading schools of higher education have been studying and advocating the community school idea. There have been many community schools established with various plans and ideas installed. Some are more advanced than others, but all are established with a long time plan in view. Many conferences have been held, and experts have been consultants and co-ordinators, and several visits have been made within the community to see at first hand the workability of school and its affect upon the lives of the children and citizens of …

A Study Of Majors & Minors In Western Kentucky State Teachers College, Bessie Beck

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study has grown out of the desire of the writer to render some service to prospective high-school teachers in their selection of majors and teaching combinations, and to be of aid to the teacher-training institutions of the State - especially to Western Kentucky State Teachers College in directing prospective teachers to pursue courses that will fit them for the teaching demands of the high schools.

A number of studies of subject combinations in high-school teachers' programs have been made to determine in what fields and what subject combinations high school teachers actually teach. Clarence Nelvin Emrick¹ in his …

Absence, Its Causes, As Found In A Study Of The City Schools Of Biloxi, Mississippi, William Pearson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study of non-attendance of the pupils in the city schools of Biloxi, Mississippi, was undertaken to ascertain the reasons for their absence and to determine, if possible, the remedies to be applied.

Relative Scholastic Success Of College Students From High Schools Of Varying Sizes, Leonard Lee Hudson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Education in America has made substantial growth in its various phases. No factor has been more marked than in the secondary field. The South was tardy in establishing a systematic scheme owing to the devastation of a Civil War and the misunderstandings natural to a reconstruction period. Many forces for the improvement of the secondary field in this section are now accomplishing wonderful results. Accrediting associations to investigate, recommend, and regulate certain practices, different divisions of the state department of education to supervise and inspect, research organizations, graduate schools, and school authorities are adding to the fund of knowledge regarding …

The Teaching Of Reading Affords One Of The Greatest Opportunities For The Development Of Character In The Junior High School, Dolores 0. Johnson

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Ability to read well is the most important ability that can be developed in the elementary school. Reading, properly mastered, not only renders excellent service throughout life but it greatly reduces the time and effort required to master the other school subjects. The elementary school, then, should strive to develop in each child the ability to read well. If it does this, it has succeeded in its most important work.

The Teaching Of Reading Affords One Of The Greatest Opportunities For The Development Of Character In The Junior High School, Dolores O. Johnson

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation

Ability to read well is the most important ability that can be developed in the elementary school. Reading, properly mastered, not only renders excellent service throughout life but it greatly reduces the time and effort required to master the other school subjects. The elementary school, then, should strive to develop in each child the ability to read well. If it does this, it has succeeded in its most important work.

Catalog Of Annville Institute, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Annville Institute was located in Jackson County, KY in Annville, the town was once known as Chinquapin Rough. The high school was open from 1909 to 1978 and charged a nominal tuition in exchange for the students working for the school.

Ua100/2/1 Student Teacher Evaluations, Book 2, Part 1, Wku Training School

WKU Archives Records

Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, part 1 for the years 1918 through 1921.

Student teacher reviews exist for all grades and disciplines offered at the WKU Training School at the time. While there are slight differences in review format from one critic teacher to the next, student teachers were critiqued on their appearance, social efficiency and teaching efficiency. The critic teacher added some general remarks and gave a rating:

• E = excellent
• F = fair
• G = good
• V.G. = very good

This notebook has been divided into three parts for presentation on TopScholar in order to make downloads easier. …

Ua100/2/1 Student Teacher Evaluations, Book 2, Part 3, Wku Training School

WKU Archives Records

Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, part 1 for the years 1918 through 1921.

Student teacher reviews exist for all grades and disciplines offered at the WKU Training School at the time. While there are slight differences in review format from one critic teacher to the next, student teachers were critiqued on their appearance, social efficiency and teaching efficiency. The critic teacher added some general remarks and gave a rating:

• E = excellent
• F = fair
• G = good
• V.G. = very good

This notebook has been divided into three parts for presentation on TopScholar in order to make downloads easier. …

Ua100/2/1 Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, Part 2, Wku Training School

WKU Archives Records

Student Teacher Evaluations Book 2, part 1 for the years 1918 through 1921.

Student teacher reviews exist for all grades and disciplines offered at the WKU Training School at the time. While there are slight differences in review format from one critic teacher to the next, student teachers were critiqued on their appearance, social efficiency and teaching efficiency. The critic teacher added some general remarks and gave a rating:

• E = excellent
• F = fair
• G = good
• V.G. = very good

This notebook has been divided into three parts for presentation on TopScholar in order to make downloads easier. …

Columbia Male And Female High School Triennial Catalogue, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Catalog listing faculty and students of Columbia Male and Female High School under the care of Transylvania Presbytery