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Clinical Instructors Perceptions Of The Pta-Cpi Assessment Of Critical Thinking, Trudy L. Hansen Dec 2016

Clinical Instructors Perceptions Of The Pta-Cpi Assessment Of Critical Thinking, Trudy L. Hansen

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The purpose of this study was to analyze how critical thinking skills are assessed for Physical Therapist Assistant students within the state of Kansas. Eight face to face interviews were conducted with clinical instructors who use the Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Performance Instrument (PTA-CPI) as the instrument to assess critical thinking. Physical Therapy educational facilities supplied the names of clinical instructors who met the study’s criteria. Clinical instructor’s gave their definition of critical thinking, stated the advantages and disadvantages of the PTA-CPI, described their perceptions of a PTA student’s critical thinking skills in the clinical educational setting, and discussed what …


A Comparison Of Word Processing Instructional Methods In Kansas Community Colleges And Secondary Schools, Richard Stewart Orszulak Jul 1989

A Comparison Of Word Processing Instructional Methods In Kansas Community Colleges And Secondary Schools, Richard Stewart Orszulak

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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of instructional methods utilized in community colleges in the State of Kansas as compared to a random sampling of secondary schools in Southeastern Kansas. Also included in the study was an analysis of word processing courses currently offered with respect to software packages being taught. In addition, change in enrollment and if general education courses included a course in word processing were also studied.


Identification And Comparison Of The Secretarial Science Curricula Offered By The Nineteen Public Community Junior Colleges In Kansas, Mary Miller Martin Jul 1973

Identification And Comparison Of The Secretarial Science Curricula Offered By The Nineteen Public Community Junior Colleges In Kansas, Mary Miller Martin

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The purpose of this research study is to examine the secretarial science programs presently being utilized in the nineteen public community junior colleges in the state of Kansas according to their 1972-1973 college catalogs. The researcher utilized the catalogs to compare the offerings of these colleges as stated in the secretarial science department.


Relationship Between Training Programs Being Offered In State And Federal Penal Institutions And The Unfilled Job Openings In The Major Occupations In The United States, John Thomas Torrence Jun 1967

Relationship Between Training Programs Being Offered In State And Federal Penal Institutions And The Unfilled Job Openings In The Major Occupations In The United States, John Thomas Torrence

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The principal hypothesis of this study was that training programs in penal institutions were not related to unfilled job openings by major occupations in the United States. It was further hypothesized that training programs being reported would have a wide variety of titles rather than follow the Dictionary of Occupational Titles format. The design for this study was the questionnaire-survey method, since the scope of the research entailed a wide geographic area. A transmittal letter was compiled, as well as a check sheet which listed training areas being offered by the Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice. Questionnaires were …


A Comparison Of The Discussion And Experimentation Methods Of Presenting Related Information, Ronald L. Jost May 1966

A Comparison Of The Discussion And Experimentation Methods Of Presenting Related Information, Ronald L. Jost

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This study was a comparison of the discussion method and the experimental method of presenting related information of factual nature to eighth grade junior high school students in the general shop. The population for this study was eighth grade boys enrolled in an Industrial Arts General Shop at the Northwest Junior High School in Kansas City, Kansas. The evaluation instruments in this study were objective tests designed to evaluate the information that groups of students received in the experiment. Tests contained alternate responses, multiple-choice, matching, and completion type questions. A pretest and posttest was administered, as well as a retention …


The Point Of View Of Industry On The Modernization Of Content And The Upgrading Of Technical Drafting Instruction, Daniel R. Oliver Aug 1965

The Point Of View Of Industry On The Modernization Of Content And The Upgrading Of Technical Drafting Instruction, Daniel R. Oliver

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An attempt was made to encourage drafting supervisors of Arizona’s industries to point out areas in which beginning draftsmen were weak and in need of improved instruction. These supervisors were also encouraged to express their views on possible methods for correcting these weaknesses that might exist. Sixty-eight firms participated in the study. The study revealed a need for improvement in most of the areas of basic drafting practices. The best method recommended by these firms for keeping drafting instructors up-to-date and in line with industry was through summer workshops of one or two weeks in length carried out in various …


Significant Aspects Of The Industrial Arts Programs In The Junior High Schools Of The Four-State Region, Billy Max Bumgardner Jul 1965

Significant Aspects Of The Industrial Arts Programs In The Junior High Schools Of The Four-State Region, Billy Max Bumgardner

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The purpose of this study was to determine some of the more significant aspects, with respect to diversification and similarity, of the industrial arts programs in the junior high schools of the four state region of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma for the school year 1963-1964. The major aspects examined were the general organization and programs of the junior high schools; the industrial arts courses and content, and the nature and organization of the industrial arts programs, the types of shops used, the grade levels of instruction, and the opinions of respondents concerning the programs. The general conclusion drawn from …


A Study Comparing Two Methods Of Teaching Basic Electronics, Gilbert Burnett Jun 1965

A Study Comparing Two Methods Of Teaching Basic Electronics, Gilbert Burnett

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The problem is to compare two methods of teaching basic electricity, one being the 3-E Experimenter method by McKnight and McKnight Co., and the other being the “lecture-demonstration and project” method used at the Kansas State College of Pittsburg to instruct the class “Applied Electricity 140” (spring 1964-1965). The two methods will be compared according to the following criteria: the students’ level of initial learning; project construction quality; project reports; direct observation.


Order Of Presenting Orthographic Projection And Isometric Projection And Its Effect On Achievement In Mechanical Drawing, E. Horton Bolin Jul 1964

Order Of Presenting Orthographic Projection And Isometric Projection And Its Effect On Achievement In Mechanical Drawing, E. Horton Bolin

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The purpose of this problem was to compare two orders of presentation in the Mechanical Drawing One classes of Turner High School, Kansas City, Kansas, in order to determine the relative effectiveness or superiority of each. More specifically, was it more effective to teach orthographic projection first, followed by isometric projection; or was it a better practice to teach isometric projection first, followed by orthographic projection? The aim of this study was to ascertain the effect on achievement in mechanical drawing resulting from these two methods of procedure. Data for the study were obtained by experimentation and observation of four …


An Evaluation Of Closed-Circuit Television As A Media In Teaching An Operation In Electronics By Use Of The Demonstration Procedure, Robert Horning Jul 1964

An Evaluation Of Closed-Circuit Television As A Media In Teaching An Operation In Electronics By Use Of The Demonstration Procedure, Robert Horning

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The purpose of this study was to compare the relative effectiveness of a conventional face-to-face demonstration with a closed-circuit televised demonstration on trouble-shooting with the Simpson Volt-Ohm-Meter. Special emphasis was placed on problems the ordinary shop instructor would have in presenting a demonstration by television. Data for the experimental comparison of the conventional demonstration with the televised demonstration were obtained by the parallel group technique. Two groups, experimental and control, composed of graduate students in the field of industrial education were used in the experiment. Subjects of both groups were compared on the characteristics of age, position, and overall grade …


A Comparative Study Of The Technical And Academic Preparation And Actual Teaching Assignment Of Industrial Arts Teachers, Richard D. Holzrichter Jun 1963

A Comparative Study Of The Technical And Academic Preparation And Actual Teaching Assignment Of Industrial Arts Teachers, Richard D. Holzrichter

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The purpose of this study was to find those things the teachers regarded as important changes in the college curriculum that would better help keep them up to date on materials and method and also help them in their teaching assignments. In order to acquire this information, questionnaires were sent to industrial arts teachers in Kansas asking for certain information and asking several questions. After collecting and organizing the material it was found that there are several changes needed in the industrial arts curriculum at Kansas State College of Pittsburg, mainly in the general shop and the drafting area.


A Follow-Up Of Wichita University's Industrial Education Graduates, From 1952-1961, Derold Wayne Becker Jun 1962

A Follow-Up Of Wichita University's Industrial Education Graduates, From 1952-1961, Derold Wayne Becker

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It was the purpose of this study to find what the occupations of Wichita University’s Industrial Education Graduates have been, and what implications these occupations hold for the Industrial Education Department at Wichita University and similar departments of other institutions. The study is limited to those graduates of Wichita University who received a degree with a major or minor in industrial education in the years from 1952 through 1961. Information for this study was gained by the use of a written questionnaire.


A Study Of The In-Plant Training Programs In Kansas, Charles A. Campbell Aug 1961

A Study Of The In-Plant Training Programs In Kansas, Charles A. Campbell

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This study has been made for the purpose of gaining general knowledge and understanding of the industrial in-plant training programs in Kansas. Information gathered concerning Kansas industrial training programs was obtained by the use of a questionnaire sent to one hundred Kansas industries. It was found there is a very wide range of in-plant training programs operated by the various industries. Each plant, due to its nature of work, was responsible for this variation in training programs. Of the eight basic training programs set up by this study, on-the-job training was most used by the companies contacted.


The Development And Trends Of The General Shop In The State Of Kansas, Noel Farris Long Jun 1961

The Development And Trends Of The General Shop In The State Of Kansas, Noel Farris Long

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The problem was to determine the historical background and trends of the general shop in the state of Kansas. Sources of information were secured in a survey of all accredited school districts in the state of Kansas by the use of a questionnaire. Information was taken from interviews with individuals having been influential in advocating and using the general shop as an organizational procedure and from letters which were sent to Kansas colleges and the junior colleges which were known to use a general shop in their industrial arts program.


The Status Of Applied Electricity In Selected Colleges And Secondary Schools In Kansas, Karl E. Cunningham Jul 1957

The Status Of Applied Electricity In Selected Colleges And Secondary Schools In Kansas, Karl E. Cunningham

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This study was developed on the premise that applied electricity was a current and future need of such dimensions that it demanded more attention by educators. An attempt was made to determine the present status of teaching applied electricity in selected colleges and secondary schools in Kansas with a view to developing and/or improving programs in the area. Objective data were obtained by surveys of secondary school administrators, industrial arts supervisors, and instructors who taught applied electricity as a separate course or as a unit in a composite general shop. Additional information and statistics were derived from books, periodicals, published …


An Investigation Of The Possibilities Of Small Internal Combustion Engines In Industrial Arts Shops, Carl J. Hohmann May 1957

An Investigation Of The Possibilities Of Small Internal Combustion Engines In Industrial Arts Shops, Carl J. Hohmann

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This study was developed to determine the possibilities of teaching a unit or area covering small internal combustion engines in our industrial arts shops. The questionnaire method was used to gather subjective data. The returns revealed that some schools were already teaching such work in their industrial arts programs, as well as points of view on such matters as equipment requirements, grade level considerations, course materials, etc. Other data were gathered from books, periodicals, and engine manuals. The general opinion seemed to be that these engines should be included as a unit or area in either auto mechanics or the …


Recruiting Qualified Trade And Industrial Shop Teachers For The State Of Kansas, Robert E. Scott May 1956

Recruiting Qualified Trade And Industrial Shop Teachers For The State Of Kansas, Robert E. Scott

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An answer as to how to meet teacher shortage in the trade and industrial field may possibly be found in this study. The study entails the State Statute requirements for trade teachers and the recruitment program for trade teachers in the state of Kansas at the present time. In an attempt to uncover some of the influencing factors that would affect the choice of a teaching career, such items as salary, credit unions, group insurance, prestige, leave of absence, retirement and tenure were covered. In the recommendation for a future recruitment program, most of the above items were covered. Several …


A Study Of Graduates With Majors In Industrial Education From Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, From 1949 To 1955, William R. Saunders Apr 1956

A Study Of Graduates With Majors In Industrial Education From Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, From 1949 To 1955, William R. Saunders

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The findings of this study include the status and location of the graduates, courses which have been the most helpful, and their suggestions or acknowledgements to the Industrial Education and Art Department of Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas. The information which was used in developing this study was obtained by sending questionnaires to all graduates of the Department from 1949 to 1955.


The History Of The Four-State Conference On Industrial Arts And Vocational Education, Robert L. Powers Jul 1955

The History Of The Four-State Conference On Industrial Arts And Vocational Education, Robert L. Powers

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This study records the history of The Four-State Conference on Industrial Arts and Vocational Education, first organized in January, 1938. All meetings of the conference have taken place at Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas. The conference met four times prior to World War II and has met eight times after World War II at the time of this study. The Four-State Conference on Industrial Arts and Vocational Education grew from a specialized regional conference on Industrial Arts into its present status of a general regional conference that covers not only the various areas of Industrial Arts but also covers …


Proposed Criteria For Textbook Adoption In Selected Drafting Areas, Firman E. Mall Jul 1955

Proposed Criteria For Textbook Adoption In Selected Drafting Areas, Firman E. Mall

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The problem was to determine a systematic way to evaluate industrial arts drafting textbooks in selected areas. This study uses basic background material and proposes criteria for adoption of drafting textbooks in industrial arts education. The two major devices used in developing criteria were content analysis and objectives of industrial arts. This instrument is not complicated and may be learned easily, making it useful as an aid to select drafting textbooks. It also lends itself to the selection of supplementary textbooks.


Requirements For The Baccalaureate Degree In Industrial Arts Education In Twenty Five Colleges And Universities, Dempsey Logan Walker Jul 1955

Requirements For The Baccalaureate Degree In Industrial Arts Education In Twenty Five Colleges And Universities, Dempsey Logan Walker

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This study was planned to determine the requirements for the baccalaureate degree in industrial arts education in several teacher training institutions in the United States, to discover in what ways they were similar and how they differed. Data for this study were obtained through perusal of the catalogs of the institutions considered. The survey revealed wide differences in the various requirements. Total requirements for the degree and education were the only items in which the school requiring the maximum number of hours did not require more than double the number of hours required by the school with the minimum requirements. …


Occupational Implications Of The Industrial Arts Program In Coffeyville, Kansas, George W. Koon Jul 1954

Occupational Implications Of The Industrial Arts Program In Coffeyville, Kansas, George W. Koon

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The purpose of this thesis was to determine the occupational implications of an industrial arts curriculum when used as terminal education. Questionnaires were sent to: past students, selected to eliminate those having more than a high school education and those working in jobs not related to industrial arts training; employers selected on the basis of job requirements and number of employees; and state teachers chosen at random from all points of the state regardless of school size. The findings of the study indicate definite advantages for industrial art students when compared to people with similar education but not having the …


The Use Of Quality And Rating Scales For Evaluating Industrial Arts Projects, Bobby L. Agnew Jul 1954

The Use Of Quality And Rating Scales For Evaluating Industrial Arts Projects, Bobby L. Agnew

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The main objective of this study is to present to those who may be interested a means of objectively evaluating (grading) industrial art projects. The means used in this study were project rating and quality scales. The information that was used in developing this study was acquired through research in the library on the campus of Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansas, and experiments carried out on the same campus.


Jigs And Fixtures In The Wood Shop, James R'Leigh Bell Jul 1953

Jigs And Fixtures In The Wood Shop, James R'Leigh Bell

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This thesis is a study of jigs and fixtures and a classification of typical examples collected from the school wood shops. A definition of the terms, jig and fixture, as they apply to the school wood shop is offered. The chief sources of information were: interviews with school and college wood shop instructors and with furniture factory superintendents. Visitations were made to school and college wood shops and to furniture factories. Letters were sent to the outstanding shop instructors of this vicinity. The available literature was analyzed. Letters asking for sketches of the jigs or fixtures used in the shop …


A Basis For The Establishment Of The Graphic Arts Area In The General Shop, Jerrold E. Klinginsmith May 1952

A Basis For The Establishment Of The Graphic Arts Area In The General Shop, Jerrold E. Klinginsmith

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This study is a proposal to include the graphic arts area in the general shop. A brief history of the general shop is given along with its evolving philosophies, and data showing the close relationship of the graphic arts to these philosophies. An analysis is made of the industrial arts objectives, as set forth by the American Vocational Association, and how the graphic arts contribute to the fulfillment of these objectives is indicated. Contributions of the graphic arts to the general education of the student are given and substantiating data and charts presented. Exploratory experiences in linoleum block printing, silk …


A History Of Layout Tools Used In The Woodworking Shop, Joyce M. Sooter Jun 1950

A History Of Layout Tools Used In The Woodworking Shop, Joyce M. Sooter

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Layout tools are instruments used by man to transfer his calculations to the material he wishes to work, in this case, wood. These tools are closely interwoven with the historical changes made in organized society, and they are used in measuring, depicting and testing operations. For man to develop these tools effectively, it was necessary that he have a system of numbering and an organized method of measurement. These tools seem to have developed slowly, forming into a natural division within the total group. The two most fundamental tools from the earliest dates found in making this study were the …


A Study Of The Qualifications Required For Successful Saleswork As Interpreted By The Employer, Employee, Consumer, And Instructor In Salesmanship Classes, Ernest Frank Horn Jr. Aug 1949

A Study Of The Qualifications Required For Successful Saleswork As Interpreted By The Employer, Employee, Consumer, And Instructor In Salesmanship Classes, Ernest Frank Horn Jr.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the qualifications required for successful saleswork as interpreted by employers who hire salespeople, the salespeople themselves, the consumers who buy from salespeople, and the instructors who teach salesmanship in the two-year colleges of Kansas. Data was collected by means of a check list filled out by sixteen retail employers, fourteen retail salespeople, ten traveling salespeople, eight door-to-door salespeople, thirteen salespeople who sell a service, twelve consumers, and thirteen salesmanship instructors. The check list was supplemented by a personal interview with everyone except the salesmanship instructors. The check list contained the topics covered …


Adapting An Industrial Arts Course To The Needs And Interests Of The Home, Virgil Pugh Jul 1936

Adapting An Industrial Arts Course To The Needs And Interests Of The Home, Virgil Pugh

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The problem confronting all teachers in industrial arts today is to make the curriculum fit the needs of the pupil in the school, home, and community. The problem in this thesis has been to make a course of study in home mechanics to meet the needs and interests of the homes in the community of Pratt, Kansas. To work out this problem a check list of one hundred ninety items consisting of things done about a home was prepared and taken to one hundred eight homes in the Pratt community. The fathers in these homes checked this list to indicate …


Survey Of The Industrial Needs Of Electricity To Obtain Information To Be Used As A Basis For A Curriculum In Electricity In The High School, Joe Rondelli May 1932

Survey Of The Industrial Needs Of Electricity To Obtain Information To Be Used As A Basis For A Curriculum In Electricity In The High School, Joe Rondelli

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The purpose of this study was to find what information had been found useful, by one hundred select individuals gainfully employed and interested in the industrial use of electricity, in order to choose items to be used for the construction of a curriculum in electricity for high school pupils.


Survey Of Domestic Needs In Electricity, Charles J. Thompson May 1930

Survey Of Domestic Needs In Electricity, Charles J. Thompson

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The purpose of this study is twofold; (1) to discover what information has been found useful regarding electricity and the construction of the many common electrical appliances that are found today in the majority of homes; (2) to determine what items would probably be most valuable in a course in electricity. A check list technique was used in this study to obtain information from boys, girls, and parents concerning the knowledge of electricity which they had found useful. The data were secured from four hundred eighty nine unselected individuals.