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Prediction And Assessment Of Liked And Non-Liked Teachers As Rated By Various Student Groups, Nancy Ladee Fleming
Prediction And Assessment Of Liked And Non-Liked Teachers As Rated By Various Student Groups, Nancy Ladee Fleming
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study was designed to: (1) determine whether the test scores on the CPI and Teacher Inventory serve as predictors of "liked" and "non-liked" teachers, and (2) determine whether various student groups (minority, Anglo, disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged) rate "liked" and "non-liked" teachers differently on each of the three variables of the Teacher Inventory.
Ninety-two sophomore students, representing race and economic factors rated the 37 teachers of required sophomore subject matter classes on a Like-Dislike Scale and the Teacher Inventory. Two lists were thus generated: (1) teachers to whom various students rated as "liked" teachers, and (2) teachers to whom various …
Factors Associated With Marital Adjustment Of Young Mormon Married College Students, Ronald Shill Jones
Factors Associated With Marital Adjustment Of Young Mormon Married College Students, Ronald Shill Jones
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The study compared the marital adjustment scores of young college student Mormon temple and nontemple couples. Marital adjustment scores of temple couples were significantly higher than they were for nontemple couples. Responses of 20 temple and 20 nontemple couples were analyzed controlling for age, length of marriage, income, number of children, and education. The mean marital adjustment scores did not vary significantly when each control variable was analyzed in terms of its effect on marital adjustment for temple and nontemple couples. Nontemple husbands and wives were affected differently by the various control variables.
Male and female nontemple marital adjustment scores …
Achievement Of Students In Introductory Social Science Courses Offered By The College Of Humanities, Arts, And Social Sciences At Utah State University, James Collins Lewis
Achievement Of Students In Introductory Social Science Courses Offered By The College Of Humanities, Arts, And Social Sciences At Utah State University, James Collins Lewis
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The evaluation of student achievement in college has only recently become an important area of research. The main focus of this study was to determine the achievement of students in introductory social science courses offered by the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Utah State University. Several other variables were considered throughout the study including (1) the achievement of students in introductory courses offered by other colleges than the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, (2) the effects of using standardized and teacher-made tests in measuring achievement, and (3) the achievement gain/loss of students tested two months …
Aspiring Performers And Aspiring Teachers: Some Aspects Of The Socialization Of Music Students, Stephen Robert Couch
Aspiring Performers And Aspiring Teachers: Some Aspects Of The Socialization Of Music Students, Stephen Robert Couch
Honors Papers
This thesis is concerned with certain aspects of the socialization of aspiring professional musicians. Specifically, it deals with factors which influence a music student's self-appraisal of his skill and his choice of a specific profession within the music world.
The Effects Of Overcrowded Housing On The Academic Performance Of Student Populations, John D. Turner
The Effects Of Overcrowded Housing On The Academic Performance Of Student Populations, John D. Turner
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
In the spring and summer of every year the housing offices of many colleges and universities seek to prepare for the fall term. In colleges with increasing enrollments often a problem exists in housing all the students who have applied for housing. This problem is further complicated in colleges and universities where residency on campus is considered to be an integral part of the objectives and philosophy surrounding their educational offering.