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Utah And School Age Parents, Willa C. Hurd
Utah And School Age Parents, Willa C. Hurd
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Background. As Dean of Women in a small high school for the past three years, I have been frustrated because of the fact that there was no program for married and/or pregnant students that would educationally aid them.
Night high school courses are not, in my opinion, "equal education; " I felt the need for a definite program. The school district is both legally and morally responsible to provide educational opportunities to these students .
Justification. In 1970 an estimated 200,000 American girls under 18 gave birth. Nearly two-thirds of the girls had married by the time of delivery (Pregnant …
A Statistical Analysis Of Apprentice Program Dropouts And Completers In Utah: 1969-1974, Mark Douglas Randle
A Statistical Analysis Of Apprentice Program Dropouts And Completers In Utah: 1969-1974, Mark Douglas Randle
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study is to examine a sample of former Utah apprentices who either completed or dropped out of a registered apprenticeship program during the five-year period from 1969 to 1974. Comparisons were made between the dropouts and completers in order to determine how the two groups differed and what factors influenced their decisions to complete or cancel their indentures.
Significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to their opinions of the training they received as apprentices. Especially significant differences were seen between the dropouts; and completers' responses to the questions related to their on-the-job …
Rural Utah Manufacturing Firms: Monetary Impacts On Local And State Economies, Kimball Ray Humphrey
Rural Utah Manufacturing Firms: Monetary Impacts On Local And State Economies, Kimball Ray Humphrey
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this paper is to provide interested rural Utah parties with a description of the financial structure and impacts of rural Utah manufacturing firms on the local and state economies. Direct interviews with plant managers were used to gather the necessary data.
Rural Utah manufacturing firms were grouped into nine different categories according to the type of product produced. Mean financial statements of each group were presented, with a breakdown of where each type of expenditure was made, whether locally, in-state, or out of state.
Regression analysis was used to generate predictive equations for the propensity to consume …
Description And Research Study Of Four Effective Teaching Methods, Gail Ryan
Description And Research Study Of Four Effective Teaching Methods, Gail Ryan
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
During my years in the public school system, I have felt that a basic deterrent to the child's personal and emotional growth has been the inability of educators to effectively communicate with children in the classroom. Gordon (1970, p. 298) states that teachers and other adults "lack the basic attitudes and skills to be effective training agents in an interpersonal relationship with a child or adolescent." Flanders (1971) feels that teachers, while behaviorally influencing children and determining the learning situation, actually have little knowledge about those methods of influence.
I am concerned with the need to train teachers to work …
Evaluation Of A Clothing Construction Waiver Test At Utah State University With Implications For Revision, Judy Sims Starkey
Evaluation Of A Clothing Construction Waiver Test At Utah State University With Implications For Revision, Judy Sims Starkey
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a clothing construction waiver test at Utah State University so it can become a better predictor of student past experience and future performance. The original test and a revised test, written by the investigator, were used as the instrument. The subjects included two groups of students--those who had taken the Basic Clothing Construction Course at Utah State University and those who had not taken the course. The results indicate that there is a difference between the knowledge of the students who have and have not taken the course. lt was also indicated …
A Comparative Study Of Mother's Education And Early Child Rearing Practices In A Southwestern Indian Pueblo, Sherry D. Remund
A Comparative Study Of Mother's Education And Early Child Rearing Practices In A Southwestern Indian Pueblo, Sherry D. Remund
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The problem on which this study focused was the need to determine the manner and degree to which pluralistic values of the greater American Society are influencing family life and child rearing patterns of a Southwestern Indian Pueblo, The Southwestern Pueblo is not named for reasons of anonymity. The intent of the study was to determine the degree to which Southwestern Pueblo mothers have been affected by their education in a non-Indian culture as related to child rearing practices in the pre-school years.
The study tests the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the early child rearing practices …
The Recreational Use Of Irrigation Canals: Logan City Canals As A Case Study, William R. Gast Jr.
The Recreational Use Of Irrigation Canals: Logan City Canals As A Case Study, William R. Gast Jr.
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Irrigation plays a major role in Utah and other arid regions of the West. Canals transporting water from lakes, rivers and reservoires have converted millions of acres of marginal land to rich productive sites and are the lifeblood of western agriculture. These canals are common ingredient in the landscape and life styles of most communities of the state. Cache valley, Utah is one example of an area which has flourished with the use of irrigation canals diverted from the Logan River.
The growth of urban populations and demand for outdoor activities has created need for more local parks and recreation. …
Facilitating Effective Communication Between Foreigners And Americans At Utah State University, Aruneeprabha Homsettee
Facilitating Effective Communication Between Foreigners And Americans At Utah State University, Aruneeprabha Homsettee
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
As one of the foreign students in this country, I have had a lot of problems while studying here. For example , how should I express myself, how should I behave when going to an American party and participating in other traditional occasions such as Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. Also, how can I learn about Americans' activities and manners? Some of them I can solve by learning from others or by myself. Many Americans have trouble when communicating with foreigners. They try hard, but they often do not understand each other.
Information from both Americans and foreigners indicates that if …
Comparisons Of Draw-A-Child Test Among Preschool Children, Margaret Prather Ezell
Comparisons Of Draw-A-Child Test Among Preschool Children, Margaret Prather Ezell
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
McCarthy's Draw-A-Child test was administered to 20 lower class and 20 middle class four-year-old children matched for age and sex. The purpose of the test was to find if socioeconomic class and sex differences effected the child's ability to draw a same sex figure. Analysis of results supported the theory that girls do better than boys. Analysis of socioeconomic differences suggests that lower-class children do not have the ability to draw as well as middle class children but the difference is not significant at the .05 level. It was concluded that the McCarthy Draw-A-Child test measures the general drawing abilities …
Interpersonal Attitudes Of Suicidal Individuals, Vicki Lee Nelson
Interpersonal Attitudes Of Suicidal Individuals, Vicki Lee Nelson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to see how suicidal individuals in therapy as compared to nonsuicidal individuals in therapy characteristically report their relations to other people in interpersonal interactions.
One hundred and nineteen individuals were referred to the study by his or her psychotherapist associated with the participating mental health centers in the Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah, vicinities. The following measures were administered to all individuals: the FIRO-B, Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior, two scales, Sociability and Tolerance, from the CPI, California Psychological Inventory, and a brief biographical questionnaire composed of age, sex, marital status, education, religion, and …
The Individual And Collective Relationships Of Levels Of Aspiration. Expectation And Achievement To The Construct Of Self Concept, Mark G. Latham
The Individual And Collective Relationships Of Levels Of Aspiration. Expectation And Achievement To The Construct Of Self Concept, Mark G. Latham
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A review of the literature revealed that while numerous studies exist relative to the self concept, no study was found that addressed itself specifically to the relationship and relative contribution to the self concept of aspirations, expectations and achievements. Therefore, this study was launched addressing itself to the question, "Are aspirations, expectations and achievements related to the construct of self concept?", "to what extent are they related when considered as individual variables, in combinations or as a totality?"
The FitzGibbon Rating Scale (FRS) was used as the criterion variable.
FRS scores were gathered by classroom teachers experienced with the FRS …
Staffing The College Counseling Center To Meet The Needs Of Minority And Female Students, Christine Rickly
Staffing The College Counseling Center To Meet The Needs Of Minority And Female Students, Christine Rickly
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study assessed Utah State University students perceptions of the U.S.U. Counseling Center with regard to meeting students' counseling needs. The study focused on racial background and sex of counselors as significant variables. A written questionnaire was mailed to 420 students. Fifty-three percent of the questionnaires were returned.
The students' impressions of the Counseling Center were generally positive. Caucasian females were more satisfied than Caucasian males. Minority students were least satisfied. Students who had not used the center most often indicated they had no need. Many students lacked information concerning the services and availability of staff of different sex and/ …
Development And Validation Of An Instructional Program To Teach Observational And Recording Skills In Behavior Modification, Gerald D. Hecker, Darlene L. Adams
Development And Validation Of An Instructional Program To Teach Observational And Recording Skills In Behavior Modification, Gerald D. Hecker, Darlene L. Adams
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A multimedia program for teaching observational and recording skills was developed and validated using a modified research and development model. The program consisted of two slide carousels (192 slides) with accompanying cassette tape and workbook and three super-sound 8 mm cassettes with accompanying manual and monitor's guide. These materials are available through the Instructional Media Center of the Exceptional Child Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. The model employed two phases to determine program effectiveness. Phase I was concerned with the development and formative evaluation of program materials and procedures. In Phase II the program was validated under field conditions. …
The Effects Of Different Time Arrangements On A Segment Of Individual Psychotherapy Sessions, Dan C. Yergensen
The Effects Of Different Time Arrangements On A Segment Of Individual Psychotherapy Sessions, Dan C. Yergensen
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether different time arrangements for individual psychotherapy vary in effectiveness for the therapeutic process. The following time arrangements were compared against each other: Treatment I, 1/2 hour sessions twice per week; Treatment II, 1 hour sessions once per week; and Treatment III, 2 hour sessions every other week.
Twenty-one subjects and seven therapists were selected from six mental health facilities in Utah and Idaho for this project. All therapists participating had at least 2 years experience as psychotherapists. All subjects were randomly assigned to one of the three treatments. Each therapist received …
The Effects Of Leadership Style On Group Interaction In Differing Socio-Political Subcultures, Kenneth W. Gilstein
The Effects Of Leadership Style On Group Interaction In Differing Socio-Political Subcultures, Kenneth W. Gilstein
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Four encounter groups were run using 41 undergraduates at Utah State University to measure the effects of leadership style, member vii socio-political subculture, and member personality on the quantity and quality of group interaction, and on member satisfaction. Using Kerlinger's Social Attitudes Scale, the subjects were divided into subgroupings of "conservatives" and "liberals." One conservative group and one liberal group were each conducted by a leader acting in a non-directive style, while one conservative and one liberal group were run by a leader acting in a directive style. The California Psychological Inventory was administered to the subjects to gain …
Community Alcohol Education And Prevention Program, John Fredricks
Community Alcohol Education And Prevention Program, John Fredricks
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate an alcohol education program for the inhabitants of region seven, state of Idaho. A questionnaire comprised of multiple choice, and true-false questions, plus an attitude scale was developed to measure changes by way of pre and post testings.
The five hypotheses of this study are:
- That our community and school education program would result in subjects obtaining a higher percentage of correct responses on information items on the post test administration of our questionnaire versus the pre testing.
- The community and school education program would result in subjects obtaining an …
An In-Service Education Evaluation Of The Communication Skills Workshop Self-Actualizing Education, Gerald Eldon Manwill
An In-Service Education Evaluation Of The Communication Skills Workshop Self-Actualizing Education, Gerald Eldon Manwill
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study was concerned with the evaluation of a communication skills works hop for elementary school teachers titled, Self-Actualizing Education sponsored by the Psychology Department at Utah State University and funded under a rural development grant from the Kellogg Foundation.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate objectives related to the interaction of students and teachers with regard to: (1) student attitudes towards teachers; (2) student misbehavior; and (3) student-teacher verbal communication. Testing was done on a control-experimental, pre-post basis. The treatment consisted of a nine week communication skills workshop, held two to three hours once per week. Twelve …
Response Selectivity As A Function Of Developmental Activity Level, Wilford William Beck Iii
Response Selectivity As A Function Of Developmental Activity Level, Wilford William Beck Iii
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Research in hyperactivity has been primarily concerned with demonstrating casual relationships with cerebral dysfunction of the effects of drugs on improving learning performance. Studies which have attempted to focus on other factors influencing learning performance have demonstrated IQ and perceptual motor differences between hyperactive and normal children.
More recently Koegel and Covert have shown that, among a group of autistic children, over-selectivity of components from stimulus complex may adversely influence learning performance on a simultaneous discrimination task. There have been no demonstrations of this phenomena with hyperactive children.
The present study employed a simultaneous discrimination task composed of two stimulus …
Anxiety Correlates Of Sex Role Identity, Mary Kay Biaggio
Anxiety Correlates Of Sex Role Identity, Mary Kay Biaggio
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine differences in anxiety levels between the sexes and between sex role identification groups (as defined by scores on a test of masculinity-femininity). Possible explanations for these differences were explored using a questionnaire made up of an openness versus closedness scale, a liberalism versus conservatism scale, and a cross-sex versus same-sex parent identification scale.
A sample of 108 females and 71 males was administered Gough's Femininity Scale, Cattell's IPAT Anxiety Scale Questionnaire, Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale, and a questionnaire devised for this particular study.
The sexes did not differ significantly in anxiety level …
The Relationship Between A Measure Of Dogmatism And Retention Of Rogerian And Skinnerian Concepts, Richard A. Carpenter
The Relationship Between A Measure Of Dogmatism And Retention Of Rogerian And Skinnerian Concepts, Richard A. Carpenter
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The present study attempted to investigate the relationship between a subject's degree of dogmatism and his attitudes towards the different theoretical positions held by B. F. Skinner and Carl Rogers regarding the control of man. This study utilized selective retention as an indicator of subjects' attitudes. No significant difference was found between Skinner's and Rogers' on their retention of high, medium, and low dogmatism groups. There was also a non-significant correlation between subjects' scores on the retention of Sinner's and Rogers' concept and subjects' dogmatism scores.
A Comparison Of Second Grade Children's Learning Curves On School Tasks With Their Respective Performances On The "Black Box Test Of Learning Ability", Robert Stephen Knox
A Comparison Of Second Grade Children's Learning Curves On School Tasks With Their Respective Performances On The "Black Box Test Of Learning Ability", Robert Stephen Knox
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study investigated the usefulness of the Black Box Test of Learning Ability as an indicator of children's performance on math and writing tasks. Twelve second grade students, seven to eight years of age, demonstrated naivete on both tasks and were subsequently individually administered the learning test. The subjects were divided into two groups, and each group received a different task presentation order. Composite scores were derived for all subjects and tasks, and individual learning curves were compared.
The combined Black Test score produced a significantly high correlate to math (rho = .733) and writing (rho = .841) than either …
An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Parent Training Programs In Changing Parent Behavior, Betty Payne Janiak
An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Parent Training Programs In Changing Parent Behavior, Betty Payne Janiak
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The effectiveness of two types of parent training were evaluated and compared with a control group that received training. A child Management Inventory was constructed for this purpose.
Parent Effectiveness Training was significantly superior to a training program developed by the Utah State Department of Education as measured by pre- and post-test criterion measure. There were no significant differences between the Utah State Department of Education group and the control group. This was determined by applying an analysis of covariance to the pre- and post-test data from all three groups. However, on a follow-up critical incidents test the Utah State …
Assessing The Impact Of The Mobile Assisted Career Exploration Unit 3 Years Later, Gary Lynn De Vries
Assessing The Impact Of The Mobile Assisted Career Exploration Unit 3 Years Later, Gary Lynn De Vries
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The specific objective of this research was to determine if the MACE (Mobile Assisted Career Exploration) Program has had an effect on the realistic occupational decision-making ability of students after a period of 3 years.
Subjects were 12th grade students at Dixie High School. The experimental group was composed of 40 students (15 males and 25 females) who had been involved in project MACE in the ninth grade. The control group was composed of 32 students (15 males and 17 females) who had moved into the boundaries of Dixie High School since the loth grade and who had, therefore, not …
Perceived Feminine Role Orientation And Positive Self Concept, Jeanne Josselyn Edwards
Perceived Feminine Role Orientation And Positive Self Concept, Jeanne Josselyn Edwards
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this thesis was to explore the relationships between perceived feminine role orientation and positive self-concept, as measured by scores attained on the Inventory of Feminine Values (IFV), and the Total Positive Self Scale of the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS). Three objectives were established. First, to gather current information on women's realistic and ideal self-perceptions of their feminine roles, and determine whether these are liberal, traditional, or neutral in orientation. Second, to determine if there are significant differences in self-concept as measured by the TSCS among women who see themselves as either traditional, liberal or neutral in …
A New Self Report Behavioral Measure For Evaluating Therapeutic Outcomes, Clyde D. Elliott
A New Self Report Behavioral Measure For Evaluating Therapeutic Outcomes, Clyde D. Elliott
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Statement of the problem
Psychology is currently unable to demonstrate that psychotherapy is effective because it has no reliable no-inference objective measures of behavior and behavior change. Reliable measures of therapeutic outcomes are currently nonexistent. The problem with which this study was concerned was one of reliably evaluating psychotherapy outcomes and behavioral change.
Objective
The objective of this study was to develop and assess new measures of behavioral change. The assessment was directed toward those distressing behaviors which cause adult clients to seek psychotherapy.
Methods and procedure
Development of a Behavioral Checklist which would assess the distressing behaviors which brought …
Priming And The Post-Prime Pause In Mixed Fixed-Ratio Schedules, Larry Allen Alferink
Priming And The Post-Prime Pause In Mixed Fixed-Ratio Schedules, Larry Allen Alferink
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The present study was designed to investigate the effects of a stimulus change inserted in the large component of a mixed fixed-ratio 10 fixed-ratio 100 schedule. In mixed fixed-ratio schedules, a run of responses which approximates the response requirement of the smaller fixed ratio occurs at the beginning of the larger fixed ratio. This run of responses and the pause it precedes is called a prime. In Experiment I, priming acquisition was compared in a mixed schedule in which a change in key-color followed completion of the first 10 responses of the fixed-ratio 100 component and a mixed schedule with …
The Development And Validation Of Self-Actualizing Education: A Primer For Affective Education, Carolyn G. Barcus
The Development And Validation Of Self-Actualizing Education: A Primer For Affective Education, Carolyn G. Barcus
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
This study describes the development and evaluation of a communications skills course for elementary teacher inservice training. The development and evaluation strategy centered on a research and development (R & D) process. The major steps of the R & D process were: (1) product selection, (2) literature review, (3) prototype planning, (4) development of preliminary prototype, (5) expert appraisal and product revision, (6) main fieldtest, (7) product revision, and (8) operational fieldtest.
The course was composed of 13 communication skills with 20 behavioral objectives and evaluations. Experiences in self-awareness and practical application of the skills presented were stressed.
The purpose …
Behavioral Induction In Guinea Pigs As A Function Of Reinforcement Magnitude In Multiple Schedules Of Negative Reinforcement, Dennis L. Burns
Behavioral Induction In Guinea Pigs As A Function Of Reinforcement Magnitude In Multiple Schedules Of Negative Reinforcement, Dennis L. Burns
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of changes in magnitude of negative reinforcement on multiple schedules with the guinea pigs. In both schedule components, the first response (lever press) after an average of 10 seconds was reinforced. In the constant component of this schedule the reinforcement magnitude (time-off from electric foot shock) was always 15 seconds; whereas, in the manipulated component the magnitude changed in the following sequence: 15, 7.5, 15, 30, and 15 seconds. All subjects showed a gradual decrease in response rate across baseline conditions. When behavioral effects were evaluated relative to this changing …
Factors Affecting Consumers' Utilization Of Unit Pricing, Maurine Bingham
Factors Affecting Consumers' Utilization Of Unit Pricing, Maurine Bingham
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Characteristics of consumers who used unit pricing were compared to consumers who did not use unit pricing. A numerical rating was developed to aid the researcher in classifying consumers into two extreme groups, "usually" and "seldom." The sample consisted of 50 shoppers who usually and 50 shoppers who seldom used unit pricing. Data was collected at a local supermarket where unit pricing is provided.
Of the variables tested, annual family income was not significant (.861)r number of individuals shopped for was relatively significant (.283)r and age of consumer (.028), occupation of consumer (.067), employment pattern of consumer (.031), education of …
Leave-Taking Behavior Between Preschool Children And Their Parents, Elizabeth Y. Aoki
Leave-Taking Behavior Between Preschool Children And Their Parents, Elizabeth Y. Aoki
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Behavior of 84 parent-child dyads engaged in separation in preschool settings are presented. A factor analysis and correlation matrix revealed patterns of child-parent-teacher interaction, child-parent tactile-affiliative behavior, and child dependency-attachment behavior. The main pattern showed high parent-teacher gazing, smiling, and approaching interaction and high teacher smiling and gazing activity toward the child. A teacher-mediator theory in which the teacher's presence is important as an anxiety-lessening factor in child-parent leave-taking behavior is suggested and discussed to both interpret the findings and for further leave-taking research.