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Brainstorm: A Highly Competitive Game And Its Effect On Fifth Grade Science And Social Studies Achievement, John William Meyers Jan 1970

Brainstorm: A Highly Competitive Game And Its Effect On Fifth Grade Science And Social Studies Achievement, John William Meyers

All Master's Theses

In recent years a difference of opinion has existed regarding the effectiveness of games. Some educators believe games have many intrinsic values to facilitate learning and achievement. Others believe the competition involved from participating in games is detrimental to some student's emotional status. No sound research has been conducted in relation of games to achievement. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a highly competitive game called Brainstorm will serve as a media toward motivation and will improve achievement in science and social studies at the fifth grade level.


A Drug Abuse Curriculum Guide For Franklin Pierce High School, Lonny D. Wildman Jan 1970

A Drug Abuse Curriculum Guide For Franklin Pierce High School, Lonny D. Wildman

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to identify the need for a drug abuse program at Franklin Pierce High School, Tacoma, Washington; and (2) to develop a drug education curriculum guide.


Wealth, Poverty And Social Change: A Suggestion For A Balanced Curriculum, E. Hunter Taylor Jr. Dec 1969

Wealth, Poverty And Social Change: A Suggestion For A Balanced Curriculum, E. Hunter Taylor Jr.

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


A Research Proposal For The Dialect Survey Of Appalachian Region, Husain Qazilbash Dec 1969

A Research Proposal For The Dialect Survey Of Appalachian Region, Husain Qazilbash

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A Research Proposal for the Dialect Survey of Appalachian Region submitted by Husain Qazilbash in December of 1969.


The Master's Degree In Adult & Continuing Education, Harold Rose Nov 1969

The Master's Degree In Adult & Continuing Education, Harold Rose

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A proposal written and compiled by Harold Rose in 1969 encouraging the development of a master's degree program at Morehead State University in adult and continuing education.


Catalog, 1969-1971, Anderson University - South Carolina Oct 1969

Catalog, 1969-1971, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1969-1971 academic catalog and introduction to the college.


1969-1971 Graduate Catalog, Morehead State University. Oct 1969

1969-1971 Graduate Catalog, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Catalog Archive

1969-1971 graduate catalog of Morehead State University.


1969 Fall Semester Schedule Of Classes, Morehead State University Oct 1969

1969 Fall Semester Schedule Of Classes, Morehead State University

Morehead State Catalog Archive

1969 Fall Semester Schedule of Classes for Morehead State University.


1969-1971 Undergraduate Catalog, Morehead State University. Oct 1969

1969-1971 Undergraduate Catalog, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Catalog Archive

1969-1971 undergraduate catalog of Morehead State University.


Pre-Service Staff Development Workshop: Ohio Module Evaluation Report, Max W. Way Aug 1969

Pre-Service Staff Development Workshop: Ohio Module Evaluation Report, Max W. Way

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

Evaluation report on the Pre-Service Staff Development Workshop held at Piketon High School, Piketon, Ohio from August 25 to 27, 1969.


Appalachian Community Education Center For Community School Administrators And Directors, George W. Eyster Aug 1969

Appalachian Community Education Center For Community School Administrators And Directors, George W. Eyster

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A project grant proposal titled "Appalachian Community Education Center for Community School Administrators and Directors" submitted by George W. Eyster of Morehead State University in August of 1969 seeking funds to establish an adult education center for school administrators and directors.


An Experimental Investigation Of The Effect On Interest Of Reading Children’S Literature To Sixth Grade Students In Aberdeen, Washington, Donald R. Grieb Aug 1969

An Experimental Investigation Of The Effect On Interest Of Reading Children’S Literature To Sixth Grade Students In Aberdeen, Washington, Donald R. Grieb

All Master's Theses

To determine the effect of a teacher's reading literature upon the interest in reading books among sixth grade students, one group (experimental) participated in a twenty-eight week program of scheduled daily time during which they listened to literature read by their teacher. A second group (control) were not exposed to literature in this manner but otherwise participated in a similar school program.


A Comparative Study Of Reading Achievement Growth And Attitude Toward Reading When Instructed Through A Basal Reader Manual Or Sanders’ Questioning Technique, Ruth Bechtel Aug 1969

A Comparative Study Of Reading Achievement Growth And Attitude Toward Reading When Instructed Through A Basal Reader Manual Or Sanders’ Questioning Technique, Ruth Bechtel

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reading achievement growth and to analyze the reading attitudes of seventh grade students when they are subjected to different methods of teacher questions. The two approaches used were: (1) the Basal Text Guidebook questioning approach, and (2) the Sanders' Questioning technique.


A Pilot Study On The Comparison Of The Effect Of A Traditional Physical Education Program And A Movement Exploration Program On The Self Concept Of The Special Education Student, Sherrie Ann Chrysler Aug 1969

A Pilot Study On The Comparison Of The Effect Of A Traditional Physical Education Program And A Movement Exploration Program On The Self Concept Of The Special Education Student, Sherrie Ann Chrysler

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this pilot study, which was exploratory in nature, was to determine if the type of physical education program a special education student experiences affects his self concept.


An Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Specialized Reading Treatment On The Reading Achievement Of Second Grade Students, Mary Lou Ames Aug 1969

An Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Specialized Reading Treatment On The Reading Achievement Of Second Grade Students, Mary Lou Ames

All Master's Theses

Many pupils do not achieve success in reading by the traditional instruction. A few can be helped by remedial classes offering individual children help for specific difficulties. In this study a method was explored that suggests a plan that can be used in a regular classroom to benefit all low-achieving students.


An Analysis Of The Modern Mathematics Program In Grades Four Through Eight Of The Cashmere School System, Janice Ferrill Irle Aug 1969

An Analysis Of The Modern Mathematics Program In Grades Four Through Eight Of The Cashmere School System, Janice Ferrill Irle

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to analyze the modern mathematics program of the fourth through eighth grades of the Cashmere School District, Cashmere, Washington.


An Analysis Of An English Curriculum Modification In A Senior High School, Patricia Jean Orris Aug 1969

An Analysis Of An English Curriculum Modification In A Senior High School, Patricia Jean Orris

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to assess the innovated elective English program at Auburn Senior High during the school year of 1967-1968 to ascertain if it did successfully: (1) enlist greater student interest in the areas of English, (2) motivate students to become more involved with their education, (3) do the above mentioned things, but not at the expense of other curriculum.


Comparison Of A Movement Exploration Program To A Traditional Physical Education Program Using Junior High School Special Education Students, Dale W. Lanegan Aug 1969

Comparison Of A Movement Exploration Program To A Traditional Physical Education Program Using Junior High School Special Education Students, Dale W. Lanegan

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a scheduled program of Movement Exploration would show an effective means of improving the physical fitness and motor skill abilities of a group of junior high school special education students. For means of analyses, the Movement program was compared to a traditional program of physical education for a Control group of junior high school special education students.


Pre-Reading Visual Exercises For Disadvantaged Children, Ina Mary Rutherford Aug 1969

Pre-Reading Visual Exercises For Disadvantaged Children, Ina Mary Rutherford

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to create tapes and accompanying materials for auto-instruction in developing visual discrimination skills at the pre-reading level. The tapes and materials were specifically designed to meet the needs of first grade children from a low socio-economic environment in Calgary, Alberta.


Individualizing Junior High Geography, George L. Barrus Aug 1969

Individualizing Junior High Geography, George L. Barrus

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study was to determine if changes would occur in the academic achievement of a class and if student attitude would change towards geography as a subject after being taught under an individualized instructional program. Student scholastic performance in geography since the third grade was compared to achievement under the individualized program in the seventh grade and student opinions about geography were solicited before and after the study. After the completion of the study, the class was also asked to anonymously express their individual opinions concerning the teaching method they were exposed to the second semester of …


A Study Of Deterrents To Effective Teaching And Learning At Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School, Harry Arnold Raab Aug 1969

A Study Of Deterrents To Effective Teaching And Learning At Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School, Harry Arnold Raab

All Master's Theses

Through the use of a set of questionnaires it was the intention of the writer to identify some deterrents to effective teaching and learning that exist in Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School.


Appalachian Abe Teacher Training Workshop, Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Jul 1969

Appalachian Abe Teacher Training Workshop, Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A program documenting the Appalachian Adult Basic Education Teacher Training Workshop held at Morehead State University from July 28 to August 15, 1969.


The Selah Study Skills Program A Total Approach To Aid Students With Learning Disabilities, J. Roger Strate Jul 1969

The Selah Study Skills Program A Total Approach To Aid Students With Learning Disabilities, J. Roger Strate

All Master's Theses

This paper attempts to communicate the following five aspects of the Selah Study Skills program: (1) why and how the program was started, (2) identification, testing, and diagnosis of the disabled learner, (3) educational therapy used, (4) supportive educational therapy used, and (5) evaluation and prognosis of the Study Skills program.


An Investigation Of A Self-Determining Curriculum, Roger Gray Jun 1969

An Investigation Of A Self-Determining Curriculum, Roger Gray

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to: (1) determine what patterns of selection occurred when children chose their curricular areas at times they preferred within the school day; (2) determine what proportion of time children with academic deficiencies (identified by their pre-summer session teachers) spent in the curricular area of their deficiency; (3) present the attitudes (as revealed through a questionnaire study} of parents whose children attended a summer school using a self-determining curriculum, and (4) present the attitudes and preferences (as revealed through personal interviews) of children who attended a summer school using a self-determining curriculum.


The Identification And Comparison Of Attitudes Toward Education By Adult Basic Education Students, Teachers, And Administrators - Interim Report, Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center May 1969

The Identification And Comparison Of Attitudes Toward Education By Adult Basic Education Students, Teachers, And Administrators - Interim Report, Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

Interim report of the Identification and Comparison of Attitudes Toward Education by Adult Basic Education Students, Teachers, and Administrators published in May of 1969.


The Teaching Of Communications Skills In Relation To The Cultural Background Of Mexican Migrants, Irene Hlousek May 1969

The Teaching Of Communications Skills In Relation To The Cultural Background Of Mexican Migrants, Irene Hlousek

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to objectively describe a method of teaching English communication skills to Spanish-speaking Mexican-migrant adults. A program of experiences was developed to teach communication skills to Mexican-migrant adults. An attempt was made to overcome the difficulties these adults face in learning a second language and to bring about the changes in attitude necessary for ready adaptation to the culture in which they now find themselves. The important factor in teaching communication skills is the building of an adequate English vocabulary.


1969 Spring Semester Schedule Of Classes, Morehead State University Apr 1969

1969 Spring Semester Schedule Of Classes, Morehead State University

Morehead State Catalog Archive

1969 Spring Semester Schedule of Classes for Morehead State University.


A Method Of Teaching English Spelling To Thai Students At The Elementary Level, Sirima Warayingyong Mar 1969

A Method Of Teaching English Spelling To Thai Students At The Elementary Level, Sirima Warayingyong

All Master's Theses

Before a Thai teacher attempts to teach English spelling to her students, she should consider the factors that complicate English spelling for the Thai student, so that she can provide effective lessons, methods of instruction, and teaching materials. Good spelling involves many areas of the language: pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and handwriting.


A Status Study Of Business And Office Occupations Education In The Community Colleges Of Washington State, Rex G. Wilks Mar 1969

A Status Study Of Business And Office Occupations Education In The Community Colleges Of Washington State, Rex G. Wilks

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of business and office education in the community colleges of the State of Washington in the areas of (1) curricula, (2) plant facilities and equipment, (3) instructional personnel, and (4) student enrollment.


Grant Proposal For Special Experimental Demonstration Project In Adult Basic Education At Morehead State University, George W. Eyster Jan 1969

Grant Proposal For Special Experimental Demonstration Project In Adult Basic Education At Morehead State University, George W. Eyster

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

Grant proposal for special experimental demonstration project in Adult Basic Education at Morehead State University submitted by George W. Eyster in September of 1969.