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A Study Of The Relationship Between Intelligence Quotients And Physical Fitness Scores., Lewis Dale Caton

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the intelligence quotients, as measured by the California Short-Form Test of Mental Maturity, Junior High Level, and the physical fitness ratings as measured by the physical fitness tests recommended by the President’s Council on Youth Fitness, of ninth grade boys in physical education classes at Carlsbad Mid-High School, Carlsbad New Mexico.

A Comparative Study Of The Scholastic Achievements Of Athletes And Non-Athletes And Athletic Teams At The University Of New Mexico, Andrew Glen Conly

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this study was (1) to compare the scholastic achievements of athletes and non-athletes in various selected colleges, at the University of New Mexico; (2) to compare the scholastic achievements of the different varsity athletic teams; and (3) to compare the scholastic achievements of athletes in team sports with those in individual sports.

Specific Objectives

How to athletes compare scholastically to non-athletes in the various selected colleges?

How do athletes in the various selected colleges compare scholastically?

How do non-athletes in the various selected colleges compare scholastically?

How do athletes on the various varsity athletic teams compare scholastically? …

A Study Of The Effects Of Social Stratification Upon Leisure Activities Of Junior High School Students In A Selected Albuquerque Area, John Robert Schuster

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Leisure is embraced by all class levels. Whereas total leisure was once an indicator of aristocratic position, as it was in Athens during the Golden Age of Greece, or that of the bum who shirks social responsibility, leisure has become increasingly significant in all levels of social stratification. Though leisure is no longer an indicator of class position, the recreation activities in which people indulge during their leisure may exhibit lines of social stratification.

The Student Handbook Of Marshall University, 1964-1965, Marshall University

Marshall University Student Handbook

No abstract provided.

Possible Causes Of Underachievement In The Eighth Grade Of A Large Urban High School For Year 1962-1963, Ann N. Westlow

Master's Theses

There have been many causes for underachievement. These varied with the school, the type of instruction, the teacher, the classroom, the home background, and the student, but many causes were basically the same regardless of the situation or student involved.

Statement of the problem. This study was undertaken to find information that might reveal the possible causes of underachievement in the eighth grade of large urban high school for the year 1962-1963.

A Study Of The Federal School System Of Alaska Concerning Its Role And Administrative Problems, John E. Coffee

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were (1) to discover the reasons for the development of the dual system of education in Alaska; (2) to study how this system grew and still persists; (3) to show the importance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs schools in Alaska; and (4) to discover administrative problems facing the Bureau of Indian Affairs school administrator.

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Weight Training On The Speed, Strength, And Endurance Of Junior High School Boys, Kenneth Duane Edwards

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to attempt to determine the effect, if any, that the introduction of weight training programs in the physical education classes would have on the speed, strength and endurance of the boys.

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Youth Study Center Of Yakima, Washington, From 1957 To 1964, Julius Edwin Glover

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this paper to record the history of the Youth Study Center, showing how and why it came about, and how it now fits into the total school picture in Yakima.

Identification Of Personality Traits Of Various Academic Interests, Jerry Maurice Gower

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine if students exhibit unique personality patterns specific to various areas of study in education.

Getting Ready For Kindergarten: A Film Designed To Be Shown At An Orientation Meeting For Parents Of Kindergarten Children, Mary Jane Koontz

All Master's Theses

The production of a film which would offer several advantages over past procedures of orienting and informing parents of kindergarten children is proposed.

The Effects Of Cultural Influences On Achievement In Language Usage, Robert Anderson Kellman

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study (1) to evaluate the results of certain standardized achievement tests given in the Selah, Washington school system; and (2) to attempt to explain why this school district consistently produced a pattern of relatively low achievement in the area of language usage.

An Assessment Of The Current Status Of High School Psychology Teaching In The State Of Washington, G. James Mullen Jr.

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the current status of high school psychology teaching in the State of Washington. Specifically, the paper attempted to gain information regarding course content, frequency, and objectives.

Teacher Evaluation And The High School Principal, Donald E. Kremer

Graduate Student Research Papers

One of the most serious problems confronting the beginning high school principal is that of teacher evaluation. Currently, teacher evaluation comes reasonably close to being the most discussed subject among educational practitioners. The literature on the topic is multiplying rapidly as people attempt to analyze, delineate, and appraise its various facets. The purpose of this paper is to set forth some guidelines which may prove useful to the beginning high school principal in one of the most important aspects of teacher and staff morale--teacher evaluation.

Orientation Of New Teachers, James W. Mcginnis Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is the purpose of this study (1) to analyze the literature pertaining to the need of an orientation program; (2) to show who is involved in the orientation program; (3) to show the needs of the new teacher; and (4) to propose an orientation program which could be used in the school system in which I am employed.

Selected Attempts To Organize Elementary Schools For Individualizing Instruction, Edwin W. Morgan

Graduate Student Research Papers

Many programs, some old and some new, are finding their way into the elementary school for the purpose of individualizing instruction. As more research is completed in the areas of individual differences, more experimentation and change are the results. Attempts to individualize instruction seem to fall into two categories. The organization and structure of schools and school programs is one area where changes have been made, based on research, to better serve the individual. The methods used by teachers, working within certain organizational patterns is another attempt to promote the well being of the individual. It may be said that …

Coaching And Training Of Junior College Distance Runners, Eldon Claude Odle

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the theories, techniques, and methods of training and coaching of distance runners. To do this, the ideas advanced by the leading authorities in the field will be investigated and an attempt will be made to formulate a usable program for the development of college freshman and sophomore distance runners.

Trends In The Problem Of De Facto Segregation, Donald E. Ramsey

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine some of the causes and effects of de facto school segregation and (2) to discover the existing trends in practices of dealing with the problem of de facto segregation.

A Survey Of Recommendations Concerning Competitive Athletics On The Junior High Level, Jerald Edward Ryan

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the opinions of noted authors and committee groups on junior high school interscholastic athletics; (2) to determine the basis for the justification of a program in junior high school interscholastic athletics; (3) to learn the significant trends in junior high school athletics; and (4) to learn the standards for junior high school athletic participation.

The Relationship Of Competitive Athletics To The Secondary Education Program, Walter F. Thorp

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this research to review the literature concerning the attitudes toward competitive athletics in our secondary schools. Educators have long recognized the need for a better administrative program of competitive athletics in the secondary education system. The questions that confront them are: Do competitive athletics have a place in our secondary school program? Do they offer the opportunity for high school youth to work toward or obtain worthwhile individual or cultural goals? In this paper the writer will attempt to find answers to these questions.

How Can Seattle Better Meet The Educational Needs Of The Culturally Deprived Child, David V. Ward

Graduate Student Research Papers

The four purposes of this study are: (1) to gain a better understanding of the characteristics, problems, and attitudes of the culturally deprived youth in our society; (2) to determine how Seattle, by better understanding these characteristics, problems, and attitudes, might meet the educational needs of the culturally deprived child; (3) to explore what other large cities in the United States have done in meeting the educational needs of the culturally deprived child; and (4) to describe how Seattle has used the experiences of other large cities in helping it to formulate its educational program for the culturally deprived child.

Childhood Aphasia, Beatrice O. L. Williams

Graduate Student Research Papers

Childhood Aphasia is not to be confused with mental retardation, deafness, hard of hearing nor the socially and emotionally disturbed, although the symptomology is comparative in nature. Only through differential diagnosis, involving the services and cooperation of specialists in these various fields is it properly diagnosed.

A Development Of Readiness For First Grade, Elizabeth Turneaure Shoemaker

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper is an attempt to develop a readiness program for grade one. In order to delimit this study, visual perception was chosen because it is of primary importance in the development of reading. It is, however, only one of the factors involved in the development of the reading readiness program.

An Investigation Of Group Procedures As A Method Of Involving The Parents In The Resolution Of Children's Educational Problems, Glen Deane Brotherton

Graduate Student Research Papers

A trend in education for the past sixty years has been the gradual development of a variety of procedures involving parents in the education of children. Research that indicates the interdependence of the home and the school in educating children has been the major influence in the development of these programs. Today there is general agreement among educators that the home and school must work cooperatively to resolve children's educational problems. Many successful procedures are now being used which involve parents, but more effective ways of working with them are being sought. In this paper group procedures are being considered …

Creativity: Challenge For Guidance, James Donald Bryant

Graduate Student Research Papers

The current paper is approached from the point of view of presenting a synthesis of the present status of studies in creativity and offering some guidelines for application of the studies to the work of the educator. These guidelines follow the threefold function of the guidance program but have reference to the wider scope of the entire school program. The study is an attempt to focus attention on the identification of creativity by the administrator, the teacher and the counselor for the sake of the child and for the good of society.

Economies In School Plant Maintenance, Frank R. J. Cernick

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to familiarize the writer with the various areas in which economy can be realized in school plant maintenance and to provide him with information which will enrich his background and supplement his experience. It is hoped and expected that the study will be beneficial to the writer in his future years as an administrator.

A Study Of The Educational Achievements Of Boys Enrolled In The Special Education Program At Mcilvaigh Junior High School, Tacoma, Washington, Donald E. Chamberlain

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study was undertaken to determine if the mentally handicapped child's achievements are higher in subjects and material that are concrete and realistic in nature to the child, rather than the so-called academic subjects based primarily on abstract thinking. Traditionally, most schools have special education classes only in three major academic areas, mathematics, social studies and English. More often than not, these subjects are taught on an academic bases. Industrial arts could be an answer in the search for a suitable curriculum arrangement. Basically the subject matter content and requirements of industrial arts courses are realistic and concrete in nature, …

A Study Of Boston Harabor And East Olympia School Districts To Determine The Need For Reorganization, Harry Drittenbas Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to review and research literature to determine the qualifications of adequate school districts; (2) to make an analysis of small school districts to determine the possibility of the need for reorganization; and (3) if needed, to propose a plan whereby these districts might benefit from merging with a first class school district.

A Proposed Improvement In The Enumclaw Senior High School Instructional Materials Center, Carroll Patrick Gorg

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to develop an instructional materials center for Enumclaw Senior High School which will centralize all instructional materials, serve to improve the learning environment, and be adaptable to trends in education such as individual study.

Listening Skills In The Elementary School, Ted M. Hendrickson

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this research paper is, 1) to review the literature and to establish the need for teaching listening skills, 2) to select the listening skills which should be taught in an intermediate classroom, and 3) to develop a specific program of instruction in these listening skills which will (a) utilize the facilities of a modern listening center, and (b) be adequate and functional for the students and teachers at the intermediate level in Sunset Elementary School, Selah, Washington.

A Study Of Selected Topics To Be Taught In Sixth-Grade Science In The Grant School, Ephrata, Washington, Lewis Clyde Graham

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study will be (1) to set up a series of units from which a sixth grade science program can be built; (2) to determine what materials can be used to teach this: and (3) to provide the nucleus around which an entire elementary science program can be developed.