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A Comparison Of Two Secondary Literature Units. Literary Duo A: Twain And Knowles Vs. Literary Duo B: Twain And Hentoff (Volumes I And Ii), Ellen Skinner Kester

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. This seven-week high school English literature study purported to compare the effects of two combinations of novels and their collateral curricular treatments. DUO A combined Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Knowles' A Separate Peace. DUO B combined the same Twain novel with Hentoff's I'm Really Dragged But Nothing Gets Me Down. A key question in the inquiry was which of the two modern works would increase the appeal and accessibility of the 19th century classic. Specifically, the study posed nine null hypotheses focusing on these areas: (1) knowledge of literary terms and figurative language; (2) literary analysis …

The Relationship Between Home Environment And Reading Achievement Among Filipino-American Grade Three And Grade Five Pupils, Evelyn V. Guiang

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: This research study was designed to investigate the relationship between educational environment in the home and reading achievement of 48 third grade and 48 fifth-grade Filipino-American children attending Stockton Unified . School District during the 1977-78 school year. A secondary purpose was to ' examine the social correlates of reading achievement such as socio-economic status (SES), parents• educational level (PEL), parents• generational status (PGS), and sex,

Hypotheses: Eight null hypotheses were tested, The four major hypotheses pertained to the environmental process variables as they relate to reading achievement. Hypotheses 1 and 2 predicted lack of relationship between the Index …

The Need For English For Academic Purposes : An Analysis Of Prenominal Modification In Economics, Pat Kamalani Cafferty

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This paper shows the complexity of noun phrases within an academic text and suggests, therefore, the complexity of the reading process that the traditional approach may not cover adequately. In this thesis, we will look at the complexity of the reading and comprehension processes through an analysis of prenominal modification found in Chapter 25 (a chapter chosen at random) of Paul Samuelson’s Economics. Samuelson’s Economics is a basic text chosen for this analysis because of its introductory level vocabulary and concepts and its wide use by students in the areas of Economics, Business, and the like. Although abundant studies have …

The Effect Of The Language Of Instruction On The Reading Achievement Of Limited English Speakers In Secondary Schools, William Anselmo Melendez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that the language of instruction has on the reading ability of limited English speaking students at the secondary school. Procedure. Reading test scores from several secondary school districts in California were subjected to statistical analyses to ascertain the effect that the language of instruction had on the reading ability of secondary students with a linguistically distinct background, namely, a Spanish mother tongue. Two dependent variables were used, English and Spanish reading test scores. The independent variable, reading instructional treatment, conducted in English, Spanish, or bilingually. The data was analyzed …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Economic Education And Formal Reasoning In Ninth Grade Students, Beverly Redden Phillips

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the use of instructional materials of the economic education project at the University of the Pacific and movement into formal operations. Also examined was the percentage of ninth grade students who have achieved formal operations. Procedure. Data were collected in four secondary schools in Northern California which were involved in field-testing case studies from Our Economy: How It Works. Eight social studies classes of ninth grade students (n = 186) receiving instruction in economics were the experimental group while eight social studies classes within the same schools (n …

An Investigation Of The Self-Reported Problems Of Mexican, Mexican-American And Anglo-American Adolescents, Marta Urteaga Pippin

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study utilized a cross-cultural comparative approach to investigate: (1) whether differences existed in problems reported by three groups of students of both sexes, Mexican, Mexican-American, and Anglo-American; and (2) the extent to which these differences were influenced by ethnicity, sex, or socioeconomic status, or the interaction among those variables. The STS Youth Inventory--Form G and a Personal Data Sheet were administered in the Spring of 1979 to 710 students from five high schools in Northern California. The sample which was statistically analyzed for the purposes of this investigation was comprised of 530 students. Of these 74 were Mexicans, 179 …

University Of Northern Iowa Fact Book, 1980-1981, University Of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Fact Book

Contents:

--Type of Institution
--Accreditation
--Location and Size of Campus
--Athletic and Physical Education Facilities
--President
--Fall Enrollment Through the Years
--Number of Buildings
--Appropriations and Budget
--Valuation of Investment in Plant
--Tuition and Fees
--Board and Room
--Administrative Organization
--University Employees
--Number of Graduates
--Who to Call: Administrative Divisions, Services and Information
--Types of Education Offered
--Special Services
--Instructional Buildings
--Administrative & Plant Facilities
--Student Housing and Food Services
--Family (Married Student) Housing
--Miscellaneous & Other Buildings
--Index

Western News, December 13, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Linguistics Interest Up, Commencement Plans Ready, Campus Watch Bulletin Issued, Furniture; Drapery Advice Given, Personnel Department Memo, Management Class Examines Women

The Effect Of A Planned Parent Education Program Upon The Young Child's Cognitive And Affective Development And The Prime Caregiver's Assessment Of Child Behavior, Jean T. Scogin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The problem was to determine the extent a selected parent education program influenced the oognitive and affective development of educationally deprived Appalachian pre-school children and to determine to what extent the program influenced the prime caregivers' assessment of the child's behavior. Subjects included 40 Appalachian prime caregivers and their children who participated in four intact home-based classes. They were randomly assigned to treatment by the teacher, in order to equate the home visitor case load. In the Experimental Group, prime caregivers were provided with resources developed from the Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program. Control Group prime caregivers participated …

Western News, November 29, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Valley Parking Rules Changed, Distinguished Senior Awards Available, 'Carmina Burana' Dedicated To V.P. Cornelius Loew, MultiClinic Here Friday, Hiring Data Corrected, Art -Department Receives 10-Year Accreditation Renewal, Earthworm Uses Studied, SERS Growing Fast, Physicians' Assistants Program Gets Continuing Accreditation

The Comment, November 29, 1979, Bridgewater State College

The Comment

No abstract provided.

Shorelines - Vol. 01, No. 04 - November 27, 1979, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1979-1981, Shorelines

No abstract provided.

Crusader, November 9, 1979, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Shorelines - Vol. 01, No. 02 - October 23, 1979, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1979-1981, Shorelines

No abstract provided.

Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 25, No. 08 (1979-10-19), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Western News, October 11, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Energy Expo On Campus, University Entertains 1,000 Prospects, Dick Gregory Lecture Oct. 18, Grad Assistantships Available, Plan Workshop On Dwarf Trees, Dane To Research Stuttering Here, Women's Commission Plans Programs on Sexual Harassment, Personnel Department Memo

Acer Newsletter No. 37 October 1979, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1979, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

To Teach A Social Studies Concept--Chunk It!, Esther P. Valentine, Olive R. Francks

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

"I don't know why they couldn't answer the questions. We covered the subject in our social studies class. Besides, all the answers are in the textbook!"

Has such a thought ever passed through your mind as you looked with dismay at your class' test results? Unfortunately, this kind of reaction is common to the social studies teacher in our nation's classrooms. Difficulties in learning to read in content area subjects tend to baffle the teacher and present obstacles to the learner. All this can be overcome by a strategy which is based on knowledge of how a student learns to …

Western News, September 27, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 260 Faculty Get Salary Adjustments, University Researchers Cited, Gianakaris New Associate Dean, Western To Offer Doctorate In Public Administration, Emeritus Status Granted Griggs; Lindstrom; Cardenas, Kaufman To Direct New Environmental Affairs Center, Faculty Research Travel Fund Deadlines Set, Moscow State Symphony Returns

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 003, Number 47, August 20, 1979, Grand Valley State University

1978-1979, Volume 3

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Ua3/4/9 Presidential Scrapbook X, Part 1, Wku President's Office - Downing

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU administration, history, faculty, staff and students for period August 1978 through August 1979 compiled by the president's office. Includes transition from Dero Downing to John Minton and Donald Zacharias administrations.

University Magazine Vol. 5 No. 2, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1963-1980)

• How Many Turns In The Road Ahead For Higher Education.
• On Campus
• Periscope On People
• Bronco Sports
• Alumni News
• Who Needs A Will?
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam

On Why We Teach Writing, Alice G. Brand

Journal of Teaching and Learning

No abstract provided.

Summer Commencement [Program], July 27, 1979, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

Teachers' Perceptions Of Children's Reading Miscues, Duane R. Tovey

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Many journal articles, scholarly reports and books have been published regarding miscues and the predictive/ communicative nature of the reading process. Few teachers, however, seem to be aware of these more recent research findings which hold highly significant implications for instruction. How many teachers are aware of the predictive/communicative nature of the reading process? How do they feel about reading behavior that does not process each word in a precise exacting manner? Unless teachers are aware of such concepts and incorporate them in their teaching, research efforts become inconsequential.

Black Students Get An Edge In Reading, Barbara C. Palmer, Lawrence E. Hafner

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The purpose of this article is not so much to report that minority children are having trouble in learning to read all kinds of children are for that matter·· but to point out that with the proper kind of instruction black children can do as well as other children. Consider briefly the findings of a few research studies documenting contentions about the reading acquisition problems that numbers of black children have.

Inferential Aspects Of The Cloze Task, Michael C. Mckenna

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The central assumption underlying the cloze procedure is that context can be used inferentially to predict deleted words (or other graphic units). The importance of this assumption suggests that an adequate understanding of the cloze task is impossible without an analytical knowledge of the role inference must play. The present discussion embodies a stepwise analysis of this role, from the point at which the context is read to the point at which the reader is able to distinguish acceptable responses.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1979, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Navajo Aspectual Verb Stem Variation, Frank Wilton Hardy

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The present study of Navajo aspect has two related obJectives: (a) to define an aspect inventory for Navajo, and (b) to establish principled bases for choices made.

The problem is approached semantically and structurally. Semantically (chapter 1) the most fundamental expression of aspect is some form of the opposition between a point and a line temporally. Structurally there are two verbal systems that carry such information. These are given different labels (tense, aspect), but both convey aspect semantically.