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An Experimental Study On The Effects Of The Study Skills Course Learn How To Study On Academic Achievement At The Oblong Junior High School As Measured By The S.R.A. Achievement Test, William S. Brown

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Some Findings Concerning The Self-Concept Of Black Americans, Henry H. R. Chang

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report submitted by Henry H. B. Chang to the Faculty Research Committee in November of 1973 on the favorable self-concept of African-Americans in the past and present (1970s).

Attitudes Of Chinese Students In The United States, Henry H. B. Chang

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

An article by Henry H. B. Chang published in October of 1973 by Sociology and Social Research, pages 66-77.

A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Instruction In Office Skills: Classroom-Laboratory And Classroom-Laboratory With Cooperative Work Experience, Barbara Swanson Anderson

Dissertations and Theses

This research study is designed to take an initial step in the direction of determining whether cooperative office education programs are more effective in teaching clerical skills, in preparing students for office employment, and in helping them to achieve employment and job success than classroom-laboratory training in office skills alone.

A Cumulative Aaec Bibiography, Appalachian Adult Education Center

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A July of 1973 publication titled "A Cumulative AAEC Bibiography" distributed by the Appalachian Adult Education Center at Morehead State University.

A Demonstration Of The Interrelating Of Library And Base Education Services For Disadvantaged Adults: Final Report, Kentucky Model Center, Appalachian Adult Education Center, Roland Jones

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

1973 annual report of the Demonstration of the Interrelating of Library and Base Education Services for Disadvantaged Adults for Floyd County, Kentucky and published by the Appalachian Adult Education Center at Morehead State University.

Acer Newsletter No. 17 June 1973, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

The Gatekeepers' Gazette - Vol. 1 No. 4 - May 1973, Nova University

The Gatekeepers' Gazette

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of The Status Of Economic Education At The Secondary Level In Various High Schools In Selected States In The Southern Business Education Association Region, Pashia Reeves Staton

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the Business Education Graduate Committee at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Education by Pashia Reeves Staton on April 3, 1973.

No. 81 1973 April

International Journal for Business Education

SIEC Historical Documents

Drug Education Technical Assistance Program: Research Grant, Morehead State University

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A research grant proposal to develop a Drug Education Technical Assistance Program at Morehead State University submitted in 1973.

Developmental Approach Of Training Change Agents In State Colleges And Universities, Morris Norfleet

Faculty Research at Morehead State University

A report written by Morris Norfleet in 1973 on training programs that will encourage reform in higher education.

Personalized Reading Program For Intermediate Grades, Pamela Kay Kelly

All Graduate Projects

As the reading specialist in an elementary school, it was my responsibility to assist the classroom teachers with their reading program; specifically, with those students who were having difficulty. It was not feasible for me to meet with all who needed help; at the most, I could help forty-three students per week. The pace at which I had to function to assess and meet their individual needs became too great. In view of this situation, the following program was designed to stimulate every intermediate student's desire to read and to do so at his own pace.

Aspects Of The Extent And Effectiveness Of Career Guidance And Career Education In Illinois Public Schools, Grades 1-12, Kenneth G. Prillaman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study To Determine Possible Relationships Between Graduate Record Examination Scores And The Professional Success Of Graduates Of The Instructional Media Department At Eastern Illinois University, Mark O. Walters

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Acer 1972-1973 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Value Of Physical Education In Helping The Slow Learner To Achieve, Donald B. Eldred

All Master's Theses

This study investigated the effects of daily and bi-weekly physical education on physical fitness and development of motor skills in mentally retarded boys. It also investigated the relationship of physical education and improvement in reading ability.

Twenty boys were selected from children attending special classes whose chronological ages ranged from nine to twelve and whose grade level was classified as fourth grade.

Analysis of the data indicated that the experimental group made significant gains over the control group in the Washington State Physical Fitness Test and Johnson's Fundamental Motor Skill Test for Elementary Children. The gains on the Informal Reading …

The Effects Of Contingent And Non-Contingent Reinforcers On Intelligence Quotients, Donald T. Edwards

All Master's Theses

Eighty Caucasian fourth and fifth grade boys and girls were matched according to grade, sex and Total IQ on the California Short-Form Test of Mental Maturity. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale of Children was then given under four randomly assigned incentive conditions: 1) Tokens contingent upon correct responses, 2) Praise contingent upon correct responses, 3) Non-Contingent Tokens and 4) Non-Contingent Praise.

An analysis of variance of the Verbal, Performance and Full Scall IQs showed no significant differences between incentives. Similarly, comparisons by grade and sex indicated no significant differences.

Remediation Of Deficit Automatic Level Functions As Related To Second Grade Reading Achievement, Jack R. Hall

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a study designed to determine if remedial procedures suggested by the authors of the ITPA would improve specific psycholinguistic functions and reading achievement. The Ss were 18 second grade children placed in matched pairs. They received 15 minutes of instruction per day for 60 days. The results did not indicate a significant improvement by the experimental group when compared to the control group

Recommendations include repeating the same experimental procedures using Ss with greater psycholinguistic deficits.

A Study Of The Effect Of A Concentrated Program Of Attitude Improvement On Reading Skills, Jo Ann M. Greer

All Master's Theses

This study investigated the effects of a concentrated program of attitude improvement on reading skill. Seventeen low-achieving students participated. The year's instruction was divided into three phases: developmental reading during the first and third phases, and an attitude improvement program during the second.

Results from Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test and Roach Van Allen's An Inventory of Reading Attitude indicated accuracy, speed and comprehension decreased significantly during the attitude program. Vocabulary and attitude did not show significant gains. Upon reinstatement of the developmental reading program, comprehension increased and vocabulary decreased, both significantly.

A Study Of Visual Perception In Reading, Michael Lee Hoffner

All Master's Theses

This paper presents an experimental study, using an experimental group and control group, of the effects of visual perception training on the reading ability of eighth grade students. The Michigan Tracking Program and MKM Hunting Trails were the perceptual training programs used in the experiment. A null hypothesis was assumed and retained based on the statistical results of a t test at the .05 level of significance.

Recommendations included further investigation of the relationship of perceptual training to reading on a longitudinal base and employment of a larger population sample.

Developing And Testing An Interventionist Role For Elementary Counseling, Thomas M. Hyde

All Master's Theses

In this study a counselor worked with two teachers to increase their rate of approval behavior with the goal of reducing "non-attentive" and "disruptive" student behavior. Student behavior did improve in the predicted direction. When t tests were used to compare behavior change in these classes with behavior change in two control classes, significant differences were found for the reduction of "non-attentive" behavior and "non-attentive plus disruptive" behavior.

Results indicate that such interventionist techniques my be appropriate for elementary counselors.

Critical Examination Of Outcomes For Emotionally Disturbed Boys In A Special Classroom, Betty F. Lauritzen

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a critical examination of outcomes for emotionally disturbed boys in the Special Learning Class. The classroom was designed to modify inappropriate behavior and remediate academic deficiencies.

Behavioral characteristics of thirty-one boys were divided into three categories: the overtly aggressive sub-sample, the passive-resistant subsample, and the infantile subsample. Case studies considered to be modal suggest the success of teacher-authority, token reinforcement, and behavior modification techniques depends on the quality of student-teacher interactions.

A Study Of The Programs And Administration Of Non-High School Districts In The State Of Washington, John Robert Mckean

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a study of selected non-high school districts in the State of Washington to determine whether the districts were adequate in the programs they offer to pupils, the facilities encompassing their operations, and the efficiency of their operations. Data were collected and analyzed relative to numerous criteria established for various aspects of school operation. Conclusions and recommendations were given for each area of the study.

The Implementation Of Occupational Versatility To Industrial Arts Education For Special Education At Jason Lee Junior High School, Cecil M. Stewman

All Master's Theses

This paper gives a description of the "Occupational Versatility Program" as implemented into the Industrial Education Program at Jason Lee Junior High School. The program studied was a new industrial arts curriculum replacing the traditional industrial arts program. A description of the program was given as well as the problems encountered in the organization and operation of the program.

Recommendations for implementation of the program for other schools were included. Some suggestions for further research were also given.

A Comparison Of A Student Generated And A Teacher Directed Sixth Grade Social Studies Course, James Joseph Walker

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a test of the effectiveness of a largely student generated sixth grade social studies program in comparison to a teacher generated conventional program. Pupil achievement levels, attitude toward social studies, and behavioral ratings in various areas related to the study of social studies were measured and statistically or graphicly analyzed.

Recommendations included further studies eliminating the uncontrolled variables of this study and allowing for longer time periods with larger samples as well as a longitudinal study.

The Potential Of The High School Art Education Program For Developing A Transferable Problem-Solving Creativity Applicable To Business And Industry, Glenn K. Whitman

All Master's Theses

This paper is a Documentary Research Paper using authorities on the subjects of art education, the recognition of creative potential and development of creativity, and the need and uses of creativity transferable to problem-solving in business and industry to substantiate the hypothesis that high school art education programs have more potential for developing a creative, transferable problem-solving ability that is needed in business and industry.

The consensus of the authorities was that:

(a) There is a definite need for problem-solving creativity and the creativity and the confidence that this ability can instill in a person when making decisions in business …

The Effect Of Double Shifting On The Attitude Of Sixth Grade Students In The Evergreen School District, William John Bohrnsen

All Master's Theses

This paper surveys two groups of sixth grade students in the Evergreen School District to evaluate if double shifting could have an effect on their attitudes.

Results of the survey indicated that there was no significant difference between attitudes of double shifting and non-double shifting students, nor between boys and girls who were double shifted. Afternoon students however were shown to have a significantly lower attitude than morning shifted students.

Recommendations included further study evaluating a specific attitude rather than attitude in general.

The Effects Of Counseling On Sociometric Status With Fifth And Sixth Grade Students, Dennis L. Cruchon

All Master's Theses

Thirty-two children, low in sociometric status, were placed in one of four treatment groups: Counseling, Teacher-Counseling, Teacher Feedback, and a Control for a period of ten weeks. Post tests were administered to determine differences in sociometric gains following treatment.

The results indicated that counseling was an effective means of improving sociometric status when compared to a control group.

Limitations of the study were discussed, and recommendations included measuring individual teacher effect on sociometric status.

A Study Of Teacher Attitudes Regarding Discipline In Traditional Classrooms As Compared With Open Concept Classrooms, James M. Chambers

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a comparison of teacher attitudes regarding discipline in two different types of schools. The study was designed to make data available for possible school district organizational studies. Research was done to define discipline and construct a questionnaire. The survey was limited to six elementary schools in Richland, Washington.

Recommendations included one for further research in other school districts the find out more about teacher attitudes.