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Utilization Of Community Resources In Social Studies, Charles H. Thacker
Utilization Of Community Resources In Social Studies, Charles H. Thacker
Graduate Student Research Papers
Since most communities surrounding every school contain unlimited opportunities for students to learn, it is necessary that these community resources be located and made known to the school and the teacher before they can be utilized in the school program. Therefore, a comprehensive inventory of such resources is essential, as is the systematic recording of survey findings, formulation of school policies concerning use of community resources, and the diffusion of this information to all personnel concerned. In turn such an organized program may have an influential effect upon the following: 1. Provide the students with new educational learning resources for …
Underachievement: Some Causes And Suggestions For Treatment, Jack Eugene Beu
Underachievement: Some Causes And Suggestions For Treatment, Jack Eugene Beu
Graduate Student Research Papers
It was the purpose of this study (1) to examine the causes of underachievement; (2) to touch on the methods of diagnosis; and (3) to give some suggestions for the school's role in the treatment of this problem.
Educational Results Of Gifted Child Programs In Elementary Schools, Frank A. Deymonaz
Educational Results Of Gifted Child Programs In Elementary Schools, Frank A. Deymonaz
Graduate Student Research Papers
Essentially, all programs are enrichment programs. They are designed to provide for individual work, for differentiated assignments, for greater depth of learning, or for more rapid pace. Each seeks to enrich by providing more or different learning opportunities. For practical purposes programs can be categorized into the following three classifications: (1) enrichment within the regular classroom, (2) acceleration, and (3) segregation. The purpose of this paper then shall be to review research concerning these organizational patterns to ascertain their educational benefits.
A Study Of The Role Of Art Education In Secondary General Education, John L. Grove
A Study Of The Role Of Art Education In Secondary General Education, John L. Grove
Graduate Student Research Papers
It shall be the purpose of this paper to investigate the role of art education in terms of what it can contribute to the education of all youth of the secondary school. Recognized authorities in the fields of general education, philosophy and art education will be cited to show what the informed teaching of the visual arts can contribute to the growth of each individual and his total character. It is a further purpose of this paper to point out the obstacles that stand in the way of the realization of these objectives and to make appropriate recommendations that may …
An Evaluation Of Otis Alpha Tests For Primary Students In A County School System, James W. Atkins
An Evaluation Of Otis Alpha Tests For Primary Students In A County School System, James W. Atkins
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The problem was to investigate the adequacy of the testing program used for the assessment of intellectual abilities of primary school children in the Kanawha County Schools, Kanawha County, West Virginia. The Kanawha County School System has administered the Otis Quick-Scoring Alpha, short form, to third-grade students. Scores on these tests have been utilized for the assessment of the intellectual abilities of pupils in the primary grades throughout the county, furnishing subsequent aid in curriculum planning, and also helping teachers to assess the scholastic capability of individual students.
A Study Of The Effectiveness Of Listening Instruction In Grades Five And Six, Terry R. Shepherd
A Study Of The Effectiveness Of Listening Instruction In Grades Five And Six, Terry R. Shepherd
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Acer 1961-1962 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
Acer 1961-1962 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)
ACER Annual Reports
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Training Of Secondary Biology Teachers In Negros, Philippines, Reme Soriano Agustin
A Study Of The Training Of Secondary Biology Teachers In Negros, Philippines, Reme Soriano Agustin
All Master's Theses
To aid in the training of secondary biology teachers in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, Philippines, specific data regarding the academic and professional preparation of biology teachers were obtained. In addition, the respondents supplied opinions regarding the improvement of the undergraduate and graduate program for biology teachers.
The Role And Scope Of Occupational Information Services In The Junior College, Paul K. Preus
The Role And Scope Of Occupational Information Services In The Junior College, Paul K. Preus
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purposes of this study were: (1) to gain insight into the functions of the occupational information services as they relate to the aims of a modern junior college; and (2) to become acquainted with sources of occupational information and techniques for its use in this context.
Organizing The Class For Reading Growth, Jack Richard Stapelton
Organizing The Class For Reading Growth, Jack Richard Stapelton
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purposes of this study were (1) to determine and evaluate some of the reading skills that would prove most valuable in the intermediate reading program, (2) to outline the best ways of analyzing the individual child's ability to use these skills, and (3) to collect and develop in an appendix for classroom use various inventories, check lists, standardized tests, and informal tests of appraisal.
A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Reading, Alan R. Bergstrom
A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Reading, Alan R. Bergstrom
All Master's Theses
One purpose of this study was to compare a reading program taught using a basic reading text, supplemental books, and teacher motivation to a reading program designed as an independent, developmental, multi-level program that utilizes graphic and ego motivation. Another purpose was to find out if pupils in the program will show a significantly greater gain in reading achievement than do pupils in the other.
A Study Of The Values And Problems Relative To The Use Of Parents And Other Resource Persons In The Elementary School Social Studies Program, Evelyn L. Larson
A Study Of The Values And Problems Relative To The Use Of Parents And Other Resource Persons In The Elementary School Social Studies Program, Evelyn L. Larson
Graduate Student Research Papers
One of the purposes of this study was to find if the use of resource persons is a valuable and sound method of teaching. Another purpose was to find the values of such teaching to the child, to the teacher and to the parent. Is it a justifiable technique for developing the purposes and reaching the goals of a well planned social studies program? Another purpose was to expose the problems involved in the use of this method and to try to solve at least some of them.
The Role Of Occupational Information In Counseling, 1961, Howard H. Parkhurst
The Role Of Occupational Information In Counseling, 1961, Howard H. Parkhurst
Graduate Student Research Papers
During the last several years the place or role of occupational information in the school systems of this country has been relatively undecided. It has ranged from 10 total hours of occupational information to 180 in schools that thought this information important enough to present at all. It has been and still is a required course in some colleges. The school counselor has the recognized duty of helping students plan so they will have the required courses to meet some educational goal. Some counselors feel a responsibility for presenting occupational information. Other counselors feel that the teacher should do so. …
How The Principal Through Observations And Individual Conferences Can Help The Elementary School Teacher Evaluate Her Work, Leland J. Rhodes
How The Principal Through Observations And Individual Conferences Can Help The Elementary School Teacher Evaluate Her Work, Leland J. Rhodes
Graduate Student Research Papers
An attempt was made in this study to (1) determine how evaluation pertains to the measurement and appraisal of teaching efficiency, (2) determine the function of evaluation as a co-operative effort between the individual teacher and the supervisor to improve teaching, and (3) to determine how the supervisor can use observations and individual conferences to help the teacher evaluate her work.
A Study Of The Substitute Teacher Program, Robert Ward Salisbury
A Study Of The Substitute Teacher Program, Robert Ward Salisbury
Graduate Student Research Papers
Substitute teaching is an area of tremendous importance in every school system. It is estimated that there is an average daily absence of 10 per cent among regular faculty members. If the substitute teaching program is ineffective, this means that 10 per cent of all classes and class time is wasted. It is essential that a school system have an effective program to provide for the absences of regular teachers so that there will be no appreciable loss in the educational program.
Individualized Progress In Primary Reading Program, Betty Ann Schultz
Individualized Progress In Primary Reading Program, Betty Ann Schultz
Graduate Student Research Papers
This study attempted to review literature to discover plans, especially the individualized plan used by some educators for meeting individual reading differences. First it is necessary to establish a philosophical basis for the individualized approach in education.
Fundamental Criterion And Classification Variables As A Basis For Ability Grouping, Roland W. Sloan
Fundamental Criterion And Classification Variables As A Basis For Ability Grouping, Roland W. Sloan
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to attempt to find how effective ability grouping is in other educational systems, also, to find fundamental criteria and classification variables to aid as a basis for grouping by ability. Often schools are not adequately prepared to make the best use of these new methods. Very often the teachers do not understand some of the philosophies of these new movements. Sometimes, through ignorance or partial knowledge, educators misuse and abuse a new method until it comes into disfavor with the administration and faculty. Consequently, the movement may be discontinued or severely cut. The classroom …
Teacher Evaluation, Nora A. Waite
Teacher Evaluation, Nora A. Waite
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to examine briefly available writing on the subject of teacher evaluations, to look at some of the teacher evaluation forms used in several schools, and to work out tenative evaluation forms that might be used as criteria for developing an effective program of teacher evaluation in the Dependents' Education Group, United States Army, Europe.
Classical Greek And Modern American Education As Expressions Of A View Of Man: A Comparison And Evaluation, Barbara R. Whittaker
Classical Greek And Modern American Education As Expressions Of A View Of Man: A Comparison And Evaluation, Barbara R. Whittaker
Graduate Student Research Papers
This research is an attempt to recognize and compare the values and ideas which influenced Classical Greek education with those basic to the American Heritage, in order to determine what implications there might be for education in the future.
A Study To Investigate The Need For An Air Conditioned Thermal Environment In Our Schools, Richard Edward Barich
A Study To Investigate The Need For An Air Conditioned Thermal Environment In Our Schools, Richard Edward Barich
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to investigate our schools' need for a thermal environment provided by air conditioning.
A Plan For Unifying The Measurement Program Of The Mount Vernon Schools, Leo G. Hake
A Plan For Unifying The Measurement Program Of The Mount Vernon Schools, Leo G. Hake
Graduate Student Research Papers
The feeling has been expressed throughout the district that an integrated testing program for the entire system would provide teachers, counselors, and administrators with a clearer picture of the needs and potentialities of the student and would provide better criteria for evaluating and improving our curriculum and instruction. The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the purposes of a testing program, (2) to study recommendations of authorities concerning the initiation of a testing program, and from this (3) to outline a plan of action for unifying the Mount Vernon testing program. It was not the purpose of this …
Development Of Economic Principles For The Secondary Schools: A Review Of The Literature, Charles John Guntley Jr.
Development Of Economic Principles For The Secondary Schools: A Review Of The Literature, Charles John Guntley Jr.
Graduate Student Research Papers
It was the purpose of this study to (1) ascertain how and what was currently being studied in the area of economics in the public schools, (2) survey some of the methods suggested as fulfilling the need for economic education, and (3) attempt to compare the efficacy of teaching economics as a separate discipline and as an integral part of other social studies courses.
A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo
A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the regular physical education program at Olympic Hills Elementary School, Seattle, Washington, with an experimental physical education program; (2) to compare the physical fitness of boys and girls in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in the same school; and (3) to study the effect of the program on the individual’s fitness level.
A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm
A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm
All Master's Theses
This study was an attempt to shed more light on scholastic attainment of athletes in the junior high school. The purpose was not to justify the inclusion or exclusion of interscholastic sports in the junior high school, only to determine what effect these sports have on an individual’s grades.
A Correlation Between Space I.Q. And Performance In Basketball, Lynn E. Samford
A Correlation Between Space I.Q. And Performance In Basketball, Lynn E. Samford
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is any correlation between space I.Q. as measured on the SRA Test and performance in basketball at Prosser Junior High School during the years 1956-1960 and Prosser High School during the years 1958-1961.
Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly
Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly
Graduate Student Research Papers
Because of the writer's desire to learn more about the individualized reading approach and the textfilm approach, these two areas have been chosen for specific investigation and elaboration. It was the purpose of this study (1) to discover what opinions certain authorities hold regarding the various approaches to reading, (2) to investigate some recent specific experiments in the teaching of reading, and (3) to make some generalizations concerning the various broad approaches to reading and the specific results obtained through experimentation.
A Survey Of Teacher Orientation And A Proposed Orientation Program For Camas, Washington, Gale Richard Marrs
A Survey Of Teacher Orientation And A Proposed Orientation Program For Camas, Washington, Gale Richard Marrs
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to determine the problems and needs confronting new and beginning teachers, to survey the practices used to meet these problems and needs, to sample the types of teacher orientation used in the state of Washington, and to develop a proposed orientation program for the Camas Public School District 117.
The Relationship Of Cost To Quality Education, Dale T. Mitchell
The Relationship Of Cost To Quality Education, Dale T. Mitchell
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to show a relationship of cost to quality in education. The material presented will be from many sources. Some of the research was somewhat outdated, but because of no recent studies on the subject, the material was used. It is the writer's hope that the reader will weigh all of the material and make his own comparisons with the present day situation.
A Comparative Study Of Phonetic Analysis Skills Presented In Two Basic Series Of Primary Readers, Roberta Caldwell O'Neill
A Comparative Study Of Phonetic Analysis Skills Presented In Two Basic Series Of Primary Readers, Roberta Caldwell O'Neill
Graduate Student Research Papers
This study had the twofold purpose of (l) gaining an overall picture of phonetic analysis skills (at the primary level) of two series of basic readers, and (2) learning where and what phonetic analysis skills are presented at the various levels of each series. The Scott, Foresman and Ginn readers were selected for the comparison as they are the basic and readers were selected for the comparison as they are the basic and co-basic readers, respectively, in the school district of the writer.
An Investigation Of The Use Of Television To Improve School-Community Relations, Don Erwin Patterson
An Investigation Of The Use Of Television To Improve School-Community Relations, Don Erwin Patterson
Graduate Student Research Papers
It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine how school-public relations could be improved through the use of commerclal television and (2) to suggest a program of action.