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The Value Of The Classics In Today's World, Helen Ruth Hoffman Aug 1961

The Value Of The Classics In Today's World, Helen Ruth Hoffman

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study attempted to (1) call attention to some of the great classical writers, (2) show a relationship between their beliefs, problems, and accomplishments and those of man today, and (3) compare and contrast modern and classical philosophies.


Supervision Through Observational Visits To The Classroom, Kenneth Lee Howerton Aug 1961

Supervision Through Observational Visits To The Classroom, Kenneth Lee Howerton

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) review the evolution of supervisory attitude toward the observational visit, (2) determine how it may improve instruction, (3) discuss the establishment of rapport between the supervisor and the teacher, (4) present some types of classroom observational visits the principal as a supervisor may use, and (5) present and discuss the value of the post visit conference between teacher and supervisor.


An Inquiry Into Evaluation As Related To Teacher Competency, Elroy G. Hulse Aug 1961

An Inquiry Into Evaluation As Related To Teacher Competency, Elroy G. Hulse

Graduate Student Research Papers

This report will (1) reveal some of the prevalent views concerning the nature of a competent teacher and (2) characterize some of the many techniques for using evaluative data in promoting effective learning.


A Survey Of Methods Of Spelling Instruction And Analysis Of Textbooks Which Incorporate These Methods, Helen Gladys Hudson Aug 1961

A Survey Of Methods Of Spelling Instruction And Analysis Of Textbooks Which Incorporate These Methods, Helen Gladys Hudson

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to discover what general procedures in spelling instruction are considered necessary in good spelling pedagogy, regardless of what series ot texts, or whether any text, is used. In addition, the purpose was to find the specific methods of instruction believed to be most productive of good results and the texts incorporating these methods.


An Extention Of Musical Concepts In The Junior High General Music Program, George M. Ice Aug 1961

An Extention Of Musical Concepts In The Junior High General Music Program, George M. Ice

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper intended to show how an extension of theoretical concepts of musical learning may contribute to an effective, unified, general music program in the junior high school.


Puccini's Treatment Of Verismo, Janet M. Ice Aug 1961

Puccini's Treatment Of Verismo, Janet M. Ice

Graduate Student Research Papers

The employment of verismo, or realism, in opera did not begin with Puccini; however, his treatment developed the concept to its fullest. Inasmuch as Puccini was one of the foremost composers of his time, a study of his treatment of verismo seems valuable.


A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo Aug 1961

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.


Adequacy Of Preparation Felt By Those Who Obtained Degrees In Administration And Supervision At Central Washington College Of Education, Marjorie Irene Bradford Mathers Aug 1961

Adequacy Of Preparation Felt By Those Who Obtained Degrees In Administration And Supervision At Central Washington College Of Education, Marjorie Irene Bradford Mathers

All Master's Theses

This study tried to determine the degree to which students who earned their master’s degree between the years 1957 and 1960 felt prepared for an administrative position.


A Survey Of The Present Status Of Classroom Music In The Tacoma Public Schools, James M. Trotter Aug 1961

A Survey Of The Present Status Of Classroom Music In The Tacoma Public Schools, James M. Trotter

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was (1) to survey teachers of grades four, five and six in the Tacoma School System to determine how many believe music should be taught by a special music teacher, the classroom teacher, or both; (2) to determine the amount of time allowed each week, in the grades surveyed, for teaching music; (3) to discover the attitudes of teachers surveyed toward music and its relation to the over-all school program; (4) to discover their attitudes toward music teachers; (5) to receive suggestions from classroom teachers as to how the music program in grades four, five, …


A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm Aug 1961

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 Study Of Benefits Gained From Industrial Mathematics By Students In The Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull Aug 1961

A Study Of Benefits Gained From Industrial Mathematics By Students In The Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull

All Master's Theses

In order to study the benefits gained from Industrial Mathematics by the students in the Inglewood Unified School District, something of a geometric approach has been used. Starting from several varied points, an attempt has been made to plot a single “unknown point,” the actual value of Industrial Mathematics.


A Survey Of Foreign Relations Emphasis In The Secondary Schools Of Clark County, Washington, Jess Vern Frost Aug 1961

A Survey Of Foreign Relations Emphasis In The Secondary Schools Of Clark County, Washington, Jess Vern Frost

All Master's Theses

This study attempted to determine the extent and nature of foreign relations education being given students in the Clark County, Washington, secondary schools. Eight areas centering around contemporary world history, geography, and problems courses were examined.


Delayed Reinforcement And Delayed Response In Discrimination Learning Of Developmentally Retarded Children, Robert Preston Gelhart Aug 1961

Delayed Reinforcement And Delayed Response In Discrimination Learning Of Developmentally Retarded Children, Robert Preston Gelhart

All Master's Theses

As a preliminary investigation of delay factors in discrimination learning, the present study was designed primarily to contrast the effect of a short delay in response with the same duration of delay of reinforcement in order to evaluate the possibility that reinforcement-delay alone during the standard response-delay experiment is responsible for decremental effects.


Selective Art Experiences And Teaching Procedures For Developing Creativeness At The Junior High School Level, Marion Andrews Akers Aug 1961

Selective Art Experiences And Teaching Procedures For Developing Creativeness At The Junior High School Level, Marion Andrews Akers

All Master's Theses

It was the aim of this study to consider creativity, its relation to aesthetic achievement, and the importance of these in the development of the adolescent. Literature was reviewed; consideration of adolescent needs and the implications for art education were an integral part of the study.


1961 - Board Of Trustee Meeting Minutes, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University Jul 1961

1961 - Board Of Trustee Meeting Minutes, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Central Washington College of Education at Ellensburg for July 28, 1961.


Campus Crier, Central Washington University Jul 1961

Campus Crier, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for July 28, 1961


1961 - Board Of Trustee Meeting Minutes, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University Jul 1961

1961 - Board Of Trustee Meeting Minutes, Board Of Trustees, Central Washington University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Central Washington College of Education at Ellensburg for July 21, 1961.


Campus Crier, Central Washington University Jul 1961

Campus Crier, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for July 14, 1961


Central Washington State College Ellensburg, Washington. Correspondence Courses [1961], Central Washington University Jul 1961

Central Washington State College Ellensburg, Washington. Correspondence Courses [1961], Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


A Correlation Between Space I.Q. And Performance In Basketball, Lynn E. Samford Jul 1961

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 Jul 1961

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.


Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe Jul 1961

Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was to study the area of federal aid to education from the historical point of view. The writer wished to answer these questions: (1) How long have we had federal aid to education? (2) What kinds of federal aid to education do we have?


A Survey Of Teacher Orientation And A Proposed Orientation Program For Camas, Washington, Gale Richard Marrs Jul 1961

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 Jul 1961

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.


The Devlopment Of A Handbook Of Policies, Procedures, And Materials For A Remedial Reading Program, Lois G. Norris Jul 1961

The Devlopment Of A Handbook Of Policies, Procedures, And Materials For A Remedial Reading Program, Lois G. Norris

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to develop a plan for presenting policies and procedures to be used in a school system so as (1) to aid teachers in understanding the causes of reading problems in order that more preventive measures might be taken; (2) to inform administrators and teachers of the working procedures of the remedial reading program and the assistance available; l3) to furnish pertinent information about reading difficulties; (4) to suggest and make available instructional aids to help the classroom teacher or the special reading teacher; and l5) to present bibliographies of the most recent books for …


A Comparative Study Of Phonetic Analysis Skills Presented In Two Basic Series Of Primary Readers, Roberta Caldwell O'Neill Jul 1961

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 Jul 1961

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.


A Study Of Outdoor Education In America, Vernon T. Reis Jul 1961

A Study Of Outdoor Education In America, Vernon T. Reis

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) explore the philosophy and historical background of Outdoor Education in the United States, (2) point out its importance to our present society, (3) show its relationship to learning and curriculum, and (4) cite its values.


Constructing Athletic Equipment For Small High Schools, Gordon Snaza Jul 1961

Constructing Athletic Equipment For Small High Schools, Gordon Snaza

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this paper was to make available to administrators and coaches a detailed and descriptive report on the construction of athletic equipment. This author, having coached in a small high school, knows the hardships coaches in small high schools encounter in acquiring athletic equipment and facilities.


A Survey Of Material Portraying The Importance Of The Role Of The Principal To Faculty Morale, Robert Andrew Van Woert Jul 1961

A Survey Of Material Portraying The Importance Of The Role Of The Principal To Faculty Morale, Robert Andrew Van Woert

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to indicate the importance of the role of the principal in relation to morale. In presenting the material surveyed, the primary area will be the human relationship between the principal and the staff. Since most authorities view this point as the most important single aspect of morale, no outside forces will be dealt with. The study is limited primarily to the role of the secondary principal.