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An Empirical Assessment Of The Mall Intercept As A Method Of Data Collection., Alan John Bush Jan 1983

An Empirical Assessment Of The Mall Intercept As A Method Of Data Collection., Alan John Bush

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Over the years, survey researchers have devoted significant effort toward conceptualizing and empirically investigating all facets of the survey research process. Recently, the mall intercept method of data collection has emerged as one of the most popular methods among market researchers. However, little progress has been made in the way of assessing the mall intercept method. Consequently, either data has been collected in these central locations without knowledge of its quality or market researchers have stayed away from this method entirely because of the possible biases associated with a nonprobability sample. Based on this scenario, this empirical investigation is an …

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Models For The Economic Allocation Of Sampling Inspection Effort In Multi-Stage Production Systems., Hassan Dabbaghi Jan 1983

Models For The Economic Allocation Of Sampling Inspection Effort In Multi-Stage Production Systems., Hassan Dabbaghi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Appropriate inspection and control are significant components of production systems. Many products are manufactured in multistage production lines. At each stage the process can produce defective units. In order to produce finished products with desired quality in an economical way, considerations must be given to the explicit costs of inspection, repair, processing and disposal associated with particular levels of control and inspection. In this dissertation models and solution techniques are developed for simultaneous selection of sampling inspection plans and manufacturing operations control levels within multistage production systems. Per unit expected minimum cost of output quality, which satisfies specified consumer's and …

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The Use Of The Grotesque In The Plays Of Edward Bond., Ann Marie Demling Jan 1983

The Use Of The Grotesque In The Plays Of Edward Bond., Ann Marie Demling

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A contemporary English dramatist, Edward Bond writes plays that have often been controversial because of their use of cruelty, violence, and other forms of bizarre behavior which can be considered grotesque. The grotesque is a concept originating in the fifteenth century as a term referring to primitive artwork combining various forms to create a fanciful design. The term broadened in the eighteenth century to include literature and drama. Possessing a negative connotation, it referred to elements which were ridiculous, incongruous, absurd, or deformed. The Romanticists of the nineteenth century favored the grotesque as a valid aesthetic element which acted as …

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Administrative Support Of Library Programs In Selected Public Elementary Schools In Louisiana., Marjorie Jane Ducote Jan 1983

Administrative Support Of Library Programs In Selected Public Elementary Schools In Louisiana., Marjorie Jane Ducote

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Administrative support for elementary school library programs was studied with emphasis upon the awareness, attitude, and actions of the principal, and the working relationship between the principal and the librarian. A survey was conducted in order to determine varying degrees of agreement or disagreement with statements which were indicative of administrative support for school libraries. Questionnaires were sent to one hundred fifty-five principals of schools which were randomly selected, and to one hundred fifty-five librarians of the same schools. Ninety-two percent of the principals (one hundred forty-two) and ninety-six percent of the librarians (one hundred fifty) responded. The first five …

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An Evaluation Of The Substance Abuse Prevention In Education Team Training Program., Carolyn Janet Felter Jan 1983

An Evaluation Of The Substance Abuse Prevention In Education Team Training Program., Carolyn Janet Felter

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to evaluate Substance Abuse Prevention in Education (SAPE') Team Training in terms of its effectiveness within and among groups of teachers, counselors and administrators. The study involved three parts. Part I consisted of the development of evaluation instruments to measure attitudinal and cognitive changes of workshop participants. Part II involved the actual experiment which consisted of six eighteen-hour team training workshops. Eighty-five teachers, thirty-seven counselors and forty school administrators comprised the sample. Useable data was obtained from seventy-two teachers, twenty-eight counselors and thirty-one administrators. SAPE' team training workshop participants were pretested upon arrival at …

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Competitive Environment, Business Strategy, And Organization Structure: An Analysis Of Firm Performance., Masoud Hemmasi Jan 1983

Competitive Environment, Business Strategy, And Organization Structure: An Analysis Of Firm Performance., Masoud Hemmasi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research attempts to develop and empirically test an integrative model of business economic performance. The research framework includes certain concepts and relationships that emanate from the literature in Industrial Organization Economics, Business Policy, and Organization Theory. In general, the key tenet of the study is threefold: (a) that there are industry differences in types of challenges confronting top level management; (b) that strategic and organizational responses that different environmental challenges elicit are quite different and somewhat predictable; and (c) that the combination of the environmental, strategic, and organizational characteristics of the organizations affect their economic performance. The sample for …

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A Study Of Reading Achievement In Terms Of Symbol Reversals In First Grade Children (Louisiana)., Bernard Leon Heydorn Jan 1983

A Study Of Reading Achievement In Terms Of Symbol Reversals In First Grade Children (Louisiana)., Bernard Leon Heydorn

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to investigate reading achievement in first grade children who are symbol reversers vs non-reversers and who are male vs female, and also to determine the effectiveness of a modification of the Kirshner Program (1977) in reducing symbol reversals. The sample was comprised of 115 first grade children in seven classes in two schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The students were selected from a number of volunteer grade one classes on the basis of their being representative of the district at large in terms of racial composition and socioeconomic factors. The study used a randomized …

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A Survey Of The Opinions Of Selected Secondary School Teachers Concerning In-Service Training In Educational Media (Louisiana)., Aziz Khosh-Chashmi Jan 1983

A Survey Of The Opinions Of Selected Secondary School Teachers Concerning In-Service Training In Educational Media (Louisiana)., Aziz Khosh-Chashmi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study sought the opinions of secondary school teachers toward in-service education in educational media in regard to (1) sex of the teacher; (2) educational degree; (3) years of teaching experience; (4) grade levels taught; (5) major teaching area; (6) undergraduate media preparation; (7) graduate media preparation; and (8) participation of teacher in previous media workshops and programs. Fifty secondary schools from sixteen parishes in Louisiana were randomly selected to participate in the study. A closed questionnaire of sixty-seven items was used, and three hundred fifty-one teachers from thirty-six schools completed the answer sheets. Teachers responded to each statement of …

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An Evaluation Of The Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program (Louisiana)., Diane Ball Linder Jan 1983

An Evaluation Of The Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program (Louisiana)., Diane Ball Linder

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine behavioral changes in Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) participants in East Baton Rouge Parish. The categories studied included: (1) knowledge of nutrition, (2) food purchase, (3) food storage and sanitation, (4) food and meal planning, and (5) food preparation. A stratified sample of five nutrition aides was selected. The aides ranged from limited to exceptional ability to teach. Eighty EFNEP homemakers who had participated in the program for a minimum of six months were included. Sixteen homemakers were selected randomly from each aide's list of homemakers. A food behavior checklist …

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Statistical Mechanics Of Conformational Transitions In Biopolymers., Rachid Charbel Maroun Jan 1983

Statistical Mechanics Of Conformational Transitions In Biopolymers., Rachid Charbel Maroun

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Recently extended theoretical methods and existent experimental methods have been employed for the determination of conformational-dependent properties of polymers of biological interest like synthetic polyamino acids, natural polypeptides and proteins. Calculation of theoretical properties, like for example average helical content and average helical length, as derived from the configuration partition function has been achieved by making use of the Rotational Isomeric State approximation through modifications and innovations of a nearest-neighbor interaction version of the Zimm-Bragg model of helix-coil transitions as presented in a matrix format suitable for use in an electronic computer. The scope of the theory allows for the …

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An Analysis Of The Trematode Fauna Of Two Intercontinental Migrants: Tringa Solitaria And Calidris Melanotos (Aves: Charadriiformes) (Ecuador, Louisiana, South Dakota, Canada)., Erika Jansic Tallman Jan 1983

An Analysis Of The Trematode Fauna Of Two Intercontinental Migrants: Tringa Solitaria And Calidris Melanotos (Aves: Charadriiformes) (Ecuador, Louisiana, South Dakota, Canada)., Erika Jansic Tallman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

One hundred ninety-seven Solitary Sandpipers, Tringa solitaria, and 213 Pectoral Sandpipers, Calidris melanotos, were examined for trematodes. Specimens were taken from the hosts' winter range in Ecuador, South America, during the fall and spring migrations from Louisiana and South Dakota in the United States, and from the breeding grounds of the Solitary Sandpiper in Ontario, Canada. The 13 species of trematodes recorded from the shorebirds included 5 that were common to both species of shorebirds: Tanaisia fedtschnkoi, Cyclocoelum obscurum, Paramonostomum sp., Leucochloridium variae, and Zonorchis microrochis. Of the remaining 8 species, Cyclocoelum brasilianum, Plagiorchis maculosus, Stephanoprora denticulata, and Eurytrema lubens …

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"New Literary History" And The Postmodern Paradigm: Implications For Theatre History., Robert Gerard Staggenborg Jan 1983

"New Literary History" And The Postmodern Paradigm: Implications For Theatre History., Robert Gerard Staggenborg

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Thomas S. Kuhn writes of disciplinary paradigms, presuppositions tactily setting the epistemological boundaries of a particular field or of the vision of a particular epoch. In the past decade, a paradigmatic revolution has deeply altered the western world's sense of reality. A new postmodern paradigm has emerged and evidenced itself in such critical approaches to art as semiotics, phenomenology, poststructuralism, and hermeneutics. The aim of the present study is to identify the central theoretical perspective offered by the new paradigm, to examine and define the central critico-historical principles stemming from such a perspective, and to relate these principles to the …

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Testing Standard Modern Paragraph Theories (Becker, Christensen, Rodgers)., Thomas Haskell Utley Jan 1983

Testing Standard Modern Paragraph Theories (Becker, Christensen, Rodgers)., Thomas Haskell Utley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study tests the relative effectiveness of the standard modern paragraph theories of A. L. Becker, Francis Christensen, and Paul C. Rodgers, Jr., three major theorists contributing more sophisiticated explanations of the form of paragraphs than that of Alexander Bain, whose theory as summarized in the familiar principles of unity, coherence, and emphasis has dominated textbook explanations of paragraphing since the late nineteenth century. In this test the three theories have been applied to fourteen selected professional essays appearing in six of the best-selling composition readers. Of these essays, seven, designated as classical, are written by the most frequently anthologized …

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The Theatre Management Of Alexandre Placide In Charleston, 1794-1812. (Volumes I And Ii) (South Carolina)., Richard Phillip Sodders Jan 1983

The Theatre Management Of Alexandre Placide In Charleston, 1794-1812. (Volumes I And Ii) (South Carolina)., Richard Phillip Sodders

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study focuses upon the management career of Alexandre Placide (c. 1750-1812) in Charleston, South Carolina, between 1794 and 1812. Initially a performer of pantomimes, ballets, and acrobatics, Placide came to America in 1791 after a distinguished career of approximately twenty-one years in Europe and the French colony of Saint-Domingue. For two years, he appeared in the principal theatre centers of this country, and in 1794, he arrived in Charleston to manage John Sollee's French Theatre, the most important French-speaking playhouse of early America, except for New Orleans. He eventually became the leading theatre figure in Charleston, and by 1802, …

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Factors Associated With Research And Extension Work In Livestock Production In The Ivory Coast., Nathalie Zongo N'Guessan Jan 1983

Factors Associated With Research And Extension Work In Livestock Production In The Ivory Coast., Nathalie Zongo N'Guessan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The overall objective of this study was to gather basic information about livestock programs in the Ivory Coast, and to determine factors that may be impeding the successful accomplishment of these programs. One hundred and two livestock producers were interviewed--72 who were members of SODEPRA and 32 who were not. The data from the field study were coded onto computer sheets and transferred to punched cards and percentages and Chi-Square Values were calculated. The major dependent variable, membership in SODEPRA, was related to the independent variables in the study. Chi-Square values were used to determine if there was a significant …

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The Effectiveness Of Video Technology In Safety Training At An Industrial Site., Robert Steven Miller Jan 1983

The Effectiveness Of Video Technology In Safety Training At An Industrial Site., Robert Steven Miller

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Industry has long held to the belief that accidents are caused and they can be prevented. To support this belief, industry in the United States has allocated vast resources for accident prevention. The rationale for this allocation of resources rests on the concern for employees' well-being, federal and state regulations, and the profit incentive. In order to test the most feasible and effective program to generate safety awareness and teach specific safety skills, a system of daily reinforcement using an in-plant cable tablevision capability was conceptualized, designed, implemented and tested. This study presents the findings for the Safety Minutes program …

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School Lunch Consumption In Terms Of Serving Method., Faye Anne Blanchard Robichaux Jan 1983

School Lunch Consumption In Terms Of Serving Method., Faye Anne Blanchard Robichaux

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the "offer versus serve" method on school lunch consumption by students in grades 1-3 when nutrition-related achievement of students was similar. This method allows students to decline two of the five food items. The sample included students in grades 1-3 in two public schools in neighboring parishes, Lafourche and Assumption. The Lafourche Parish school was using the "offer versus serve" method, while the Assumption Parish school was using the traditional method of serving lunch. Nutrition achievement of students in both schools was determined; the mean scores of students in …

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Roland Q. Leavell: A Biography (Mississippi)., Mary D. Leavell Bowman Jan 1983

Roland Q. Leavell: A Biography (Mississippi)., Mary D. Leavell Bowman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Roland Quinche Leavell was born on December 21, 1891, as the eighth of nine boys to conservative, religious parents in Oxford, Mississippi. Raised in Oxford, he followed his mother's wishes and entered the ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention. As a pastor, he not only served well in a number of churches, but became renowned throughout the Convention for his success in evangelism. Because of this success, he won appointment to two of the most prestigious offices in the Convention: Director of Evangelism and president of the Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans. This dissertation is not, however, simply a …

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Leadership Behavior Of Louisiana Superintendents In Terms Of Selected Variables., P. Edward Cancienne Jan 1983

Leadership Behavior Of Louisiana Superintendents In Terms Of Selected Variables., P. Edward Cancienne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the leadership behavior of local public school superintendents in Louisiana by organizational characteristics. More specifically, this study proposed to determine how the leadership styles of Louisiana public school superintendents vary in terms of size of districts administered when the following variables were examined: (a) the educational administrative training of the superintendent; (b) the institution from which the superintendent attained his graduate degree; (c) the number of years employed as superintendent in his present position; (d) the total years employed by his present local school system; (e) the position held prior to becoming …

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Magnetic Susceptibility Of Nickel., Arun Kumar Chatterjee Jan 1983

Magnetic Susceptibility Of Nickel., Arun Kumar Chatterjee

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Using density and functional theory, expressions for the longitudinal and transverse spin susceptibility of ferromagnetic metals have been derived in the local density approximation. The self consistent calculation of these susceptibilities necessitates the inversion of some infinite dimensional matrices, which have been done analytically using tight binding wave function for the 3d electrons. This amounted to a transformation from a Fourier representation to an orbital representation. This method is then applied for nickel using a semi-empirical band structure. In the light of these approximations it proved worthwhile to introduce some adjustable parameters to describe the electron interactions. In the transverse …

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Toward The Development Of A Model To Evaluate The Effect Of The Accelerated Cost Recovery System Of Depreciation As Enacted By The Economic Recovery Tax Act Of 1981 On State Of Florida Corporate Tax Revenues., Chula Greenwell Ensley Jan 1983

Toward The Development Of A Model To Evaluate The Effect Of The Accelerated Cost Recovery System Of Depreciation As Enacted By The Economic Recovery Tax Act Of 1981 On State Of Florida Corporate Tax Revenues., Chula Greenwell Ensley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In 1981, Congress passed the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (ERTA). One of the major provisions of ERTA is the Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS) of depreciation. ACRS allows for a more rapid recovery of the cost of a depreciable asset than existed under prior law. At the federal level, this accelerated cost recovery is expected to result in substantial revenue loss. The benefit of the revenue loss is a hoped for stimulation to capital investment to spur economic recovery. During the deliberations leading to the enactment of ERTA, much attention was focused on this revenue loss at the …

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John Brown Gordon: Soldier, Southerner, American. (Volumes I And Ii) (Georgia)., Ralph Lowell Eckert Jan 1983

John Brown Gordon: Soldier, Southerner, American. (Volumes I And Ii) (Georgia)., Ralph Lowell Eckert

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Born in the Upson County, Georgia in February 1832, John Brown Gordon attended the University of Georgia, practiced law in Atlanta and, in the years immediately preceding the Civil War, developed coal mines in northwestern Georgia. He responded to the Confederate call to arms by raising a company of volunteers. In spite of his want of formal military schooling, Gordon displayed courage, boldness, vigilance, aggressiveness, and sound military sense on every battlefield upon which he fought. His rise from captain to corps commander was unmatched in the Army of Northern Virginia. Emerging from the war as one of the South's …

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The Methodological Foundations Of Law And Economics., Will Carrington Heath Jan 1983

The Methodological Foundations Of Law And Economics., Will Carrington Heath

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Today there is a burgeoning "new" law and economics literature which extends the application of economic principles virtually across the board. The essence of the "new" law and economics is value (or wealth) maximization, which means exploiting economic resources in such a way that value--human satisfaction as measured by willingness and ability to pay--is maximized. Value maximization has become essential in both explanative and reformative analyses of the law. This new science of law is not without its critics. They include economists, especially those of the Austrian and American Institutionalist schools, as well as various legal theorists and practitioners not …

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Survival Of Vibrio Cholerae, Biotype E1 Tor, Serotype Inaba In Seafoods., Arthur Hinton Jr Jan 1983

Survival Of Vibrio Cholerae, Biotype E1 Tor, Serotype Inaba In Seafoods., Arthur Hinton Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The D values of Vibrio cholerae in oyster and shrimp meat homogenate were determined at 49(DEGREES), 54(DEGREES), 60(DEGREES), 66(DEGREES), 71(DEGREES), 77(DEGREES), and 82(DEGREES)C. In oyster homogenates, the D values in minutes were 4.7 at 49(DEGREES)C, < 0.35 at 54(DEGREES)C, < 0.35 at 60(DEGREES)C, < 0.33 at 66(DEGREES)C, < 0.30 at 71(DEGREES)C, < 0.29 at 77(DEGREES)C, and < 0.24 at 82(DEGREES)C. In shrimp homogenates, the D values in minutes were 9.17 at 49(DEGREES)C, < 0.43 at 54(DEGREES)C, < 0.39 at 60(DEGREES)C, < 0.32 at 66(DEGREES)C, < 0.31 at 71(DEGREES)C, < 0.30 at 77(DEGREES), and < 0.28 at 82(DEGREES)C. Whole oysters, inoculated with 10('6) V. cholerae/gram, were cooked in boiling water (100(DEGREES)C) or in hot oil (191(DEGREES)C) for one minute. Whole shrimp, inoculated with 10('6) V. cholerae were cooked in boiling water (100(DEGREES)C) or in steam (100(DEGREES)C) for 10 minutes. Vibrio cholerae was not isolated from the cooked oysters or shrimp. Sterile and unsterile shrimp, oyster, crab, and crayfish meat homogenates were inoculated with 10('7) V. cholerae/g. The homogenates were treated with 0, 25, 50, or 100 krad and stored at 4(DEGREES), 0(DEGREES), or -8(DEGREES)C for 21 days. No V. cholerae were isolated from any of the homogenates treated with 100 krad. Vibrio cholerae was able to survive longer in the sterile oyster, crab and crayfish homogenates stored at 4(DEGREES) and 0(DEGREES)C than in the unsterile homogenates stored at the same temperatures. The organism was able to survive longer in the unsterile shrimp homogenates stored at 4(DEGREES) and 0(DEGREES)C than in the sterile homogenates stored at the same temperature. At -8(DEGREES)C, survival time was usually longer in the unsterile seafood homogenates than in the sterile seafood homogenates stored at -8(DEGREES)C. Due to the retardation of competitive inhibition the organism was usually able to survive longer in the unsterile homogenates stored at -8(DEGREES)C than in the unsterile homogenates stored at 4(DEGREES) or 0(DEGREES)C.

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A Description Of The Ten Southeastern Conference Marching Band Programs., Harry Crozier Patzig Jan 1983

A Description Of The Ten Southeastern Conference Marching Band Programs., Harry Crozier Patzig

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Marching band programs and philosophies have changed considerably since the early part of the 1960s. The advent of contemporary marching band concepts (techniques/styles) has had a profound influence on the development, participation, and growth of marching band programs throughout the United States. The marching band continues to evolve into an art form closely associated with the American culture. The purpose of this study was to describe, in terms of organizational structures, marching concepts employed, and the addition of auxiliary units, the activities of the ten Southeastern Conference (SEC) marching band programs for the 1981 season. A questionnaire was developed and …

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Marjorie Gullan: Speech Teacher, Lecturer, Public Reader, And Pioneer In Choral Speaking (Scotland, England)., Ronald Eugene Shields Jan 1983

Marjorie Gullan: Speech Teacher, Lecturer, Public Reader, And Pioneer In Choral Speaking (Scotland, England)., Ronald Eugene Shields

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Historians of oral interpretation and speech education acknowledge Marjorie Gullan as a pioneer figure. However, they limit their discussion to Gullan's activities as a pioneer in popularizing choral speaking and neglect her other professional involvements as a speech teacher, lecturer, and public reader. This study traces Gullan's career from the earliest years in Scotland to her death, and illustrates the interdependence between her experiences as a speech teacher and her experiments with choral speaking as an educational and artistic technique. Born in the late nineteenth century, Gullan witnessed the waning days of elocution, and throughout her lengthy career, which extended …

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The Social Strategy Implementation Process: An Exploratory Investigation., Jean Garner Stead Jan 1983

The Social Strategy Implementation Process: An Exploratory Investigation., Jean Garner Stead

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The ability to formulate and implement social strategies has become increasingly important as a means for firms to manage the socio-political elements in their environments. This dissertation is an exploratory study designed to examine the internal process of corporate social strategy implementation. Specifically, the study is an in-depth, one-firm research case analysis of the implementation process in an organically structured organization. The literature is in agreement that in today's turbulent socio-political environment it is necessary for a firm to formulate and implement effective social strategies. Yet, only two previous studies (Ackerman and Murray) have examined the process of implementing social …

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A Study Of Revenues For Public Schools In Louisiana., Robert Wayne Strain Jan 1983

A Study Of Revenues For Public Schools In Louisiana., Robert Wayne Strain

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was to determine how revenues from federal, state, and local governments vary across school districts in the State of Louisiana in 1975 and 1980. Also included, was an analysis of per pupil expenditures, assessed valuations of taxable property, per capita incomes, and a comparison of Louisiana with national public school financial data. In 1975 and 1980 respectively, school districts received 56.19 and 52.91 percent of their revenue from state sources, 30.05 and 34.57 percent from local sources, and 13.76 and 12.52 percent from federal sources. In 1975 and 1980, the major sources of revenue were: federal Elementary and …

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A Descriptive Evaluation Of Two Hospital Education Programs (Louisiana)., Thomas Curtis Whitesell Jan 1983

A Descriptive Evaluation Of Two Hospital Education Programs (Louisiana)., Thomas Curtis Whitesell

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purposes of this study were to develop a method of assessment of the education function for hospitals and to ascertain if there was a significant difference in the education function of two like-size hospitals. One hospital is military, U.S. Army Community Hospital located at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and the other is civilian, Baton Rouge General Hospital, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. These two hospitals were selected for this study because of their similarities in size, state, educational mission and, most important, because of their organization for education. Both hospital education programs are decentralized, having a staff development section and …

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A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Teaching Computer Programming To Secondary Mathematics Students., Mary Diane Bodin Calamari Jan 1983

A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Teaching Computer Programming To Secondary Mathematics Students., Mary Diane Bodin Calamari

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was formulated in order to gain information about the effectiveness of two methods of instructing secondary mathematics students in introductory computer programming. Investigation of programming instruction in a reduced period of time was a major component of the study for those educators who choose to teach programming as a portion of a mathematics course must do so under time constraints. The research was conducted in three public secondary schools in St. Mary Parish in Louisiana. The subjects were enrolled in an algebra II or a geometry class during the spring semester of the 1982-83 academic year. An experimental-control …

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