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The Relationship Between Self Actualization And Selected Learning Experiences Of Elementary Education Majors Enrolled In The University Of North Dakota's Center For Teaching And Learning, John A. Eiden

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: The purpose of this investigation was an analysis of the relationship between self actualization and selected aspects of the undergraduate elementary education program of senior students in the Center for Teaching and Learning.

The Procedure: The subjects (N=85) for this investigation were randomly selected from the total group of fulltime undergraduate Center for Teaching and Learning elementary education seniors officially registered as of August 28, 1972. The study was conducted during the fall and spring semesters 1972-73, and had a duration of six and one-half months. Other than preassessment and post-assessment, no special program of activity was required …

An Analysis Of Self Concept In Two Elementary Schools In Relationship To Sex, Grade Level, And Teacher, Carl E. Edeburn

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: This study investigated selected aspects of self concept in elementary school students and their teachers as measured by self report instruments in an initial and retesting situation. Attention was given to determining whether changes in the children's levels of self concept had taken place during the school year, whether differences in self concept were evidenced xvdien compared by sex and grade level, and whether a relationship existed between the self concept of the students and the self concept of their teachers.

Procedure: The research was conducted in two Grand Forks Public Schools during the 1971-72 school year, and the …

Sex Differences In Memory Measured By Signal Detection, Ronald L. Matthew

Theses and Dissertations

The theory of signal detection was used to determine sex differences in recognition memory for a social task using favorable, neutral, and unfavorable statements about men and women. Signal detection affords two measures: d' represents a measure of S's sensitivity (memory) and β a measure of his criterion or willingness to respond based on his memory.

Descriptions of people were scaled by ten men and ten women for degree of favorability. From these items, four lists were constructed and given to twenty male and twenty female undergraduates at the University of North Dakota. The independent variables used in the study …

Need Achievement Antecedents And Correlates In Intact Social Groups, Robert J. Loveland

Theses and Dissertations

The present paper was concerned primarily with one area of research in human personality, that is, the need to achieve (n Ach). Specifically, it was an attempt to test the strength of several conclusions concerning the antecedents and correlates of n Ach by reversing the research technique most commonly employed in reaching those conclusions. That common technique is to define high and low achievers psychometrically, end then to study antecedent variables and correlates. This study attempted to reverse this process. Rather than defining groups of high and low achievers, the groups chosen for study were intact social groups, which in …

The Effects Of Intrauterine Shock On The Emotionality Of The Offspring In The Albino Rat, Mary B. Mehrer

Theses and Dissertations

Recent research with animals indicates that stress applied during pregnancy can influence the emotionality of the offspring (Thompson, 1957; Fazzaro, 1971). The present study x^as designed to investigate the effects of escapable versus inescapable electric shock, administered during pregnancy, on the behavior of the offspring. Female Sprague-Dawley albino rats were mated and placed into three groups. Group I females were given daily sessions of twenty-five, escapable, 0.6mA shocks from Day 10 through Day 16 of pregnancy. Group II females were given the same amount of inescapable shock. Control subjects were placed in the shock apparatus for an equivalent amount of …

An Investigation Of The Components Of Platonic And Romantic Heterosexual Relationships, Philip F. Guinsburg

Theses and Dissertations

During the past twenty years, heterosexual relationships have been studied extensively by researchers in the field of interpersonal attraction without the attainment of consistent results (Wright, 1968). Wright (1968) stated that there were two methodological problems with this past research which are the treatment of variables used to explain attraction as both the independent and dependent variables in the same study and the use of dyadic indices. Also, Wright (1969) noted that past research has generally not examined heterosexual relationships separately for each sex. Finally, Guinsburg (1970a) found that most research dealing with heterosexual relationships has only examined the "romantic" …

A Comparative Study Utilizing Carpet For Machine Noise Reduction In An Industrial Technology Woodworking Laboratory, Eugene A. Schlomer

Theses and Dissertations

The nature and scope of this study was an experimental research project designed to determine what effect the installation of carpet would have on the redu·ction of potentially harmful airborne and structure-borne noise levels emitted from standard industrial woodworking machines commonly used in school instructional programs

The specific objectives formulated for the study were to (1) determine the feasibility of using carpet as a sound absorbent floor covering material to control the airborne and structure-borne noise emissions from selected woodworking machines, (2) determine the potentially harmful noise levels produced by various woodworking machines, (3) determine what effect the carpet installed …

A Comparison Of The Performance Of High School Bookkeeping/Accounting Students Taught In A Structured Classroom And Those Taught By An Individualized Study Method, Alvin L. Kelling

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

June 1973, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

June 1973 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 55, Number 9

The Effect Of Handedness On Typewriting Performance, M. Latif Javed

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Organizational Climate And School Size Related To Student Self-Concept And Attitude Toward School, Marvin E. Sorum

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: This study had as its purpose the investigation of the nature and the degree of the relationship between the size of a secondary school, the organizational climate of the school and the student background transeunt effects on student attitude toward school, and on student self-concept. This study investigated the differences which existed between school size and selected student and teacher variables; and, then, if there were differences, to discover the nature of those differences.

Sample: Based on the secondary school population, thirty-four North Dakota secondary schools were divided into: school size 1 ("over 1,000"), school size 2 (501-1,000), …

A Study Of The Value Of Mechanical Aids In The Teaching/Learning Of Swimming With Advanced Swimmers, John R. Cawsey

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: This study was concerned with effectiveness of a commercially produced hand-paddle as a teaching/learning aid for learning the arm action of the front crawl swimming stroke.

Procedure: The population was restricted to two classes from the general program at the Advanced Swimmer Level of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department of the University of North Dakota. The two samples were randomly divided into experimental and traditional groups. Data were collected by means of a subjective rating instrument designed by the researcher. Students were rated on a pre-test and post-test after eight hours of instruction.

Statistically, the data were …

Painting And Painting Symbols, James Joseph Hendrickx

Theses and Dissertations

The written part of this project is primarily comprised of short elaborations on my experience, feelings and perceptions, first as a painter, then as a person. It is a description of occurrences which reflect my general level of motion around and within the time of the creative act. These pages also harbor negative feelings for tradition, it has become burdensome and restraining in a reality which is never motionless and therefore never constant, and so is subject to continuous variations.

In short, it involves all the rational and irrational activity of myself as an artist and how environmental circumstance may …

The Effect Of Information And Experience On Preference For Complexity, Stanley Richard Gunn

Theses and Dissertations

One area of research that has received a great deal of empirical and theoretical attention is preference for complexity. Two major conclusions may be drawn from a survey of the relevant literature in this area. First, there is a greater preference for the intermediate ranges of complexity than for the extreme levels, and secondly, preference for complexity is a function of the interaction of both stimulus and subject variables. The role of stimulus variables in preference for complexity has been repeatedly studied. This is also true of the subject variable "experience," which is usually defined in terms of the subject's …

The Effects Of Proper Machine On The Noise Emissions Produced By Power Tool And Machine Operations In The Industrial Woodworking Laboratory, Dwight C. Collins

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the maximum reduction of A-weighted noise produced by operations of woodworking power tools and machines on various materials by stringent implementation of proper machine maintenance practices within the woodworking laboratory.

Literature was surveyed to determine the depth and scope of the problem of hearing loss resulting from exposure to excessive noise produced by woodworking power tools and machines. An overview of studies in the areas of physiological and psychological effects of noise on humans and the control of machine noise were included.

The data were gathered and analyzed from operations of machines …

A Study To Determine What Educational Preparation Would Make An Industrial Arts Major Employable Of More Employable As A Manual Arts Therapist Or An Industrial Therapist In A Veterans Administration Hospital, Gary M. Larson

Theses and Dissertations

Manual arts and industrial therapy programs have been historically an important segment of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service in Veterans Administration hospitals. It has been regarded as a significant form of patient· treatment. The increasing emphasis during the past fifteen years on vocational factors in the rehabilitation treatment process has necessitated and included the training of personnel as therapists. Therapist who have been chosen from the profession of Industrial Arts have worked so successfully in federal, state, local, and rehabilitation centers that the demand has become far greater than the supply.

Psychogenic Factors In Menstrual Symptomology, Glen Gruba

Theses and Dissertations

In this study correlations were obtained between personality characteristics and menstrual manifestations in order to test the following psychogenic hypotheses regarding the etiology of menstrual symptomatology: (1) dependence, as a personality characteristic, is basic to the elaboration of moderate or severe menstrual symptoms, (2) a psychosomatic process, involving psychic control over somatic functions, underlies certain forms of menstrual symptomatology, and (3) menstrual symptoms, particularly as they are more pronounced, represent exacerbations of prevailing personality patterns.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ, which contains eight menstrual symptom scales) were administered to 60 female university students …

A Comparison Between Teacher-Directed Instruction And Student Self-Directed Study In Physical Science For Undergraduate Elementary Education Majors, Douglas L. Magnus

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this research was to compare the learning which occurred in a college physical science class for pre-service elementary teachers between two teaching-learning methods identified as teacher- directed instruction and student self-directed study. The specific areas investigated were: (1) knowledge of physical science content, (2) development and application of the processes of science, (3) attitude toward physical science and (4) attitude toward student self-directed study.

Procedure: The research sample used in this study consisted of 95 elementary education majors enrolled in four sections of Chemistry 327 which is a required physical science course. The …

A Comparison Of Two Weight Training Programs In Terms Of Dynamic Strength Gains, Randy G. Makarenko

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of two programs of weight training on strength gains made in the quadriceps, biceps brachii, and pectoralis major muscles. In determining the strength gains of the muscles while using two different programs of training, the following procedure was followed. Three different muscle areas were tested using three different exercises. The exercises and muscle groups were: 1. Leg Press -------- Quadriceps 2. Scott Curl ------- Biceps brachii 3. Bench Press ------- Pectoralis major The subjects (of which there were fourteen) x^ere assigned to treatment groups and training programs at random. The …

An Investigation Of Perceived And Actual Attitude Agreement, Stimulation Value And Total Friendship, Robert J. Bateen

Theses and Dissertations

The investigation was designed to explore the relationship between attitude dissimilarity and strength of friendship. It was hypothesized that those who perceived their acquaintance as being high in Stimulation Value (SV) would perceive their acquaintance as more dissimilar from themselves than those perceiving their acquaintance as low in Stimulation Value. Since it was felt that SV is part of Total Friendship, it was predicted that those who had estimated that a strong friendship existed between themselves and their acquaintance would perceive their acquaintance as being less attitudinally similar to- themselves than the pairs who scored low on Total Friendship.

Eighteen …

The Meaning Of Death For Heinrich Von Kleist, Leah Manning Stetzner

Theses and Dissertations

Death was, a major concern for Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) I in his literary works and in his life. This thesis traces that concern through his letters, anecdotes, dramas, and Novelle. The works are discussed and, in most cases, analyzed separately on the basis of death's role in them as a motivating, complicati.ng, and resolving factor, in order to better understand the meaning of death for Kledst's characters and for Kleist himself. The discussions include pertinent comment from selected critics, to compare and contrast 9ther interpretations of these deaths. An initial review of Kleist's life and a concluding section on …

A Study Of Organizational Climate And Educational Change In Selected North Dakota High Schools, Edward J. Hill

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: This study is postulated on the theory that a direct relationship exists between organizational climate and educational change. The primary purpose of the study was to analyze the relationships between organizational climate and educational changes in selected high schools. A further purpose was to determine if there were significant differences between the principals' and faculties' profile scores on each of the eight subtests of the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire (OCDQ).

The study also attempted to determine which set of selected teacher biographical variables contributed most to the predictability of each subtest score of the OCDQ.

Method and Procedures: The …

April 1973, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

April 1973 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 55, Number 7

February 16-17, 1973, Vs. Michigan Tech, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's Hockey

Program for the February 16-17, 1973, weekend series against the Michigan Tech Huskies.

Categories Of Verbal Ideas And Case Relations, Bruce E. Hollenbach

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction, "Our belief that translation is possible, or, for that matter, that human beings can communicate at all, is based upon two presuppositions: 1) that human beings everywhere live in approximately the same world of experience, and 2) that all human beings have approximately the same mental and psychological apparatus.

But we must at the same time recognize that all human beings must abstract to a high degree from the complex environment around them which constantly bombards them with great amounts of sense stimuli. We are required to impose order on, or find order in (depending upon your …

Chafing At Anti-Allomorphs, David D. Thomas

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction: "Chafe (1970 p. 31-35) speaks of the varying forms for Onodaga 'big' as describable in terms either of processes or of allomorphs. (1) He claims that a process statement gives a more economical description of the Onodaga data; and (2) he also claims that an allomorph description necessarily presupposes a too-simple view of psychological reality. I consider his two claims questionable, the implication of his two claims not logically implied, and his first dichotomy not logically necessary."

Book Reviews, Joseph R. Maichel

North Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

Individualized Instruction: A Model For Teacher Preparation., Thomas Francis Pond Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Residual Gains Analysis And The Analysis Of Covariance As Measures Of Change In An Experimental Program., Ronald G. Buzahora

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Tutoring And/Or Being Tutored On The Reading Achievement Of Underachieving Fourth-Grade Students In A North Dakota Public School District., Edward Lawrence Gomez

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.