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Programmed Instruction From The Instructor's Viewpoint, Michael D. Stoll

Masters Theses

The role of the instructor is, and always will be, a critical one. Until now, though, mediating a course to a self-paced, programmed learning environment frequently has neglected the fact that the instructor will have to alter teaching methods to a great extent in order to cope with the new situation. Further, without a thorough understanding of the role to be played out, the instructor could actually destroy even the best of courses.

This report studies the changeover of United States Air Force technical training course 3ABR25130 Weather Specialist from group-lock step to self-paced programmed learning. A background of both …

Problems Of Community Museum, Peter Velez

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Cytological Investigations Of Eremosphaera Viridis De Bary, Richard Allen Valentino

Masters Theses

Eremosphaera viridis de Bary was studied with light microscope techniques to determine the method of cytokinesis and to explain the ontogeny of the membranous ring separating the mature daughter cells in the intact sporangium.

It is proposed that cytokinesis in this organism is phylogenetically advanced and that the separation of mature daughter cells involves the sequential deposition of two cell walls. The first wall develops centripetally by the addition of membrane subunits. The resulting cleavage furrow is oriented by transverse microtubules found along the cell division plane. The newly formed walls separate the two daughter cells and give rise to …

Saxicolous Bryophytes Of Coles And Clark Counties, Terri M. Simon

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Development In Selected Sciences In The Secondary School, Norma Grace Hockett Bauer

Masters Theses

This field study was to help a student write relevant secondary science curricula that (l) may actually be used by the author; (2) used in training other teachers; (3) used as examples in other subjects; and (4) encourage research and innovations to meet changing educational processes. Each of the five selected secondary science curricula shows different development of specialization and adaptation. Aerospace is developed as a minicourse. Basic biology has fifteen units based on specific scientific concepts, with laboratory experiments, along with individualized research. Field biology uses community resources, experiments, local, state, and federal parks or memorials, reference books instead …

A Plan For The Design Of An Ideal Instructional Media Center In The Teachers Colleges Of The Republic Of China, Yung-Ger Shang

Masters Theses

Since the end of World War II, Audiovisual education had developed rapidly. Today, instructional media and technology are requirements for teacher education.

The purpose of this study is to design an ideal instructional media center that meets the trend of instructional media development. In order to determine the type of instructional media center, a few factors need to be realized. One factor includes the nature and function of normal education of The Republic of China. The situation of the future developments of normal education. The situation of the economic future developments that influence the budget of the instructional media program. …

Funding, Planning, Conducting And Evaluating Three Career Guidance Workshops, D. Diane Blair

Masters Theses

During June, 1976, three career guidance workshops were conducted for four school districts in Central Illinois. Funded with monies through the Division of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education, Illinois Office of Education, these five-day workshops established a model for districts of all sizes to follow in developing curriculum based career guidance programs.

The paper, "Funding, Planning, Conducting and Evaluating Three Career Guidance Workshops," illustrates the steps involved from the workshop's conception to its completion. Four parts illustrate the different phases of the workshops.

Writing a Proposal. Since a career approach to education is needed in the schools in Illinois and …

A Philosophy Of Art, Robert Erickson

Masters Theses

There is no universally accepted concept of the nature of art. Many are contented in believing that it is just some mystical quality. However, I believe that art is a basic human trait which has evolved over millions of years. This paper shall explain my own belief as to the evolution of art and how it is used by myself and other artists.

That which we believe to be true is a product of our individual experiences. In technology, religion, and in art there are no universal truths. All human beings percieve the world in different ways.

Two billion years …

Formation Of The Wayne City High School Into A Community Unit District, Donald R. Haile

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

To Expand The Learning Resources Center Of Jefferson Junior High School, Mattoon, Illinois, James Hindle Pass Jr.

Masters Theses

In order to better accommodate the media needs of the faculty and students of Jefferson Junior High School, Mattoon, Illinois, this study was prepared. The intent was to illustrate the present capacities and functions of the Learning Resources Center and justify its expansion, both in physical size and scope of services. Alternate sites within the physical plant are indicated and diagrams are offered to illustrate relative locations. Each is discussed with regard to merits and constraints of effectively using it as the new learning resources center. Polls of the faculty and student body were accomplished in order to determine the …

A Plan For The Development Of An Ideal Learning Resource Center At Crowder College, Barbara Lou Farrar

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the personnel, hardware, software, and space requirements for an ideal learning resource center at Crowder College and to prepare a written plan for reaching this goal. The achievement of this plan would be spread over a five year period.

The existing learning resource program at Crowder College is shown to include well-established library services and very limited media services. A full description of the existing learning resources program is given and its relationship to the rest of the college is shown.

Several methods were used to determine what an ideal learning resources …

A Comparative Study Of The Effects Of Different Types Of Media On Selected Fifth Grade Students At Franklin Elementary School, Mattoon, Illinois, Lester Raymond Burton

Masters Theses

Instructional media is usually used as a supplement to verbal and printed instruction. It is used for the purpose of illustration, exemplification, motivation, and for clarification. Filmstrips, 16mm films, charts, maps, and still pictures, library books, and resource units help students understand their social world.

No one teaching tool reaches the set goals in Social Studies classes. A comparison of different types of media effectiveness in improving student interest, in stimulating class discussion, and in helping to fix vocabulary is the goal of this study.

Identification of the media which produce the best student success provided the Social Studies with …

An Analysis Of The Optimum Learning In Regular Classrooms Project In Charleston, Illinois, Patricia Tucker Chaney

Masters Theses

The Optimum Learning in Regular Classrooms Project is an adoptive-adaptive ESEA Title IV-C project with two purposes: (1) to provide more effective educational service to children with special needs through training the mainstream teacher to diagnose these special needs as well as implement solutions for such children on an ongoing basis, and (2) to provide more efficient support services to the mainstream teacher in his/her efforts to meet the special needs of exceptional children, whether handicapped or gifted.

Four main aspects of the project are examined:

Classroom organization. All classrooms were organized at least in part into learning centers. This …

An Analysis Of The Intern Program, Kolawole Lafinhan

Masters Theses

Through exposure to local school districts and their programs, professionals such as teachers, leaders, and educators can be trained to become effective administrative leaders.

The primary purpose of this paper is the acquisition of a broad base of knowledge and varied practical experience pertinent to becoming an effective administrative leader in the future. This paper describes the internship program. The activities included in this internship such as conferences, meetings, and visits to schools and the Illinois Office of Education in Springfield are detailed chronologically. A number of suggestions are made for effective future administrative intern programs.

Included also in this …

A Study In Lowering Counselor-Trainee Anxiety Related To Selected Controversial Issues, Sharon L. Butts

Masters Theses

An effective counselor has cognitive mastery of theory, appropriate interpersonal and communication skills, and a degree of self-knowledge sufficient to allow open, honest, non-judgmental interactions with clients. It is the last criterion, implying the importance of self-awareness, which many counselors have to struggle with in the course of their training.

Self-knowledge, in fact, may be the most energizing force in effective counseling. (Rogers, 1961) To function fully and freely in counselor-client relationships requires that the counselor is willing to explore and learn about matters that frigation, inhibit and stifle himself. Growing awareness of self involves a counselor-trainee's coming to terms …

Selected Poems Of Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim, Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim

Masters Theses

Is poetry art or is art poetry? Or what is poetry? What is art? There is art in creating poetry. And there are the poetic elements in creating painting/any form of art.

I have been involved in writing poetry since I was in high school. My first poem was published in 1965. During that time I also received formal training in art. Writing poetry to me then was only putting together words and phrases into ideas and stories. And painting to me at that time was selecting and juxtaposing colors into beautiful pictures on canvas.

Man changes in ideas, ideals …

A Proposal For A Career Development Program In Community Unit #4, Oblong, Illinois, Allen R. Price

Masters Theses

The purpose of this field study is to develop a program in career education in Community Unit #4, Oblong, Illinois.

It is the belief of this author that elementary career education should have a new thrust because of the closing of the rural schools. In September of 1977, Oblong Grade School will be the only attendance center in the community.

This study is not a review of a complete elementary career education program but rather the guidelines used in establishing a program. This program is developed to work into the regular classroom and it should not be considered an extra …

Speech Library Series: Formulation And Utilization, Johnn Edward Malloy

Masters Theses

School District 205 has erased a large portion of their videotaped library on advice of the district lawyer. This field study is a three-pronged effort: (1) to conduct a survey among district faculty to discover the attitudes toward the usefulness of a series of ten videotaped programs depicting excellent speech communication models performing in three basic areas--acting, interpretation, and public address, (2) to produce these ten programs and add them to the library, and (3) to survey selected groups of students to aquire their reactions to the tapes.

The faculty survey shows that the programs would be of value for …

Alternatives In Secondary Education: A Review Of The Movement, A Review Of Selected Secondary Alternative Programs In Illinois, And A Proposed Plan For Alternatives At Hillcrest High School In Country Club Hills, Illinois, Michael G. Mclaughlan

Masters Theses

During the past few years, the phrase “public alternative education” has been sounded in various educational circles throughout the United States, and has been the focal point of numerous professional seminars and conferences. Many schools have initiated alternative education models and many others are considering adopting the idea.

Alternative schools, by definition, come in many different shapes and sizes and with varying objectives and philosophies. That students and/or parents have a choice in selecting an educational program is basic to all. Alternative schools recognize that different students may perform better in different types of educational settings and therefore, they stress …

Dynamic Pullout Resistance Of Anchors Buried In Dry Sand, Chris John Veesaert

Masters Theses

"The vertical pullout resistance of buried anchors subjected to dynamic loading was investigated by means of a laboratory model study. A dry uniformly graded sand, compacted by vibration to 92% of its relative density, was used as the test medium. Tests were performed in a 24-inch square tank using 3.0 and 5.0-inch diameter half and full-anchors. The anchors were tested at depths ranging from 5.0 to 21.0 inches.

It was assumed that the dynamic failure mechanism of earth anchors was the same as the static failure mode, and not distinct behavior. Thus static tests, i.e., tests using a constant strain …

A Report Of An Internship In The Reading Center And Clinic Western Michigan University, Lucetta A. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Student Preferences For The Hutchings' "Low Stress" Versus The Conventional Addition Algorithm Under Conditions Of Differentially Increasing Response Effort With And Without Reinforcement, Carolyn Louise Gillespie

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of The Hutchings' “Low-Stress" And Current Addition Algorithms For Speed And Accuracy In Two School Settings With Regular And Special Education Children, Laurence E. Rudolph

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Report Of An Internship In The Central Office Of The Vicksburg Community Schools, Raymond C. Staples

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Calculation Speed And Accuracy On Two Levels Of Problem Difficulty Using The Conventional And Hutchings' "Low Stress" Addition Algorithms And The Pocket Calculator With High And Low Achieving Math Students, Leslie S. Zoref

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Summary Of An Internship In The Battle Creek Public Schools, Lee A. Callaway

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Summary Of Experiences In An Internship In The Area Of School Business Management, Lawrence H. Stancliff

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ruth Twigg Carr: A Visual Interpretation, Belinda Carr Beccue

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No abstract provided.

An Investigation Into Art Preparation For Teachers Of Mentally Handicapped Children, Larry D. Wilson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Azide Sensitivity In Species Of Chlamydomonas And Carteria, Kim Michael Kobriger

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.