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Computer Assisted Instructed Materials Dealing With Sound Effects In Poetry For Use In The English Tv Classroom, Peggy Y. Westbrook

Theses and Dissertations

This project includes a survey of the types of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) available for use in secondary English classrooms, 1llustrating that the majority of such programs deal with grammar, vocabulary, and reading objectives. Muscogee County, Georgia, high schools now have Apple computers for use by teachers and students in the classroom and after school. However, most current commercial programs do not meet the specific objectives of the curriculum, especially the English IV curriculum with its emphasis on literature. This project presents a trio of programs based on a portion of the poetry-related objectives of the MCSD English IV curriculum. …

Computer Programs In Intermediate Language Arts For Use In A Rural School System, Wanda M. Stuckey

Theses and Dissertations

This project developed and field tested computer programs in language arts for use in a rural school system. A review of the literature compared the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction(CAI) in various academic areas, specifically focusing on the English curriculum. Commercially available computer programs from Texas Instruments were reviewed for content and format. Two computer programs were then developed on a TRS-80 color computer; the programs were designed specifically to assist in remedial instruction in the intermediate grades. Two reading skills were reviewed: the concepts of literal versus figurative language and fact versus opinion. The graphics portion of a commercial computer …

A Pale Reflection: American Indian Images In Mormon Arts, P. Jane Hafen

Theses and Dissertations

American Indians in Mormon arts suffer from the imposition of the white man's traditional ideas, images and stereotypes. An examination of Mormon literature since 1941, Mormon hymns and music, and Mormon visual arts reveals little consideration of Native American values: tribal affiliation, significance of place and community, myth and ritual. While the mainstream of American art has incorporated Native American values into Indian representations, and even found a place for Native American artists, Mormon arts adhere to historical misinterpretations, despite a number of fine Mormon Native American artists.

An Analysis Of Twenty Books For Young Adults In Terms Of Family Characteristics, According To Selected Sociological Variables, Elaine Vann Wise

Theses and Dissertations

An analysis of the families in twenty books, five taken from each of the 1980-1983 lists of Books for Young Adults, was used to determine if the families in the books accurately portrayed the American family. Three instruments were applied to the fictional families to gather information on the family history, characteristics, and relationships.

The families in young adult literature were found to accurately reflect the American family in marital status, number of children per family, and the persons with whom children were living. An unrealistic number of the families, however, were characterized as middle class or affluent. Only two …

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Three Essays On Place And Meaning, Reed Evan Richards

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis consists of three personal essays and a postface, in part experiments in genre, mode, and structure, and in large part explorations of the meanings of specific places in culture and on the self-definition of the observer-writer, the first essay being set in Florida and centered at Disneyworld; the second consisting of fragments of observations along the route from St. Augustine to Washington, D.C., and ending with a brief fiction; the third, a speculative/anti-speculative rumination over many things, including meaning, death, faith, and enshrinement, and set in Illinois, Missouri, and South Africa; and the postface a theoretical/descriptive theoretical defense …

Strengthening The Family: A Guide For Lds Single Parent Mothers, Jane C. Beuhring

Theses and Dissertations

Raising a family as a single parent is difficult at best. As an LDS single parent, these difficulties take on a unique challenge. The purpose of this project is to offer specific, LDS related guidelines to assist the LDS single parent mother in strengthening her family and thus acquiring the skills needed in handling the unique challenge of raising a family in a gospel oriented society. A variety of resources were used to include theorists, practicioners, scriptures, and personal experiences. Examples and case studies demonstrate the integration of gospel principles and family practices as they relate to LDS single parent …

English Department Evaluation With Focus On National Council Of Teachers Of English And Georgia Council Of Teachers Of English Criteria, Connie H. Clark

Theses and Dissertations

This study was a descriptive investigation of English department evaluation. It emphasized characteristics of departments at the national and state level which the National Council of Teachers of English and the Georgia Council of Teachers of English have recognized. The purpose of the investigation was to determine which of these characteristics the English department of a local high school met and to establish priorities for improving that department. The subjects were an intact group of 11 secondary English teachers who constituted 14.1 percent of a population of 78 teachers. The school at which they taught had an enrollment of 1400 …

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Current Status Of Paid Religious Broadcasting On National Television, Wayne R. Bills

Theses and Dissertations

In examining the use of paid television by various evangelical organizations (the "Electronic Church") as contrasted with its use by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), several important differences were discovered. First, the programs of the electronic church are usually designed much like a normal Sunday service with a "preacher" and "congregation" (the T.V. viewers). The LDS approach has been to communicate religious principles through the use of a story. Their productions are attractive to a large audience because they often feature a well-known television or motion picture celebrity, and are aired during prime-time viewing hours.

The …

Selected Aspects Of Family Change In Provo, Utah: A Replication Of Canning's 1955 Survey, Richard B. Miller

Theses and Dissertations

This study is a replication of Canning's 1955 survey of family life in Provo, Utah. The original sample consisted of 239 couples who were married and currently living there. The replication was a 1983 mail survey that used many of Canning's original questions and included a sample of 255 Provo families.

This study measured changes in several courtship and family variables using the companionship family as an ideal type. Findings included increases in the emphasis on the role of romantic love in mate selection, handsomeness as an attractive quality that women seek in a spouse, family members seeking recreation outside …

Level Of Marital Adjustment And Spiritual Well-Being Among Latter-Day Saints, Robert W. Reynolds

Theses and Dissertations

This research will focus specifically on SWB [spiritual well being] among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). By virtue of his membership in this denomination, the researcher is more familiar with the theology, religious life and traditions of the LDS than those of any other denomination. Latter-day Saint theology has been well defined, and because of a fundamental belief in the prophetic ability of a single leader of the church, the doctrine and practices of the Latter-day Saints are consistent throughout the United States and the world.

A Comparison Of Spanish Language Proficiency As Related To Location And Length Of Stay In A Foreign Language Environment, Karen Minnette Dawson Mckenna

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the relationship of Spanish language proficiency as related to location and length of stay in a foreign language environment. The participants took a Spanish diagnostic test that measures Spanish proficiency through grammar principles and then answered a questionnaire concerning their language learning experiences, location and length of stay in a Spanish language environment.
It was found that Spanish language proficiency increased with longer lengths of stay in the Spanish language environment. No conclusive data were found to support the hypothesis that those in one Spanish-speaking environment attain a higher language proficiency than those in another Spanish-speaking area. …

The Incidence Of Obesity In Lds College Women: The Effect Of Selected Physical Socio-Environmental Variables On Total Percent Body Fat In Two Populations Of Lds Women, Carrie Tanner Summers

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of selected physical socio-environmental variables on total percent body fat. The sample population consisted of single, LDS, white women attending Brigham Young University (BYU) and California State University at Fullerton (CSUF). Significant data as well as trends that appeared were included in this paper.

From the data collected, it was concluded that the sample populations at BYU and CSUF were the same. The incidence of obesity was determined only among individuals attending both universities. The entire sample population mean was 22.19 percent. This percentage did not meet the obesity criteria. …

The Effects Of Seismic Blasting On Shallow Water Wells And Aquifers In Western North Dakota, Frank W. Beaver Jr. P. E.

Theses and Dissertations

Seismographic petroleum exploration throughout North Dakota has generated concern over the effects of blasting on groundwater supplies and wells. A preliminary investigation revealed complaints alleging declining productivity and decreased water quality in regions where coal aquifers are extensively used. Unplugged shotholes were frequently cited as a source of problems.

Experimental results indicate that changes due to blasting occur within long term physical the aquifers rather than in specific water wells. Pumping tests conducted in a sand and coal aquifer system showed no apparent physical effects when shots were detonated one quarter mile away from the pumping wells. Shots 500 feet …

A Description Of The Theatre Curriculum At Hopewell High School, Don P. Mcmillan

Theses and Dissertations

The theatre curriculum at Hopewell High School began eleven years ago with one course; it now has expanded to three courses. Because the last course in the sequence may be repeated for credit, a student in this curriculum may earn four credits in theatre study.

The first course is English 124, entitled Drama I, and it may be taken by students in grades 9 through 12. This course introduces the student to performing in pantomime, improvisation, and in scripted scenes. The second course is English 125, entitled Drama II, which is open to students in grades 10 through 12 who …

The Developing Trends And Their Perceived Impact Upon Minnesota Post-Secondary Vocational-Technical Education (Future, Change, Training)., Keith Mel Togstad

Theses and Dissertations

The problem of the study was to determine the perceived degree of impact of selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends which could affect post-secondary vocational-technical education in Minnesota.The purpose of this study was to provide information useful to Minnesota post-secondary vocational-technical educators in planning the direction of post-secondary vocational-technical education in the State for the next decade. This purpose was accomplished through a survey which emphasized the perceived degree of need and the perception of degree of impact on post-secondary vocational-technical curricula from selected technological, economic, programmatic, legislative, and sociological trends.A primary concern in the survey was to …

The Construction Of An Instrument To Measure Career Indecision., Mark W. Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to construct an instrument to measure career indecision from a multidimensional perspective. The instrument was comprised of three scales. Each was designed to correspond to a different dimension of career indecision. The research consisted of two related stages. The first stage focused on the construction of the three scales including item development. The second stage involved the examination of the psychometric properties of the scales. In so doing, the internal consistency, temporal stability, independence, and relationship of the three developed scales with external criteria were assessed.Item development initially involved the analysis of the three …

An Investigation And Analysis Of The Epistemological Premises Inherent In Music Education Which Enable The Student To Actualize The Listening Process (Learning, Individual)., James Lee Croonquist

Theses and Dissertations

The study was undertaken to determine the potential of the listening process in music for use by the learner. It focused on the epistemological premises of the instructional mode, particularly with reference to the use of the creative process as a form of learning which is realized through Susanne Langer's emphasis on actualization. In the study, an examination was made of the nature of the relationships that exist between the subject (the learner) and the object (the music). Emphasis was given to those relationships which enable the learner in his or her use of a knowledge base to transcend it …

Visits. (Original Writing; Short Stories, Play)., June Janelle Masters

Theses and Dissertations

Visits is a creative dissertation consisting of eight short stories, a one-act play, and a critical introduction. The stories deal with the members and friends of the Becker family; Zan is the chief character, having a major role in six of the stories. The play is about the characters that were left out of the stories or who were given only minor parts and serves as a humorous afterword. In the critical introduction, I briefly trace the history of the short story and relate my stories to the philosophy of the genre.

A Biography Of Kb: A Woman And An Era. (Volumes I And Ii) (Tiffany; North Dakota)., Janice Eileen Lookhart Ginger

Theses and Dissertations

This study is the in-depth documentation of a woman English educator whose life was at once uniquely individual and representative of an era and a profession. She was never famous, but rather was one of the countless numbers of teachers who so profoundly influenced and shaped American education.The life of Kathrine Belanger Macdonald Tiffany, or KB as she was more generally known, spanned a full century, 1878-1978. She both witnessed and participated in much of this country's history, from homesteading to politics. And she was especially influenced by the nineteenth-century, Protestant-American ideals of morality, citizenship, and education.The study is divided …

Naming Oneself Writer: Three Writing Lives., Helen Jane Lamar

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate writers' perceptions of how they came to name themselves as writer. While many researchers have investigated the act of writing, little has been done to discover what the adult writer perceives to have been experientially important as a child and adult in the process of becoming and naming one's self writer. This study focused on the experiences writers perceived to be important in the act of naming.Literary and psychological concepts of the writer throughout history were examined and the philosophical views of Merleau-Ponty and Walker Percy that specifically pertain to naming and …

The Use Of The Holland Constructs, As Measured By The Act Assessment, To Predict College Persistence, Achievement, And Stability (Interests)., Raymond Gerszewski

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the use of the Holland constructs, as measured by the ACT Assessment, in the prediction of college persistence, achievement, and stability. Specifically, this research measured the combined effects of expressed and inventoried Holland type, congruency, consistency, and differentiation; along with the predictors of sex, academic aptitude, and achievement, upon persistence, achievement, and stability. In addition, the relationship of the Holland constructs and these other predictors was examined.ACT Assessment records for a large sample of new, first-time freshmen (N = 1158) who entered the University of North Dakota in the Fall of 1978 were retrieved and matched with …

A Study To Determine Communication Skills Needed By Legal Assistants., Molly Noreen Dixon Moore

Theses and Dissertations

The research was designed to identify the communication skills needed by legal assistants as perceived by legal assistants and the lawyers with whom they worked. Legal assistant members of the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) and lawyers chosen by individual NALA members were surveyed.A llist of seventy communication skills was developed by the researcher with input from lawyers and legal assistants in the Fargo, North Dakota--Moorhead, Minnesota area. The list of seventy communication skills were combined with questions to obtain demographic data to form two questionnaires: a Questionnaire for Legal Assistants and a Questionnaire for Lawyers.After a pilot study …

Psychological And Environmental Factors Related To The Survivability Of American Indian Students In Education (Higher Education, Persistence, Cpi), Kenneth Leroy Litzau

Theses and Dissertations

Environmental perceptions and psychological characteristics of American Indian students were studied to assess the impact of the higher education environment on their psychological development. The sample consisted of high school seniors and university students from freshmen to graduate levels. Each participant responded to a biographical questionnaire, the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and the College University Environment Scales II (CUES II).The responses were analyzed in terms of research questions designed to address (1) the relationship between the psychological and environmental domains, (2) student progress in higher education, (3) the prediction of academic achievement, and (4) differences between males and females and …

The Relative Frequency Of Sounds Used In The Initial Position Of Words By Standard Speakers During Reading And Monologue, Theresa Gibbens

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Control And Other Stories, Marian G. Day

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Cat Tracks, Gary Erickson

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Community Ties And Self-Reported Delinquency : A Test Of Social Control Theory, Stephen B. Constantine

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The Verbal Development Of Three Preschool Handicapped Children Using Manual Sign Language Paired With Oral Words, Kathy A. Espegard

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The Relative Frequency Of Various Groups Of Sounds Used In The Initial Position Of Words By Standard Adult Speakers During Reading And Monologue, Nadine E. Ewanchyshyn

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A Follow-Up Study Of University Of North Dakota Industrial Technology Graduates Of The Period 1973-1983, Bert M. Gumeringer

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