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An Analysis Of The Effects Of In-Service Science Assistance On Elementary Teacher And Student Attitudes And Practices, Douglas A. Degroote

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine whether in-service science assistance will affect positively the attitudes and practices of elementary teachers and students.

Procedure: The investigator designed and implemented a six month in- service science program for elementary teachers and students. The study population consisted of 12 first through sixth grade teachers and their 313 pupils in one elementary school in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.

Change in attitudes and practices of teachers was measured by comparing pre-test and post-test scores on the Actual Science Classroom Environment instrument, which was designed to determine what types of activities teachers perceived …

Self Concept And Achievement Among Elementary Students In An Experimental Program, J. Daniel Beebe

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Problem: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the direction and degree of relationship between self concept and academic achievement among elementary students in an experimental program. A second purpose was to determine the amount and direction of change in the teachers' perception of the students.

Procedure: The research population was selected from students and staff in the Carl Ben Eielson and Nathan Twining Elementary Schools, in Grand Forks, North Dakota during the 1971-72 school year. These schools were participating in an experimental project, entitled Human Awareness through Self Enhancing Education (HATSEE), which was designed to enhance self …

A Study Of Perceptions Of Teachers And Teacher Educators Of Current Educational Issues As Identified By North Dakota Public School Teachers, Jonathan Levine

Theses and Dissertations

Problem: This study examined the mutuality of perceptions on educational issues of public school teachers and full-time members of the teacher education departments in North Dakota colleges and universities.

The purpose of the study was to determine if public school teachers and teacher educators perceive educational issues in a like manner.

The study examined if the number of years a person has taught in public schools will make a significant difference in perceptions of educational issues.

This study examined if certain variables related to past and present field experience of teacher educators have an effect upon their perceptions of educational …

The Retention Of Muscular Strength Among University Of North Dakota Football Players, Henry A. Biesiot

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This study was conducted to evaluate changes in muscular strength over a spring practice season. Pre-season and post-season tests were administered to seventeen University of Worth Dakota football players. The test items included shoulder extension, shoulder flexion, elbow extension and knee extension. Static strength was the only physical attribute measured.

A t test of significance for related groups was used to analyze the results at the 0.05 level of significance. Significant gains occurred in the elbow extension test. Significant losses occurred in the shoulder flexion test and in the knee extension test. The shoulder extension test resulted in a loss …

A Comparison Of The Sportsmanship Values Of Athletes Versus Non-Athletes, Roy D. Schodtler

Theses and Dissertations

This study was designed to determine whether there were any significant differences in the sportsmanship attitudes of high school athletes as compared to their non-atbletic peers.

Johnson's (1969) "Sportsmanship Attitude Scale" (SA Scale) was administered to 621 boys enrolled in grades nine through twelve at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois. The boys were divided into three major groups—Athle.tes, Non-Athletes, and No Sports—as determined by their experience in organized athletics. The Athletes group was further divided into ten sub-groups, according to the sports in which the subjects had participated.

It was found that the mean score of the Athletes group …

A Career Curriculum In Physical Education For Grade Five, Alicia C. Vorland

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No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Effects Of Sustained Silent Reading On The Reading Attitudes And Habits Of Second, Third, And Fourth Grade Students In A Low Income Area School, Richard A. Hanson

Theses and Dissertations

The Problem: The purpose of this investigation was to study the effects of the inclusion of a daily period of sustained silent reading in the classroom instructional program on the attitudes toward reading and the independent reading habits of second, third, and fourth graders in a low-income area school.

The Procedure: The sample for this investigation was comprised of children enrolled in twelve classrooms in Longfellox^ Elementary School, Great Falls, Montana. Four classrooms each, at second, third and fourth grade levels, participated in the study. Two experimental and two control group classrooms were identified at each grade level by a …

A Study Of The Future Roles Of The Four North Dakota State Colleges, Merton W. Andresen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the problem of the future roles of the four state colleges in North Dakota. Attention was focused upon the historical antecedents which were germane to changing roles in * the four state colleges in North Dakota. In addition, an overview of imperatives in planning for change reflected the national imperatives for change which are relevant for North Dakota.

The study included an analysis of legislative attitudes toward the . future roles of the four state colleges. These attitudes were delineated by use of a questionnaire. A chi square statistical analysis was applied …

The Relationship Of Field Goal Shooting, Free Throw Shooting, And Rebounding In The Winning And Losing Of Junior College Basketball Games In The States Of Montana, Minnesota And North Dakota, John W. Burckhard

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No abstract provided.

The Petticoat Prerogative: An Original 2-Act Play, Jean M. Mattson

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No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Resistance And Frequency Of Pedalling On Heart Rate Of Subjects Performing Sub-Maximal Work On A Bicycle Ergometer, David L. Lawson

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The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of resistance and frequency of pedalling on heart rate in work performed on a bicycle ergometer. A secondary purpose was to determine the most efficient pedal frequency setting for any given work task.

Two paired sets of seven exercises were performed by each of five subjects. In one set of tests the resistance was held constant and the frequency varied while the other set contained tests which held the frequency constant but varied the resistance.

A brief summary of the findings show:

1. That work output on a bicycle ergometer …

Bionomics And The Influence Of Diet Upon The Maturation Of Orchopeas Leucopus (Baker), Lynden Phillip Baum

Theses and Dissertations

Knowledge of the bionomics of plague vectors, es-pecially factors which influence life history, host pre-ference, and fluctuations of flea populations, are basic to an understanding of plague ecology. Orchopeas leucopus (Baker), an ectoparasite of cricetid rodents such as Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner), and Peromyscus truei (Baird), is a vector of plague in the western United States (Holdenried and Morlan, 1955). In a study of nine biotic corrnnunities in the Utah portion of the Great Basin, P. maniculatus was the most abundant rodent in seven of the biotic corrnnunities (Olsen, 1966). Because of the ubiquitous nature of P. maniculatus an interchange of …

Population Dynamics Of Fleas (Siphonaptera) On The Uinta Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus Armatus Kennicott, Dennis I. Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

The Uninta ground squirrel, Spermophilus armatus Kennicott, is the most abundant diurnal rodent in the Wasatch Mountains at the 7,000-9,000 foot level particularly in the campgrounds and picnic areas. Contact between man and the Uninta ground squirrel may be hazardous inasmuch as the causative agent of plague has been isolated from S. armatus and its flea parasites (Public Health Reports, 1937, 1938a, 1938b; Meyer, 1938; Byington, 1940; Allred, 1951; and Beck, 1955). Since these fleas are vectors of sylvatic plague and potential vectors of human plague, detailed knowledge about their population dynamics is desirable.

A Quantitative And Ecological Survey Of The Algae Of Huntington Canyon, Utah, Lorin E. Squires

Theses and Dissertations

A quantitative and ecological study of the algal flora of Huntington Canyon, Emery Co., Utah was conducted from March 1971 to April 1972. Data were collected concerning net plankton, nannoplankton, periphyton and visible attached algae. Certain physical and chemical parameters in the waters of Huntington Creek and a small pond along its course also were measured. The algal flora of Huntington Canyon contains a wide diversity of genera and species. Diatoms are the main constituent of the flora of this stream throughout the year. Hydrurus foetidus is prevalent in the creek in Huntington Canyon from late winter to early summer, …

Lipids Of Fungal Spores, Identification And Metabolism, Jim L. Bushnell

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The lipids of the spores of the Basidiomycetes: Ustilago bullata, Lycoperdon perlatum and Calvatia gigantea were investigated. The spores of U. bullata were found to have hydrocarbons ranging from C_9 to C_24, methyl esters of fatty acids ranging from C_14 to C_24, and free fatty acids from C_14 to C_24. The spores of L. perlatum were found to have few hydrocarbons (C_22 being the predominent one); no methyl esters were detected and the fatty acids were from C_15 to C_18. Long chain aldehydes (C_30) were also detected in low concentration. At the ultrastructural level the Lycoperdon spores were found to …

The Feasibility Of An Annual Report For Grand Forks, Robert C. Lawton Jr

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No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Written Application Communications As Evaluated By Employment Personnel, George O. Parker

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No abstract provided.

An Examination And Critique Of The Process For Allocating Resources For National Defense, Laurence L. Pinkerton

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No abstract provided.

The Origin And Differentiation Of The Thrombocytes Of The Chicken (Gallus Domesticus), Thomas M. Mcneilis

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Blood smears and bone marrow smears obtained from sixteen White Leghorn chickens varying in age from five to seventy days after hatching mere stained with Wright's stain, and histological sections of the bone marrow mere stained with Maximow's eosin- azure II stain.

This study of the origin and differentiation of the definitive series of thrombocytes has yielded information that confirms the work of Lucas and Jamroz (19S1) which shows that the thrombocytes are a separate series of blood cells that have an origin independent of the origin of all other blood cells.

The earliest identifiable cell of the definitive thrombocyte …

Helminths Of Sceloporus Lizards In The Great Basin And Upper Colorado Plateau Of Utah, Richard Carlyle Pearce

Theses and Dissertations

This study was prompted by the scarcity of information on helminths in Sceloporus lizards of Utah. It reports these worms and includes references to parasites of reptiles in the appendix. A microscopic examination of the coelom, mesenteries, liver, lungs, esophagus, stomach, and intestines of 55 lizards was made, but helminths were recovered only from stomachs and intestines. Examination of S. graciosus yielded Opchoristica scelopori, a cestode found in the duodenum, and Cyrtosomum penneri, C. readi, and C. heynemani, three nematodes of the cecum. The latter two are new nematodes for this host species. Examination of S. undulatus yielded three new …

The Relationship Of Physical Fitness And Social Acceptance Of Ninth Grade Girls, Hermelle Wilson

Theses and Dissertations

Physical educators claim numerous attributes of their program, namely, teaching the whole person; his or her social, mental, and physical well-being. This study purports to measure the relationship of the social status in comparison with physical fitness of ninth grade girls.

The test used to measure the fitness level was the AAHPER Fitness Test. It was administered to all ninth grade girls at Jim Hill Junior High School in Minot, North Dakota. The seven items in the test battery were transformed to norms in the form of percentile scores and then averaged to obtain one fitness score for each subject. …

Career Education And Its Implication For Vocational-Technical Education, Jack H. Adams

Theses and Dissertations

The major purpose of this independent study was to see if there were any implication forthcoming for Vocational Education as we know it today, "because of the new concept of Career Education. In trying to accomplish this purpose, the area of Vocational Education, as well as the new concepts of Career Education, were examined. Both the past and future needs of the students were considered. The immediate and future needs of creating this new concept of Career Education was considered. A group of charts were presented for the purpose of giving anyone considering this new approach, a choice of the …

Self-Concept Change: The Effects Of A Self-Concept Enchancement Program On Preschool Children, E. Michelle Pardew

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a self-concept enhancement program on the self-concepts of four-year-old children, and to discover significant aspects of their environment which are related to their self-concepts.

The population sample consisted of all four-year-olds (pretest=57» posttest*.52) attending Kiddie Kampus Preschool, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Both the experimental group (N=3^) receiving the self-concept enhancement program, and the control group (N=l8) not receiving the treatment program, were assessed during the pretesting and posttesting periods. The twenty-five variables assessed by The Thomas. Self-Concept Values Test (19 scales) and the Developmental Profile (6 …

A Comparison Of Selected Methods For Improving General Motor Ability, Skill And Attitudes In Gymnastics Between Selected Grade Nine Boys Physical Education Classes At Mackenzie Junior High School, Dauphin, Manitoba, Patrice I. Letain

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if grouping by general motor ability would be as efficient as grouping by a democratic method as far as motor educability, gymnastic attitude and skills were concerned.

Two classes of grade nine boys were selected according to results of the Johnson Motor Educability Test. Both classes were given a pretest in general motor educability and gymnastic attitude.

The students participated in gymnastics three days in a six-day cycle for 40 minutes per day. A total of 12 classes of instruction were given. A gymnastic check list was used to record gymnastic skill …

A Follow-Up Study Of Master's Degree Graduates Of The University Of North Dakota Department Of Industrial Technology, Gary L. Gorrman

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No abstract provided.

The Establishment Of Reliability, Objectivity, And Validity For A Developed Handball Test, Jan B. Olson

Theses and Dissertations

This study was basically concerned with developing a battery of specific test items that could measure an individual's ability to play handball. It was this writer's intent to develop a battery of test items which included several measurements of actual handball skills and several that measured the general motor ability associated with playing handball. Furthermore, reliability, objectivity, and validity were established for the.test developed in this study.

The test developed by this writer consisted of a battery of five individual tests. They include: 30-Second Alternate Hand-Wall Volley Test, Service Placement Test, Power Test, Handball Shuttle Run and Six-Minute Run.

Reliability …

Selected Songs Of Frederick Delius, Katherine Lucille Lee

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Frederick Delius (1862-1934) began his career as a composer of songs and continued writing them at intervals throughout his life. Generally, he concentrated on one language at a time, setting Norwegian, French, Danish, German, and English poems. This study has shown that a relationship exists between the events of Delius’s life and his use of a particular language for his song text3.

The nine songs chosen to be analyzed are representative of the various language groups. Through analysis of form, harmonic relationships, cadences, key centers, accompaniment texture, melody, and mood the songs were divided into two general groups. Comparisons were …

Personality Traits Of Nonswimmers And Swimmers, Bohden Jan Gulczewski

Theses and Dissertations

The investigation was made to determine whether there were personality differences between male and female nonswimmers and male and female swimmers using the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule as the test instrument. The 15 variables, of the test instrument, were administered to 144 University of North Dakota students enrolled in the swimming service program in the second semester 1971-1972. Only students categorized as beginner, intermediate and advanced were used in this study. Subjects were compared on the basis of swimming proficiencies, personality tests, and biographical data forms using the Unadjusted Main Effects Method to statistically analyze the data obtained. Comparisons revealed …

Histological Changes In The Rat's Spleen Induced By Selected Anesthetic Agents, Donald R. Fowler

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The purpose of this study was to determine what histological parameters of the rat's spleen were altered as a result of the anesthetic agent used. It also was desired to determine which anesthetic agent might be the most suitable to use in a transillumination study of the microcirculation of the living rat's spleen.

It was found that sodium Amytal administered intraperitoneally results in splenic dilatation. Chloral hydrate and sodium thiopental, given intraperitoneally, resulted in splenic contraction. Penthrane, ether, and chloroform administered by inhalation technique also resulted in splenic contraction. Penthrane and chloral hydrate while producing splenic contraction appear to do …

Survey Of Physical Education Evaluation And Grading Procedures Used In Accredited North Dakota Senior High Schools, Jake A. Czapiewski

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the physical education evaluation and grading procedures used in accredited North Dakota senior high schools.

The questionnaire technique was used for obtaining the data. Copies of the questionnaire were mailed to 101 senior high schools, and a return of 76 surveys, or 75 percent, was received.

A brief summary of the findings show:

1. Physical education classes consisted mainly of all boys and all girls. There were very few coeducational classes.

2. Most physical education classes met twice each week.

3. Very few physical education classes use textbooks. Most of the instructors …