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The Curve Of Forgetting For Substance Material, Leslie J. Briggs

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this paper is to describe the method and analyze the results of an experiment on substance memory. The term "substance memory,” as used in the present study, refers to the retention of general ideas derived from meaningful reading material in which the facts presented require some generalization and abstraction of meaning on the part of the reader. This type of memory is to be contrasted with "factual," or "verbatim" memory, in which the task is to retain specific, detailed facts stated in the reading material, and with rote memory, which involves the memory for illogical, disassociated, discrete …

An Evaluation Of General Science Textbooks, Cleo P. Morrissette

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this thesis is twofold, which will be explained later; however, the particular problem under investigation is "An Evaluation of General Science Textbooks". The textbooks to be evaluated are those used at the high school level. As a further explanation of the particular problem under investigation, it should be stated that five general science texts were selected to be evaluated. These texts were not arrived at by personal choice, or preference, but rather by selecting the five most frequently used by teachers of science in high schools in the state of Kansas.

A Statistical Study Of The Arithmetical Vocabularies Found In Ten Fourth-Grade Arithmetic Textbooks, Olaf Calmer Kjosness

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Study In Remedial Reading In The Intermediate Grades, Alfred Samuel Nehring

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Status Of Instrumental Music In The High Schools Of Montana, Delmar P. Langbell

Theses and Dissertations

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William Henry Ruffner, Ellen Irby Hardy

Master's Theses

Virginia was most fortunate in having as her first Superintendent of Public Instruction, and later, as President of her first Teacher-Training institution, a man who under­ stood the .American ideals of democracy and whose faith in education and its ennobling effect on humanity never wavered.

It has been said that "he lit the torch of educa- tion in Virginia", and "gave local habitation and a name to the great plans of Jefferson." He has been called also, "the founder and father of Virginia's public school system", "the Horace Mann of Virginia", "the interpreter and fulfiller of Jefferson's dream", and "the …

Gifted Children, Annie Belle Dehart Atwill

Master's Theses

Intellectually gifted children constitute one of a nation's greatest natural resources. High intelligence is the most important single attribute of the human race. All progress of civilization has probably been achieved through persons possessing special talents, together with a superior mind; all future progress will also depend on such persons with ability.

This study is delimited, first, by selecting the demarcating place at a point that will include all children falling in the hundredth percentile; the one per cent of the elementary school population thnt can enrn a 140 I. Q. or above on the Stanford-Binet Scale.These children will b …

A Guidance Program For North Dakota High Schools, Orrie Edwin Larson

Theses and Dissertations

Today a challenge faces the school administrators, supervisors, and teachers. If they are to continue as vital factors in a Democracy, then they must assume the new problems which social and economic conditions have caused to arise in our present day society. A planned program of guidance is the educator's answer to that challenge.

In this thesis an attempt is made to propose a program of guidance and to explain methods which are suggested in the texts and syllabi on this subject. The ultimate aim is the preparation of a correlated guidance program for the secondary schools of North Dakota. …

Administrative Practices In Minnesota High Schools, Kenneth L. Halvorson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Preliminary Investigation Into The Occupational Significance Of The Contrast Response To A Free-Association Test, Earl Mcintosh

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Strikebreaking : Based Upon Hearings Before A Subcommittee Of The Committee On Education, Clarence H. Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Salary Status Of The Educational Personnel In The State Of Minnesota 1941-42, Karsten C. Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of The Amount Of Duplication Of Courses At The North Dakota Agricultural College And At The University Of North Dakota, Kenneth L. Hankerson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Dean Of Women, Her Work In The North Dakota State Teachers Colleges, Julia M. Shea

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Research In Sixth Grade Children's Solution Of Verbal Arithmetic Problems, Herbert Schroder

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this research in sixth grade children's solution of verbal problems in arithmetic is to investigate the mental processes that lie back of pupils' answers in arithmetic. That is, how do pupils solve verbal problems in arithmetic? The investigation involves several related problems such as; to what extent is the pupils' method of solution influenced by irrelevant data, cues, details, and numbers used in a problem?

Report Of Investigation On The Physical Characteristics Of The Oil Sands From The Cut Bank Field, Montana, V. E. Hanes

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this research was to study the physical characteristics, mainly, porosity and permeability of the oil sands from the Cut Bank field, Glacier County, Montana. In so doing, a better understanding of the relation­ship of these physical characteristics to one another and to the pool itself could be obtained.

Music Education In The Public Schools Of Terre Haute, Indiana Until 1933, Willfred Fidlar

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Wartime Factory : Sociological Story Of An Industrial Plant, Its Background And Experiences During The Last Part Of 1941 And The First Part Of 1942, Melvin Harvey Ruder

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Pauline Concept Of The New Man, Clarence William Franz

Graduate Thesis Collection

This thesis is to be primarily a character analysis. Naturally that will eliminate considerations that might be easily included. As far as possible a strenuous effort will be made to avoid detailed discussions about theological issues that inescapably belong to such a study as this. In a character analysis we must be concerned principally with individuality in persons. By that we mean to treat all those features and characteristions which distinguish the new man from the old. Those theological factors having to do primarily with the state of man in his relation to God will only be touched upon. It …

Free Reading Interests Of The Pupils In The Seventh And Eighth Grades, Anna Dillon

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

A concise statement of the problem of the thesis is “To discover the Free Reading Interests of Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys and Girls.” More specifically the study is for the purpose of discovering the amount, the character, and nature of the voluntary reading done by seventh and eighth grade pupils now enrolled in the public schools of Hays, Kansas. By "Free reading" is meant that which the pupil does because of his own volition rather than that done because of suggestions made by the teacher.

The Vicarious Atonement In The Sacrificial Ritual Of The Old Testament, Thomas Coates

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

Inasmuch as the Levitical worship constituted one integrated body of ritual, the component parts of which were inextricably interwoven, it is difficult to study one section apart from the others. In full cognisance of this inherent but inescapable limitation, we shall devote our attention successively to the four chief elements in the Old Testament system of worships The Festivals; the Sacrifices and Offerings, the Sanctuary and the Priesthood.

Refining Of Low Grade Zinc-Gold Precipitates, John C. Stentz

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain if advantage could be taken of the copper in the precipitates as a collecting agent of the precious metals in the direct smelting furnace.The products produced to be low grade anode bullion and a slag low in precious metals, high in zinc and lead.

A Statistical Analysis Of The New Mexico State Merit System 1941 Oral Examination Program, Anchard Zeller

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of the present study is to analyze the oral examination mentioned above and the results obtained. This analysis will consist of three parts: first, a description of the statistical methods by which the oral ratings were converted into quantitative results; second, an internal analysis of the examination itself with a brief discussion of the validity and reliability of the examination; and third, a survey of the external factors inherent in the examinees and situations which influenced the ratings of the judges.

The Big Sandy Site, Henry County, Tennessee, Douglas Osborne

Anthropology ETDs

As the large program of archaeologic exploration undertaken by the University of Tennessee and affiliated government agencies expanded it became apparent that the original system of excavating a basin completely and then, and only then, of publishing a complete report was somewhat slow and unwieldy. This is more than ever true insofar as the Kentucky Basin is concerned. When one considers that the dam at Gilbertsville, Kentuoky, will back water to the Pickwick dam some 180 miles upstream, it becomes obvious that an adequate descriptive compilation of the archaeology of such an unusual area would be most difficult. Therefore it …

The Identification Of Certain Fiber Plants Of The American Southwest, Carl J. King

Biology ETDs

In this study an examination has been made of the leaf fiber from various species of the genera Agave, Yucca, Nolina and Dasylirion, in order establish a technique and set of diagnostic characters which might be used in the identification of archaeological material suspected of containing such fibers.

The Differentiation Of Xylem Vessels In The Stem Tip Of Phaseolus Vulgaris L. Var. Kentucky Wonder, Lora Shields Mangum

Biology ETDs

The purpose of this investigation of xylem maturation was to determine the relationship, if any, between the type of secondary-wall thickening and the order of differentiation; also, to ascertain the influence of the rate of elongation of the plant as a whole, more specifically of individual xylem cells, upon the order of deposition and type of secondary walls.

A Study Of The Genus Penstemon In New Mexico, Gladys Turner Nisbet

Biology ETDs

The purpose of this study has been: (a) to present a systematic treatment of those members of the genus Penstemon that are found in New Mexico; (b) to give a full description of each species including a consideration of its relationships with other species of the genus; (c) to ascertain and map, in so far as possible, the distribution of the various species in New Mexico.

Contributions Of The Dominican Sisters Of Grand Rapids, Michigan To The Education In New Mexico, Sister Maura Mcdonald O.P.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to present the data now available appertaining to the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, Michigan, in New Mexico and to evaluate their work in the light of improvements in the educational, economic, cultural, and social conditions of these various communities.

A Critical Analysis Of Report Cards Used In New Mexico, John Robert Grove

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Many of the ties that used to bind the home and school are gone. The home and the school no longer have the feeling of intimacy that prevailed between them two hundred years ago. In the early American schools it was possible for the teacher to know the parents of nearly every child in the school room. Since this possibility no longer exists in the same degree, some link must be evolved to connect both the home and the school; some method to take the place of meetings on the street or conversations after prayer meeting must be organized to …

The Administration Of Equitation In The Colleges And Universities Of The Southwest, Birdie Bryan West

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine the status and extent of instruction in equitation in the colleges and universities of the southwest.