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The Status Of Keyboard Harmony In Nasm-Approved Colleges In The Southeastern United States (Class Piano, Functional Skills)., Dona Sanders Lusted

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of keyboard harmony in NASM-Approved colleges and universities in the eleven states in the Southern Division of MENC. Most music educators recognize the importance of keyboard harmony in the college music curriculum. However, much controversy appears to exist as to the position keyboard harmony should occupy at the college level. Music educators disagree as to whether keyboard harmony should be taught in the theory class, piano class, and/or as a separate course. Questionnaires were mailed to the 124 schools which met the above delimitations, of which 70 percent were usable …

The Effects Of Listening And Writing Skills Training On Writing Performances Of Business Communications Students., Frances Waguespack Norwood

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to design, implement, and evaluate the listening and writing effects of training modules on the learning of grammar skills by higher education business communications students. The specific curriculum focus of this study is business communications in higher education. The literature reflects the need for effective listening in both classroom and business settings. In addition strong support for teaching writing can be found in the literature. Also, the literature reveals a moderate to strong relationship existing between listening skills and writing skills. However, the literature reflects little concern with the methods needed to develop these …

Selected Physiological, Psychological, And Anthropometric Characteristics Of The Kuwaiti World Cup Soccer Team (Athletes, Vo2 Max, Per Cent Fat)., Jasem Mohammad Ramadan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the investigation was to examine the maximal oxygen consumption ((')VO2 max), maximal anaerobic power (AP max), body composition (BC), somatotype (ST), the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the State-Trait Anxiety (STAI) characteristics of the Kuwaiti World Cup Soccer Team. (')VO2 max was determined using a progressive cycle ergometer protocol with data obtained by standard semi-open circuit spirometry. AP max was calculated by using the highest value of three vertical jumps applied to the Lewis formula: (SQRT.(4.9) x weight x SQRT.(D)). BC was estimated by skinfolds and ST was by the Heath-Carter method. Translated versions of POMS …

Effect Of Feedback On Selected Teaching Behaviors Of Agricultural Teacher Educators., Walter Stephen Woodley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was conducted to determine the impact of student feedback upon the teaching behavior of agricultural teacher educators. An experimental pretest posttest control group design was used for the study. Ninety-seven agricultural teacher educators were surveyed and 62 (63.9%) agricultural teacher educators and their students participated on both the initial and final assessment. A modification of the Tuckman Teacher Feedback Form (TTFF) was used to measure the agricultural teacher educators' self-perceptions and their students' perceptions. The TTFF measures four dimensions of teaching behavior: creativity, dynamism, organized demeanor, and warmth and acceptance. The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and the …

The Teaching Ability, Job Performance, And Attitudes Of Vocational Agricultural Teachers Who Received Their Undergraduate Degrees In Selected Land-Grant And Nonland-Grant Universities In The United States (Program Evaluation, Effectiveness)., Chigozie Cyril Asiabaka

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study focused on the teaching ability, job performance, and attitudes of vocational agriculture teachers who received their undergraduate degrees from selected land-grant and nonland-grant universities. Objective of the Study. The purpose of this study was to compare the teaching ability, job performance, and attitudes of vocational agriculture teachers who received their undergraduate degrees from selected land-grant and nonland-grant universities during the 1981-82 school year in the United States. Methodology. A list of the vocational agriculture teachers who graduated from land-grant and nonland-grant universities in the 1981-82 school year was requested from 37 universities in ten states that have both …

An Analysis Of Teachers Perceptions Of Current Geographic Education Programs In Libyan General Secondary Schools., El-Sghayer Abdulgader Bahammi

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was conducted to: (1) determine secondary teachers' perceptions of the current status of geographic education programs in the Libyan general secondary schools; (2) illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the programs by comparing the results of this research instrument with developed criteria that represent a well-designed secondary geographic program; (3) suggest general guidelines for future improvement. The study is limited to the Libyan day-time general secondary schools which are directed by the Libyan Secretariat of Education. It was conducted in summer 1983. Criteria for evaluating geographic education programs at the Libyan general secondary schools were developed after a …

A Content Analysis Of Reading Comprehension Instruction In Selected Social Studies Teachers' Manuals Of First, Third, And Fifth Grade., Adele Ducharme Rutland

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was designed to assess reading comprehension instruction guidelines within elementary social studies teachers' manuals. The study's purpose was to analyze guidelines for teaching reading comprehension as presented in selected elementary social studies teachers' manuals. In order to assess reading comprehension instructional guidelines, a content analysis of nine teachers' manuals representing three randomly selected social studies series with 1983 copyright dates was undertaken. An assessment model was developed which consisted of three categories, SOME INSTRUCTION, NON-INSTRUCTION, and INDETERMINATE. Five components representing the definition of reading comprehension instruction formulated for this study were used to establish which category was to …

Kindergarten Admission Procedures In Independent Schools With Suggested Guidelines, Barbara B. Judy Edd

Dissertations

The purposes of this research were to (a) define the procedures used in evaluating children for admission to independent school kindergartens, (b) to investigate selected variables and ascertain their significance in the admissions process and, (c) to formulate guidelines for assessing applicants to independent school kindergartens. Subjects were 119 randomly selected independent school admissions officers and 11 professors in universities in the United States. Data were gathered from the subjects through a 25 item survey instrument designed by the researcher. The chi-square statistical analysis procedure was used to measure the significance of differences between groups on the research questions. The …

An Evaluation Of The Support Services For Aboriginal Students At The Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Margaret Mcgrath

Research outputs pre 2011

This report was completed as part of an Interchange program during 1983 for an officer of the Commonwealth Public Service to the Western Australian College of Advanced Education. Supervision of the project was the responsibility of the Research Department of the College.

Proceedings Of The Tenth Annual Conference Of The Science Education Association Of Western Australia : Western Australian College Of Advanced Education, Perth, October 1984, Science Education Association

Research outputs pre 2011

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Comparison/Contrast Writing Instruction On The Reading Comprehension Of Tenth-Grade Students, Catherine Anne Baker

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the influence of writing instruction on the reading comprehension of tenth-grade students. Although research has shown that instruction in the recognition of text structure can increase reading comprehension significantly and although it has been assumed that improvement in writing skill would improve reading skill as well, there has been little empirical research concerned with the actual influence of writing instruction. Thus, this study combined both ideas by attempting to determine the effect of writing instruction in text structure on reading comprehension. This study employed eight classes of tenth-grade students taught by four teachers in two high schools. …

Selected Educational Indicators For Monitoring The Primary-School System, Jamaica, Edith G. Marshalleck

Dissertations

Problem. Since the 1960s there has been increasing interest in the development of social indicators, educational indicators being an important subset of these. Studies in the U.S. and Europe have sought to (1) establish a conceptual framework for educational indicators, and (2) identify indicators useful for economic planning and monitoring the state of education. The need for these indicators in developing countries has also been identified. The researcher sought by (1) a correlational/predictive study and (2) an exploratory opinionnaire to validate a list of indicators for monitoring primary education in Jamaica and guiding financial choices.

Method. Utilizing scores from …

The Historical Development Of Higher Education In Bermuda, Inez E. Browne-Dixon

Dissertations

Phenomenal, pervasive, and fundamental change characterize the 1980s, often threatening to lead to entropy and decay. Innovative ways must be found to maintain equilibrium amidst disorienting world events. The search to find a more meaningful experience has moved education to the center of social and cultural concern and created renewed interest in the foundations of educational practice.

Problem. A diligent search revealed a great lack of systematic studies on the development of higher education in Bermuda. There is a need to select data on higher education and present them in a comprehensible format. This study sought to fill that need. …

The Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment For Curriculum Entry Test: Predictive Validity In Relation To Academic School Achievement Of Early Grade Level Boys And Girls, Judy Basta-Brislain

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test (PLACE) in predicting academic school achievement in the early school grades; 1, 2, 3, and 4. Procedure. The primary relationship which was important to this study was the relationship between scores attained on the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test and subsequent academic achievement in the early school grades; 1, 2, 3, and 4. This relationship was investigated through a comparison of scores attained on the Preschool Language-Cognitive Skills Assessment for Curriculum Entry Test and subsequent academic …

Spanish Language Learning As A Determinant Of Knowledge Of Hispanic Culture In Secondary Schools, Carl R. Balado

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989

The purpose of the study was to determine if the learning of the Spanish language is a determinant of knowledge of Hispanic culture in secondary schools. The consulted literature provided a dichotomy of opinion regarding the generally accepted statement that foreign language instruction does automatically afford students an opportunity to become aware of the cultural aspects of the targeted group in comparison to students who had never studied a foreign language. However, the literature also indicated that this assumption has not been substantiated by research. A total of 408 students (204 Spanish language students and 204 non-Spanish language students) from …

Is Nutrition Cai [Computer Assisted Instruction] An Effective Substitute For An Instructor, Deborah Falls Lockhart

Theses

Unavailable.

Peace Corps: Education, Peace Corps (U.S.)

Brochures

"Men and women with education expertise are needed as Peace Corps Volunteers around the world. Developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America need skilled, ingenious, energetic and adaptable volunteers, both as teachers and for teacher training." -[p.2]

Elementary School Principal Inservice: Practices And Perceptions Related To Pupil Academic Achievement Among Selected California School Districts (Staff Development), Richard Kingsley Sparks Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationships that exist between current practices employed by California school districts to provide inservice training for elementary principals and pupil academic achievement. Procedure. The extreme high and low school districts with respect to pupil academic achievement were identified using 1981 district scores and comparison score bands for the California Assessment Program, grade six test. The superintendents in all of the districts and all principals in a systematically selected sample of those districts were surveyed by mail to determine practices, policies and perceptions pertaining to inservice training for elementary principals. Content …

Newsbulletin Vol. 14, No. 5, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of The Status Of Articulation Between Public Secondary Schools, Vocational Schools, And Community Colleges In Virginia, Linda H. Kilgore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of general education and occupational program articulation efforts and practices as they existed between community colleges and the public secondary and vocational schools in Virginia. The problem was to also determine if a positive climate existed which was necessary for the planning of articulated programs between the secondary, vocational, and community college systems. The climate was determined by the perceptions reported by administrators toward articulation activities. The population studied included the academic deans from 10 Virginia community colleges and the principals of representative public secondary and vocational schools from each …

Aera-Sig Curriculum Newsletter, American Educational Research Association

Teaching & Learning: SIG Newsletters (1971-1984)

Issue No. 24

Newsbulletin Vol. 14, No. 1, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Catalog, 1983-1984, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1983-1984 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Special Newsbulletin, September 12, 1983, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Effective Schooling In Rural Alaska: Information For The Rural Effective Schools Project, Judith Kleinfield, G. Williamson Mcdiarmid

ISER Reports

Because rural Alaska educators were skeptical of the applicability to their teaching situations of various educational research results, researchers randomly surveyed rural Alaskan teachers to provide background information for the Rural Effective Schools Project and for educators who want to help rural schools increase their effectiveness. Three hundred four teachers (96% of those surveyed) responded by mail to questions about the use and effectiveness of teaching practices recommended nationally and for American Indian children, their preferred instructional methods, and their personal job satisfaction. In general, rural Alaskan teachers did not report frequent use of nationally recommended practices; rather , they …

Curriculum Outline – Health Education Handicapped, Grades 7-12 Woodside School, Elaine A. Elliott

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of the project was to develop a curriculum in the area of Health that would meet the specialized needs of the Woodside School population.

Comparison Of Responses To Weight Training In Prepubescent And Adult Males, Margaret M. Sailors

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in muscular strength/endurance between prepubescent and adult males. Specifically, gains via free weights along with girths, weight, skeletal widths, skinfolds, and somatotype changes were compared between the two groups before and after an eight week weight training program. Both groups contained both control and training subjects in order to determine changes attributable to training. Differences between the mean gains in performance, after adjusting for inital differences, were analyzed to shed some light on effects of puberty.

Ogallala Ground Water, Morton W. Bittinger

Groundwater: Allocation, Development and Pollution (Summer Conference, June 6-9)

12 pages.

Newsbulletin Vol. 13, No. 28, Salve Regina College

Newsbulletin

No abstract provided.

Farmville Female College, 1858 - 1864: The Education Of Southern Women During The Civil War, John Rodrigue

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.