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Selected Experiences And Teaching Procedures, Using Clay As A Medium, For Developing Creativity In The Nine-To-Eleven Year-Old, Linda Claire Hohn Nov 1970

Selected Experiences And Teaching Procedures, Using Clay As A Medium, For Developing Creativity In The Nine-To-Eleven Year-Old, Linda Claire Hohn

All Master's Theses

In the opinion of the investigator, the experiment reported reinforces the hypothesis that greater imagination and creative ability can be fostered in the nine-to-eleven year-old through giving primary consideration to the developmental needs of this age group when presenting a medium. Also that a systematically structured approach to the use of the medium facilitates the child's creative growth and makes progress an unavoidable issue.

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Achievement Profiles Of Native Ninth Graders, Judith Kleinfield Nov 1970

Achievement Profiles Of Native Ninth Graders, Judith Kleinfield

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.

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Cognitive Strengths Of Eskimos And Implications For Education, Judith Kleinfield Nov 1970

Cognitive Strengths Of Eskimos And Implications For Education, Judith Kleinfield

ISER Reports

No abstract provided.

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Day Care Conference Planned, Hostos Community College Oct 1970

Day Care Conference Planned, Hostos Community College

Early Press Releases

No abstract provided.

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Hostos Community College Offers Health Sciences Program With Unique Educational Approach, Hostos Community College Oct 1970

Hostos Community College Offers Health Sciences Program With Unique Educational Approach, Hostos Community College

Early Press Releases

No abstract provided.

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United States-Russian Relations, March Through November 1917: A Study Of Misunderstanding, Robert N. Estes Sep 1970

United States-Russian Relations, March Through November 1917: A Study Of Misunderstanding, Robert N. Estes

All Master's Theses

This paper will study the relationship between the newly established Russian Provisional Government and the United States, March through November of 1917. The purpose of this study is to describe the diplomatic relations between the two governments and to illuminate the shortcomings of the United States in these relations.

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The Grading Of Men’S Physical Education Activities In The Small Four-Year Colleges Of Oregon, Washington And California, John A. Beck Aug 1970

The Grading Of Men’S Physical Education Activities In The Small Four-Year Colleges Of Oregon, Washington And California, John A. Beck

All Master's Theses

What grading method of activity courses in small colleges is best meeting the needs of the students involved? What is the most prevalent method used? Is grading outmoded -- a thing of the past? These are the basic questions to be answered by this study.

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A Study Of Selected Central Washington Secondary Principals’ Effectiveness From Teachers’ Perceptions And Principals’ Estimates Of These Perceptions, Albert E. Carpenter Jr. Aug 1970

A Study Of Selected Central Washington Secondary Principals’ Effectiveness From Teachers’ Perceptions And Principals’ Estimates Of These Perceptions, Albert E. Carpenter Jr.

All Master's Theses

The problem to be investigated was the absence of data about the degree of agreement between the principal and his staff as to his effectiveness as an educational leader.

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The Breeding Biology Of The Mountain Chickadee (Parus Gambeli), Donald Frederick Martin Aug 1970

The Breeding Biology Of The Mountain Chickadee (Parus Gambeli), Donald Frederick Martin

All Master's Theses

The breeding biology of the Mountain Chickadee (Parus gambeli) was studied in 1968, 1969, 1970 in the Robinson Canyon, 13 miles west of Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington.

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The Effects Of Conferencing On Teacher And Pupil Verbal Behavior In The Classroom, Dwayne B. Fickel Aug 1970

The Effects Of Conferencing On Teacher And Pupil Verbal Behavior In The Classroom, Dwayne B. Fickel

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the behavioral effects of conferencing with high school teachers following observations of their behavior in the classroom. The basis of observation, feedback, and conferencing was Flanders' System of Interaction Analysis. All observations were recorded, but feedback was given only to the experimental group.

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The Effect Of Self-Directed Structure Versus Adult-Directed Structure In The Learning Of Articulation Skills In First And Second Grade Boys And Girls, Doris Elaine Haley Aug 1970

The Effect Of Self-Directed Structure Versus Adult-Directed Structure In The Learning Of Articulation Skills In First And Second Grade Boys And Girls, Doris Elaine Haley

All Master's Theses

The comparative effectiveness of two speech correction approaches was studied in the therapeutic situation (within the program and the setting of the public school). The Van Riper adult-directed auditory stimulation method, used by many speech therapists today, was compared with a self-directed and modified Backus and Beasley approach to sound correction. The problem resolved was: Which method will be most effective in helping first and second grade children acquire adequate articulation skills?

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Luminous Multiple And Serial Systems As An Expression Of The Infinite, James Bradley Barnaby Aug 1970

Luminous Multiple And Serial Systems As An Expression Of The Infinite, James Bradley Barnaby

All Master's Theses

The visual expression of the infinite; the feeling of endless and inexhaustable progression or the relation of all works is my primary concern.

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An Outdoor Education Field Study Guidebook For The Intermediate Grades, James Arthur Asmussen Aug 1970

An Outdoor Education Field Study Guidebook For The Intermediate Grades, James Arthur Asmussen

All Master's Theses

The purpose in constructing and developing a student field study guidebook was to make the outdoor education program for the Tacoma School District, or possibly other school districts, a more complete and unified program, and a program that would encourage students to achieve the outdoor education objectives.

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Taylor University Magazine (Summer 1970), Taylor University Jul 1970

Taylor University Magazine (Summer 1970), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 1970 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

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The Learning Resources Center At Oral Roberts University: A Systems Approach To Liberal Arts Education, Peggy Cantrell Devonshire Jul 1970

The Learning Resources Center At Oral Roberts University: A Systems Approach To Liberal Arts Education, Peggy Cantrell Devonshire

History

No abstract provided.

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A Historical Survey Of Changes In Education In Madison County 1792-1970, John Edward Dwyer Jul 1970

A Historical Survey Of Changes In Education In Madison County 1792-1970, John Edward Dwyer

Master's Theses

The author 's purpose for writing this thesis is to show certain changes in the educational development in Madison County from 1792 to 1970.

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Tee-Ball, Merl E. Brothers Jul 1970

Tee-Ball, Merl E. Brothers

All Master's Theses

The hypothesis of this study was that boys between the ages of seven to nine playing Tee-ball would receive a significantly higher number of opportunities to learn baseball skills than boys playing in the Atom Leagues; and as a result of the greater number of opportunities to learn, Tee-ball would result in greater improvement than would Atom ball over one season.

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The Preparation Of A Graduate Eb Alto Saxophone Recital, Thomas G. Barber Jul 1970

The Preparation Of A Graduate Eb Alto Saxophone Recital, Thomas G. Barber

All Master's Theses

For years there has been a controversy about whether a person must be a good performer to be a good teacher. It is the writer's hypothesis that the musicianship developed in becoming a better performer will help one to become a better teacher.

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Contingency Management In A Language Development Program, James E. Clark Jul 1970

Contingency Management In A Language Development Program, James E. Clark

All Master's Theses

The problem was two-fold. The first part of the problem was the investigation of whether a person with no formal training in speech could successfully administer Gray's (1970) language development program. The second part of the problem was the investigation of whether the two subjects involved would gain the ability to use new language structures.

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A Study Of The Influence Of The Lyrical Prose Novels Of Virginia Woolf And Hermann Hesse On The Creative Process In Intaglio Printmaking, Kathleen Heather Embree Jul 1970

A Study Of The Influence Of The Lyrical Prose Novels Of Virginia Woolf And Hermann Hesse On The Creative Process In Intaglio Printmaking, Kathleen Heather Embree

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study (1) to emphasize the complementary union between literature and the visual arts; (2) to limit the exploration to those specific lyrical prose writers: Hermann Hesse and Virginia Woolf; (3) to create prints utilizing the novel as a source of image-gathering but which do not retain this identity in the finished work; (4) I to experiment with the division of the plates, as well as cutouts for the effect of creating spatial illusion or imaginary space.

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Group Counseling The Underachieving New College Student, Kenneth F. Burda Jul 1970

Group Counseling The Underachieving New College Student, Kenneth F. Burda

All Master's Theses

The present study will deal with underachievement on the college level. A critical examination of the progress and process of underachievers in a group setting will be attempted. The major difference will be this experiment will be geared to help underachievers before they become probationaries.

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An Evaluation Of Three Techniques For The Quantitative Sampling Of Marsh Invertebrates, John T. Falkenbury Jul 1970

An Evaluation Of Three Techniques For The Quantitative Sampling Of Marsh Invertebrates, John T. Falkenbury

All Master's Theses

The present study was designed to develop, compare, and evaluate three methods for quantitatively sampling the invertebrate standing crop on the water surface of dense cattail (Typha latifolia) marshes at 19 sites around the periphery of Caliche Lake in Grant County, Washington.

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Sculptural Furniture, Gary Galbraith Jul 1970

Sculptural Furniture, Gary Galbraith

All Master's Theses

The artist should employ his sense of playful experimentation that requires the re-investigation of old manners and styles. I have attempted to apply the imagination of my senses to the furniture object in order to satisfy other human needs aside from comfort. These artistic requirements remove the piece of furniture from the realm of neutrality and tastefulness and expect the viewer - user to experience visual communication.

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A Survey Of High School Media Production Facilities In First Class School Districts In Western Washington, Henry Kiyoshi Maruoka Jul 1970

A Survey Of High School Media Production Facilities In First Class School Districts In Western Washington, Henry Kiyoshi Maruoka

All Master's Theses

As more emphasis is placed on high schools to change towards a more flexible program to meet the learning needs of the students, teachers must be provided with adequate instructional materials that are up-to-date and relevant. The services rendered by a well-organized local production center are an important facet of a media program that can assist in achieving these needs.

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Stylistic Characteristics Of Randall Thompson's Choral Music, Robert Hugh Creigh Jul 1970

Stylistic Characteristics Of Randall Thompson's Choral Music, Robert Hugh Creigh

All Master's Theses

Randall Thompson's choral music, widely performed by professional groups, colleges, and choirs from public schools, establishes this composer as one of the foremost in contemporary music. In view of such popularity, it would seem that choral directors should more fully acquaint themselves with some of the idiomatic characteristics of his style.

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A Survey Of The Quantitative Elements Of The Media Programs Available In The Public Schools Within The Estacada Union High School District, Vernon Edward Hess Jul 1970

A Survey Of The Quantitative Elements Of The Media Programs Available In The Public Schools Within The Estacada Union High School District, Vernon Edward Hess

All Master's Theses

Information regarding staff, budget, facilities, equipment, materials and services provided by the media programs of the public schools within the Estacada Union High School District was not available. The problem was to gather data on each specific item and present it in a usable manner. The purpose of this study was to determine the weaknesses that could be identified by comparing the quantitative elements of the media programs available in the individual school with evaluative criteria provided by the requirements and recommendations of state and national media standards.

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A Study Of Zillah High School's Individualized English Program For The School Year 1969-1979, Seth T. Tweedy Jul 1970

A Study Of Zillah High School's Individualized English Program For The School Year 1969-1979, Seth T. Tweedy

All Master's Theses

This thesis suggests curriculum and structural changes in the high school English classes at Zillah High School, Yakima, WA based on current research in education.

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An Analysis Of The Washington Junior High School Principal's Time Distribution, John Keras Jul 1970

An Analysis Of The Washington Junior High School Principal's Time Distribution, John Keras

All Master's Theses

In this study an analysis was made of the time distribution of the junior high school principal in the state of Washington. Included in this analysis was a compilation of the non-administrative responsibilities performed by the principal, responsibilities which indirectly caused an ineffective distribution of his time. In order to make such an investigation it was necessary to answer the following questions about Washington junior high school principals: 1. What training and experience did the principal have when selected as a principal? What was his major academic preparation? 2. What is the organization of the principal’s school in terms of …

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Television-Mediated Aggression And Its Effects On Children’S Level Of Aggressiveness, Thomas M. Ferguson Jul 1970

Television-Mediated Aggression And Its Effects On Children’S Level Of Aggressiveness, Thomas M. Ferguson

All Master's Theses

It was hypothesized that subjects viewing film-mediated aggressive models would perform more aggressive behaviors in the test situation, than either of the other two groups, despite the low similarity factor. Results failed to confirm this hypothesis. It was found that boys were more aggressive than girls across all treatment levels.

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The Effect Of Circuit Training On The Physical Fitness Of Fourth Grade Boys And Girls Compared To Traditionally Accepted Calisthenics, Larry J. Mataya Jul 1970

The Effect Of Circuit Training On The Physical Fitness Of Fourth Grade Boys And Girls Compared To Traditionally Accepted Calisthenics, Larry J. Mataya

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study: (1) To compare the regular physical education program of the fourth grade with an experimental physical education program of the fourth grade; and (2) to compare physical fitness of boys and girls of the two groups before and after the study.

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