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A Comparison Of Second And Fourth Grade Children’S Multiplicative Abilities, Bernard Eugene Dillon Aug 1962

A Comparison Of Second And Fourth Grade Children’S Multiplicative Abilities, Bernard Eugene Dillon

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) compare the multiplicative abilities of fourth graders using the textbook form of learning to that of second graders using the textbook form of learning supplemented by the Cuisenaire Rods; (2) determine which area of multiplication might be stressed in the coming years to give the district a better primary arithmetic program; and (3) determine if the rods were as helpful to the slow learners as they were to the fast learners.

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Motivating A Fifth And Sixth Grade Classroom Interest By Teaching Science Units At The Center Of The Curriculum, Theodore R. Reich Aug 1962

Motivating A Fifth And Sixth Grade Classroom Interest By Teaching Science Units At The Center Of The Curriculum, Theodore R. Reich

All Master's Theses

The problem was to set up a classroom situation in which fifth and sixth grade students were able to use the study of magnetism, electricity, and electronics in such a way that interest and motivation toward regular curricular studies could be stimulated. The following devices were chosen to evaluate the experiment: (1) interest and motivational questionnaires, (2) a science completion test, (3) The Iowa Basic Skills Test, and (4) the behavior journal.

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The Derivation Of Two Regression Equations For Predicting Freshmen Cumulative Grade Point At Central Washington State College From Ninth Grade Subject Averages, Hugh Tims Albrecht Aug 1962

The Derivation Of Two Regression Equations For Predicting Freshmen Cumulative Grade Point At Central Washington State College From Ninth Grade Subject Averages, Hugh Tims Albrecht

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study was to develop formulas to predict college freshmen cumulative grade point at Central Washington State College from grades received in ninth grade English, mathematics, or physical education, or from a combination of the three.

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A Study Conducted Among Selected Yakima Business Offices To Give Direction To Future Curriculum Planning In The Secretarial Training Department At Yakima Valley College, Adeline Constance Engen Aug 1962

A Study Conducted Among Selected Yakima Business Offices To Give Direction To Future Curriculum Planning In The Secretarial Training Department At Yakima Valley College, Adeline Constance Engen

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the variety and degree of specific skills selected businessmen in Yakima desire in the office employees they hire; (2) the degree of importance they attach to work habits and related educational knowledges and skills; and (3) the personal characteristics and traits they find most desirable in office personnel.

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A Study Of The Relationship Between Children’S Reading Ability And Their Physical Motor Competencies, Larry F. Hinchen Aug 1962

A Study Of The Relationship Between Children’S Reading Ability And Their Physical Motor Competencies, Larry F. Hinchen

All Master's Theses

This study, through controlled experimentation, will attempt to illustrate that physical education may have a favorable influence on reading achievement.

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A Touch In Time: An Educational Film Depicting The Major Activities Of The School Health Nurse In A Modern Elementary School, Mary Catherine Rodgers Aug 1962

A Touch In Time: An Educational Film Depicting The Major Activities Of The School Health Nurse In A Modern Elementary School, Mary Catherine Rodgers

All Master's Theses

This study was undertaken to show how to plan and produce a film appropriate for informing lay citizens, parents, prospective teachers and nurses, educators, and public health personnel about the role of the school health nurse in the educational program of a modern elementary school.

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A Study Of The Effects Of Self-Evaluation Ratings In Terms Of Effort And Conduct By Homogeneously Grouped Seventh Grade Students, Horace R. Nichols Aug 1962

A Study Of The Effects Of Self-Evaluation Ratings In Terms Of Effort And Conduct By Homogeneously Grouped Seventh Grade Students, Horace R. Nichols

All Master's Theses

This study was limited to the problem of determining if a student’s effort and conduct will improve if he is given the opportunity to self-evaluate these phases of his education.

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The Ipat Sixteen Personality Factor Test And The Ipat Humor Test Of Personality As Devices For Assessing Counselors In Training, Phillip Morris Heggen Aug 1962

The Ipat Sixteen Personality Factor Test And The Ipat Humor Test Of Personality As Devices For Assessing Counselors In Training, Phillip Morris Heggen

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the personality characteristics of counseling trainees and those of a norm group of college students, and the relationships between the personality characteristics of counseling trainees and their performance in counseling interviews. The instruments used to identify personal characteristics were the IPAT Sixteen Personality Factor Test and the IPAT Humor Test of Personality.

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A Survey Of The Use Of Curricular Time In The Naches Valley School District, Alan F. Tinsley Aug 1962

A Survey Of The Use Of Curricular Time In The Naches Valley School District, Alan F. Tinsley

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine (1) how curriculum time is utilized or lost in the Naches Valley School District; (2) what changes might be possible and feasible; and (3) possible methods of achieving these changes.

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The Effects Of Football Participation On Personality Adjustment In Elementary School Boys, Russell D. Scofield Aug 1962

The Effects Of Football Participation On Personality Adjustment In Elementary School Boys, Russell D. Scofield

All Master's Theses

This study tried to determine the effects of participation in a football program on the personality adjustment of boys aged ten, eleven, and twelve who live in Yakima and neighboring areas.

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Development Of An Automated Basic Spelling Program For Retarded Children, William Gilbert Woods Aug 1962

Development Of An Automated Basic Spelling Program For Retarded Children, William Gilbert Woods

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to write a competent teaching machine (TM) program on spelling for handicapped pupils at the upper primary level and to indicate possibly fruitful areas for further research with the program at this level.

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Current Trends And Practices In The Use Of Times Writings As A Testing Device In High School Typewriting Classes, Charles Allyn Fletcher Aug 1962

Current Trends And Practices In The Use Of Times Writings As A Testing Device In High School Typewriting Classes, Charles Allyn Fletcher

Graduate Student Research Papers

Through a survey of recent literature in the business education field, the writer will attempt to show current trends and practices in the use of timed writings as evaluation and instructional devices in high school typewriting classes.

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A Survey Of Elementary School Libraries Of Puyallup, Washington, John R. Anderson Aug 1962

A Survey Of Elementary School Libraries Of Puyallup, Washington, John R. Anderson

All Master's Theses

In keeping with the expressed views that libraries must be useful and used, it was determined that a survey of existing libraries in the elementary schools of a particular district would serve to illustrate any shortcomings and advantages of their present organization.

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A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Arithmetic, Evalyn Bamborough Pflueger Aug 1962

A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Arithmetic, Evalyn Bamborough Pflueger

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) compare the achievement gained by youngsters being taught by two different methods of arithmetic; (2) find, for the benefit of the district, whether the children receive a better concept of numbers and processes through the Scott, Foresman method; and (3) determine whether the Scott, Foresman method makes the teaching of problem solving more efficient.

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An Experimental Study Of The Use Of Diagraming In Teaching English Usage To Sixth Graders, Lucy Keith Gran Aug 1962

An Experimental Study Of The Use Of Diagraming In Teaching English Usage To Sixth Graders, Lucy Keith Gran

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this experiment were to (1) discover the relationship of proper usage to sentence construction; (2) compare the effectiveness of this method of teaching syntax and standard procedures; and (3) reach a conclusion as to the effectiveness of diagraming at this age level.

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A Survey Of University Engineering Departments In The State Of Washington To Determine Engineering Drawing Requirements For High Schools, James E. Brousseau Aug 1962

A Survey Of University Engineering Departments In The State Of Washington To Determine Engineering Drawing Requirements For High Schools, James E. Brousseau

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine (1) whether a course in engineering drawing designed to parallel part of the first year engineering college drawing requirement could be taught in the high schools in the state of Washington and (2) how much time should be allocated in each of the various areas of such an engineering drawing course.

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A Comparative Study Of The I. Q. And Grade Differences Between Music Students And Other High School Students In The Okanogan Schools For 1958-1959, Wayte A. Kirchner Aug 1962

A Comparative Study Of The I. Q. And Grade Differences Between Music Students And Other High School Students In The Okanogan Schools For 1958-1959, Wayte A. Kirchner

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether or not there is any significant difference in academic achievement and intelligence quotient rating between two main groups of high school students: (1) those students enrolled in music classes and (2) those students not enrolled in music classes.

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Effects Of Diet And Exercise On Body Weight And Girth Measurement, Anne Coulston Jul 1962

Effects Of Diet And Exercise On Body Weight And Girth Measurement, Anne Coulston

All Master's Theses

It was the intent of this project to determine whether a program of diet and exercise would have any effect upon body weight and girth measurements.

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A Proposed Plan For Developing Purposeful Communications Between School And Home For The Wenatchee Elementary Schools, Kenneth P. Shamberger Jul 1962

A Proposed Plan For Developing Purposeful Communications Between School And Home For The Wenatchee Elementary Schools, Kenneth P. Shamberger

All Master's Theses

The problem was to study the area of communication between school and home (1) to ascertain the importance of school-home communications; (2) to help devise a way of providing better education for the children in the Wenatchee schools through a sound program of school-home communications; and (3) to create for the Wenatchee School District elementary schools an effective communication program between the schools and the homes.

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A Study Of Central Washington School Superintendents' Opinions Concerning The Establishment Of A School Study Council To Facilitate Educational Research, Donald A. Mitchell Jul 1962

A Study Of Central Washington School Superintendents' Opinions Concerning The Establishment Of A School Study Council To Facilitate Educational Research, Donald A. Mitchell

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the interests of school superintendents in the Central Washington Area regarding the establishment of a school study council to promote educational research. A questionnaire will be used in securing the opinions of the superintendents.

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A Civil Defense Plan For Jason Lee Junior High School, Norman C. Geer Jul 1962

A Civil Defense Plan For Jason Lee Junior High School, Norman C. Geer

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to review the current literature on Civil Defense drills and practices and (2) to incorporate an efficient Civil Defense Plan for Jason Lee Junior High School, Tacoma, Washington.

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A Predictive Study Of Seventh Graders’ Academic Achievement From Objective And Subjective Grade Six Ratings, Allan Gordon Moodie Jun 1962

A Predictive Study Of Seventh Graders’ Academic Achievement From Objective And Subjective Grade Six Ratings, Allan Gordon Moodie

All Master's Theses

The general purpose of this study was to discover the effectiveness of the elementary school ratings in predicting a student's academic performance during his first year of high school (Grade 7).

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Utilization Of Community Resources In Social Studies, Charles H. Thacker Jun 1962

Utilization Of Community Resources In Social Studies, Charles H. Thacker

Graduate Student Research Papers

Since most communities surrounding every school contain unlimited opportunities for students to learn, it is necessary that these community resources be located and made known to the school and the teacher before they can be utilized in the school program. Therefore, a comprehensive inventory of such resources is essential, as is the systematic recording of survey findings, formulation of school policies concerning use of community resources, and the diffusion of this information to all personnel concerned. In turn such an organized program may have an influential effect upon the following: 1. Provide the students with new educational learning resources for …

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A Survey By Sampling Of Out Of Town Buying Habits Of The Residents Of Ellensburg, Washington, Carol Lee Barto Jun 1962

A Survey By Sampling Of Out Of Town Buying Habits Of The Residents Of Ellensburg, Washington, Carol Lee Barto

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine through two different types of sampling techniques some of the habits and reasons leading to out of town buying by the residents of Ellensburg.

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The Formal Written Book Report: An Investigation Of Opinion About The Value Of The Formal Written Book Report As Used In The Secondary School Language Arts Classes, Don W. Hunt May 1962

The Formal Written Book Report: An Investigation Of Opinion About The Value Of The Formal Written Book Report As Used In The Secondary School Language Arts Classes, Don W. Hunt

All Master's Theses

It has been the purpose of this study to determine if there is a consensus among the writers on the subject of the required formal book report as to its value as a teaching-learning device.

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Music Education In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Harold Laycock Apr 1962

Music Education In The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Harold Laycock

BYU Studies

Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have briefly discussed the importance of music in the Church's worship and culture. However, Latter-day Saint music educators are left wondering how they can most effectively help the Church reach its musical potential. This article focuses on recreational music and music education in Church history in order to better understand music's role in God's plan of happiness for his children.

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Printing And Book Production: Courses And Timetables Session 1962-63, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1962

Printing And Book Production: Courses And Timetables Session 1962-63, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses and Timetables for the Department of Printing and Book Production, College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.

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Prospectus Day And Evening Courses: Session 1962-63, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee Jan 1962

Prospectus Day And Evening Courses: Session 1962-63, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Kevin Street

Courses and timetables for Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street.

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College Life In Ante-Bellum Virginia, Diane Keith Light Jan 1962

College Life In Ante-Bellum Virginia, Diane Keith Light

Honors Theses

In comparison with contemporary collegiate experiences, college life in ante-bellum Virginia offers many contrasts. The college curriculum, teaching methods, student regulations, and behavior were manifestations of nineteenth century thought. These facets combined to form the existence of the institution and its inhabitants.

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Muresk Agricultural College, W Southern Jan 1962

Muresk Agricultural College, W Southern

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

M URESK Agricultural College was established by the West Australian Government in 1926, on one of the earliest settled properties in the Northam district.

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