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50th Anniversary Year Catalog, 1961-1963, Anderson University - South Carolina Oct 1961

50th Anniversary Year Catalog, 1961-1963, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1961-1963 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

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Annual Report Of The Newark State College For The School Year 1960-1961, Newark State College Sep 1961

Annual Report Of The Newark State College For The School Year 1960-1961, Newark State College

Annual Reports

The Annual Report of the Newark State College was a yearly release that compiled the yearly reports from every department and any supplemental information that detailed the administration of the College. It includes information regarding any curriculum changes as well as enrollment statistics.

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A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Reading, Alan R. Bergstrom Aug 1961

A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Reading, Alan R. Bergstrom

All Master's Theses

One purpose of this study was to compare a reading program taught using a basic reading text, supplemental books, and teacher motivation to a reading program designed as an independent, developmental, multi-level program that utilizes graphic and ego motivation. Another purpose was to find out if pupils in the program will show a significantly greater gain in reading achievement than do pupils in the other.

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A Discriminative Study Of The Weight Training And Physical Fitness Program In Physical Education, George W. Carberry, Jr. Aug 1961

A Discriminative Study Of The Weight Training And Physical Fitness Program In Physical Education, George W. Carberry, Jr.

All Master's Theses

This study was undertaken to (1) determine the present physical fitness level of boys enrolled in physical education classes at Wilbur High School, Wilbur, Washington; (2) test this program and ascertain the level of development; (3) determine the value of weight training in physical education; (4) determine if this program is suitable to a small high school; and (5) aid teachers in developing and instructing students in a weight-training program in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades.

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Classical Greek And Modern American Education As Expressions Of A View Of Man: A Comparison And Evaluation, Barbara R. Whittaker Aug 1961

Classical Greek And Modern American Education As Expressions Of A View Of Man: A Comparison And Evaluation, Barbara R. Whittaker

Graduate Student Research Papers

This research is an attempt to recognize and compare the values and ideas which influenced Classical Greek education with those basic to the American Heritage, in order to determine what implications there might be for education in the future.

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An Exploratory Study Of The Family Centered Homemaking Program For The Ninth Grade, Kathleen Louise (Cadieu) Carlson Aug 1961

An Exploratory Study Of The Family Centered Homemaking Program For The Ninth Grade, Kathleen Louise (Cadieu) Carlson

Graduate Student Research Papers

The modern goal of home economics education is a curriculum centered about the family as it lives, works, and plays in a time of rapid social, economic, scientific, and world change. Many schools present home economics as cooking and sewing. It seems evident that home economics education, to meet needs in today's families and prepare young people for assuming responsibilities as future homemakers, must plan programs of greater depth and breadth than those of the past. This paper will (1) explore possible means of coordinating and integrating the specific area of family relationships with the general home economics curriculum and …

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A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo Aug 1961

A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the regular physical education program at Olympic Hills Elementary School, Seattle, Washington, with an experimental physical education program; (2) to compare the physical fitness of boys and girls in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in the same school; and (3) to study the effect of the program on the individual’s fitness level.

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A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm Aug 1961

A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm

All Master's Theses

This study was an attempt to shed more light on scholastic attainment of athletes in the junior high school. The purpose was not to justify the inclusion or exclusion of interscholastic sports in the junior high school, only to determine what effect these sports have on an individual’s grades.

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Delayed Reinforcement And Delayed Response In Discrimination Learning Of Developmentally Retarded Children, Robert Preston Gelhart Aug 1961

Delayed Reinforcement And Delayed Response In Discrimination Learning Of Developmentally Retarded Children, Robert Preston Gelhart

All Master's Theses

As a preliminary investigation of delay factors in discrimination learning, the present study was designed primarily to contrast the effect of a short delay in response with the same duration of delay of reinforcement in order to evaluate the possibility that reinforcement-delay alone during the standard response-delay experiment is responsible for decremental effects.

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Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe Jul 1961

Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was to study the area of federal aid to education from the historical point of view. The writer wished to answer these questions: (1) How long have we had federal aid to education? (2) What kinds of federal aid to education do we have?

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Pacific Oaks Friends School, 1945-1961, Margaret Abbott Witt Jul 1961

Pacific Oaks Friends School, 1945-1961, Margaret Abbott Witt

Student Work

The medical case history of an individual has long been an accepted instrument for promoting the health of an individual; and the empirical evidence presented by many such cases histories has been one avenue through which medical research into the cause and cure of disease has been advanced.

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A Proposed Junior Program For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of America, Donald Richard Kinde Jun 1961

A Proposed Junior Program For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of America, Donald Richard Kinde

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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A Descriptive Study Of The College Elementary School Camping Experience Of Four Fifth Graders, Betty Anne Charlton Jun 1961

A Descriptive Study Of The College Elementary School Camping Experience Of Four Fifth Graders, Betty Anne Charlton

All Master's Theses

This study presented a review of the philosophy and history of school camping, the evolution of the outdoor education program at the College Elementary School, and a study of four fifth grade children before, during, and after their first school camping experience. Interviews, observations, written tests, sociograms, examination of records, and standard camp evaluations were utilized.

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A Survey Of Existing Measures For Remedial Readers In The Elementary Schools Of Pierce County, Robert L. Trask Jun 1961

A Survey Of Existing Measures For Remedial Readers In The Elementary Schools Of Pierce County, Robert L. Trask

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to determine what measures are being taken for remedial readers in the elementary schools of second class districts in Pierce County.

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A Study Of Some Aspects Of Recreation In The Christian Education Program Of The Church, Nancy Lindquist May 1961

A Study Of Some Aspects Of Recreation In The Christian Education Program Of The Church, Nancy Lindquist

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Aid To Education-Federal Fashion, Leonard F. Manning Jan 1961

Aid To Education-Federal Fashion, Leonard F. Manning

Fordham Law Review

The President of the United States has touched off a great debate with his recent declaration that the Constitution prohibits federal aid to church-related schools. From an examination of the cases and American traditions as well, Professor Manning concludes that nothing in the Constitution, in case law or in history precludes aid to church-related education in any form or at any level.

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Dakota Pioneers By W.H. Elznic, 1961, William Henry Elznic Jan 1961

Dakota Pioneers By W.H. Elznic, 1961, William Henry Elznic

Archival Manuscripts

W.H. Elznic wrote this 22 page family history/autobiography in 1961. William Henry Elznic (1888-1975) graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1908 and from the University of North Dakota in 1912. He acted as Principal and/or Superintendent of Schools in several schools in North Dakota before retiring in 1960.

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The Lesley College (1961-1962), Lesley College Jan 1961

The Lesley College (1961-1962), Lesley College

Lesley Course Catalogs

1961-1962 Course Catalog published by the Lesley College. Original volume available for browsing in the Lesley University Archives.

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A Survey Of The Instructional Program Of The Henderson, Minnesota High School, Nick Hantern Jan 1961

A Survey Of The Instructional Program Of The Henderson, Minnesota High School, Nick Hantern

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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The Public Assistance Child In The Yakima Public Schools, Ellen Kennedy Brzoska Jan 1961

The Public Assistance Child In The Yakima Public Schools, Ellen Kennedy Brzoska

All Master's Theses

The aim of this study was to determine if the Public Assistance Group of children differed scholastically and intellectually from the children whose parents were not on Public Assistance.

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A Study Of The Program Of Secondary Education Of The State Of North Dakota, Stanley E. Brooks Jan 1961

A Study Of The Program Of Secondary Education Of The State Of North Dakota, Stanley E. Brooks

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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0045 Teacher Certification In Colorado, Colorado Legislative Council Dec 1960

0045 Teacher Certification In Colorado, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

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Reliability And Validity Of The Thematic Apperception Test Scored By The Discomfort-Relief Quotient, Donald W. Culbertson Dec 1960

Reliability And Validity Of The Thematic Apperception Test Scored By The Discomfort-Relief Quotient, Donald W. Culbertson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate scorer reliability of the Discomfort-Relief Quotient (DRQ) method of scoring applied to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). A second aim was to investigate some of the interrelationships between Tension, as measured by DRQ, and (1) Grade Point Averages, (2) Number of Quarters spent at CWCE, (3) Practice Teaching Ratings, and (4) First-Year Teaching success.

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Henri Temianka Correspondence; (Kamen), Martin Kamen Sep 1960

Henri Temianka Correspondence; (Kamen), Martin Kamen

Henri Temianka Correspondence

This collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.

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Predictive Value Of The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used At Central Washington College Of Education, Barbara Lenore Young Aug 1960

Predictive Value Of The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used At Central Washington College Of Education, Barbara Lenore Young

All Master's Theses

How well does the Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Battery actually predict the grade point average of the students at Central Washington College of Education?

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An Investigation Of The Preparation Of Junior High School General Science Teachers And Their Science Teaching Programs In The State Of Washington, William Henry Bliss Aug 1960

An Investigation Of The Preparation Of Junior High School General Science Teachers And Their Science Teaching Programs In The State Of Washington, William Henry Bliss

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to investigate (1) the academic background and teaching assignments of junior high general science teachers in the State of Washington and (2) the consistency of general science subject matter taught in junior high schools in the State of Washington.

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A Study Of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects And Academic Success In College, Glade H. Miller Aug 1960

A Study Of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects And Academic Success In College, Glade H. Miller

All Master's Theses

The general purpose of this study was to attempt to discover how much, and in what proportion, work of an academic nature in high school facilitates college academic achievement.

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An Investigation Of Certain Factors Related To Advancement In Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore Aug 1960

An Investigation Of Certain Factors Related To Advancement In Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore

All Master's Theses

The specific purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that children who are not six until after starting school are not able to compete successfully with their older classmates in terms of promotions and grades.

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An Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Using The Overhead Projector In A College Introductory Psychology Class, Lida Weed Myers Aug 1960

An Experimental Study Of The Effect Of Using The Overhead Projector In A College Introductory Psychology Class, Lida Weed Myers

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility that visual materials “custom tailored” to a professor’s specification and integrated with his lectures might improve student achievement on standardized objective tests.

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Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey Aug 1960

Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to find and to compare causes for dropouts from the non-high district students with those from the in-residence students; (2) to compare non-high district students and in-residence students as to age, days of attendance and absence, grade point average, intelligence, grade, dropout quarter, reason for dropout, graduation previous spring or re-entry in the fall, and previous subject of grade failure; and (3) to review the present Yakima secondary school curriculum.

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