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Directionality As A Sequence Effect In Programmed Learning Of A Verbal Concept, L. Xavier Keele

Student Work

Thirty years ago Sidney Pressey (1926) published an article describing an apparatus for presenting multiple choice questions which gave the student immediate feedback regarding the correctness of his response to the questions. Although this device was intended to be a "testing machine" rather than a "teaching machine", it is often generously designated the status of being the first teaching machine. Pressey's machine had little impact upon the educational world and for a generation teaching machines were all but forgotten. In the 1950's B.F. Skinner began the modern movement to automate education. Psychologists, but as noted by Bugeleki (1964, p. 208) …

An Inquiry Into Teaching About Communism In Southwest Washington Senior High Schools, Bertrams Voldemars Keire

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to review the national trends in teaching about Communism in the secondary schools and (2) to determine the nature and extent of instruction about Communism in the public secondary schools of Southwest Washington.

Isometric Exercise Versus Isotonic Exercise As A Means Of Building And Retaining Strength, Rodney L. Waddell

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to compare results from the selected isotonic exercises as recommended by Steinhaus, the selected isometric exercises as recommended by Karpovich, and a non-directed exercise program on the seventh and eighth grade male students of Monroe Junior High School as a means of building and retaining strength which was measured by the Roger's Strength Test.

The Measurement Of Religious Attitudes Of Men In Residence Halls At Walla Wall College And Whitman College, Norman James Woods

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is (1) to ascertain from data gathered whether there is a measurable difference of religious attitudes among the residence hall men at Walla Walla College as compared to residence hall men at Whitman College; and (2) determine to what extent the Walla Walla College group subscribes to a position based on the dogma of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Relationship Between Agility And Strength Tests And High School Football Ability, Herbert Jerome Richey

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a positive correlation between scores on a series of agility and general strength tests and the best prospective players in high school football.

University Of Maine In Portland And University Of Maine School Of Law Commencement Program 1966, University Of Maine In Portland

Commencement Programs

The University of Maine in Portland and University of Maine School of Law Commencement Program program for the Fifth Commencement. Held in Portland, Maine June 2, 1966. Address given by Honorable Edward T. Gignoux, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Honorary Doctor of Laws Conferred upon: Edward T. Gignoux.

Instructional Television – A Possible Solution To Problems In College Physical Growth, Jacob Leon Schloss

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to provide data to aid in providing a solution to some of the instructional space problems at Central Washington State College. This study will explore the feasibility of instructional television as a possible solution to this problem.

Jonathan Swift And Women, Gloria Hayden

All Master's Theses

Before any proper study may be made of Swift's attitude toward women, as exemplified in his life and as expressed in his writings, it would seem advisable to review briefly woman's place in society during the period of Swift's mature life. Certainly no just conclusions could be reached regarding the problem of Swift and women unless the study were predicated on an awareness of the position of women in the economic, educational and social life of, roughly, the first half of the eighteenth century.

The Mirroreading Board Technique Used With Eight Third Grade Problem Readers Who Showed Evidence Of A Mixed Lateral Dominance, Gene Ferguson Knox

All Master's Theses

This experiment is concerned with certain problem readers who possess the physiological problem of having a mixed lateral dominance.

A Survey Of The Causes For Suspensions In The Junior High Schools Of The Highline School District, James A. Rick

All Master's Theses

This study was undertaken to (1) relate compulsory attendance to the problem of suspension, (2) survey the frequency of and causes for suspensions of junior high school students, (3) survey the course of action taken by the school, school district and/or the parents of the suspended student, and (4) to study the number of cases in which pupils were affected by multiple suspensions.

Confirmation Of Creativity, Dorothy N. Phillips

All Master's Theses

Investigated was the accumulated knowledge of what is known or surmised about creativity; practiced was the skill of becoming the kind of person who, while working with children, can establish an atmosphere where creativity is likely to flourish.

A Survey And Analysis Of Teacher Credentials In The State Of Washington, Dale Calvin Johnson

All Master's Theses

Superintendents and personnel directors involved in hiring certified personnel turn to the teacher credential as a vital source of information. Currently, there is a great deal of difference in the information included in the credential depending upon which placement office prepared the document. This research study has attempted to establish the types of information that would be most beneficial to superintendents and personnel directors in their efforts to secure qualified personnel.

A Case Study Of Two Disabled Readers Using An Eclectic Remedial Reading Approach, William J. Harrison

All Master's Theses

This study was conducted with two disabled readers to ascertain the value of an eclectic remedial reading program. No comparisons were made between the two subjects or any other group. The purpose of the study was to fully explain the diagnostic and remedial techniques used on two disabled readers and to relate the success of the eclectic remedial approach.

A Comprehensive Music Education Program For The Public Schools Of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Herbert Terrence Elford

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of the present writer in this study to outline a plan for the organization and administration of a comprehensive music department for Salmon Arm and the Municipality of Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Implicit in the study was the necessity to reconcile local administrative policies and financing with directives of the Department of Education.

Analysis Of Selected Values In Physical Education As Identified By Professional Personnel., Dale William Spence

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Samuel S. Murphy: Superintendent Of The Mobile Public Schools From 1900-1926., Frank Schneider

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Humane Education Of The Next Generation Of Americans, Stuart Westerlund

Education Collection

In the process of education, three major aspects stand out sharply: philosophy, psychology, and evaluation. It is through philosophy of education that we establish goals and objectives. In other words, where are we going? What do we want? What is really important? Without a philosophy we wander aimlessly in the vast desert known as "no man's land." Psychology speaks of methodology, the means whereby we might achieve our goals; it is the instrument by which we hope to achieve our objectives. Without a methodology we are like a ship without a rudder. We may know where we want to go, …

The Lesley College (1966-1967), Lesley College

Lesley Course Catalogs

1966-1967 Course Catalog published by the Lesley College. Original volume available for browsing in the Lesley University Archives.

Guidelines For The Development Of Vocational Education Programs With Specific Application To Grand Forks, North Dakota., Harold Curtis Gulbrandson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Role Of The Law School In Continuing Legal Education, Robert R. Wright

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

A Study Of School Programs For The Culturally Deprived Child, Mary King Cox

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are (1) to study descriptive information about school programs for culturally deprived children in both large and small cities in order to identify the broad range of procedures being employed to educate these disadvantaged children, and (2) to identify those program elements which might be most useful in planning for the needs of these children in other districts such as Pasco, Washington.

The Impact Of Remedial Language Arts Instruction On The Language Skills Of Slow-Learning Fifth And Sixth Graders, Elsie D. Thompson

All Master's Theses

This study is undertaken to determine the impact of remedial language arts instruction on the language skills of slow learning fifth and sixth graders. It will seek to determine whether slow learning fifth and sixth graders, receiving remedial instruction in the language arts, will achieve as well as, or better than, slow learning fifth and sixth grade students in a regular heterogeneous classroom situation.

Visual Stimulus Versus Combined Audio-Visual Stimuli For Out-Of-Class Practice In First-Semester College Gregg Shorthand., Robert Nelton Hanson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Three Nine-Year Old Boys, Retarded In Reading, Who Were Taught Reading, Writing, And Spelling By A Remedial Teacher, Emily Ellen Leslie

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the methods and materials best suited to the improvement of the reading, writing, and spelling skills of three boys, and to discover and alter, if possible, the factors contributing to the reading deficiency and lowered school achievement.

The Relative Effectiveness Of An Eight-Week Summer Training Program For Culturally Deprived Preschool Children, Jim L. Weems

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this investigation to measure and interpret the effects of preschool experiential training on a sample of culturally deprived pre-first grade children in Yakima, Washington, in the areas of intellectual ability, visual perceptual development, and social maturity. It was felt that organized data regarding the effects of this training would be helpful in making a determination as to the value of the training itself, and in providing information which would be of use in developing similar programs in the future.

A Study Of The Subculture Of Students In Eight Selected Western Canadian High Schools., David Friesen

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Family Life Attitudes Among Male College Students And Their Fathers, Helmar Duncan Sprague

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study are: (1) to help fill an important void in the literature, the lack of substantive empirical investigation of relationships between generations of fathers and their sons; (2) to investigate the assumption that similar attitudes exist between fathers and their sons; and (3) to attempt to supply the necessary data regarding father’s and sons’ attitudes toward family life which may aid those who deal in a helping relationship with these fathers and sons.

The Effects Of Four Training Programs On The Acquisition Of Speed And Accuracy In Motor Performance., James Edward Kennison

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Counselee Attitudes Toward The Counseling Process In Selected Florida Junior Colleges., Eveleen Lorton Shriner

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Study Of The American Middle-Class Moral And Ethical Values Found In The John Newbery Medal Books., Heath Ward Lowry

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to collect data concerning the presence of that content in the Newbery Medal Award winning books which may influence children’s learning of American middle-class moral and ethical values.

The investigator used the process of content analysis to gather data for answering the following questions: (1) Are American middle-class moral and ethical values present in this chosen list of books?; (2) If such value content is present, to what degree of frequency and intensity has it been found?; (3) What variations, if any, can be measured in the presence, frequency, and intensity of these …