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A Study To Determine The Effect Of Picture Interpretation On The Achievement Of Culturally Deprived Second Grade Pupils, Jane Henriksen Smith

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine whether second grade children from a low socio-economic area, taught with the use of flat pictures and the interpretation of such pictures to build vicarious experiences in the social studies program in correlation with other subject areas, will achieve as well as, or better than, second grade children from the same economic area who will be taught without such an abundant use of flat pictures.

The Relationship Between Reported Memories Of Childhood Experience And Present Behavior., James Robert Baugh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Content In Statistics And Experimental Design Courses For Doctoral Programs In Physical Education., Glenn Martin Brady

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Changes In Openness Of Student-Teachers During The Student-Teaching Experience., Conrad Richard Kinard

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Generality And Specificity Of Kinesthetic Performance In Gross Motor Skills., Garland F. Pinholster

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Generality And Specificity Of Motor Performance As Affected By Practice And Analysis Of Acquisition Curves Of College Women On Three Gross Motor Tasks., Wesley Elizabeth Cragin

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of The Relationships Between Teacher Effectiveness And Patterns Of Professional Preparation, Carl Raymond Stutzman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine what, if any, relationships exist between beginning teaching effectiveness and patterns of professional preparation. Specific objectives of the study were to: (1) identify the component parts of the preparation of most effective and least effective teachers, (2) determine if such components constituted patterns that can be identified, and (3) determine if such patterns, if present, are related to teaching effectiveness.

It was hypothesized that there are no significant relationships between teaching effectiveness and patterns of professional preparation of first·-year elementary school teachers.

An Analysis Of Certain Social And Economic Factors In Relationship To Reading Test Scores Reported By Selected California School Districts, Len Lawrence Trout Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze and test the extent and significance of the differences of certain reported social and economic factors that reported by both high-achieving and low-achieving school districts when measure of achievement was the results of the Stanford Reading Test administered to first grade pupils.

Kindergarten Adjustment Of A Group Of Children Who Attended Project Head Start, 1965, In San Joaquin County, California, Joan Stein Schurr

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to appraise certain aspects of kindergarten adjustment of children in San Joaquin County, California, who had participated in the Head Start program during the 1965 eight-week session, and compare it with the adjustment of a comparable group of kindergarten children who had not had an organized preschool experience by testing at the beginning and again at the end of the kindergarten year.

The Performance Of Grade Xi Students Of Saskatchewan (Canada) And Iowa (U.S.A.) On Two Of The Iowa Tests Of Educational Development, Kamal Dev Verma

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this investigation was to study the performance of grade XI students of Saskatchewan (Canada) and Iowa (U. S. A.) on two of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development: Test 3, Correctness and Appropriateness of Expression; and Test 4, Ability to Do Quantitative Thinking. The interpretation of the performances involved examination of several related educational factors.

The sample comprising 543 grade XI students was drawn from twelve selected Saskatchewan high schools.

In each of the twelve participating high schools, the principal arranged for the administration of the two ITED tests and the Student Questionnaire: Form A. In addition, …

A Study Of The Missoula Head Start Program, Mary Balch Cummings

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Factors Related To Choice Of Transfer And Terminal Status In Junior College., Jacob A. Neufeld

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Teaching - Learning Process In Five Large North Dakota High Schools., James Eudell Sauter

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of The Writing Practices Of Two Diverse Achievement Groups Of Shorthand Students When Writing From Dictation., William James Karaim

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Identification Of Digital Typewriting Patternisms At Selected Levels Of Skill., Roger Joseph Bloomquist

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Typewriting Experiment To Compare Class Performances On Straight Copy Three-Minute Writings Relative To Accuracy And Speed Following Three Selected Conditioning Drills., Norman William Thies

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Analytical Comparison Of The Relative Word-Combination Frequencies Of Business Correspondence With Phrase Frequencies Of Selected Shorthand Textbooks. (Volumes I And Ii)., Devern Jay Perry

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Analytical Study To Determine The Relationship Between The Time Utilized For Selected Classroom Activities And Achievement In Shorthand Theory., Leland Delano Skabo

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Three Methods Of Teaching A Unit On Latitude And Climate To Sixth Grade Students., James Leroy Noonan

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Standardization Of A Library Skills Test For A Metropolitan School District, David Gearhart Sanford

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the study was the standardization of a library skills test for Tacoma, a metropolitan school district of approximately 34,000 pupils in the State of Washington. The test was standardized on the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth grade populations of the district using representative samples. Answers were sought to the following questions: (1) Is the library skills test appropriate for the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth grades in Tacoma? (2) Is the test appropriate for both boys and girls at these grade levels?

A Study Of Education Beyond High School And Its Relationship To The Occupations Chosen, Doyle Eugene Winter

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to attempt to find out if there is a general occupational value to the individual in going to college or getting occupational training beyond high school and if there are values, what the specific values might be.

Catalog, 1967-1968, Anderson University - South Carolina

Catalogs

The 1967-1968 academic catalog and introduction to the college.

Annual Report Of The Newark State College For The School Year 1966-1967, 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.

Innovations And Consequences A Study Of Raymond College, University Of The Pacifc, Jerry G. Gaff

Raymond College

This research reported herein was performed pursuant to a contract with the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education. This document represents the final report on research

The Improvement Of Perceptual Ability For Educable Mentally Retarded Children Through The Use Of Gymnastics, Victor W. Lowe

All Master's Theses

This paper was an attempt to show the relationship between gymnastics and perceptual behavior, with mentally retarded children.

A Study Of The Influence Of Boy Scout Experience On Educational Achievement, Robert Francis O'Bryan

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement of boys involved in Scouting with that of boys who were non-scouts but who had equal aptitude for learning as measured by standardized intelligence tests. The null hypothesis, that there was no difference in achievement between scouts and non-scouts of equal basic ability, was tested.

Changing A Student’S Classroom Behavior Using Operant Conditioning Techniques, Judith Ann Paulson

All Master's Theses

This experiment was designed to extinguish a sixth grade boy's undesirable classroom behaviors by the complete withdrawal of teacher attention, and to develop and increase in successive approximations, the child's desirable classroom behaviors by frequent and intermittent teacher attention. The study was meant to be: (a) research replicating numerous other similar studies, but in addition be a behavior modification experiment conducted in a regular classroom setting in an elementary school and in as practical a way as possible for a teacher with 30 students, and (b) a response to a request from the boy's teachers for service and help.

Variable Reinforcement Schedules On A Teacher-Constructed Test, Michael Stephen Palanuk

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate timing of reinforcement and its relationship to performance on a teacher-constructed test. More specifically, it was concerned with the extent that reinforcement timing influenced learning of seventh grade general science material in physical geology.

A Survey And Comparison Of Current Follow-Up Practices And Curriculum In Special Education Programs In The State Of Washington, Richard Beaudreau

All Master's Theses

The study surveyed twenty-six districts in the State of Washington that had developed high school special education programs. These districts were surveyed to determine the amount of follow-up that had been conducted in high school special education programs and to provide an evaluation of the program in the districts in which follow-up studies have been conducted.

A Proposal For The Organization And Development Of The A. C. Davis Senior High School Learning Resources Center, Donna Delchambre

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study to explore the factors in the development and the initial planning and organization of a traditional senior high school library that is to function as a learning resources center. In pursuit of this study, the library facilities for the new A. C. Davis Senior High School at Yakima, Washington, are used.