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Training And Detraining Effects On Selected Physiological Measures Of Fitness In Adult Black Women., Edwyna Pace Testerman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine training and detraining effects on selected physiological measures of fitness in adult Black women. Pre, post and detraining post measurements were made on body weight, heart rate, blood pressure, sum of skinfolds (triceps, suprailium and thigh), and predicted max (')VO(,2). The study was conducted in four stages: two training stages and two detraining. Training was either by walking/jogging or aerobic dancing 3 times per week over 11 to 12 weeks at 70-75% of age-adjusted max HR. One detraining period was for 10 weeks, a second period for 15 weeks. Data were analyzed …

Community Schools Of The Arts: Outreach, Scholarship, And Financial Assistance Programs (National Guild Of Community Schools Of The Arts, Inc., Settlement Music Schools)., Douglas Bruce Pflieger

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to collect data on outreach, scholarship, and financial assistance programs of community schools of the arts. The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Inc. requires that organizations seeking full institutional membership offer scholarships and financial assistance programs for students. In addition, outreach program offerings are recommended and encouraged by the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Inc. A questionnaire was mailed to one-hundred member schools of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Inc. Sixty-four (64%) questionnaires were used in data analysis. The survey instrument was designed to …

The Effect Of Metacognitive Strategy Training On Critical Reading Ability., Jacqueline Means Parson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The ability to read materially critically is recognized as a goal of educators. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of training metacognitive strategies on critical reading ability. Critical reading was defined as the ability to judge or evaluate written materials and to compare them against some norm or standard. Metacognitive strategies encourage a conscious awareness of and/or control over one's own mental processes. A review of literature indicated that past researchers had considered critical reading as a distinct skill area, but more recently, educators have begun to recognize it as a part of the overall comprehension …

Student Practice And Selected Teacher Behaviors In Elementary Physical Education (Effectiveness, Experimental Unit, Process-Product Study)., Madge Holden Ashy

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Eight preservice physical education teachers participated in this study to examine the effects of correct practice attempts, total practice attempts, and selected teacher behaviors on student achievement in a novel motor skill. Each teacher taught two 20-min lessons to 10 fourth graders. Four more and four less effective teachers were identified by cluster analysis using student posttest scores as the criterion. Eight teacher behaviors were observed and measured, four on frequency (cues, demonstration, knowledge of performance, encouragement) and four on duration (specific observation, general observation, management, instruction). Comparisons were made between the more and less effective teacher groups in two …

Four-H Organizational Leaders--The Association Between Task Performance And Support Received (Concern, Volunteer Management)., Donald Robinson Hammatt

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The objective of the study was to discover if there were relationships between task performance of the 4-H organizational leader and concern shown by the Extension agent as well as other selected independent variables. More specifically, an attempt was made to determine if one area of concern was more important than another. The research consisted of a survey instrument sent to a sample of 312 of the 1,560 4-H organizational leaders throughout the state of Louisiana; seventy-seven percent of the schedules were returned. Eight hypotheses were tested and the following statistical tests were used to analyze the data: correlation, Chi-square, …

Martin Behrmann's Lehrbuch Fuer Chorleitung: A Translation. (Volumes One And Two)., Harold Leroy Yarbrough

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Martin Behrmann is the Director of the Berliner Kirchenmusik- schule in the Spandau section of West Berlin. Behrmann is also the conductor of the "Spandauer Kantorei" and another civic chorus in Hamburg, West Germany. Lehrbuch fur Chorleitung is the first of three volumes to be pub- lished by Hannsler-Verlag of Stuttgart. This first volume is due to be released by the publisher in the summer of 1985. Behrmann assumes and defends the position that conducting does not require special talent. The author maintains that conduc- ting can be taught and then proceeds to demonstrate his method. This method consists primarily …

The Relation Of Knowledge Development To Children's Basketball Performance., Karen Elizabeth French

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this paper was to examine the relation of sport specific knowledge to the development of skilled basketball performance in children. Three experiments were conducted. The first experiment established the reliability and validity of instruments used to measure basketball knowledge, dribbling skill, shooting skill and individual components of offensive basketball performance--control, decisions, and execution. The second experiment compared expert and novice basketball players in two age leagues, an 8- to 10-year-old league and an 11- to 12-year-old league, on the individual components of performance and on measures of basketball knowledge, dribbling skill, and shooting skill. The cognitive decision …

The Elementary Level Food And Fitness Curriculum Of The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service: Program Effectiveness And Management (Nutrition Education)., Peggy Cain Gentry

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a food and fitness program implemented by Home Economists of the Cooperative Extension Service. The Fitness Factor program was taught by 49 classroom teachers to 1248 fifth grade students in 20 schools in nine Louisiana parishes. A secondary purpose was to identify and study program management factors that affect success of the program. Three sources of data collection were (a) a youth pretest/posttest instrument measuring food and fitness practices and attitudes, and food consumption, (b) a classroom teacher questionnaire and (c) a Home Economist questionnaire. Ten hypotheses were tested. The following …

Development Of A Computer-Assisted Instruction Courseware Package In Statistics And A Comparative Analysis Of Three Management Strategies For This Courseware., Preston Dinkins

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a tutorial computer-assisted instruction (CAI) lesson teaching the normal distribution and standard scores. Instruction on the normal curve, and unit-normal curve, z-scores, areas under the normal curve, and standard scores was given in this study. This CAI courseware was created in order to teach or review these concepts to graduate students in education. An evaluation of this CAI lesson was conducted. It consisted of a small scale pilot test, and a 2 x 3 factorial design experiment. The pilot test study was conducted so that reaction data to this software …

The Status Of Band Programs In The Public Secondary Schools Of Louisiana, 1984-1985., Martin Mclain Hearne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Purpose of the Study. The purpose of this study was to determine the status of the public secondary school band programs in Louisiana for the 1984-1985 school year. Procedures. Data were gathered by means of questionnaires sent to the directors of all public high school band programs. Information sought was divided into three major sections: (1) Teacher Profile, (2) The Band Program, and (3) Finance and Budget. Responses were obtained from 51.7 percent of the total population, and the data were tabulated and presented with comparison of the findings. Findings. (1) The mean age of directors responding was thirty-five years. …

Audience Awareness In The Persuasive Writing Of Gifted And Non-Gifted Fifth Grade Students., Shirley Jean Guillory Mancuso

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This investigation attempted to profile the audience awareness of gifted and non-gifted fifth graders. At three writing sessions, students wrote to a friend, a teacher, and an editor, persuading each to go to the park. Compositions were examined for syntactic complexity, according to t-units, and for the kinds and numbers of persuasive appeals used. A repeated measures design with a 2 x 3 factorial arrangement of between subject treatments (group and sex) and a single repeated factor (audience at three levels) was used. The dependent variables were examined using ANOVA. Results were tested for significance at the .05 level. The …

Perceptions Of Nine Change Agent Roles And Related Work Variables By County Extension Agents In The Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service--1985., Jared Melville Smalley

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The major focus of this dissertation study was on the self-expectations of Minnesota County Extension Agents as they carry out nine change agent roles in their educational work. Impetus for the study came from a 1984 report that indicated 70.5 percent of these agents felt emotional strain due to "expect too much of self.". Data was collected regarding the nine roles and six work-related variables by mail questionnaire. A total of 230 usable responses were received from the 248 agents on active duty during May, 1985. The major findings of the study were generalized as follows: (1) The most positive …

Developing A Conceptual Framework For Evaluating Economic And Social Consequences Of Cooperative Extension Work Impact (Program Impact Indicators)., Solomon Ahyuwa Yabaya

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Purpose. The basic purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual framework of economic and social consequences for evaluating Extension work. The general objectives were: (1) to develop and refine a taxonomy of economic and social consequences of Cooperative Extension programs, and (2) to develop a generic model for measuring economic and social consequences of the Cooperative Extension program impacts. Methodology. The respondents were identified by the State Extension Directors. Data were collected using a mail questionnaire. The respondents reacted to an eighty indicator instrument, and their responses were tabulated and analyzed on the basis of appropriateness, importance and …

Pupil Control Ideology And Pluralistic Ignorance In A Residential Facility For The Hearing Impaired: Hearing And Non-Hearing Teacher Perspectives., James Alan Vitagliano

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The study's purpose was to examine variation in pupil control ideology (PCI) and existence of pluralistic ignorance in a school for the deaf. Participant observation, survey administration, and ethnographic interview techniques were related to nine hypotheses focused upon informal group structures of hearing and non-hearing teachers within the school culture. The hypotheses were: (1) Hearing teachers will perceive PCI of non-hearing teachers as more custodial than non-hearing teachers report. (2) Non-hearing teachers will perceive PCI of hearing teachers as more custodial than hearing teachers report. (3) Hearing teachers will perceive hearing teachers' PCI as less custodial than non-hearing teachers' PCI. …

Compiling A Handbook Of Developmental Activities To Be Used By Parents With Children Who Show Deficiencies In Selected Areas As Determined By A Pre-Kindergarten Assessment, Janet Marie Eshleman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparisons Of Scores On Kindergarten Screening Tests Of Children Who Attended Preschool And Children Who Did Not Attend Preschool, Jane Renee Guggenbiller

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Developing Units For Gifted Second Graders With Emphasis On Critical Thinking Skills, Connie Lou Gearhardt Haines

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Field-Dependence/Independence And Sex On Patterns Of Achievement And Grading In A First-Semester Calculus Course (Cognitive Style, Remedial Mathematics, Grading Bias, Appraisal, College), Timothy John Kelly

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to investigate effects of field-dependence/independence (f-d/i), sex, and different types of audiovisual remedial instruction on mathematics achievement (Experiment I); second to investigate the effects of student and grader cognitive style (f-d/i) and sex on calculus test grades (Experiment II).

One hundred fifty first-semester calculus students, identified by an algebra/trigonometry pretest as requiring trigonometry remediation, served as subjects for Experiment I. As measures of f-d/i, the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) and The Miniaturized Rod and Frame Test (MRFT) were administered to the subjects, who were apportioned into six experimental groups, representing three …

0293 Higher Education, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

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Regular Education Teachers’ Attitudes And Knowledge Concerning The Mainstreaming Of Handicapped Students, Kenneth R. Brown

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether regular education teachers, when given an intensive training program in all aspects of special education, will be more at ease when teaching handicapped students and in turn have im proved attitudes when working with these students. The data for the study were collected in 1984 and 1985 using a researcher-designed instrument entitled Special Education Attitude Survey (SEAS). A total of 93 teachers in the Spring Branch Independent School District (Houston, Texas) was in cluded in the study. A treatment group was administered training in a two-day workshop setting. The control group …

Role Of The United States Agricultural Teacher Education Profession In International Agriculture And Rural Development., Ismail Bin Yahya

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Purpose. The primary goal of this study was to answer the question: What has been the contribution of the United States agricultural teacher education profession to the international development process? The study, therefore, was a synthesis of past involvement of agricultural teacher educators in international agriculture and rural improvement activities since 1950. Population. The population of this study consisted of 117 agricultural teacher educators in the United States with at least .51 FTE responsibilities in teacher education programs and experience in international development acitivites abroad. Objectives. Eight specific objectives of the study were the identification of (1) primary goals of …

The Development Of A Method For Teaching Fundamentals Of Guitar To College Students In Music Education And Music Therapy Curricula., Glenn Joseph Caluda

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this report was to formulate a methodical approach to the teaching of guitar skills needed for the effective use of the guitar by music educators and music therapists. In both these professions, the guitar is used in an accompanimental capacity and also is taught as an applied instrument. Presently, there is an ever-increasing supply of instruction books available which fulfill many different needs and explore various styles of guitar playing. However, at the time of this writing, a search of guitar texts has revealed no available text which is designed to develop the various skills needed to …

The Influence Of Federal Administrative Trends On The Budgetary Processes Of Nigeria’S Federal Universities., Iliya Wambi Samaila

Dissertations (Pre-2016)

The proliferation of university educational demand in Nigeria occurred as a result of the oil boom and the subsequent creation of nineteen states. In 1974, Ibadan and Lagos Universities were the only federal universities; in 1976 seven more universities were created. The sudden increase, from two in 1974 to thirteen federal universities in 1976, necessitated the adoption of the formula funding model, which was perceived as being capable of allocating resources to all similar academic programs in the institutions. The thirteen federal universities were used in the study. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability outcome of …

Strukturalisme Dalam Ilmu Sastera Dan Aplikasinya, H. Awang

Pre-2000

No abstract provided.

College Of Technology, Bolton Street Prospectus 1985-86, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses for the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.

Prospectus: 1985-86, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Kevin Street

Courses for Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street

Children's Affective Expression In Human Figure Drawings: Adult Recognition Of Children's Depiction Of Six Affective Expressions., Ralph Darrell Ramsden

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The understanding of children's abilities to express affect in drawings of the human figure has clinical and developmental significance, yet is an area that until recently has received relatively minimal research attention. The present study investigated the abilities of child psychologists, graduate psychology students, and non-mental health raters to correctly identify the attempts of 72 kindergarten, second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth-grade students to depict six common affective expressions in human figure drawings. The affective expressions were: happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise, and fear. Thirty-six adult raters (18 female; 18 male) reviewed 216 drawings, identified the perceived affective expression, and …

Multi-Curricular Units Based On Animal Life For The First Grade, Elaine Sanchez

All Graduate Projects

A booklet for teaching first grade science through multi-curricular units was developed and compiled. The booklet contains ten such units, which cover animal life. Each unit is a five-day plan for an approximate thirtyminute period, and was designed for total group instruction. Included in each unit are activities for language arts, math, art, and handwriting, all of which are based upon a particular animal. The materials were compiled from commercial and handmade sources.

Evaluating The Effect Of Project H.O.P.E.: An After-School Study Hall, Eugene Joseph Schmidt

All Graduate Projects

The effectiveness of Project HOPE, an acronym for Helping Our People Educationally, was tested to determine if improved academic achievement would result from an after-school study hall. Intended for ninth grade students that fall behind because of uncompleted daily work and missed assignments, Project HOPE was created to give students "a last chance." It was thought that daily work scores would rise and that students would realize an overall increase in their final course grades. The actual experiment was run from November 19, 1984 until January 17, 1985. The experimental group was the writer's tenth grade English class. Despite improvements …

Summer Enrichment Program For Elementary Students At The Intermediate Level, Robert John Reister

All Graduate Projects

A six-week summer enrichment program with curriculum was developed for Liberty Christian School in Walla Walla. It is activity based and is in conjunction with A Beka Book Christian school curriculum. The student chooses activities from six disciplines at various difficulty levels. The program includes plans for student incentives and informal evaluation. It will be open to parochial and nonparochial students. The purpose is to (a) enrich curriculum, (b) help students retain concepts over the summer months, (c) promote application of content.