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Components In A Comprehensive And Integrated Sex Education Program For The Kindergarten, Joyce Lucile Johnson

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of the study (1) to survey available resource material in sex education adaptable to the five-year-old level; (2) to design and test a method of integrating a program of meaningful sex education into the kindergarten curriculum; and (3) to provide reference to available resource material for teachers and parents so that there may be a home-school-child triangle of learning.

A Comparison Of Self-Concept Scores Before And After Three Months Job Corps Experience, Alan I. Marshlain

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to determine if a significantly more positive self-concept is developed after approximately three months of Job Corps experiences.

A Comparison Of The Moral Judgements Of Negro And Caucasian Children, Thomas Edward Mowry

All Master's Theses

This study was designed to investigate two areas: (1) What similarities or differences exist between Negro and Caucasian children in their moral judgments; and (2) What similarities or differences exist between the moral judgments of American children and the Swiss children used by Piaget in his research.

A Study Assessing Changes Occurring In Kindergarten Children At Central School, Hoquiam, Washington, During The School Year 1967-1968 In Terms Of Readiness And Academic Growth, Elizabeth Pinkley Morris

All Master's Theses

A group of fifty-one kindergarten children (23 boys and 28 girls) from Central School in Hoquiam, Washington, were studied for the purpose of evaluating changes occurring during the school year in terms of readiness and academic growth. A series of tests were given in October and November as an inventory of the child's background of skills and readiness in the fall, and the tests were repeated in May to measure any change occurring during the school year.

The Basis Of Angolan Nationalism, Albert V. Vandenberg

All Master's Theses

Portugal has the largest empire remaining in Africa. Portugal's history there dates to the Columbian period, and its government boasts that a colonial philosophy different from the other colonial powers in Africa is at work. The Portuguese speak of a "civilizing mission," "cultural assimilation," and the "Lusitanization of its colonies. The determination of Portugal to see its policies through and the determination of Angolan nationalists to exact independence and freedom from the Portuguese warrant an investigation of the current revolution and the basis of Angolan nationalism.

A Study Of The Benefits Received And The Problems Encountered By Students Using The Student Audiovisual Production Laboratory At Central Washington State College, Otis R. Hollar

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to investigate the Student Production Services provided by the Audiovisual Library to the students of Central Washington State College, with a view toward determining the benefits received and the problems encountered by the students in producing instructional media required for their college activities. The hypothesis of the study is as follows: Students using the Student Audiovisual Production Laboratory at Central Washington State College are not experiencing any major difficulties in producing the materials to meet their needs.

A Study Of Office Machines Knowledge And Skills Needed For Initial Employment In Chehalis And Centralia, Washington, Clare Walter Johnson

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of office machines knowledge and skills needed for initial employment in Chehalis and Centralia. An allied problem was to discover what office machines were being used, and the length of training period on each office machine as specified by businessmen in Chehalis and Centralia.

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.

The Use Of Higher Level Questions For Diagnosis Of Existing And Evaluation Of Developing Attitudes In Elementary Social Studies., Clark Duane Tufte

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Lds Coordinator Program, Carl J. Olsen Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to study the effectiveness of the coordinator in the LDS Seminary in carrying out his responsibilities. Special emphasis was placed upon the coordinator's influence over the teachers placed under his jurisdiction.

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

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.

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 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.

A Proposed Extension Program In Family Life Education For Indonesia Union College, Margaret Penhallurick Aaen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Indonesia, potentially one of the richest and most powerful of the emerging nations, could profit by an active program in family-life education such as has proved beneficial in other parts of the world. This is especially true in the rural areas. It is the purpose or this paper to explore possibilities for and to develop an extension program in home improvement, sanitation, child care, and nutrition which could be set up at Indonesia Union College, located in a typical rural area of Java. This paper will form the basis for a handbook for Home Economies teachers and extension workers. It …

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.

Effects Of Cubism On American Painting Since 1914, Carl W. Brodin

All Master's Theses

The problem will consist of establishing the beliefs, theories, and methodology of the Cubist movement as formulated by the members of a Parisian group of artists known as Le Groupe du Bateau-Lavoir. The next step will be to attempt to discover these factors in representative paintings produced in America subsequent to 1914. The final step will be to show the extent of the influences by reproducing selected American paintings, quoting current writers, and drawing conclusions.

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.

Clifton Ellis Byrd, Educator., Patsy K. Barber

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

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

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Phonics Knowledge Of Certain Louisiana Elementary School Teachers., G. C. Gibson

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.

The Utility Of Phonic Generalizations In Their Application To The Historyand Geography Vocabularies In Certain Specified Textbooks Adopted For Grades Four, Five, And Six., Jesse Joe Parker

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.

The Effect Of Audio And Visual Feedback On The Learning Of A Gross Motor Skill When Imposed At Selected Stages Of A Learning Period., John Russell Lloyd

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Methods Of Communicating With And Relating To The Parents Of Migrant Children, Marian I. Hines

All Master's Theses

It is the purpose of this study to (1) determine the present status of efforts, techniques, and materials used by school personnel to communicate with parents of migrant and culturally deprived or disadvantaged children, and (2) identify ways and methods of improving the presently used efforts, techniques, and materials.