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A Study Of The Nature And Extent Of Faculty Meetings, Albert Franklin Wedekind
A Study Of The Nature And Extent Of Faculty Meetings, Albert Franklin Wedekind
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to investigate various methods and procedures employed by schools to organize, facilitate, and evaluate faculty meetings. More narrowly, the objective of the study was to investigate useful methods of implementing faculty meetings to obtain optimum teacher and educational growth.
Teacher Evaluation, Nora A. Waite
Teacher Evaluation, Nora A. Waite
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to examine briefly available writing on the subject of teacher evaluations, to look at some of the teacher evaluation forms used in several schools, and to work out tenative evaluation forms that might be used as criteria for developing an effective program of teacher evaluation in the Dependents' Education Group, United States Army, Europe.
Classical Greek And Modern American Education As Expressions Of A View Of Man: A Comparison And Evaluation, Barbara R. Whittaker
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.
Providing For Individual Differences In The Elementary School Arithmetic Program, Robert S. Allen
Providing For Individual Differences In The Elementary School Arithmetic Program, Robert S. Allen
Graduate Student Research Papers
How can individual differences be provided for in the elementary school arithmetic program? It is obvious that if all pupils in the elementary schools are required to follow the same course of study, read the same books, do the same exercises, solve the same problems, and pass the same examinations, there can be little provision for individual differences. It was the purpose of this study to present practices used or usable to provide for individual differences.
The Influence Of Pressure Groups Upon Curriculum Development, Donald K. Ellis
The Influence Of Pressure Groups Upon Curriculum Development, Donald K. Ellis
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this research was to locate and present information that would indicate (1) the purposes of pressure and special interest groups, (2) the effect or effects that such groups had on curriculum development, (3) the techniques utilized by these groups to influence the curriculum, and (4) the methods educators should use to place the interests of pressure and special interest groups in proper perspective.
A Study Of Mathematics Curriculum For Grades 4-6, Jack J. Guns
A Study Of Mathematics Curriculum For Grades 4-6, Jack J. Guns
Graduate Student Research Papers
Teachers are being encouraged to achieve competency in improved mathematics instruction through workshops, "in-service training," National Science Foundation Scholarships, Carnegie Foundation Scholarships, and college summer schools. By providing training and sufficient motivation, educators can solve the primary problem in revamping our mathematics' curriculum. But educators are also confronted with the serious challenge of defining and organizing a sound modern curriculum drawn from research on the basic concepts students must have as they move from one level to the next.
A Study Of Effective Evaluation Of Teaching Performance, Clyde Edwin Henry
A Study Of Effective Evaluation Of Teaching Performance, Clyde Edwin Henry
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was (1) to define the general areas that help determine teaching performance, (2) to find a way to evaluate these areas as objectively as possible, and (3) to devise a form on which the results can be placed and easily interpreted. The problem was to study methods of evaluating the teaching staff without endangering their morale, without criticism of favoritism, and with a final goal of detecting and correcting weaknesses in the teaching profession.
Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly
Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly
Graduate Student Research Papers
Because of the writer's desire to learn more about the individualized reading approach and the textfilm approach, these two areas have been chosen for specific investigation and elaboration. It was the purpose of this study (1) to discover what opinions certain authorities hold regarding the various approaches to reading, (2) to investigate some recent specific experiments in the teaching of reading, and (3) to make some generalizations concerning the various broad approaches to reading and the specific results obtained through experimentation.
Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe
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?
A Survey Of Teacher Orientation And A Proposed Orientation Program For Camas, Washington, Gale Richard Marrs
A Survey Of Teacher Orientation And A Proposed Orientation Program For Camas, Washington, Gale Richard Marrs
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to determine the problems and needs confronting new and beginning teachers, to survey the practices used to meet these problems and needs, to sample the types of teacher orientation used in the state of Washington, and to develop a proposed orientation program for the Camas Public School District 117.
The Relationship Of Cost To Quality Education, Dale T. Mitchell
The Relationship Of Cost To Quality Education, Dale T. Mitchell
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to show a relationship of cost to quality in education. The material presented will be from many sources. Some of the research was somewhat outdated, but because of no recent studies on the subject, the material was used. It is the writer's hope that the reader will weigh all of the material and make his own comparisons with the present day situation.
The Devlopment Of A Handbook Of Policies, Procedures, And Materials For A Remedial Reading Program, Lois G. Norris
The Devlopment Of A Handbook Of Policies, Procedures, And Materials For A Remedial Reading Program, Lois G. Norris
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of the study was to develop a plan for presenting policies and procedures to be used in a school system so as (1) to aid teachers in understanding the causes of reading problems in order that more preventive measures might be taken; (2) to inform administrators and teachers of the working procedures of the remedial reading program and the assistance available; l3) to furnish pertinent information about reading difficulties; (4) to suggest and make available instructional aids to help the classroom teacher or the special reading teacher; and l5) to present bibliographies of the most recent books for …
A Comparative Study Of Phonetic Analysis Skills Presented In Two Basic Series Of Primary Readers, Roberta Caldwell O'Neill
A Comparative Study Of Phonetic Analysis Skills Presented In Two Basic Series Of Primary Readers, Roberta Caldwell O'Neill
Graduate Student Research Papers
This study had the twofold purpose of (l) gaining an overall picture of phonetic analysis skills (at the primary level) of two series of basic readers, and (2) learning where and what phonetic analysis skills are presented at the various levels of each series. The Scott, Foresman and Ginn readers were selected for the comparison as they are the basic and readers were selected for the comparison as they are the basic and co-basic readers, respectively, in the school district of the writer.
An Investigation Of The Use Of Television To Improve School-Community Relations, Don Erwin Patterson
An Investigation Of The Use Of Television To Improve School-Community Relations, Don Erwin Patterson
Graduate Student Research Papers
It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine how school-public relations could be improved through the use of commerclal television and (2) to suggest a program of action.
A Study Of Outdoor Education In America, Vernon T. Reis
A Study Of Outdoor Education In America, Vernon T. Reis
Graduate Student Research Papers
It was the purpose of this study to (1) explore the philosophy and historical background of Outdoor Education in the United States, (2) point out its importance to our present society, (3) show its relationship to learning and curriculum, and (4) cite its values.
A Survey Of Material Portraying The Importance Of The Role Of The Principal To Faculty Morale, Robert Andrew Van Woert
A Survey Of Material Portraying The Importance Of The Role Of The Principal To Faculty Morale, Robert Andrew Van Woert
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of the study was to indicate the importance of the role of the principal in relation to morale. In presenting the material surveyed, the primary area will be the human relationship between the principal and the staff. Since most authorities view this point as the most important single aspect of morale, no outside forces will be dealt with. The study is limited primarily to the role of the secondary principal.
A Study Of Design And Structural Considerations In Planning Secondary School Science Classrooms, Ellis Eugene Wells
A Study Of Design And Structural Considerations In Planning Secondary School Science Classrooms, Ellis Eugene Wells
Graduate Student Research Papers
It was the purpose of this paper to present a survey of present day thinking on the design and construction of secondary school classrooms and to point out many features that have won general acceptance as being educationally desirable and financially feasible.
A Suggested Four-Point Pupil Progress Reporting System For The Eastmont Elementary Schools, Richard E. Allstot
A Suggested Four-Point Pupil Progress Reporting System For The Eastmont Elementary Schools, Richard E. Allstot
Graduate Student Research Papers
The purpose of this study was (1) to develop a suggested pupil progress reporting system for the Eastmont School District and (2) to survey the literature of acceptable progress reporting systems which may be adjustable to the elementary schools of the Eastmont School District.