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Organizing The Class For Reading Growth, Jack Richard Stapelton Dec 1961

Organizing The Class For Reading Growth, Jack Richard Stapelton

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purposes of this study were (1) to determine and evaluate some of the reading skills that would prove most valuable in the intermediate reading program, (2) to outline the best ways of analyzing the individual child's ability to use these skills, and (3) to collect and develop in an appendix for classroom use various inventories, check lists, standardized tests, and informal tests of appraisal.


Ability Grouping In English Classes Of The Secondary Schools: A Survey With Emphasis On Students Of Low And Superior Abilities, Jane Lorraine Gruver Aug 1961

Ability Grouping In English Classes Of The Secondary Schools: A Survey With Emphasis On Students Of Low And Superior Abilities, Jane Lorraine Gruver

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper will discuss ability grouping, particularly as applied to the English classes of the secondary school. Special attention will be given to plans recognizing the student of low ability as well as to courses especially evolved for the gifted student. Although guidance and counseling are associated with grouping, they will not enter into the scope of this paper except incidentally.


A Survey Of Methods Of Spelling Instruction And Analysis Of Textbooks Which Incorporate These Methods, Helen Gladys Hudson Aug 1961

A Survey Of Methods Of Spelling Instruction And Analysis Of Textbooks Which Incorporate These Methods, Helen Gladys Hudson

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to discover what general procedures in spelling instruction are considered necessary in good spelling pedagogy, regardless of what series ot texts, or whether any text, is used. In addition, the purpose was to find the specific methods of instruction believed to be most productive of good results and the texts incorporating these methods.


The Role Of The Homeroom In Today's Junior High, Donald T. Murray Aug 1961

The Role Of The Homeroom In Today's Junior High, Donald T. Murray

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to identify some of the deficiencies commonly found in junior high school homeroom programs and (2) to identify the causes of these deficiencies in such a way that some course or courses of action might suggest themselves as a means of correction.


Integrating The Teaching Of Art Appreciation With Creative Activities In The High School, John G. Naasz Aug 1961

Integrating The Teaching Of Art Appreciation With Creative Activities In The High School, John G. Naasz

Graduate Student Research Papers

Practical agreement exists in regard to fundamental objectives in art education. It has long been realized that the teaching of appreciation meets one of the objectives of art education, but there are many theories as to how it should be taught. Very few art teachers really understand and use the most important theories of educational philosophy and psychology. This study intended to show that there has been a great change in the teaching of art and appreciation since its introduction into this country. Another purpose was to review past and present beliefs and theories of teaching appreciation and arrive at …


Individualized Progress In Primary Reading Program, Betty Ann Schultz Aug 1961

Individualized Progress In Primary Reading Program, Betty Ann Schultz

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study attempted to review literature to discover plans, especially the individualized plan used by some educators for meeting individual reading differences. First it is necessary to establish a philosophical basis for the individualized approach in education.


Fundamental Criterion And Classification Variables As A Basis For Ability Grouping, Roland W. Sloan Aug 1961

Fundamental Criterion And Classification Variables As A Basis For Ability Grouping, Roland W. Sloan

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to attempt to find how effective ability grouping is in other educational systems, also, to find fundamental criteria and classification variables to aid as a basis for grouping by ability. Often schools are not adequately prepared to make the best use of these new methods. Very often the teachers do not understand some of the philosophies of these new movements. Sometimes, through ignorance or partial knowledge, educators misuse and abuse a new method until it comes into disfavor with the administration and faculty. Consequently, the movement may be discontinued or severely cut. The classroom …


A Guide To Planning And Equipping A Local Production Laboratory, Carl E. Tingelstad Aug 1961

A Guide To Planning And Equipping A Local Production Laboratory, Carl E. Tingelstad

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was: What factors should be considered in planning and equipping a local production laboratory to become an integral part of a large school district instructional materials center.


Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly Jul 1961

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.