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Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to find and to compare causes for dropouts from the non-high district students with those from the in-residence students; (2) to compare non-high district students and in-residence students as to age, days of attendance and absence, grade point average, intelligence, grade, dropout quarter, reason for dropout, graduation previous spring or re-entry in the fall, and previous subject of grade failure; and (3) to review the present Yakima secondary school curriculum.

An Investigation Of Certain Factors Related To Advancement In Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore

All Master's Theses

The specific purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that children who are not six until after starting school are not able to compete successfully with their older classmates in terms of promotions and grades.

A Report Of Fifth Grade Arithmetic Program In Which Intra-Class Grouping Was Emphasized, Harley Maggart

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Since education as a science is relatively young, much research still remains to be done to improve techniques and methods of teaching children in light of their native abilities.

It was the purpose of this study (1) to show the effects of grouping in a fifth grade arithmetic class in terms of change in skills and attitudes and (2) to show examples of activities and materials used to promote growth in understandings and skills within different groups.

The Status And Needs Of Guidance Programs In Iowa High Schools, Clarence Stanley Carney

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The goal of education today is to provide an opportunity for each student to develop to the optimum. The task or guidance programs and their personnel is to facilitate this development and the accompanying adjustments of the students to their ever-changing needs and environment. Since this emphasis on the position of guidance in the schools is bec0ming more important each successive year, this has been an opportune time to investigate and evaluate progress in guidance programs on a state-wide basis. This study attempted to investigate guidance programs as they existed during the 1959-60 school year in Iowa high schools as …

The Use Of The California Test Of Personality In Identifying Children’S Personality Problems, Grace Montgomery

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the California Test of Personality was of any benefit to the teacher as a testing device to help detect personality adjustment problems of the children.

A Comparative Study Of The Reading Achievement And The Influence Of Environmental Changes Of Second Graders From Military And Civilian Families, Ethel Mary Moore

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to make a comparative study of some reading achievement factors as shown by second grade children from military and civilian backgrounds, and an analysis of some factors of the children's environment which may explain these differences.

Empathic Ability Compared As To Environmental Setting And Concept Of Measurement, Alice Jane Anderson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Since the turn of the century there has been a growing controversy as to the definition and significance of the term "empathy" in the separate fields of esthetics and psychology. People concerned with both areas use a similar basic definition - the ability to "feel into" an object or another person. It is in the attainment of this ability and the ways in which we can use it that the definitions vary. In the esthetic sense, empathy is thought of as a process of identification and projection. A person watching a play, for instance, projects himself into the actions and …

A Survey Of Selected Attendance Problems In The Toppenish Junior High School, Bruce K. Comer

All Master's Theses

The field of attendance is very broad in scope. This is not a study of a single problem. The main part of the research deals with the relationship between absences and grades, and the question frequently comes up, “Are absences the cause of poor grades, or are poor grades the cause of absences?”

An Evaluation Of College Days Based Upon Opinions Of Iowa State Teachers College Freshmen, Norbert K. Baumgart

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Each year more and more of our high school graduates continue their education at institutions of higher learning. In 1920 only 597,880 students were enrolled in college. By 1960, however, 3,221,0001 of our secondary school graduates are expected to find their way to one of America's 1,100 degree granting campuses. 2 The ever-increasing number of students going to college makes it evident that colleges will soon be bulging at the seams. This increase in college enrollment makes some sort of college information program appear more important than ever before.

A Follow-Up Study Of Fifty Selected Individuals Who Terminated Their Formal Education In The Special Education Department Of The Waterloo, Iowa, Public Schools, Alwilda N. Howell

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

In a democratic society, an educated child may be considered as a natural resource of the nation. Education in the United States is based on the democratic philosophy that all children are entitled, whenever possible, to an education commensurate with their abilities, and that they have the right to experiences and opportunities that are considered normal for all children. In discussing what education in a democracy entailed, Alice Channing of the Children's Bureau wrote, "Democratic education means, not that the same education must be available to all children, but rather that all children have the right to be educated or …

A Comparative Study Of Two Methods Of Teaching Spelling In The Intermediate Grades, Merle Donavon Bygness

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

For many years the inability of children to spell correctly has been the concern of the educational systems of this country. Accusations have been directed against the schools for improperly teaching spelling to students.

An Evaluation Of Teacher Institutes Based Upon Opinions Of Iowa Teachers, Duane Fuhrman

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to answer these questions:

1. Are teachers satisfied with the institute as it now exists?

2. Do teachers with varying amounts of college training receive the same value from the institute?

3. Can the institute be improved, and, if so, how?

4. Are teacher institutes serving the purposes that the State Department of Public Instruction intends them to serve?

5. Is there a preferred method of in-service training, and, if so, what is it?

A Tentative Curriculum Guide For Nursery School Teachers In The City Of Manila, Felicitas Angeles Garcia

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was twofold: {l) to present an over-all view of Primary Education in the Philippines and develop the background for an understanding of current educational problems and social situations which the writer assumes can partly be solved by setting up nursery schools; (2) to formulate a tentative curriculum plan as a guide for future teachers desiring to organize private nursery schools of their own.

A Comparative Study Of Latter-Day Saint Missionaries And Non-Missionaries In Scholastic Aptitude, Academic Achievement, And Vocational Interest, Inez S. Searle

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to determine if there is a difference between the returned missionaries' academic achievement before and after their missionary experience; and (2) to determine if there is a difference between returned missionaries and non-missionaries in scholastic aptitude, academic achievement, and vocational interest.

A Survey Of Parents, Teachers, And Pupils In The Stockton Elementary Summer School Concerning The Summer School Program, Clifton Oliver Adcock

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were: (1) to trace the growth of the Summer School program of instruction for children in the Stockton Unified School District since its inception and up to the present study time; (2) to compare the scope and quality of the instructional offerings and the extent of child participation in the Summer School program of the Stockton Unified School District with selected communities in California; and (3) to determine the nature and extent of acceptance of the Summer Elementary School program of the Stockton Unified School District by the children who attended by their parents, and …

A Survey Of Practices And Attitudes Of Elementary Educators Regarding Playground Supervision In Douglas And Chelan Counties, Vern L. Huffman

All Master's Theses

The purposes for this study were: (1) to discover existing playground practices in selected elementary schools in Central Washington, (2) to discover existing attitudes of teachers in selected schools in Central Washington, and (3) to gather information that would aid teachers and administrators in the elementary school playground supervisory problem.

Some Contributions Of Literature To Elementary School Camp Curriculum, Harold C. Bunz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

It was the purpose of this study to determine the contributions that literature has made available to educators interested in developing a program of outdoor education for school children. The values inherent in an outdoor education for children will be presented and suggestions for vitalizing the schoolroom program in science will be described.

An Investigation Of The Reading Skills Being Taught In Selected Iowa Junior High Schools, Rodrick Bickert

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Teachers in the Junior high and high schools have long been aware of the reading problems that exist at their particular grade level. They are rapidly becoming disturbed by the fact that many of their students are unable to read sufficiently well to make normal and satisfactory progress in school. Realizing that skill in reading is a prerequisite to learning 1n any academic field, they have come to the conclusion that the improvement of learning may, best be achieved through the continued improvement of reading skills in junior high school. Educators also recognize that the improvement of reading is more …

The Effect Of Handedness As Related To The Communication Arts, Bertha Beck

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Review Of The Transactional Approach To Perception With Implications For Audio-Visual Instruction, Floyd A. Landsaw

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Drop-Outs And Graduates Of Geeter High School, Shelby County, Tennessee With Respect To Their Activities After Leaving School, Montee Falls

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Relation Between Scholastic Achievement, Intelligence, And Personality Adjustment Of Third Grade Pupils, Mary D. Leavelle

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Social Acceptance And Intelligence, Achievement, And Personality Of Twenty-Nine Fifth And Sixth Grade Pupils, Rose Cope Carson

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Probable Factors Related To The Scholastic Progress Of First Grade Pupils, Ora B. Thompson Clemons

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Library Services At Cobb Elementary School, Clarksville,Tennessee, Edith Anne Brooks

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Follow-Up Study Of Graduates Of Geeter High School, Shelby County, Tennessee, Joseph W. Falls

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Relative Value Of Quantitative, Linguistic, And Total Measures Of Intelligence For Predicting Scholastic Success Of College Students, Ralph Martin

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Helping The Socially Retarded Child Through Sociometrics And Group Work, Harold Peltonen

Graduate Student Projects

The techniques discussed in this paper are tools with which today’s teachers may guide children into richer more satisfying living to themselves and others within the democratic society which we hope they may be able, because of their ultimate social adequacy, to help preserve and extend.

The Supervision Of The Guidance Program In A Small High School, John H. Clark

All Graduate Projects

The small high school has some problems to overcome in order to do an effective job in the guidance of its young people. It is difficult for the staff to find time for guidance activities in the busy schedule of today's curriculum. Released time is very necessary if effective counseling is to be done.

Another problan to be faced is the lack of trained personnel to head the guidance program. The high school principal must find a capable person or else head the program himself.

A third problem faced by the small high school is that of maintaining adequate records …

A Simplified Revision Of The Keston Music Preference Test, Barbara Jean Snodgrass

Psychology ETDs

The purpose of this study was to revise and simplify a new and involved test of musical preference. The Keston Music Preference Test in its original form consisted of sixteen phonograph record discs, or thirty-two sides in all. It took approximately three hours to administer, and the grading procedure was extremely complex and time consuming. However, in spite of these difficulties, the test has demonstrated its usefulness in measuring musical discrimination, or musical sophistication among high school students and college students. It seemed highly desirable, therefore, to reduce the length of the test and to simplify the grading system of …