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Attitudes Of Lds Seminary Students Toward Different Methods Of Grading, Rex L. Coles Jan 1970

Attitudes Of Lds Seminary Students Toward Different Methods Of Grading, Rex L. Coles

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The purpose of this study was twofold: to determine the attitudes of students toward different parts and methods of grading in LDS Seminary, and to determine if significant differences exist in attitudes of students toward their class and teacher when using different methods of grading including a suggested method.

The study reported the areas most preferred by students about grading and the areas least preferred. It reported the evaluation of the suggested method of grading including those areas of most value to the students and those of least value.

The suggested method of grading helped to raise the subjects' grades …


A Study To Determine What Caused Students To Discontinue Attending The Burley Seminary Before Obtaining A Fourth-Year Certificate 1961-1965, Charles Durrell Salisbury Jan 1965

A Study To Determine What Caused Students To Discontinue Attending The Burley Seminary Before Obtaining A Fourth-Year Certificate 1961-1965, Charles Durrell Salisbury

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It was the writer's purpose to determine the reason students discontinued seminary before obtaining a fourth-year certificate from the Burley L. D. S. Seminary between the years 1961-1965. In addition to this, means of helping to solve the problems of the students who discontinued seminary were sought. Questionnaires were sent to 92 students who had discontinued seminary; a questionnaire was also given to 61 students who were still in seminary. The results of these questionnaires were tabulated by the Brigham Young University Data Processing Service. Of the 92 students who discontinued seminary and received questionnaires, 66 (70 per cent) were …


A Follow-Up Study Of The Graduates Of The Seminary Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints At Preston, Idaho, Ernest Eberhard Jr. Jan 1959

A Follow-Up Study Of The Graduates Of The Seminary Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints At Preston, Idaho, Ernest Eberhard Jr.

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It was the purpose of this study to determine the influence of the Seminary program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the development and persistence of certain desired religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices of its graduates.

A student questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of determining student responses, opinions, and attitudes on various phases of their religious lives as they were influenced by their seminary training. The questionnaire was based on certain beliefs and practices which the investigator felt were indicative of the beliefs and practices which characterize those living in harmony with the tenents of …