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A Comparative Study Of The Relative Achievement Of The Training School & Non-Training School Pupils, Ruth Borders

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The writer, having been employed as a critic or supervising teacher in a city training school, has a personal interest in student teaching and student teachers. Frequently patrons voice their opinions concerning the work done in the training school. While many parents are well pleased with the results of student teaching, there are some who believe that the type of work given in the training school is inferior to that done in the public schools.

The major purpose of this study is to endeavor to answer, to some extent, a few of the many questions, arising from day to day, …

Subject Combinations Of Kentucky High School Teachers, Clarence Emrick

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Even though very good courses have been worked out for the numerous colleges of the state of Kentucky, there still remains a problem unanswered by the teacher-training institutions of the State. This problem is: What shall the prospective teacher be prepared to teach? and the question for the prospective teacher is: In what fields shall I prepare to teach?

In order that the objective of this study - the ability to give more intelligent guidance from the standpoint of the teacher-training institutions and the ability to make the proper selection of subjects from the standpoint of the prospective teacher - …

The Oracle 06/10/1932, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

Gorham Normal School Graduates Large Class -- Exercises in Russell Hall -- Lobbying -- At Grandfather's -- Athletics

The Oracle 05/12/1932, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

Glee Club Presents Operetta Mam'zelle Taps -- Washington Bicentennial Pageant Presented by Senior Class -- Rural Sociology Play -- Mr. Libby Addresses the Students -- The School Library -- Athletics

Methods Of Teaching History In The Junior High School, Marion D. Gourley

Bachelors’ Theses

History is the development of the important events which have happened, their cause, reults and their effects on mankind, The presentation of the history to pupils should be adapted to them. They should be encouraged to study history for the pleasure of it, for the variety, interest and for the knowledge it supplies. Every period of history has its own special interests and problems.

The Development Of Study Habits In The Junior High School, Selma L. Wolters

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this thesis is to show how definite study habits may be developed in the Junior High School. With children coming from many outlying schools, different nationalities and correspondingly different environments and study methods, it is imperative that at the beginning of the school year, one makes a brief survey of the entire group, seeing what has been done, the difficulties which are to be removed and how best to deal with various students who do not seem to have the necessary background for the establishment of sound study habits. Many books and numerous chapters have been written …

The County Supervisor And The Beginning Teacher, May L. Wood

Bachelors’ Theses

Rural schools are unmistakably a real and integral part of our national system of education. Our educators have long been directing their best efforts towards improving methods of education, attitudes and standards. But unfortunately, our rural schools have not been able to partake sufficiently of all the good to be derived from these studies. Non-scholastic influences are operating against their best efficiency. An analysis of these non-scholastic influences is the purpose of this thesis.

This is not to be considered in any manner an arraignment of the rural schools as such. Rather, it is because of an appreciation of the …

The Oracle 02/12/1932, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

Russell Hall Dedicated with Impressive Exercises -- Honorable Payson Smith Speaks -- Athletics -- Alumni and Exchange

Sherwood Music School Annual Catalog 1932-1933, Sherwood Music School

Academic Catalogs

The 1932-1933 Annual Academic Catalog for Sherwood Music School, featuring information about the School, an academic calendar, its affiliated branches' purpose and locations, images of student and campus life, department descriptions, courses of study, course descriptions, student services, and biographical information about and images of faculty.

The Oracle 12/18/1931, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

Maine Teachers' Association Hold Successful Convention -- Dr. Russell Attends Wesleyan Centennial -- New Course of Study Introduced in Elementary Schools -- Dr. Stefansson Speaks -- Freedom and Democracy -- Athletics

Evaluating Student Teaching, Robert E. Mcconnell

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies

Conditions vary relative to the effectiveness of directed student teaching in normal schools and teachers colleges. The activities range all the way from poorly guided observation on the one hand to careful demonstration and directed teaching on the other. But even in the latter cases there is still room for improvement in the guidance and evaluation of student teaching. This is due to several reasons, among which should be included the difficulty of analyzing personality, the lack of definite applications of educational psychology, and the almost total absence of objectivity in the measurement of teaching skill.

Diagnostic And Remedial Measures In Reading In The Intermediate Grades, Elsie Dickerhoff Thompson

Bachelors’ Theses

"The development of reading as a branch of study began with the Reformation. This widespread movement necessitated on the part of the common people a familiarity with the Bible, and as a result reading and writing were introduced into the elementary curriculum and training in them became general." The books used at this time contained only extracts from the Bible. They were religious in character. The German word for primer means "little Bible". This primer appeared in 1419. Schulte in 1532 published the A.B.C. books which he tried to make more interesting for children. Basedaw 1723-1790 aided by advocating the …

The Oracle 04/03/1931, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

The Oracle Sponsors Literary Contest -- Eminent Authorities Discuss Teaching -- A Nobel Prize Winner -- News From Other Schools -- Athletics -- Patriotism

The Teaching Of Sixth Grade Reading And Its Significance, Lena M. Weltzien

Bachelors’ Theses

The program outlined in this paper includes a sequence of objectives that must be kept in mind by the Sixth Grade teacher in developing habits of reading and study in the pupils. Carefully selected subject matter is essential. Next is skill in methods of presentation, in order that the work of both teacher and pupil will be made more enjoyable and more effective. The child must be studied. Efficiency on the part of the pupils is the goal.

The Oracle 03/03/1931, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

Electra to be the Senior Class Play -- Dean Nellie Jordan, Hostess on European Tour -- Dr. Russell Attends Detroit Convention -- Plans for New Gymnasium Announced at Conference at Augusta -- School Spirit --To the Juniors -- The First Semester and the Advanced Senior -- Athletics

The Oracle 02/10/1931, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

Principal Russell Chairman of Committee for Course of Study Revision -- Mrs. Russell, in a Recent Interview, Tells of Son in India -- Two Gorham Normal School Boys Kidnapped -- Our Duty to the Folks at Home -- Athletics

The Oracle 01/26/1931, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

Gorham Normal School Attends Teachers' Convention in Portland -- Practice Teaching Appointments -- Mr. Brown Heads Industrial Group -- Why We Like Student Government -- Athletics -- Baxter Memorial Library Has Interesting History

The Oracle 01/08/1931, Gorham Normal School

Oracle, The (1931-1941)

"Once in a Blue Moon" to be Presented by Glee Clubs -- Maine Woman Candidate for President of the National Education Association -- This Teaching Business -- Friendship -- Character Education in the Junior High School -- Athletics

Sherwood Music School Annual Catalog 1931-1932, Sherwood Music School

Academic Catalogs

The 1931-1932 Annual Academic Catalog for Sherwood Music School, featuring information about the School, an academic calendar, its affiliated branches' purpose and locations, images of student and campus life, department descriptions, courses of study, course descriptions, student services, and biographical information about and images of faculty.

Piano Course: Grade 8, Compositions, Sherwood Music School

Piano Courses

A Lesson Book for the Piano Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 8, Graduate B: Compositions, number 801 through 860

Piano Course: Grade 8, Lessons And Tests, Sherwood Music School

Piano Courses

A Lesson Book for the Piano Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 8, Graduate B: Lessons and Tests, number 141 through 160

New Mexico School Laws, E.L. Enloe

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

In this thesis I have arranged the laws under the departments of statutory, constitutional, institutional and organic laws. After each department will be found an index arranged topically and analytically. The laws governing the state educational institutions are separately arranged and carefully indexed. I have also appended and indexed supreme court opinions upon all litigated matters of school law.

Discipline As A Moral Issue In The Elementary School, Jeanette M. Whalen

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to point out how discipline is still a big problem for the inexperienced teacher, and that as a moral issue it is also a perplexing problem confronting the experienced teacher. In the first chapter it shows that a good understanding of psychology is necessary to approach the problem of discipline and that the teacher must have the qualities necessary to make her a leader and an inspiration to those in her charge. In the following chapters the method of instilling good morals and producing healthy moral characters is brought out by means of co-ordination …

Sherwood Music School Annual Catalog 1930-1931, Sherwood Music School

Academic Catalogs

The 1930-1931 Annual Academic Catalog for Sherwood Music School, featuring information about the School, an academic calendar, its affiliated branches' purpose and locations, images of student and campus life, department descriptions, courses of study, course descriptions, student services, biographical information about and images of faculty, and tuition information.

Piano Course: Grade 7, Compositions, Sherwood Music School

Piano Courses

A Lesson Book for the Piano Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 7, Graduate A: Compositions, number 701 through 760

Piano Course: Grade 6, Compositions, Sherwood Music School

Piano Courses

A Lesson Book for the Piano Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 6, Advanced B: Compositions, number 601 through 660

New Mexico Schools From 1581 To 1846, Rufus Atwood Palm Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this thesis, accordingly, is to collect and arrange the most authentic information available, from secondary sources, on the schools of New Mexico during the Spanish and the Mexican administration, 1581 to 1821 and 1821 to 1846 respectively.

Particular effort will be made to trace the establishment and the progress of the schools during these periods and to determine the methods of maintenance, as well as the nature of the schools. Also, an attempt will be made to determine to what extent education in New Mexico was of a religious nature and linked with the history of the …

The Teaching Of Reading Affords One Of The Greatest Opportunities For The Development Of Character In The Junior High School, Dolores O. Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis, submitted to Xavier University of Louisiana in 1929, argues that reading instruction in the junior high grades should be oriented toward character development rather than mechanical skill alone. Johnson distinguishes between oral and silent reading, contending that silent reading had been comparatively neglected in schools despite making up the bulk of reading done outside the classroom, and examines factors affecting reading rate and comprehension, including vocalization, lip movement, and purposeful practice.

The thesis also addresses the use of literature to build character and citizenship, recommending variety in reading material, the use of class discussion and oral recitation to …

Health Work In The Elementary And Grammar Grades And Its Motivation, Alice Thies

Bachelors’ Theses

If we examine a school curriculum made a half century ago, we shall find that the course in health instruction at that time consisted of lessons on bodily structure. Upon examination of later curricula, we shall find a gradual change in content to that of health instruction. Within the last few years, added knowledge concerning nutrition and growth, physical defects with their causes and results, and mental hygiene, has led to the realization that there must be new objectives and principles for the course in school hygiene. By referring to recent books, magazines, and addresses on this subject, I have …

Piano Course: Grade 3, Studies, Sherwood Music School

Piano Courses

A Lesson Book for the Piano Courses administered by the Sherwood Music School's Extension Division.
Grade 3, Intermediate A: Studies, number 301 through 360