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The Effect Of A Movement Education Program On Self Concept Among First Grade Children, Rosemarie Zumbo Tyree

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

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The Effect Of Kindergarten Entrance Age On School Success In Kindergarten And First Grade In Selected Portsmouth Private Schools, Mary Lindsey H. Hester

Theses and Dissertations in Early Childhood Education

This two-year study compared kindergarten children by age and sex on cognitive development, emotional adjustment, and social development. A similar comparison was made of the sample at the end of their first grade year.

The sample (N=57) consisted of the total kindergarten enrollments of two private schools in Portsmouth, Virginia. Those children who had entered kindergarten before their fifth birthday were defined as "younger," and the remaining sample, "older."

The tool for measuring cognitive development was the Metropolitan Readiness Test in kindergarten, and the Metropolitan Achievement Test in first grade. A self­ designed developmental rating sheet was used both years …

A Study Of The Career Salience, Marriage/Family Plans And Sex-Role Identity Of Twelfth Grade Girls In Vocational And Academic Programs As Determinants Of Vocational Choice, Janet F. Dickinson

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This research study will attempt to answer the following questions concerning senior girls at Poquoson High School: 1. Is there a significant difference in career salience of students in vocational programs and those in college preparatory programs? 2. Is there a significant difference in marriage/family plans of students in vocational programs and those in college preparatory programs? 3. Is there a significant difference in the sex-role identity of students in vocational programs and those in college preparatory programs?

A Study To Validate The V-Tecs Catalog Of Tasks For Legal Secretaries In The Norfolk-Portsmouth Virginia Reach Area, Margaret Say Hamilton

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study focused on finding answers to the following questions: 1. In what specific tasks must the entry-level employee be competent to be considered for employment in legal offices in Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach? 2. What specific tasks are performed by legal secretaries in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach?

A Study Of The Relationship Between General Business And Business Block Programs At Poquoson High School, Ann F. Semeyn

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The basic objective of this study was to answer the following questions: 1) Does the course, general business, have a significant effect on the achievement of students enrolled in block programs of stenography and clerk typing at Poquoson High School? 2) Should completion of the course, general business, be a requirement of all Poquoson High School students enrolling in the block programs of stenography and clerk typing?

A Study To Determine The Feasibility Of Offering A Vocational Education Course In Television Production At The Chesapeake Technical Center, Robert F. Head

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The specific questions addressed by this study were: 1. What is the employment outlook in the television industry? 2. What is the level of student interest in taking a course in television production? 3. What other programs currently exist in television production in Virginia and the United States? 4.What equipment would be required for teaching a course in television production?

"Applied Values" And Its Perceptions At Paul D. Camp Community College, Michael J. Forrest

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study sought to identify perceptions of students that have taken a previous ethics course in "values", likewise and investigation of problems encountered prior to the commencement and upon the conclusion of such a course. Research questions central to the study were: 1. What aesthetic worth does such a program serve to occupational-technical students? 2. Does having a technologist as a member of the team of teachers (humanist) relieve non-traditional student anxieties in "Applied Ethics" courses?

Recommendations For Master's Level Programs In Computer Science: A Report Of The Acm Curriculum Committee On Computer Science, Kenneth I. Magel, Richard H. Austing, Alfs Berztiss, Gerald L. Engel, John W. Hamblen, A. A. J. Hoffmann, Robert Mathis

Computer Science Faculty Publications

The ACM Committee on Curriculum in Computer Science has spent two years investigating master's degree programs in Computer Science. This report contains the conclusions of that effort. Recommendations are made concerning the form, entrance requirements, possible courses, staffing levels, intent, library resources, and computing resources required for an academic, professional, or specialized master's degree. These recommendations specify minimum requirements which should be met by any master's programs. The Committee believes that the details of a particular master's program should be determined and continually updated by the faculty involved. A single or a small number of model programs are not as …

The Relationship Of Student Sex, Attractiveness, And Self-Esteem To Teacher Preference Of Seventh Through Eleventh Grade Private School Students, Susan Montgomery Booker

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

This study tested the null hypotheses that student sex, attractiveness, and self-esteem were not related to teacher preference. It was assumed that these variates were communicated nonverbally through photographs. Two hundred twenty yearbook photographs of Caucasian seventh through eleventh grade students attending a private school were considered for the study. Attractiveness and self­ esteem scores were associated with each student's :10Lo­ graph. The attractiveness score was obtained by a survey of the photographs. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory was administered to the students to produce the self-esteem score. A set of criteria was established to determine degrees of attractiveness and self-esteem. …

A Study To Determine The In-Service Needs Of Vocational Education Teachers In The City Of Chesapeake, Grover T. Eure Jr.

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The questions presented here will give specific meaning and direction to the problem under study. The data collected in this study will provide answers to these research questions: 1. What is meant by in-service education? 2. Are supervisors aware of teacher in-service needs? 3. Who should arrange in-service education sessions for vocational teachers? 4. What are the characteristics of an effective in-service program?

Description Of Factors That Influenced The Ninth Grade Students' Enrollment Of The Industrial Arts Department In The City Of Chesapeake, Oliver Croswell Holley Jr.

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine why ninth graders chose not to enroll for an industrial arts class. The following questions gave guidance for the investigator to design a questionnaire: 1. Is the decision primarily made by the student? 2. Are there external influences such as peer pressures, parental advice, school guidance? 3. Has the student planned to enroll later? 4. Is the decision a temporary one?

A Survey To Determine If The Goals Of Aiasa Are Being Met By Participating Aiasa Students, Hubert P. Rodriguez

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study is to determine if the goals of AIASA are being met by participating industrial arts students.

A Study Of Reading Ability And Other Characteristics Of High-Risk Community College Students In Introduction To Business, William W. Able

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study seeks to identify characteristics of high-risk students in an Introduction to Business course. Questions considered include 1)How important is reading ability to performance in the course as measured by the final grade and the textbook Cloze Test? 2) How prepare are students who take developmental reading compared to students are exempt from developmental reading for the course? 3) Are there common characteristics of non-successful students such as age, sex, program, work versus non-work, GPA, and reading ability as determined by the final grade for the course?

Efficacy Of Gaming Verses Video Viewing In Hospital Annual Mandatory Training, W. Lawrence Daniels

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study was designed to investigate an alternative method of instruction for Maryview Medical Center in providing annual training to all of its employees in subjects required by outside agencies. The goal of this research will be to determine the more effective method for the employees of Maryview Medical Center to immediately retain cognitive material.

A Survey To Determine Teacher Attitudes And Treatment Of Secondary Business Law, Marcialyn Joann Samuelson

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine teacher attitudes, and the treatment of business law as a subject included in instruction on the secondary level. Specific questions dealing with attitudes and perceptions of business law were asked of the participating teachers. Questions were also asked concerning the content currently being taught. More specifically, there were two categories of questions - those aimed at teachers' personal philosophies regarding business law, and those concerned with the mechanics (scope and methodology) used in the business law classes.

Attitudes Of Students In Selected Virginia Colleges And Universities Related To Death And Dying, Jacqueline J. Rochele

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes toward death and dying of college students in selected colleges and universi­ties in Virginia. The purpose was to identify attitudinal differences relating to the characteristics of sex, race, age, religious preference, degree of religiosity, socio-economic area, income level, marital status, political viewpoints, imminent personal death, and personal death experience.

The Complete Inventory Price Death Attitude Scale was administered to 886 college students during the 1979-80 academic school year. Data were statistically analyzed by the Discriminant Analysis Technique and the Cattell Coefficient of Profile Similarity.

Data were analyzed in terms of …

Old Dominion University: A Half Century Of Service, James R. Sweeney

History Faculty Bookshelf

Dr. James R. Sweeney has written an informative account of the university's first half-century. It is a history of growth from a small two-year branch of the College of William and Mary to a state-supported university that has gained its own national reputation.

[From the "Introduction," by Alfred B. Rollins Jr, Aug. 14, 1980]

A Study Of Vocational Programs For Handicapped Students In Newport News, Virginia, William D. Barton

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

Not all handicapped students can successfully fit into mainstream classes, even on a limited basis, and most particularly in shop oriented vocational areas. The research goals of this study were to: 1. Provide proof that handicapped students, especially educable mentally retarded, can be successfully trained, given the proper learning atmosphere; 2. Provide justification that a separate vocational educational track for educable mentally retarded students should be established where they may compete only with others in their peer group.

A Study Of The Benefits That Audio-Visuals Have On High School Crafts Classes, F. Evans Cochran

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study was to ascertain the benefit that a slide-tape series had on wheel throwing in an Industrial Crafts class. The benefit of using visuals in wheel throwing and other related areas will be determined through the data provided in this study.

Activities For Materials And Processes Technology, Leo M. Gibbs Jr.

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study was to establish laboratory and classroom activities that deal particularly with the materials and processes technology area of Industrial Arts. These activities will reinforce instruction and give the student personal experience using the materials and processes of modern industrial technology.

An Evaluation Of The Masters Program In Industrial Arts Education At Old Dominion University 1974-1979, Michael L. Davenport

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was accomplished for two basic reasons: 1. To determine the degree to which the Industrial Arts Education program achieved its objectives; 2. To collect data needed to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Masters Program in Industrial Arts Education.

A Study Of Methods And Strategies Utilized By Supervisors And Teachers For Revision, Update And Modernization Of Industrial Arts Subject Matter In Tidewater, Virginia Public Schools Systems, Richard L. Hicks

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

In order to consider what subject matter could or should be included into an Industrial Arts curriculum for modernization, the following questions should provide direction for planning: 1. Who should be included on a curriculum committee? 2. Who should provide the curriculum committee with leadership and dominate direction? 3. Who should be responsible for setting goals for curriculum review or revision? 4. What strategies are employed by a curriculum committee to include and exclude subject material? Should the Industrial Arts subject area include a technical advisory committee?

In School Study To Determine Whether The Business Education Curriculum At Windsor High School Should Be Expanded, Charleen W. Saunders

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The intent of this study was to determine: 1) the present values of the program; 2) to discharge the traditional idea that Business Education is only a clerical or secretarial program for female students; 3) to improve enrollment to a two teacher department; 4) to become more student oriented; 5) to eliminate the foreclosing of the Business Department.

A Study To Determine The Relationship Between Speed Building With And Without Error Penalties In Developing Straight-Copy Typewriting Speed, Jerusha Moseley Coleman

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study as to determine if there is a relationship between speed building with and without error penalties in developing straight-copy typewriting speed in the first semester of beginning typewriting. The general hypothesis is that there is no significant difference.

Expanding The Concept Of Affirmative Action To Include The Curriculum, Nancy Topping Bazin

Women's & Gender Studies Faculty Publications

Article discusses Old Dominion University's decision to expand of the concept of affirmative action to include the curriculum.

A Study To Determine The Acceptance By Potential Employers Of A Cooperative Education Program For Gifted And Talented Students In Newport News Public Schools, Deborah Smith Buchanan

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

In order to plan for this proposed cooperative program, it was necessary to gain specific information from the business community on the Peninsula. The goals of this study were: 1. To determine the job placements for gifted and talented students that would be available on the peninsula; 2. To determine the variety of occupational areas that would provide assistance to the program; 3. To determine the job-entry skills that prospective employers would require of a student in the program.

Methods Being Used Currently In Teaching Business Law, Timothy L. Coffey

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was to gather information on the educational procedures and practices used by the Norfolk Public School System in developing. organizing, initiating, and administering its business law program. Specifically, answers were sought to the 25 questions included on the Information Form used for gathering data needed for completing this research effort.

Factors Related To Absenteeism And Lateness To Class In Ninth Grade Special Needs Students, Tucker Gerard Freeman

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The objectives and questions of this study are as follows: 1. Was the 7:30 am starting time of the high school influenced the attendance patterns of ninth grade students at Washington Lee? 2. Have peer associations and influence related to attendance patterns at Washington Lee High School?

An Analysis Of Alternative Students' Attitudes Enrolled In "Exploring The Construction Industry" At The Virginia Beach Career Development Center, Martin M. Fay

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study was to analyze the alternative students enrolled in "Exploring the Construction Industry" at the Career Development Center. The study centered on improving the alternative students' self-reliance which include positive self-image, pride in one's work, increased exhibition of craftsmanship in both group and individual activities, and, above all, increased decision-making skills.

Employability Of Norfolk Cooperative Distributive Education Students, Darrellyn D. Hamlet

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

To determine the employability of cooperative Distributive Education students, a community survey was conducted to determine the following factors: 1. the types of businesses willing to hire cooperative distributive education students; 2. the number of distributive education students presently employed by a Norfolk business that are enrolled in another school division's distributive education program; 3. the number of businesses aware of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit program; 4. the number of businesses using distributive education students in order to receive the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit.