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A Study To Determine The Effect Of The Repeal Of The Sunday Blue Law On The Placement Of Distributive Education Cooperative Students In Hampton, Carol S. Rollins

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the repeal of the Sunday Closing Law on the employment of Distributive Education students and how the employment needs of retail establishments would be effected based on the repeal of the Sunday Closing Law.

Creating A Humanized Environment To Enhance Self Esteem, James J. Thompson

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

No abstract provided.

A Compilation Of Tasks For Competency-Based Instruction In Fiberglass Technology For Industrial Arts Education, James Roy White

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was to identify the tasks needed to produce a fiberglass product from a preconstructed mold and list these tasks in a form that can be measured in behavioral terms.

A Presentation And Analysis Of The Results Of A Survey Reflecting Curriculum Content In The Woodworking Program In Virginia Beach, John Zadell

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study was to analyze the High School Woodworking Curriculum in Virginia Beach in 1978-1979. The study will try to evaluate course content through a survey conducted in the Virginia Beach School System. Participating in the survey will be woodworking teachers and students enrolled in woodworking classes in Virginia Beach.

The History Of Baseball At Old Dominion University, Anthony M. Zontini

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

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A Study To Determine The Relationship Between The Degree Of A Student's Intelligence To The Degree Of His Trade Skill In Vocational Fields, David Bunin

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was to provide educators information regarding a correlation between intelligence and mechanical skill. Information was compiled to solve this problem by answering research questions. These included: 1. To determine if intelligence was a factor in how proficiently a student performs at his trade; 2. To indicate the variable importance to the elevation of skill levels.

A Projection Of Student Enrollment In Industrial Arts At Old Dominion University 1978-1982, Donald James Buchanan

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study is to establish a data base on enrollment in Industrial Arts at Old Dominion University through 1982. Data concerning industrial arts majors and graduates will be analyzed to identify a possible trend in enrollment. Questions which further delineate the problem and provide specific direction for the study are: 1. What has been the enrollment in industrial arts at Old Dominion University during the past 10 years? 2. What enrollment figures can be expected in industrial art at Old Dominion University during the next 5 year period? 3. Can changes in FTE enrollment be attributed to …

A Follow Up Study Of I. C. Norcom High School Machine Technology Graduates, Robert Benjamin Shirk

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study sought to identify the accountability of the machine technology curriculum at I. C. Norcom High School. The perception of the curriculum graduates and their employers were utilized in this study to answer three basic questions: 1) What percentage of the curriculum graduates are now employed in occupations relating to machine technology and/or allied occupations? 2) What is the effectiveness of the machine technology curriculum as observed by the graduates of the curriculum for the attainment of employment? 3) What is the effectiveness of the machine technology curriculum for preparing the graduates for employment as observed by the employers …

A Study To Determine Virginia Industrial Arts Teacher's Knowledge Of Terms Associated With The Metric System Of Measurement, Samuel P. Bowers

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This problem was answered by focusing on the following questions: 1. Are Industrial Arts teachers in the state of Virginia ready to teach the metric system of measurement in their shops? 2. Do the Industrial Arts teachers in Virginia understand the common terms, their conversion to English, and prefixes associated with the metric system of measurement?

A Survey Of Selected Business Teachers And Business Students In Four Norfolk Public High Schools Of Their Opinions Of Various Aspects Of The Phase Elective Program, Linda R. Dickens

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

It is hoped that in this study students' and teachers' opinions of the Phase Elective Program can be evaluated. The study examines the following questions: 1. Do teachers and students feel that the classroom instruction has improved in the nine-week phases? 2. Does the Phase Elective Program capitalize on teacher expertise? 3. Do teachers and students feel that the Phase Elective Program meets the students' educational needs and interests better than the traditional program?

The Cognitive Ability Requirements Of Vocational Education: A Role For Elementary Industrial Arts, E. Bryan Newsome

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem associated with substituting vocational education for general education is examined in three areas: 1. the vocational development patterns of American students; 2. the skills necessary for occupational success; 3. the skills required for vocational training.

The Development Of A Competency-Based Simulation Curriculum For Fashion Merchandising I In Virginia Beach Public Schools, Teresa Fary

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The request was made by the City Supervisor of Distributive Education for Virginia Beach City Schools to undertake the task of establishing a simulated competency-based curriculum for Fashion Merchandising I in Virginia Beach City Schools.

A Comparative Study Of The Practices Followed By Selected Colleges And Universities In Placing Students With Previous Typewriting Experience In The Various Levels Of College Typewriting Instruction, Patricia Tynes Tompkins

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The primary purpose of this research is to make a comparative study of the ways that selected colleges and universities in the Southern Business Education Association region handle the problem of placing students with prior typewriting instruction into the various levels of college typewriting instruction.

A Math Curriculum For Retail Buying (Ecide 306) Old Dominion University, Betty Bradshaw

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem was to determine what math skills should be taught in the Retail Buying class (ECIDE 306) at Old Dominion University. Given the determination of math required, a second phase as to develop a competency based curriculum guide to be used.

Relevancy Of Equipment Maintenance To The Everyday Activities Of Secondary Industrial Arts Teachers In Virginia Beach Public Schools, Jeffrey Mark Forman

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study sought to identify the amount of time and effort spent on equipment maintenance by industrial arts teachers in the Virginia Beach City Public School system. Questions important to the study are: 1. What part of the school day do teachers use to maintain equipment? 2. Does proper equipment maintenance take away from the teacher's instructional duties? 3. Do industrial arts teachers have the competency needed to properly maintain most equipment?

A Follow-Up Study Of Graduates Of Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs Of Old Dominion University, 1973-1976, Gerald F. Patout

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

An Analysis Of Current Trends In Handwriting Instruction As Evidenced In Professional Literature And Commercially Available Handwriting Programs, Perrine Mitchell Daley

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

The Comparison Of Industrial Arts Teachers' Attitudes Toward The American Industrial Arts Student Association, James R. Doyle

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study is designed to determine the reasons and possible solutions for the low teacher-advisor participation in the Tidewater area, and their attitudes toward the American Industrial Arts Student Association. The results of the study should determine why certain teachers have American Industrial Arts Student Association chapters; the reasons why certain teachers are totally against advising AIASA chapters; some of the benefits of advising a chapter; and finally what incentives the state and district associations could offer to promote more individual chapters.

Mechanical Drawing I: Orthographic Drawing, John Rickman

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

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A Study To Determine A Need For In-Service Training For Virginia Beach Industrial Art Teachers Related To Career Education, Ronald R. Garrison

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine a need for in-service training for Virginia Beach industrial arts teachers related to career education. Virginia Beach industrial arts teachers were sent a questionnaire dealing with statements commonly made about career education. The results showed that the teachers misunderstood many of the basic concepts of career education.

A Comparative Study To Determine Teacher Attitudes Toward Teaching Traditional Industrial Arts Versus Industrial Arts Curriculum Project, Larry W. Hoskins Sr.

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The hypothesis of this study is that the attitude of Industrial Arts teachers towards teaching the IACP curriculum compared to the teaching of the traditional curriculum is that they prefer to teach the traditional program rather than the IACP program.

A Follow-Up Study Of 1977 Graduates From The Newport News Public Schools, Joseph E. Pink

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study will seek to answer the following questions: 1. What are the percentages of those June 1977 high school graduates who successfully completed a vocational program and are currently employed in a related area? 2. How do the percentages of employed and unemployed vocational educational completors compare industrial arts students who have completed two year unit courses at the 11th and 12th grade level who graduated in June 1977? What are the percentages of employed and unemployed non-vocational education students that graduated in June 1977? 4. What are the percentages of those June 1977 high school graduates who felt …

A Dynamic Test For Comparison Of Rebound Characteristics Of Three Brands Of Tennis Balls, Kenneth Talmadge Rand Jr.

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare Dunlop, Spalding and Wilson pressurized tennis balls for rebound when fatigued at trial intervals of 0, 800, 1,600, 2,400, 3,200 and 4,000 bounce impacts.

Eighteen yellow tennis balls, six each from Wilson, Dunlop and Spalding pressurized tennis cans were equally divided and randomly placed in a control or experimental group. The control group was not subjected to any fatigue. The experimental group was fatigued by use of a Lobster tennis ball firing machine. Both groups were filmed with a camera and strobe light assembly after each fatigue interval. The experiment was designed …

Investigating Methods Of Accelerating The Seasoning Of Wood Blanks For Bowl Turning, Myron W. Curtis

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of the study was to establish through experimental research an improved method of accelerating the seasoning of bowl blanks. Specifically the study was conducted to determine: 1. Whether a worthwhile method or methods were available for accelerating the seasoning of wood bowl blanks; 2. Whether the blanks were of suitable quality; 3. Whether the method or methods present a worthwhile learning experience; 4. Whether the unseasoned wood and the equipment used in seasoning were available, safe, and within reasonable financial means.

A Study Of Employment Opportunities And Job Requirements For Entry-Level Stenographic Occupations In Suffolk, Virginia Businesses, Margaret Wishon Willett

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

Answers were sought to the following questions: 1. Are there stenographic positions available in the Suffolk, Virginia business community for the inexperienced worker who has had stenographic training? 2. Do employers have a preference as to the educational training of their beginning stenographic employees? 3. What skills, knowledge and personal qualities do employers expect from beginning stenographic workers? 4. If there are stenographic positions open to inexperienced stenographers, are these employees adequately trained to fill the positions? If not, what areas need improvement?

Elementary Science Study And Science Process Skills, James B. Chapman

Teaching & Learning Theses & Dissertations

The Elementary Science Study (ESS) is a ''hands on" inquiry oriented, science program with the major objective of putting; physical materials into the hands of children and allowing; them to investigate the nature of the physical world. An ESS unit Bulbs and Batteries was tested to find if this and other ESS units of similar structure do in fact develop science process skills. Science process skills may be broken down into the following representative areas: observing, classifying, using time-space relationship, using numbers, measuring, communication, inferring and predicting.

The study was conducted in a middle school approximately 1,000 sixth and …

The Vocational Selections Of Industrial Arts Graduates Of The School Of Education Old Dominion University, Willis H. Alexander

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

No abstract provided.

Visual-Motor Skill Development In Learning Disabled Diagnosed Students Utilizing Industrial Arts Methods, Vernon M. Fueston Jr.

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the worth of an industrial arts unit of instruction in improving visual-motor development in Learning Disabled students.

A Curriculum Guide For Windmills, Bentley R. Harrell

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of The Individualized And Traditional Approaches To Student Achievement In Photography At Churchland High School, James Earl Perkinson

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The hypothesis for this research project is that there is no significant difference between the achievement of students taught photography by the traditional and "Individualized Learning Packets" approaches.