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The Effects Of Review And No Review On Underlined Material With More Or Less Able Subjects, Melvin Van Dyke
The Effects Of Review And No Review On Underlined Material With More Or Less Able Subjects, Melvin Van Dyke
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
A sample of high school graduate, first year technical school students was measured for retention improvement of underlined textual material under the treatment condition of no review versus review. The sample of 61 students was divided into two groups, more able and less able, subsequent to the first treatment condition of no review to provide a within group measure in the final analysis. The reading material consisted of 14 brief typewritten passages of which the core content was underlined. The criterion measure consisted of 7 multiple choice questions derived from the core content. The experiment consisted of presenting the same …
The Effect Of Parent Education Upon Parental Attitudes Toward Authority, Ruth Meredith
The Effect Of Parent Education Upon Parental Attitudes Toward Authority, Ruth Meredith
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study attempted to develop and evaluate the content, format and effectiveness of a parent training course which emphasized democratic child rearing methods. The course was conducted by a school counselor in an elementary school. The content was a combination of Dreikur's child-raising techniques and Gordon's communication skills embodied into a commercial program called Systematic Training for Effective Parenting. The format for each of the nine suggested group sessions began with a leader-introduced topic, followed by large and small group discussions, simulated role play, use of worksheets, handouts, audio-visuals, and homework assignments. Objective evidence of program effectiveness was determined by …