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The Development Of Technical Education In The Chicago High Schools, James E. Shine Jan 1933

The Development Of Technical Education In The Chicago High Schools, James E. Shine

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Improvement In Computation Of Six Children During A Six-Weeks' Term Of Individual Remedial Work, Ethel Keevan Harrington Jan 1933

A Study Of The Improvement In Computation Of Six Children During A Six-Weeks' Term Of Individual Remedial Work, Ethel Keevan Harrington

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Courses Offered In Home Economics In Representative Junior High Schools In The United States, Lenora Ida Larson Jan 1933

A Survey Of Courses Offered In Home Economics In Representative Junior High Schools In The United States, Lenora Ida Larson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The History Of The Catholic School Library In The United States, Eva Mary Perry Jan 1933

The History Of The Catholic School Library In The United States, Eva Mary Perry

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey In The High Schools Of Western Kansas On The Relation Of Training And Experience Of Teachers Of Commercial Subjects To The Achievement Of Pupils Enrolled In These Classes, Melvin Wilbur Torrey Aug 1932

A Survey In The High Schools Of Western Kansas On The Relation Of Training And Experience Of Teachers Of Commercial Subjects To The Achievement Of Pupils Enrolled In These Classes, Melvin Wilbur Torrey

Master's Theses

While assisting in the work of the commerce department of the Fort Hays Kansas State College, the writer frequently had called to his attention the degree of thoroughness, or lack of it, with which high school students are being prepared for college work. This degree of preparation presented itself frequently in the matter of preview tests given to beginning college students in commercial courses, the purpose of which was to discover the placement of these students in college classes. For instance, many classes in the commercial department of the college require for entrance on the part of the student, certain …


A Comparative Study Of Pupils, Teachers, And Expenditures Of Standard And Non-Standard One-Room Rural Schools Of North-West Kansas., Myrtel Newbold May 1932

A Comparative Study Of Pupils, Teachers, And Expenditures Of Standard And Non-Standard One-Room Rural Schools Of North-West Kansas., Myrtel Newbold

Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is primarily to secure facts from which a comparison of the Standard and the Non-Standard one-room rural schools may be made in order to determine whether or not the expenditures of the Standard one-room rural school are greater than those of the Non-Standard one-room rural school, and whether or not the achievement of the pupils in the Standard one-room rural school is sufficiently greater than that of the pupils in the Non-Standard one-room rural school to pay to maintain the Standard one-room rural school on its present basis.


A Comparison In The Efficiency Of The Teaching Of Arithmetic In Grades Four To Eight, Inclusive, In The Standard And Non-Standard, One-Room Rural Schools Of Western Kansas, Roy Ernest Mohr May 1932

A Comparison In The Efficiency Of The Teaching Of Arithmetic In Grades Four To Eight, Inclusive, In The Standard And Non-Standard, One-Room Rural Schools Of Western Kansas, Roy Ernest Mohr

Master's Theses

Considerable discussion regarding the effectiveness of the teaching in the one-room rural school versus the standard school has been going on for some time, and it is hoped that the results of this study will throw some light on this subject which appears to be more or less perplexing at the present time. Education has become a science and its accomplishments can be quite definitely measured by the use of standardized tests. Before their time, the task of comparing schools in educational achievement was practically impossible; with age-grade and achievement norms scientifically determined, it became a simple matter to make …


A Study Of Music Education In The Senior High Schools Of Western Kansas, William Robert Horn May 1932

A Study Of Music Education In The Senior High Schools Of Western Kansas, William Robert Horn

Master's Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to present the following specific facts regarding music education in the State of Kansas. (1) To survey the general status of music in the senior high schools of Western Kansas; (2) To ascertain the professional preparation and teaching experience of the music teachers in these schools; (3) To make a survey of the teaching load of the music teacher; (4) To learn the equipment of the music departments; (5) To study the finance and financing of the music departments; (6) To survey the music courses of the senior high schools; (7) To learn of …


A Survey Of The Teaching Of Physical Education In Western Kansas, William Mcmullen May 1932

A Survey Of The Teaching Of Physical Education In Western Kansas, William Mcmullen

Master's Theses

In general this thesis is a survey of the teaching of Physical Education in the schools of Western Kansas, together with recommendations and suggestions for its improvement as the data warrants. The specific purposes of the study are these: first, to discover the extent to which Physical Education is offered in the schools of Western Kansas; second, to ascertain the personal and professional qualifications of the Physical Education directors; third, to determine the amount of Physical Education work required of each student in order to complete a high school course; fourth, to discover if room, equipment, and supplies are furnished …


A Study Of The Relation Of Achievement In Particular Fields In High School To Achievement In Particular Fields In College: Being A Study Of 280 Freshmen Who Entered The Fort Hays Kansas State College In September, 1930, Ellsworth Dodrill Apr 1932

A Study Of The Relation Of Achievement In Particular Fields In High School To Achievement In Particular Fields In College: Being A Study Of 280 Freshmen Who Entered The Fort Hays Kansas State College In September, 1930, Ellsworth Dodrill

Master's Theses

This study has two purposes. The first one is to determine the high school achievement of the Freshman class who entered the Fort Hays Kansas State College in September, 1930. The second purpose is to determine to what extent college success in the various fields, English, Mathematics, Natural Science, and Social Science, can be predicted from success in the corresponding fields in high school.


The Beginning And Growth Of The Chicago Junior High School, Lucille Inez Redmond Jan 1932

The Beginning And Growth Of The Chicago Junior High School, Lucille Inez Redmond

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Conceptions Of Discipline In The Public Schools Of The United States For The Past Sixty Years, Francis Thomas Boylan Jan 1932

Conceptions Of Discipline In The Public Schools Of The United States For The Past Sixty Years, Francis Thomas Boylan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Ethical Content Of High-School Latin, Aloysine Raskop Jan 1932

The Ethical Content Of High-School Latin, Aloysine Raskop

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Certain Study Habits On Students Success In Some College Subjects, Leslie J. Roch Jan 1932

The Influence Of Certain Study Habits On Students Success In Some College Subjects, Leslie J. Roch

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Causes And The Treatment Of Failure In Ninth-Grade Science, Arthur J. Fitzgerald Jan 1932

A Study Of The Causes And The Treatment Of Failure In Ninth-Grade Science, Arthur J. Fitzgerald

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Probable Efficiency Of A Vocabulary Notebook In The Teaching Of Latin Vocabulary., David L. Megill Jan 1932

The Probable Efficiency Of A Vocabulary Notebook In The Teaching Of Latin Vocabulary., David L. Megill

Master's Theses

Since the findings of the Classical Investigation have been reported, makers of Elementary Latin Textbooks have, among other things, stressed basal Latin vocabulary and English words derived therefrom. As a means of achieving a mastery of a larger vocabulary, they often advise the teacher to require pupils to make and keep a vocabulary notebook. Particularly this is advised in the Ullman-Henry Elementary Latin texts which the writer has used for the past six years. Upon submitting to the publishers of the Ullman-Henry texts, the vocabulary notebook which he had developed in teaching these texts, the writer received the comment that …


Student Councils As An Agency For Character Education In Secondary Schools, Mary Wendelin Shean Jan 1931

Student Councils As An Agency For Character Education In Secondary Schools, Mary Wendelin Shean

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Directed Supervised Study Versus Home Study In Sixth Grade History, Lilian Mattocks Johnson Jan 1931

Directed Supervised Study Versus Home Study In Sixth Grade History, Lilian Mattocks Johnson

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Comparative Study Of The State Board Failures In Materia Medica Of Students In The Schools Of Nursing Of The United States, Helen Jarrell Jan 1931

Comparative Study Of The State Board Failures In Materia Medica Of Students In The Schools Of Nursing Of The United States, Helen Jarrell

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Effect Of High-School Science On Achievement In The College Sciences, Frank J. Lodeski Jan 1931

A Study Of The Effect Of High-School Science On Achievement In The College Sciences, Frank J. Lodeski

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Methods Of Teaching American History In The Catholic Girls' High Schools In Chicago, Agnes Marie Lennon Jan 1931

A Study Of The Methods Of Teaching American History In The Catholic Girls' High Schools In Chicago, Agnes Marie Lennon

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Seating Positions On Classwork In A Third Grade, Agnes R. Fitzgerald Jan 1931

The Influence Of Seating Positions On Classwork In A Third Grade, Agnes R. Fitzgerald

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Critical Analysis Of The Study Aids As Found In Representative High School Texts In European History, Mary Hortense Burke Jan 1931

A Critical Analysis Of The Study Aids As Found In Representative High School Texts In European History, Mary Hortense Burke

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Modern Trends In Character Education In Public Elementary Schools As Evidenced By The Analysis Of Courses Of Study Of Type Cities And States, Ruth Wheeler Cullen Jan 1931

A Survey Of Modern Trends In Character Education In Public Elementary Schools As Evidenced By The Analysis Of Courses Of Study Of Type Cities And States, Ruth Wheeler Cullen

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Personality Traits Of Successful Teachers, Angela Margaret Cylkowski Jan 1931

Personality Traits Of Successful Teachers, Angela Margaret Cylkowski

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Executive Of The Consolidated Schools In Western Kansas, Alexander Vardaman Anderson Jul 1930

The Executive Of The Consolidated Schools In Western Kansas, Alexander Vardaman Anderson

Master's Theses

The purposes of this study are: 1. To determine the extent or scope of the activities performed by the executives of consolidated schools in Western Kansas. 2. To discover the amount of time which those executives devote to each of such activities. 5. To ascertain the personal and professional qualifications of the executives of consolidated schools in Western Kansas. 4. To enumerate the mistakes or failures of the executives of consolidated schools in Western Kansas from the viewpoint of the teachers under supervision. 5. To determine if the administration of consolidated schools might be improved and to suggest remedial measures …


A Re-Allocation Of The Words In The Chicago Spelling List, Margaret M. Feeney Jan 1930

A Re-Allocation Of The Words In The Chicago Spelling List, Margaret M. Feeney

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Status Of Adult Education In The Public School System Of Chicago, 1928-1930, June Mccarthy Jan 1930

Status Of Adult Education In The Public School System Of Chicago, 1928-1930, June Mccarthy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Questions And Study Problems Found In Geography Text-Books For Grades Four To Seven, Katharine E. Mccue Jan 1930

An Analysis Of The Questions And Study Problems Found In Geography Text-Books For Grades Four To Seven, Katharine E. Mccue

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Make-Up Management And Content Of Catholic High School Newspapers, Mary Lucille Middleton Jan 1930

A Study Of The Make-Up Management And Content Of Catholic High School Newspapers, Mary Lucille Middleton

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.