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Administrative Variables Affecting Student Retention In Foreign Languages In California Public High Schools, John Thomas Chandler

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate administrative policies and practices which appear to be most effective in maintaining high pupil retention in foreign language programs. More narrowly, to accomplish the primary and secondary purposes it will be necessary to establish criteria with the use of survey instruments by which administrative practices of foreign language instruction may be evaluated.

A Factor Analytic Study Of Conceptual Systems Theory And The Genotypic And Phenotypic Characteristics Of Teacher Trainees: Toward The Development Of A Typology, Stanley Augustus France Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to attempt to derive and validate a typology of teacher trainees based on Conceptual Systems theory. In order to empirically validate the theoretically derived typology,three steps, each with a different purpose were needed. First, the constructs were operationally defined. Second, the interrelations of the constructs were established. Third, the types were determined as similar to theoretical expectations as possible. The first step was necessitated in more complex form than is usually done because of certain problems associated with the statistical procedures used. The reasons for this step will be more fully developed in the …

An Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Compulsory Arithmetic Homework Assignments On The Arithmetic Achievement Of Fifth-Grade Pupils, Eugene Edward Grant

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The major purpose of the study was to determine the effects of tho assignment of arithmetic homework by the teacher from the textbook, and teacher assigned differentiated homework prepared by the investigator upon the achievement of fifth-grade students as measured by standardized tests of arithmetic computation, concepts, and application. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine whether the assignment of the two forms of homework would have a differential effect upon the achievement for girls and boys and for low and high IQ groups.

Stimulus Selection Under Conditions Of Free Choice By Preschool Children At Baseline And After Adaptation, Andrea Lyn Shields

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The experiments reported in the present paper may be characterized as belonging to the general area of motivation research referred to as stimulus selection behavior. Stimulus selection behavior includes curiosity, exploratory, and manipulatory activities. Generally, the research in the area attempts to determine the relation between changes in the stimulus and changes in the measures of approach behavior in the subject (s). In this research, approach behavior is apparently unrelated to organic need conditions. The experiments presented in this paper were designed to determine a preschool child's stimulus preference as he entered the experimental setting, and whether that preference could …

The Role Of Ethnic Identification In Determining Source Credibility Of The Athletic Coach, Thomas Gregory Pucci

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Using a credibility scale that measures authoritativeness and character of a speaker as perceived by his audience, will a statistically significant difference rise where a figure of authority is a member of one ethnic group and those over whom the authority is asserted are members of a second ethnic group?

The Teaching Of Social Values In Pre-Engineering Programs At California Public Community Colleges, Wayne Douglas Barton

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of this study was to investigate the degree to which moral values are· included in the educational program of engineering students at selected California public community colleges. The study also attempted to determine to what degree an increased emphasis on the teaching of moral values would be beneficial to engineering students, as well as others.

A review was made of articles and books on the subject of values. Particular attention was given to material which specifically referred to technology and its relation to values.

Two similarly designed questionnaires were sent out· to students and instructors in engineering education …

A Study Related To The Development Of A Training Program For Paraprofessionals In California Community College Counseling Services, Elizabeth Yip Lee Blanchard

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The study gathered data and compared professional opinions which were used to identify appropriate assignments, selection criteria, training procedures, and supervision of paraprofessional personnel for community college counseling services. A related purpose was that guidelines might be developed for the appropriate utilization, selection, preparation, and supervision of paraprofessional workers.

Piaget's Theory As The Basis For The Assessment Of Reading Disability Andsuggested Remediation Through An Adapted Science Curriculum, Vivian Helen Mcprouty

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Piaget's theory suggests that the development of intelligence is related to an ability to perform logical operations. For the child between 7 and 11 years of age, seriation and classification are operational forms of behavior originating in earlier actions. Since seriation and classification are important to the syntax and semantics of language) failure to develop fully operational seriation and classification abilities may result in certain deficits in the child's reading ability. If so, the science curriculum may be useful in facilitating the cognitive growth necessary to success in reading. Recommendations for adapting the science program for remediation conclude the study.

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Teaching A Twelfth Grade Government And Sociology Class In An Environment Saturated With Study Trips And Resourcespeakers With The Effects Of A Traditional Course In Government And Sociology When Both Are Offered In A Voluntary Summer School Program, Edward Botton Morrison

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The intent of the concentrated summer school program offered in Sacramento was to create a “saturated environment” in which the study of government would become participation in government in action rather than the study about government. The question posed was: Will instruction in government carried out in an environment saturated with study trips and resource speakers prove a more effective method for preparing twelfth grade students for citizenship than is instruction in a traditional government class?

The experimental approach was approved by the school district and was scheduled for implementation during the summer session of 1969 at one high school …

The Development Of A Five-Year Budget For The San Joaquin Delta Community College District, Lawrence Albert Dericco

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The specific problem of this study was to develop a five-year budget for the San Joaquin Delta Community College District. The choice of a five-year budget was made by the administration after studying the advantages and disadvantages of. shorter and longer term budgets. A term of less than five years did not meet the objectives of the college for the building and educational programs. A ten-year budget would necessarily be less accurate, since the longer the projection, the more vague and theoretical it becomes.

The purposes of this study were to: (1) review the literature pertaining to long-range budgeting, (2) …

Influence Of Selected Variables Upon Economic Adaptation Of Orthopedically Handicapped And Other Health Impaired, Winnie Honnold Bachman

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study was conducted to: (1) ascertain the current economic status of certain select students from the 1961-65 California school programs for orthopedically handicapped and other health impaired students, (2) examine the medical-educational program prosed by the Clitoris Legislators (3) identify physical and educational patterns associated with various degrees of employment, and (4) investigate the possible relationship between the kind of school program offered and the students' degree of employment.

A Descriptive Study Of The Development And Evaluation Of A Program Teaching Reading Through Content Subjects At Lodi High School, Lois Owen

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the purpose of this study to develop and examine a pilot program relating reading instruction specifically to course content and to collect data for seeking answers to the following questions:

1. Can the general reading ability of disabled readers who are considered slow learners be significantly improved by a program emphasizing the development of reading skills in relation to content in two required courses in the ninth grade?
2. What areas of general reading ability, if any, can be improved by such a program?
3. Can specific reading skills be improved by such a program?
4. Which students, if any, benefit more …

A Comparative Study Of The Character Representation Of California's Dominant Minority Groups In The Officially Adopted California Reading Textbooks Of The 1950'S, 1960'S, And 1970'S, Ralph Yarnelle Mckay

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

It was the objective of this study to collect and analyze data concerning how the dominant minority groups in California - Spanish speaking-speaking, Negro, American Indian, and Oriental American - have been and are currently portrayed in those state adopted reading textbooks that are/and have been the most commonly used in California elementary schools since 1953.

The investigator used the process of content analysis to gather data in order to answer the following questions: (1) Are the identified minority group characters represented in the state adopted California elementary reading textbooks of the 1950’s?; (2) When represented, what is the portrayal …