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Reading Difficulties Of The Third Grade, Beulah Plake

Graduate Thesis Collection

The problem of what to do with the poor reader and the non-reader of the third grade has disturbed the author for several years.  Solutions in the form of preventative measures beginning in the first grade, do not effect the problem immediately.  In schools where no such measures have been taken, a class of third grade poor readers and non-readers is always at hand, and something should be done with them before they leave the primary grades.

A Retrospective Study And Critical Evaluation Of Radio Education In The Public Schools, Teresa H. Glockling

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this study is to investigate and report the pioneer experiments which have been carried on in radio education; to determine exactly what radio has to offer education; to ascertain the correct techniques of teaching by radio and to evaluate its worth as a classroom device.

The Evolution Of Linear Drawing As A Subject Of Study: A Critical Study Of The Cumulative Philosophies Affecting The Teaching Of Drawing With Special Reference To Education In The United States., Orville Addison Tearney

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Public Secondary Business Education In Louisiana: Its Evolution, Organization And Administration., Howard Magruder Norton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

An Annotated Bibliography Of The Pedagogy Of Speech In The Secondary School, Mary Jean Schwalbach

Bachelors’ Theses

The problem of finding what had been written concerning new approaches in the teaching of Speech led the compiler of this bibliography to a consideration of two periodicals that deal with the subject: The Quarterly Journal of Speech and the English Journal. These two publications are most likely to be accessible to workers tn this field.

An Inquiry Into The Importance Of High School Speech To College Students, Kathleen Margaret Foley

Bachelors’ Theses

That the ability to speak effectively, to phrase ideas in a compelling fashion, is an asset is not denied. The emphasis place upon good speech by business men, by professional men, and by educators attests to its importance.

The Literary Criticism Of Alfred Tennyson, Peter L. Decker

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Radio And The English Teacher, Doris L. Lynn

Graduate Thesis Collection

This study was begun unconsciously two years ago when through the efforts of the teaching force of the school where I was principal, we secured a public address system of radio.  During that time, the realization of the worth of the radio as an educational factor grew daily.

The Construction And Operation Of A Reaction Time Machine, Austin T. Funk

Graduate Thesis Collection

The Encyclopedia Britannica states that "One of the cardinal problems of psychophysics is the measurement of the duration of the mental processes".  To accomplish this purpose it is necessary to have a chronograph or chronoscope measuring in small fractions of a second with connections suitable to the experiment.

A Survey Of The Reading Achievement In The Third Grades Of A Group Of Selected Schools In St. Louis And Suggestions For A Remedial Program, Rubye G. Peake

Graduate Thesis Collection

This investigation presents an account of a survey of the reading achievement of third grade pupils in nine schools in St. Louis, Missouri.  The method of securing data, the treatment of data and results obtained are described in detail.

Biography Of Leonard P. Ayres, Cora A. Trefz

Graduate Thesis Collection

Leonard P. Ayres---to educators this name means the creator of the first practicable scales in handwriting and spelling for the elementary school child. To those who served in the World War, his name brings back memories of statistical reports concerning men, munitions, and supplies. Financiers and business men throughout the country say, and have said, for almost twenty years that the name Ayres, is simultaneous with unbelievably correct business and stock market predictions.

Teaching First Grade Language, Dorthy Jennings

Theses

The Problem of this thesis is to discover suitable content and method for teaching oral language to a group of low first grade children. There was a two-fold reason for this choice; first, there is a great need for research into oral language techniques and second, the oral language situation is very difficult where there is a mixed group of Mexican and American children.

The Status Of Graduate Work In Colleges Of Education In The United States, James R. Landreth

Graduate Thesis Collection

This thesis is being submitted in the hope that it will be serviceable to those who are interested in the matter of graduate study leading to higher degrees. In its preparation, care has been excercised that the findings may be understandable and authentic. Those points considered by college and university authorities as of sufficient importance to classify in their catalogs have been included in the tables.

Social Service In The Indianapolis Schools, Marion L. Griffin

Graduate Thesis Collection

Investigation disclosed the fact that coordinated under one unit of service are several diversified but related fields of work administered by a staff of trained social workers who are directed by persons especially qualified for this work.  Realizing that an efficient program of this type could have inestimable social values interest was further stimulated to obtain knowledge of the method and technique employed in its application.  Just how much of such a program, if not all, could be introduced effectively to other school systems is a question.

An Experiment In Personal Guidance In The Junior High School, Madeline M. Allen

Graduate Thesis Collection

There are numerous books on guidance, educational, moral, religious, ethical, social, civic and vocational, but nowhere does there seem to be a book dealing with personal guidance as we understand it in the seventh and eighth grades of the Junior High School in the Indianapolis Public Schools.  Here are there, scattered in many, many books are suggestions, outlines, scales and graphs for every conceivable situation in which personal guidance would be necessary.

An Analysis Of Language, Grammatical, Punctuation, And Letter-Form Errors Of Fourth-Grade Children's Life Letters, C. Parks

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Ethical Values Of Shakespeare As Presented To The High-School Student Of Julius Caesar, Macbeth, And Hamlet, Bessie Coat Wirth

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Vocabulary Used And The Spelling Errors Made In Written Compositions Of Second Grade Children, Frances Josephine Brittain

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Recommendations For Improvements In The Records And Reports Used In The Elementary Schools Under The Direction Of The Community Of Poor Sisters Of Saint Francis Seraph Of The Perpetual Adoration, Mary Petrona Eisenmenger

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Communicating A Catholic Mind And Culture Through English, Joseph C. Lawless

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Ethical Standards In Business With A Course Of Study In Business Ethics For The Junior College, Louis L. Windmiller

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

With the growth of business education in collegiate institutions, their assumption of responsibilities in connection with the preparation of young people for business careers, and the expectancy of the public relative to the ideals as well as the abilities of their graduates, it becomes more and more incumbent upon colleges and universities to devote attention to the social and ethical implications of business. The realization of this responsibility by the Stockton Junior College and the scheduling by it of a course of study in the The Social Function of Business has impelled the writer to make this survey and the …

Creative Music, Marjorie Mclennan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The author has endeavored in this thesis to present the subject of creative music in its two wide aspects, theory and practice.

Part I gives the educational background for presenting music through the creative medium. It is a brief review of selected literature in the creative field.

Part II presents the practical side of developing a creative program in poetry, notation, rhythm and art.

The Public Relations Program Of The Alameda City Schools, Harold V. Lajeunesse

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Public relations programs have been generally characterized as having as their purpose the indoctrination of the public along lines favorable to a commodity, a service, or an idea. In education, there seems to be a growing realization that the function of a public relational program in the school system is the utilization of all of the agencies of a community toward the end of accomplishing the objectives of the public schools. This realization has been further stimulated as educators have recognized that isolation from the community is often detrimental to the aims of the schools. In broadening the scope of …

The Relation Between The Intelligence And Achievement Of Pupils Grouped By Parental Occupations., Miriam Elizabeth Heymann 1909-1999

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Enrollment Trends In Foreign Languages In The Public And The Private Secondary Schools Of The United States, Dorothea Meyer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The trends in enrollment in foreign language in public and private secondary schools of the United States have been determined by answers to the following questions:

1. What changes have occurred in enrollment in foreign language in the various states?

2. Are these changes constant from one geographical division to the other?

A Comparative Study Of Student Activity Acct. Syst' In Tex., Zora W. Melton

Theses

The scope of this study is limited to a survey of the high schools of Texas. Efforts have been made to obtain such data as would give a cross-sectional view of the types of plans now in use among all sizes of high schools in every section of the state. With this purpose in view questionaires were sent to fifty high school treasurers of schools whose enrollment ranged in size from 250 to 2500. This list of schools was taken from a state bulletin containing the names and enrollment of all the affiliated high schools of the state.

A Study Of The Relative Achievement Of Pupils In Class A, Class B, And Class C High Schools In The State Of Kansas, Edgar Reed

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This thesis attempts to come to some conclusions as to the relative achievement of pupils in class A, class B, and class C high schools in Kansas. The Department of Education of the State of Kansas classifies high schools of the State into three groups based on teaching staff, supervision and administration, furnishings and equipment, records and reports, and promotion and graduation. The public is generally of the opinion that pupil achievement in a class A high school is better than in a class B high school, and in a class B high school better than in a class C …

An Analysis Of Available Forms Of Athletic Insurance And Suggestions For Accident Insurance For Kansas High School Athletes, Lloyd William Cole

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

This investigation was undertakes to determine: (1) the insurance companies that issue policies which guarantee adequate protection to high school athletic teams, (2) the state athletic associations that have worked out or adopted plans that give satisfactory protection to high school competitors. Letters were sent to a number of insurance companies and state athletic associations to obtain information concerning their plans for compensation of athletic accidents. The policies of four insurance companies—Central Assurance Company, Columbus, Ohio; Income Guaranty Company, South Bend, Indiana; Sportsman Mutual Assurance Company, Washington, D.C.; Travelers Mutual Casualty Company—and the plans of three state athletic associations—Wisconsin, New …

An Evaluation Of Tests Of Musical Talent, Herbert Clark Levan

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

The problem consists of an evaluation of tests of musical ability to discover which tests are most reliable and useful for elementary school purposes.

In a review of the literature related to the problem an attempt was made to present different viewpoints fairly, to summarize evidence of outstanding tests, to analyze contradictory evidences for possible solution of the questions involved, and to set up criteria for the selection of the best tests.

For further evidence, four selected batteries of comparatively new tests were given to over one thousand children in grades two to six in the schools of Parsons, Kansas. …

The Relationship Of Nya Employment To Students' Grades At The University Of New Mexico, Van Deusen Clark

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The problem is essentially the question: What, if any, is the relationship of NYA employment on students' grades? Is intelligence a factor in this relationship?