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Education Through Play, Elizabeth V. Bonney

Bachelors’ Theses

The spirit of play is the significant fact that educators are seeking to bring into the school work today. They are seriously discussing at their meetings and conferences the value of recreation. They are learning by experience that play gets more work done, means greater in happiness in the work, secures concentration of attention, and able to concentrate is one of the greatest assets an individual can have.

The Development Of Fundamental Habits In Silent Reading In The Primary Period, J. Marion Nolan

Bachelors’ Theses

This thesis has been prepared in an attempt to analyze the fundamental factors involved in Silent Reading. The factors presented are those selected by specialists in education.

There are four essential habits in Reading that determine the form which primary training should assume. Accordingly this thesis is divided into chapters devoted to a consideration of the character, place, and function of Comprehension, Speed, Retention and Organization in Reading.

The method employed in writing this thesis has been to secure opinions, findings and criticisms of specialists and to utilize their judgments. The material has been supplied through books, magazines, and pamphlets …

Major Aims And Objectives Of The Fourth Period Of Reading And How To Secure Them Through Pupil Activity, Margaret Hart

Bachelors’ Theses

Reading has been divided into five periods, which do not correspond to the hard and fast lines of the grade levels of a school system nor to the chronologi­cal or educational ages of any group of children. The first period is that of preparation for reading and embraces generally children of pre-school age, the kindergarten and the early first grade. This period is followed by the period of initial instruction in the first grade. Reading is introduced as a thought getting process and the ability to read very simple passages, independently and intelligently is developed. The third period covering the …

Poetry Appreciation In Fifth And Sixth Grades Of Elementary School, Marie R. Donahue

Bachelors’ Theses

Literature, particularly in recent years, is given important consideration in every elementary course of study, no matter how small or large the school may be. This is as it should be, for it is something that every child at every age enjoys and out of which many advantages are derived...

Intelligence Testing For School Application, Estelle C. Schraeder

Bachelors’ Theses

The chief concern of education today is how to help an individual realize his life's ultimate goal as completely as possible by urging and developing-his possibilities through the basis of what he has. In the very recent years the foremost problem in child training has been how to make the school fit the child rather than the child fit the school. The vital question is how to make a child's school work a part of his life and to bring into effect a congruity between "lesson learning", and experience. During the past ten years, education has become more of a …

Vocational Rehabilitation In Indiana, Harvey K. Hendrickson

Graduate Thesis Collection

Preliminary Statement. Man has always been subject to the disabling effects of accidentsand disease. The prehistoric man's existence depended largely upon physical power. What was commonly spoken of as "the survival of the fittest" seemed to be nature's only law. For centuries people assumed an attitude of intolerance toward those physically disabled.

The Development Of Arithmetic Textbooks In The United States, Ray Albright

Graduate Thesis Collection

In the following pages there is given a study of the development of the elementary arithmetic textbooks used in the United States since 1800.  For the purpose of conducting the study more effectively, five questions are propounded, namely...

A Comparison Of Achievements Of Westland And Other Schools In Silent Reading, Arithmetic And Language, William M. Stafford

Graduate Thesis Collection

The Westland public school is a small consolidated school having twelve grades organized on the six-six plan. It is the only school in Blue River Township, Hancock County, Indiana, and is strictly a rural school, as there is no town in the township.

Accident Prevention In The Elementary Schools Of Indianapolis, Augusta M. Nessler

Graduate Thesis Collection

This study of Accident Prevention in the elementary schools of Indianapolis is the outgrowth of a study of safety education in the United States in the college course "Public School Administration" which involved a study of the new curriculum.  In the past few years much has been written concerning "Safety Education", particularly "Accident Prevention" as taught in the schools of various cities throughout our country.

An Experiment Used In The Teaching Of American History In The Grammer Grades, A. W. Clark

Graduate Thesis Collection

School children are always eager to attack something new and anxious to read interesting material which they are able to understand and appreciate.

Arithmetic In The Primary Grades: The Course Of Study In The Making, Irene Klug

Bachelors’ Theses

An endeavor is made to prove that arithmetic can be taught in the first and second grades and that children can and do learn much about numbers. When instruction is properly motivated pupils enjoy their work in arithmetic as much as they do enjoy their work in any other subject.

The Parent Teacher Association As A Binding Tie Between Home And School, Clara Therese Manthey

Bachelors’ Theses

In writing this thesis I have attempted to describe the organization and work of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers in all its branches; to cull from various sources the essentials which should be the possession of every officer, committee chairman, or committee member in every office, committee chairman, or committee member in every association; and to evaluate the efforts of this group which, starting with the enlightenment of mothers as to the value of kindergarten work for their little children, now considers all child welfare projects as its fielk.

Paragraph Study, Gertrude E. Koepke

Bachelors’ Theses

A drastic change in the method of composition presentation is necessary. High school teachers are constantly complaining about the poor theme work of the present day high school students.

Fundamental Needs Of The Preschool Child, Kathryn Mccabe Jacks

Bachelors’ Theses

The greatest gift life can yield is its own propagation. The greatest loss one can sustain is the deprivation of that life. These two facts have prompted me to make the present study . I have lost my -precious possession - a beautiful little girl. My loss has convinced me that nothing should be left undone in the promotion of the welfare of the child. A better understanding of the preschool child will enable us to guide him so that he may attain the greatest good at all times. To discover the basic needs of the child is, therefore, the …

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

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

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 …

The Teaching Of Negro History In Elementary School, David J. Jackson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Assimilation Of The Japanese In And Around Stockton, Horace F. Chansler

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of' the Japanese in California has been prominent since the opening of the twentieth century. Much has been written in an attempt to help solve the problem. Yet the general trends of the writings prior to the Johnson Immigration Law of 1924 were to deal with the Japanese just coming into California rather than with those who were born here or had established permanent residence. Yet after the Immigration Law went into effect the problem of preventing undesirable Japanese from entering California became extinct. The problem no longer centers around exclusion but rather around "inclusion". In short the …

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

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

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Our California Bird Friends, Allen Keim

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Our California Bird Friends is an attempt to interest children in birds, by presenting a group of factual stories describing the habits and characteristics, the courage and cleverness of various birds. It is hoped that it will fill a definite need in nature study. The stories are limited to proven facts, presented in a manner which the elementary school child of the fourth, firth, and sixth grades may readily read and understand.

The element of reality in the thesis is greatly enhanced by the nature of the illustrations, which are photographs and sketches or real birds in true-to-fact situations.

It …

A History Of The Secularization Of The Missions Of California, Mervyn V. Miller

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The characteristic attitude of the major portion of native Californians toward the California Missions is one of innocent, ignorant acceptance combined with but little interest or concern. By this I mean that the Missions are accepted as forming part of the Historical beauty of the State of California, but the pa- sons for this belief are not known--nor the reasons for the fact that these old adobe churches moulded an older generation into a foundation stone upon which rests the present glory of a State unsurpassed in scenic or historic grandeur they exist, hence they were..

Art Appreciation As Applied To Art In Everyday Life Suitable For Ninth Year Pupils, Lottiellen Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The ability to see the beauty that is all around us in the world is a matter of training. We call this ability appreciation. It is an attitude of mind that brings much joy to the possessor.

Appreciation must be definitely taught if the children are to no- quire such an attitude of mind, which is not an accidental by-product of any and all art instruction, as many art teachers in the past have considered it, but is the outcome of a definite teaching method. It is possible to confine one's teaching to the presentation of facts, making the procedure …

Radio And A Public Address System For The High School, Kenneth H. Westlake

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

All the findings and knowledge of electricity and magnetism are not new; even the Greeks as far back as 600 B. C. knew something about these forces. As time went on the facts increased.

After the experiments of Faraday, Maxwell, Hertz and such men as these, electricity and magnetism became a vital part of human life and endeavor. Within the last twenty-five years the advances in electricity have been very rapid. The action of the electric current is a vital part of many developments and is helping to make human life more enjoyable and interesting.

Almost all schools today are …

The Effects Of A Special Technique Upon Rate And Comprehension In Teaching Silent Reading., S. Harlan Vogt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Teachers Trained At The College Of The Pacific In Regard To Mental Ability, Scholarship, And Teaching Success, Emma Pearson Fentzling

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The successful teacher possesses certain indispensable personal traits and professional attitudes. Are these traits and attitudes associated with high intelligence? Are high intelligence test scores predictive of success in teaching? Do successful teachers have a high degree of scholarship? What is the relation of a high college scholarship to success in teaching? Can the major professors predict success in teaching on the basis of success in college? How accurate is the critic teacher's report in predicting professional ability? Finally, what personal traits and professional attitudes are considered the most important by the principals and how are teachers rated on these? …

A Critical Study Of 174 Non-Recommended, 139 Recommended, And 139 Recommended-Disqualified Students At The College Of The Pacific : With Special Reference To The Reliability Of The Standard Upon Which Selection For Admittance Is Based, 1924-1931, Robert Frederick Curran

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Each year shows an Increased enrollment in the universities and colleges of California. The compulsory education law has served to keep more students in high school a longer time and upon graduation many of these pupils desire to attend an institution of higher learning. This fact, together with the influx of people into California from all parts of the United States and abroad to make their homes, has added materially to the numbers of prospective college students.

It has been the policy of the colleges and universities in the State of California to admit graduates from accredited high schools without …

Modern Trends In Geography Teaching, Mary Frances Kriske

Bachelors’ Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to summarize the main trends and movements in the teaching of geography which characterize the "new geography" in American Schools .