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A Comparison Of Teachers' Marks In One-Room & Two-Room Schools With Those In The Seventh, Eighth & Ninth Grades In Larger Schools, Orbrie Morris

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this study the records examined showed that the per capita cost of instruction in the one-room and the two-room schools varied from three to six times that of the larger schools. The one-room school is the most expensive means of education, yet it offers far fewer advantages and opportunities. The decline in the number of these schools has been in progress for a number of years. This has been true in the rural sections that have a larger number of improved roads. The lack of sufficient roads has seemed to be the greatest obstacle in the consolidation of schools. …

The Solution Of Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations In Series, Kenneth Wood

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this thesis is to compile and discuss some of the methods of solution of both ordinary and partial differential equations, whose solutions are expressible in the form of a series. An exhaustive study is not attempted. A few of the methods of most common occurrence for finding solutions in series are discussed and examples illustrating these methods are presented.

The Status Of Handwriting Instruction And The Qualifications Of Teachers Of Handwriting In The Elementary And Secondary Schools Of Kentucky, Robert Ashby

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The major reason for this survey was to secure definite facts and opinions from superintendents, principals and teachers in elementary and secondary schools on the subject of handwriting. The information gathered gives conclusive evidence that these groups recognize the need for more and better training in this fundamental subject.

The aim of the writer was to determine:

1. The extent to which outlined courses of study in handwriting are followed.
2. The number of special instructors in handwriting, whether part- or full-time and other subjects they teach.
3. Whether handwriting is taught incidentally with other subjects with no formal lessons, or as a …

Predictive Value Of Matriculation Examinations, Walter Boehme

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to arrive at a more exact knowledge of the value of the matriculation examination now given by Western Kentucky State Teachers College. This study is not complete but is merely an addition to the existing knowledge in this field, being of particular interest to the administrative organization of Western Kentucky State Teachers College.

Efficiency Of Consolidated Schools, S. A. Breeding

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

To study the efficiency of the county unit and district systems in Kalmath County, county unit, and Lane County, district unit.

Comparison in four points:

1. School Plant
2. Teaching Staff
3. Expenditure
4. Pupil Achievement

Remedial Measures Suggested By A Diagnosis Of The Eighth Grade Tests In Warren County Schools, Carl Chaney

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the prime motive of this study to present an unbiased picture of the achievement of eighth grade pupils in the public schools of Warren County, Kentucky, for the years 1934 and 1935 and to recommend remedial measures for teaching in these schools. The data used have been treated with a strict regard for statistical procedure so that no prejudice on the part of the writer might influence the results.

Analysis Of Errors Made By 717 Collge Students In Arithmetic, O.D. Barnes

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

During the greater part of the elementary-school training of the average American child he receives a large amount of instruction and drill in arithmetic. In the high school he suddenly drops arithmetic except as he maintains practices in courses of science or high school mathematics and except as the transactions of every day life involve arithmetic. In college the individual may suddenly find that the amount of arithmetical knowledge required is not small as in physics, chemistry or certain commercial courses. Evidence exists to indicate that students doing poor work in these courses are often found deficient in arithmetic.

A Comparative Study Of The New-Type & Old-Type Assignment, Mary Tanner

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The assignment is the teacher's one best chance of stimulating children with a desire for the work that is to follow. For this reason it should be carefully and methodically given and should be definite and clear. Study increases in intelligence somewhat in the degree that the main or salient features of the material to be studied are emphasized in the assignments.

Typewriting, Shorthand, Business Correspondence, & Office Training In Secondary Schools & The Need For Correlation, Fannie Harrington

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the purpose of this thesis to show the need for correlation of these subjects because they are so closely related. It may also bring about an awakening of commercial educators to the many things a typewriting teacher must teach and that other subjects are repetitions to a large degree of what the student has already been taught in typewriting.

A Survey Of Commercial Education In The Public High Schools Of Kentucky, Lillian Fitz-Hugh

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Researoh in commercial education is a recognized need. The business demands of today are not the same as those of yesterday. The sooial demands for efficient cooperative action forces upon us of the teacher group the responsibility of improved methods of application in our teaching procedure, which in turn commands research in teaching results, measurements in teohnical application, and status studies to determine general and particular needs. This study is not a complete survey of all commercial education institutions in the state but an approved, fair, sample study of the present status of commercial education in the public secondary schools. …

Psychological Tests And College Success, George Helm

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive value of the psychological examination when applied to college grades, with the motive of establishing standards by which students may be guided in their selection of college work.