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An Annotated Bibliography On Linguistics As Related To Style, Chrystle Louise Coney
An Annotated Bibliography On Linguistics As Related To Style, Chrystle Louise Coney
All Master's Theses
This annotated bibliography was prepared for the beginner who has an interest in linguistics as related to the study of style. The items within each section are listed in order of difficulty for a beginner. It is not meant to be used simply as a bibliography, but as a device for individual progress in these studies.
A Study Of The Effect Of Teaching Specific Reading Skills Peculiar To Arithmetic At The Third Grade Level, Helen Gillum
A Study Of The Effect Of Teaching Specific Reading Skills Peculiar To Arithmetic At The Third Grade Level, Helen Gillum
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to attempt to show the need for teaching specific reading skills to further arithmetic understanding and achievement.
Evolving Creative Thrown Pottery Vessels From Basic Forms, Kenneth Raymond Moser
Evolving Creative Thrown Pottery Vessels From Basic Forms, Kenneth Raymond Moser
All Master's Theses
By progressively varying the design elements of the silhouette, many different pottery forms can be evolved. By employing this approach, the potter can completely explore his theories of design and find the better proportion and placement of all elements of his forms.
An Evaluation Of The Early Entrance Program In The Highline School District King County, Washington, W. Keith Davis
An Evaluation Of The Early Entrance Program In The Highline School District King County, Washington, W. Keith Davis
All Master's Theses
This study is an attempt to detetermine whether or not the early entrance program as conducted by the Highline School District, King County, Washington, is achieving its purpose of selecting students who will profit from early admission.
A Survey Of Television Utilization In Teacher Education With Suggested Applications For The Republic Of China, Tuz-Chin Ting
A Survey Of Television Utilization In Teacher Education With Suggested Applications For The Republic Of China, Tuz-Chin Ting
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is (1) to survey the problems of the utilization of closed-circuit television in the teacher-education programs in the United States, (2) to organize this information, and (3) to relate the information to the needs of other developing countries, particularly the Republic of China.
An Empirical Study Of Factors Associated With Physical Fitness Of Sixth Grade Students, Richard D. Cornwell
An Empirical Study Of Factors Associated With Physical Fitness Of Sixth Grade Students, Richard D. Cornwell
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to determine if there was a relationship between the scores achieved on the Elementary School Fitness Test and the following factors: (1) the economic level of the neighborhood in which the schools were located; (2) family size; (3) achievement scores on the Iowa Basic Skills Test; (4) absenteeism of the students; and (5) health history of students.
A Survey Of Sex Education Classroom Instructional Practices In Selected Public Junior High Schools Throughout The United States, Jerome Brison Altheide
A Survey Of Sex Education Classroom Instructional Practices In Selected Public Junior High Schools Throughout The United States, Jerome Brison Altheide
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to determine what was being done in selected public junior high schools throughout the United States that had planned classroom instruction programs in sex education.
An Analysis Of Changes In Self–Concept And Dogmatism In Counselor Trainees During A Short Term Ndea Institute, Brent Hinze
An Analysis Of Changes In Self–Concept And Dogmatism In Counselor Trainees During A Short Term Ndea Institute, Brent Hinze
All Master's Theses
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of, and the relationships between, personal adjustment and dogmatism during a period of time when the individuals concerned were undergoing intensive training in counselor education.
A Study Of Audiovisual Programs In Selected Liberal Arts Colleges, Eldon Eugene Forsyth
A Study Of Audiovisual Programs In Selected Liberal Arts Colleges, Eldon Eugene Forsyth
All Master's Theses
The purpose of the study is: (1) to determine the nature, scope, and operation of the present audiovisual services and programs in selected liberal arts colleges, (2) to identify pertinent problems in such programs by comparing the programs with a standard guideline, and (3) to develop recommendations for an effective audiovisual program in the form of guidelines to enrich the audiovisual program.
A Critical Analysis Of “Adelaide” By Ludwig Van Beethoven, Kenneth Dorsey Hodgson
A Critical Analysis Of “Adelaide” By Ludwig Van Beethoven, Kenneth Dorsey Hodgson
All Master's Theses
It is our purpose to examine as thoroughly as possible the song, "Adelaide", by Ludwig van Beethoven. The study will include a brief summary of the life of Beethoven, pertinent statements about his music and a detailed analysis of the song.
An Analysis Of Desegregation Trends In The Indianapolis Public Schools, Sophia Nicholas Gonis
An Analysis Of Desegregation Trends In The Indianapolis Public Schools, Sophia Nicholas Gonis
Graduate Thesis Collection
The primary purpose of this study was to analyze the recent racial desegregation trends in the school cityJ of Indianapolis, Indiana, particUlarly with respect to pupil personnel, teacher personnel, and school administration policies. Such an analysis would be incomplete, however, without a prefatory, updated history of events that made up "The Indianapolis Story II of desegregation in its public schools. A still third concern of this study was a survey of major legal developments pertaining to school desegregation procedures elsewhere in the nation. These developments have set the national climate in which trends might be further predicted and in which …
An Experimental Project To Determine The Effect Of Multiple Counseling On Academic Performance, Behavior, And Attendance Of Eighth Grade Students Who Are Underachievers, Chronic Absentees, And Behavior Problems, Leona Saunders Hawken
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine if multiple counseling can be effective in improving academic performance, attendance, and classroom behavior of eighth grade students who are identified as underachievers, minor behavior problems, and chronic absentees.
Latent Learning As A Function Of Exploration Time, Gary France
Latent Learning As A Function Of Exploration Time, Gary France
All Master's Theses
The present experiment includes (a) an effort to control extra-goal-box cues--a variable that has been a source of difficulty in certain previous experiments--and (b) raise again the question of whether reinforcement theory adequately explains this type of behavior.
A Study Of The Creative Thinking Abilities Of Teachers And The Tested Creativity Of Their Pupils, Florine Creekmore
A Study Of The Creative Thinking Abilities Of Teachers And The Tested Creativity Of Their Pupils, Florine Creekmore
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to investigate the creative thinking abilities of teachers and the tested creativity of their pupils.
Group Counseling And Study Skill Methods Of Assisting Fifth And Sixth Grade Underachievers, Donald M. Whitney
Group Counseling And Study Skill Methods Of Assisting Fifth And Sixth Grade Underachievers, Donald M. Whitney
All Master's Theses
The hypotheses tested in this study are concerned with the efficacy of different methods of trying to aid underachievers. Specifically they are: 1. There is no difference in academic achievement as reflected in grade-point-average between students who received group counseling, special study instruction and no special treatment. 2. There is no difference in study skills as reflected by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Work Study Skills subtest) between students who received group counseling, special study instruction, and no special treatment. 3. There is no difference in social adjustment as measured by the Pupil Adjustment Rating Scale between students who …
Individual Instruction: Third Grade Arithmetic, Dorothy M. Thompson
Individual Instruction: Third Grade Arithmetic, Dorothy M. Thompson
All Master's Theses
This report reviews the various methods used for meeting individual needs through individualized instruction. Special note is taken of those most usable for individualizing arithmetic instruction. Those of value for use in a third grade room are dealt with in detail.
A Study Of The Relative Achievement Of Students Enrolled In Senior High School Physical Science Courses, Raymond David Perkins
A Study Of The Relative Achievement Of Students Enrolled In Senior High School Physical Science Courses, Raymond David Perkins
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to analyze the relative achievement in understanding of physical science concepts among senior high school students who have taken courses in chemistry, physics and earth science.
The Role Of Art As A Basic Subject In The Pre- And Elementary School Curriculum, Blanche Mclane Cook
The Role Of Art As A Basic Subject In The Pre- And Elementary School Curriculum, Blanche Mclane Cook
All Master's Theses
This study has been an attempt to show why art education should be a basic subject area in the pre- and elementary school curriculum.
The Inadequacy Of Intracranial Stimulation To The Posterior Hypothalamus To Serve As A Reinforcer For Maze Learning In The Rat, John A. Bull
The Inadequacy Of Intracranial Stimulation To The Posterior Hypothalamus To Serve As A Reinforcer For Maze Learning In The Rat, John A. Bull
All Master's Theses
Eighteen, 23 hour food deprived, self-stimulating rats were divided into two groups. One group received 20 ICS pulses as a reward for a correct response in a T-maze while the second group received a food reward. The subjects learned for food over 5 days of 10 massed trials per day, but failed to show learning for ICS either within sessions or over days. There was no difference in learning between rats with high bar press rates and those with low rates in either group.
Student Teaching: Single Concept Films, Della M. Jordan
Student Teaching: Single Concept Films, Della M. Jordan
All Master's Theses
The purposes of this study are to (1) identify, through an examination of the literature, topics which in the opinion of authorities, are vital to success in student teaching, and (2) to produce a series of single-concept 8mm motion picture films designed to provide a media to clarify, review, and reinforce such understandings.
A Comparative Study Of The Contents Of Seventh Grade Modern Mathematics Texts And Their Effect On The Transfer Student, John E. Kerslake
A Comparative Study Of The Contents Of Seventh Grade Modern Mathematics Texts And Their Effect On The Transfer Student, John E. Kerslake
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study: (1) to examine the contents of the newly published modern mathematics textbooks for the seventh grade level; (2) to compare the contents of a representative selection of these texts in regard to the sequence and variety of the topics covered; and (3) to show the probability of the effect this would have on a transfer student.
A Study Of Teacher Absences In The Elementary Schools Of The Highline School District Of King County, Washington, Thurmon M. Keller
A Study Of Teacher Absences In The Elementary Schools Of The Highline School District Of King County, Washington, Thurmon M. Keller
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study (1) to classify causes of reported teacher absences; (2) to compare frequency of absences in men and women teachers; (3) to determine months of the year and days of the week showing the greatest number of teacher absences; (4) to compare absence patterns in married and unmarried teachers; (5) to determine age groups of teachers having the greatest frequency of absences; and (6) to determine whether extended sick leave provisions and duty-free noon hours have had any substantial effect on teacher absence patterns.
A Comparison Of Word Attack Skills Presented In S.R.A. Reading Laboratory With Word Attack Skills Presented In Two Basal Reading Programs, Ginn And Scott, Foresman, Rosemary C. Faust
A Comparison Of Word Attack Skills Presented In S.R.A. Reading Laboratory With Word Attack Skills Presented In Two Basal Reading Programs, Ginn And Scott, Foresman, Rosemary C. Faust
All Master's Theses
This study was conducted in an effort to compare the word attack skills presented in S.R.A. Reading Laboratory I and S.R.A. Reading Laboratory Ib with word attack skills presented in two second grade basal reading programs, Ginn, grade 2, and Scott, Foresman. The purpose of the study was to determine whether S.R.A. Reading laboratories I and Ib would be of value as a supplement to either or both basal reading programs.
The Relationship Of The High School Grade Point Average And The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Prediction Test To Academic Achievement Of Varsity Athletes At Central Washington State College, Stanley A. Sorensen
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of high school grade point averages, and the Washington Pre-College Differential Test in determining the academic achievement of varsity athletes at Central Washington State College.
A Combination Approach To The Teaching Of Reading, Carroll B. Marchant
A Combination Approach To The Teaching Of Reading, Carroll B. Marchant
All Master's Theses
It was the intent of this study to verify the writer's hypothesis that significant progress in reading can be obtained through a combination of the individualized and the basic text approach to reading.
A Survey Of The Literature Of Intelligence Tests Being Used In Helping To Determine The Intellectual Abilities Of Cerebral Palsied Children, Ronald G. Ross
A Survey Of The Literature Of Intelligence Tests Being Used In Helping To Determine The Intellectual Abilities Of Cerebral Palsied Children, Ronald G. Ross
All Master's Theses
This paper will attempt to discover if suitable intelligence tests are available and are being used to help determine intellectual abilities of the cerebral palsied child.
A Comparison Study Of The Gains Made By Non-Promoted And Promoted Students In The Snoqualmie Valley Elementary Schools, Mae Mcgill
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether there is justification in retaining children with the intention of improving their academic achievement. It was hypothesized that when students are retained they do not make academic gains as great as matched students of like abilities who are promoted.
Evaluation Of Monroe Public School Children Grades One Through Five Using The Washington State Elementary Physical Fitness Test, Joseph Redfield
Evaluation Of Monroe Public School Children Grades One Through Five Using The Washington State Elementary Physical Fitness Test, Joseph Redfield
All Master's Theses
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the physical fitness of the elementary students in Monroe Public Schools using the Washington State Elementary School Physical Fitness Test and (2) to enlighten administrators, teachers and parents as to the physical fitness of these students.
A Correlation Study Of The Sixth Grade Verbal School And College Ability Test With Eighth Grade Reading Achievement, Claude E. Yule
A Correlation Study Of The Sixth Grade Verbal School And College Ability Test With Eighth Grade Reading Achievement, Claude E. Yule
All Master's Theses
It was the purpose of this study to compare the test scores of one group of children who took the verbal ability section of the sixth grade School and College Ability Test (SCAT) with the test scores of the same group of children on the eighth grade reading Sequential Test of Educational Progress (STEP) and to determine the degree of relationship between the tests.
A Cardio-Vascular Test As A Reliable Measurement Of Physical Fitness, Douglas R. Carr
A Cardio-Vascular Test As A Reliable Measurement Of Physical Fitness, Douglas R. Carr
All Master's Theses
It will be the purpose of this study to determine the relationship between scores on a standard physical fitness test and scores on a standard cardio-vascular test to determine if the cardio-vascular test will give a valid measure of physical fitness.