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The Work Values Of Male And Female Urban And Rural High School And Technical Institute Welfare Students In New Mexico, Jack T. Humbert

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There is a familiar America: an America that is commemorated in patriotic speeches, in high school debates and Horatio Alger stories, a country that, in the 1960’s, is the richest and most powerful nation in the world, a country that has 170 million radios, 71 million automobiles, 1,763 daily newspapers, more than 55 million television sets, and which has been described as “affluent” and “abundant.”

The Efficiency Of The Use Of Analogy In Teaching Selected Concepts At The Sixth-Grade Leve, Margaret Smith Greer

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I. THE PROBLEM

Statement of the problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of the use of analogy in teaching selected concepts at the sixth-grade level. Fifteen concepts were selected from grade level teaching material, and each was paired with a concept already familiar to the students. The method of teaching the new concept by analogy with the known concept was so structured that specific principles of thinking and learning processes formed the basic framework. The following principles were included: (a) relation of an unfamiliar experience to one already within the cognitive structure, (b) analysis and …

An Experimental Study Of The Measures That Correlate Best With Progress In Beginning Reading, Nell Schroeder Elerick

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Statement of the problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate some of the factors involved in reading achievement. They include: (1) visual discrimination ability, {2) auditory discrimination ability, (3) motorperception maturity, (4) using symbols, (5) ability to use context clues, and (6) a child’s interest in reading, in books, and in symbols before he starts to school.

A Character Study Of Teachers As They Appear In American Fiction In 1900, Carol E. Alalouf

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The advent of the twentieth century brought with it an increased concern about education, curricula, teachers, and the approaches used in the classroom by teachers. A history of American education could be written in terms of "movements" and "emphases." During the course of each movement, its advocates were likely to become over-enthusiastic about some teaching device, method, or technique. Somehow, the impression would be created that they found the answers to all significant educational problems. In recent years, many people have felt that the teacher and his abilities are not enough to impart knowledge to the students. Teaching devices, visual …

Factors Associated With Achievement, Marilyn R. Larsen

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All students, regardless of their intellectual endowment, need to be led to achieve as highly as they are able. As Allport (1955) pointed out, there are upper limits to possibilities of growth, but these limits are movable by breadth of education. Stretching toward the limit and then raising the limit are necessary activities at every level of potential and accomplishment. The individual learner does most of the work involved, but teachers and parents assist. Is there a set of behaviors or traits unique to those children who rise above their supposed limits in school achievement, a pattern of growth into …

The Cuba High School Experimental Program In Nongraded English, Robert J. Smith

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There are two observations about which few people would disagree: that (in modern terminology) individual differences do exist (some people can do things that others cannot do), and that some learnings must be sequential (a child must learn to make noises before he can learn to talk). That individual differences do exist in virtually any area that can be isolated for inspection has been shown in many studies and experiments; that their existence has strong implications in education has also been repeatedly shown.

The Effectiveness Of Follow-Up Procedures For Televised Music Instruction, Vera E. Snyder

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Problem and significance. A conservative estimate shows that there are approximately 121,000 elementary school pupils regularly viewing educational television in New Mexico. Of this number, 66,000 are “enrolled” in science, 7,000 in Spanish, and 48,000 in music. For the KNME-TV program, Music 6, there are an estimated 15,000 sixth-grade students enrolled. For a state with a population of approximately 1,100,000, these are rather impressive figures---particularly since educational television has gained prominence only in the last decade. Researchers attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of this medium have produced hundreds of reports showing “no significant difference” between educational television and ordinary classroom …

A Comparative Study Of Individualized And Basal Reading Methods In First Grade, Zelda Maggart

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Today’s children live in a world of words. From nursery days onward they are in contact with reading in many forms. They face a future filled with a multitude of technological and social problems, each one needing attention and understanding of citizens educated to the highest degree consistent with abilities and interests. Reading is at the center of an effective educational program. While research indicates that children read better today than ever before, reading programs must not be permitted to become static. New ways must be found to improve the teaching of reading.

Electronic Data Processing In Small Colleges And Universities., Carl Herbert Ivey

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During its initial development the electronic computer was associated with the areas of research and technology. Moat people thought of the computer almost exclusively as an instrment of the research elite capable of functioning aa a device in scientific research.

A Survey Of The Attitudes Of Biology Teachers In The State Of New Mexico Toward The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Program, Frizelle La-Gretta Aguilar

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There has been a lot of discussion about the advances in science today and the need for better scientific training at the high school level. During the past decade, there have been research projects developed to up-grade the courses and include more sophisticated materials in the students' biology curriculum at the earlier grade level.

A Study Of The Relationship Between Anxiety And School Achievement, Ervin F. Holle

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The theory that anxiety is an important factor in the school performance of individuals, particularly children, has received increased attention in recent years. The noted psychologist Jersild called attention to the problems:

Fear exists so generally in contemporary life that our time has been called the “age of anxiety.” The present age is probably no more fear-ridden than earlier periods in history; instead, we perhaps recognize the inroads of fear more clearly and acknowledge them more openly than we did in the past.

Sarason and his associates conducted research for several years concerning themselves with the problem of the “relationships …

Textbooks Used In The Elementary Schools Of New Mexico (1846-1964), Mildred Gunn Fitzpatrick

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Textbooks have been highly influential in developing the instructional program in American schools. Next to the teacher, textbooks have had a more significant part in determining what has been taught and how it has been taught than any other single influence (Maxwell, 1921, p.1; Tidwell, 1928, p.1; N.E.A., 1962, p.23; Carpenter, 1963, p.278). Textbooks reflect the trend of current educational thought; therefore, the development of a broad picture of textbook use in New Mexico should provide a better understanding of instructional programs both in pioneer-day and present-day schools systems. A study of textbooks should also provide information about the general …

Persistent Students And Dropouts With Reference To Factors Associated With Early School Withdrawal., Abraham Demetrio Paler

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No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Audio-Visual Practices In The Large Schools In New Hampshire, W. M. Cleveland

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It was the purpose of this survey to find out what towns, cities or school unions in the State of New Hampshire have done with audio-visual aids in their large schools. Its questions attempt to discover to what extent the individual unit has utilized its program of audio-visual aids, giving special attention to personnel responsible for the program and to money spent for these aids, both as a whole and per pupil.

An Experimental Investigation Of Relative Effectiveness Among Three Different Arithmetic Teaching Methods., Jimmie Joe Greathouse

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A substantial body of literature and theory trends during the past decade was aimed at upgrading elementary arithmetic programs. Generally, it advocated that educational improvement could be much greater in the future than it had been in the past if newer instructional processes and newer instructional materials were implemented in elementary school arithmetic programs. The impetus created by this literature is continuing at the present time. Currently, research and pilot projects in elementary school arithmetic instruction, experimental arithmetic curricula, commercial arithmetic textbooks, and university elementary teacher-education programs are cooperatively promoting widespread implementation of meaningful arithmetic teaching approaches and materials.

A Sociometric Investigation Of The Persistency Of Choice In Grade Levels Two Through Six, Dolores Lapointe Linton

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Statement of the problem. There is a general conjecture among elementary school teachers that friendships and social preferences in the lower elementary grade fluctuate considerably, and that they tend to become increasingly more stable in the higher elementary grades, sometimes to the detriment of a well-ordered child society. Statements such as, “the younger ones don’t care with whom they are friendly,” and “Their best friends change every week” express the general feeling of instability and fluctuation in the lower grades. By contrast, many persons teaching in grades four to six feel that there is a tendency toward the development of …

An Observational Study Of Differentiation Of Reinforcement At The Sixth Grade Level, Lariene Moffett Treat

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pupil IQ and sex upon the number of some immediate verbal and nonverbal reinforcements given by the teacher to the students in the regular classroom. Studies have been done which indicate some differentiation on the bases of socio-economic status and behavior. This study determined, by actual classroom observation, what differentiation in reinforcements was found on the bases of (a) pupil IQ, (b) sex of pupils, (c) sex of teachers. The relationship between verbal and nonverbal reinforcements was also investigated.

A Study Of The Relationship Between Reading Disability And Antisocial Behavior., Mildred Tate Riebsomer

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This research is designed to explore the relationship between reading disability and intelligence, antisocial behavior, and social acceptance within the class of selected third grade students at Barcelona Elementary School during the academic year 1961-1962.

An Analysis Of The California Achievement Test Scores Given To The Sixth-Grade Pupils In The White Schools Of Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana, Melba Lee Gibbons

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This study was an analysis of the California Achievement Test Scores given to the sixth grade pupils in the white public schools of Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana, in April, 1962, to determine the significant difference in the achievements measured with the following factors: (1) Sex, (2) Foreign language background, (3) Family Income, (4) Education of parents.

A Handbook Of Suggestions For Building School Library Collections; A Report Of Procedures And Plans For The Sandia Base School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Miyoshi Ikeda

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The purposes of this study were (1) to present a descriptive study of how an elementary school organized a centralized library, and (2) to formulate long-range plans to meet the quantitative standards set up by the State Board of Education, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the American Library Association.

Interaction Analysis In The Classroom, Charles Richard Hedman

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the applicability of the technique of interaction analysis to a secondary classroom situation and to compare the teachers' claimed philosophies and the observed practices of secondary school teachers.

"Development Of Ability To Think" As A Purpose Of American Education: A Philosophical And Scientific Analysis, Charles Albert Glatt Sr.

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One outstanding characterization of public education in the United States is the lack of consensus about the central or primary purpose for even having an educational system. Due to the decentralized nature of American public education, there is no national agency with power to control, to direct, or to supervise the policies which guide the work of the many schools.

The Relationship Of Certain Selected Variables To First Grade Achievement, Carl Walker

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Educators have long been aware of the need for adequate predictors of school achievement for first grade pupils. Moreover, there is growing interest in the screening of school beginners, both as a means of determining their readiness for learning and as a way of identifying early those children with potential difficulties so that they can be given required attention at a time when it will be most beneficial.

A Comparative Study Of The Understanding Which Bilingual Students Have Of The Multiple Meanings Of English Words, Stephen Grant Hess

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the understanding which certain bilingual students have of the different meanings of some words in the English language in comparison to the understanding which Anglos have.

Schools And The Ghost Towns Of New Mexico, Mary Ann Kinsey

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Statement of the problem. It is the purpose of this study to make a historical investigation of the schools and the host towns of New Mexico. It is proposed that:

1. The schools were an important factor in the ghost towns of New Mexico.
2. The contributions of the schools in the ghost towns of New Mexico were extensive and significant.
3. The schools reflected life in the ghost towns of New Mexico.
4. The schools affected life in the ghost towns of New Mexico.

A Functional-Recognition Experiment In Spelling To Determine Extent Of Use And Mastery, James W. Hughes

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The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any significant difference in spelling achievement on a fifth-grade level between an experimental group using a functional-recognition approach to weekly spelling lists for a period of four weeks, as compared with a control group which does not apply the functional-recognition approach, but which has equal time for study and writing.

A Comparison Of Role Perceptions Of Selected University Presidents And Their Reference Groups, Fern D. Stout

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The university presidents, as chief administrators of a complex institution, must deal with a variety of problems: buildings, money, organization, legal provisions, educational programs, and people. Campbell points out that school administration also deals with the values, beliefs, and feelings of people. Unfortunately, there is little assistance from research upon which the presidents can rely in dealing with the human elements involved in university administration, and to a large extent people are the crucial elements in administration. People within the university structure, and outside, have varying and often conflicting expectations of how the university presidents should act. The presidents themselves …

A Comparative Analysis Of State Handbooks For The Administration Of Secondary Schools, Sister M. Ann Cotta

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It is the purpose of this study (1) to compare the administrative handbooks for secondary schools developed in state departments of education to ascertain the policies and practices that a majority of the states prescribe for their secondary schools in certain major areas of administration; (2) to analyze the handbook for secondary schools of the State of New Mexico to determine the extent to which policies and practices in New Mexico conform or do not conform to the policies and practices followed by most of the states; and (3) to develop recommendations for revision of the New Mexico handbook in …

The Reading Achievement Of Eleventh And Twelfth Grade Indian Students And A Survey Of Curricular Changes Indicated For The Improved Teaching Of Reading In The Public High Schools Of New Mexico, Irving D. Townsend

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The indigenous natives of the Western Hemisphere known as Amerinds, are endowed with numerous Mongolian characteristics indicating the racial stock from which they have derived. Today, those Amerinds residing in North America are known as American Indians, whose numbers total well over 400,000 in the United States. Of this total there are some 110. 000 living in the Southwest of which over 45,000 reside in New Mexico. This Indian population broadly includes a portion of the Navajo Tribe, which constitutes the greater percentage of the total, the Apaches, and the numerous groups of Pueblo Indians. There were undoubtedly earlier probes …

The Application Of The Meaning Theory To The Teaching Of Arithmetic In Selected Third Grade Classes Of Indian Children In The Public Schools Of New Mexico, Hitoshi Ikeda

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The purposes of this study were (1) to initiate in selected third grade classes in New Mexico, a planned program of arithmetic instruction based on the meaningful approach to the teaching of arithmetic; (2) to determine the effectiveness of the program in terms of children's achievement in arithmetic; and (3) to determine the attitude of pupils and teachers toward the program of instruction.