Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons^™

A Study Of The Substitute Teacher Program, Robert Ward Salisbury

Graduate Student Research Papers

Substitute teaching is an area of tremendous importance in every school system. It is estimated that there is an average daily absence of 10 per cent among regular faculty members. If the substitute teaching program is ineffective, this means that 10 per cent of all classes and class time is wasted. It is essential that a school system have an effective program to provide for the absences of regular teachers so that there will be no appreciable loss in the educational program.

Teacher Evaluation, Nora A. Waite

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to examine briefly available writing on the subject of teacher evaluations, to look at some of the teacher evaluation forms used in several schools, and to work out tenative evaluation forms that might be used as criteria for developing an effective program of teacher evaluation in the Dependents' Education Group, United States Army, Europe.

A Study Of The Nature And Extent Of Faculty Meetings, Albert Franklin Wedekind

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate various methods and procedures employed by schools to organize, facilitate, and evaluate faculty meetings. More narrowly, the objective of the study was to investigate useful methods of implementing faculty meetings to obtain optimum teacher and educational growth.

A Study Of The Elementary Principal Internship, Robert L. Henry

Graduate Student Research Papers

The Washington State Board of Education and higher institutions in the state of Washington have prescribed definite requirements for elementary and secondary principal's credentials. Limited information is available, however, to aid in developing and carrying out a program of internship experiences as one phase of administrative requirements. The purpose of this study was to develop a handbook for elementary principal internship in the state of Washington.

Supervision Through Observational Visits To The Classroom, Kenneth Lee Howerton

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) review the evolution of supervisory attitude toward the observational visit, (2) determine how it may improve instruction, (3) discuss the establishment of rapport between the supervisor and the teacher, (4) present some types of classroom observational visits the principal as a supervisor may use, and (5) present and discuss the value of the post visit conference between teacher and supervisor.

An Inquiry Into Evaluation As Related To Teacher Competency, Elroy G. Hulse

Graduate Student Research Papers

This report will (1) reveal some of the prevalent views concerning the nature of a competent teacher and (2) characterize some of the many techniques for using evaluative data in promoting effective learning.

An Investigation Of The Use Of Television To Improve School-Community Relations, Don Erwin Patterson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to determine how school-public relations could be improved through the use of commerclal television and (2) to suggest a program of action.

A Survey Of Material Portraying The Importance Of The Role Of The Principal To Faculty Morale, Robert Andrew Van Woert

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to indicate the importance of the role of the principal in relation to morale. In presenting the material surveyed, the primary area will be the human relationship between the principal and the staff. Since most authorities view this point as the most important single aspect of morale, no outside forces will be dealt with. The study is limited primarily to the role of the secondary principal.

The Junior-Executive Trainee Program In Yakima And How The Junior College Can Help Prepare Candidates, David Schoessler

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) determine how extensively the junior-executive training program is employed by Yakima business firms; (2) to determine the positions junior-executive trainees fill within the employing firm; and (3) to determine what basic educational background should be supplied by the junior college to prepare students for the junior-executive trainee program in Yakima.

Duties Of Vice-Principals In First Class Districts Of The State Of Washington, Randolph J. Anderson

All Master's Theses

The best person to define the duties of the vice-principal is the vice-principal himself. This, then, is our problem: to survey the duties of the vice-principals in the larger districts of Washington where the secondary school enrollments would be great enough to hire an administrative assistant.

Lessons To Be Learned From Soviet Education, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Powell Speeches

No abstract provided.

An Inventory And Analysis Of The Instructional Space At Central Washington College Of Education, Richard V. Walker

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to make an analysis and inventory of the instructional space at Central Washington College of Education, and to compare the findings of the analysis and inventory to the 1949 report of the Federal Security Agency on square footage needs per student in teachers’ colleges.

The Contribution Of The Parent-Teacher Conference To Home-School Relations, Iola Allain Ferris

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The New Scott-Foresman Basic Reading Tests, The Lee-Clark Reading Readiness Test, The Lee-Clark Reading Tests, And The Gates Reading Readiness Test In Primary Grades, Milton A. Dallman

All Master's Theses

There were four purposes for the study: 1. To determine the interrelationships existing between the primary grade tests within the New Scott-Foresman Basic Reading test series. 2. To determine the relative efficiency of two reading readiness tests, the Lee-Clark test and the Gates test, in predicting children’s later success in reading. 3. To determine the relative efficiency of the Lee-Clark Reading Test: Primer and the Lee-Clark Reading Test: First Reader in predicting subsequent success in reading. 4. To establish norms for the New Scott-Foresman Basic Reading Tests that may be used in the community in which the study was conducted.

Uses Of Standardized Test Results In The Assumption, Illinois Elementary School, John N. Survance

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Attempt To Identify Attitudes Related To Student Drop Outs At Central Washington College Of Education, Robert Joseph Kuss

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was not to determine all those attitudes which affect a student’s decision to remain in or leave the college. It was rather to survey the attitudes and opinions of the members of a group which had already left the college before completion of their studies insofar as Central Washington College was concerned. Three factors were determined on the basis of their proximity to the lives of the students and their concomitant effect on the attitudes of those students.

A Study Of The Eighth Grade Graduates Of The Bullitt County Schools, Raymond Terry

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The following are the things the writer hopes to accomplish by this study:

I. Find the number of eighth grade graduates of the Bullitt County Schools over a four-year period (from 1948 to 1953):

• a. That entered high school
• b. That did not enter high school.
• c. That completed one, two or three years of high school.
• d. That completed high school.
• e. That married, died, etc. before entering or completing high school.

II. Find age of graduation from the eighth grade.

III. Compare the number of eighth grade failures in a non-consolidated school with those of a consolidated school. …

Building A Curriculum For The Rineyville School, H. L. Perkins

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

I shall approach this study, both from a survey of the vocation that the students have followed when out of school, and by what they have recommended to be offered in high school. By listing the subjects most needed when out in life, and also a list of the subjects that they would take, should they have their high school days to go over again, should help us to determine just what curriculum to offer.

Reorganization Of Taylor County Schools, Loneta Sublett

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to determine how Taylor County as a unit can best provide equal educational opportunities for the 2,417 boys and girls who are, or should be enrolled in the elementary and secondary schools within the county, and as a result propose reorganization and make general recommendations.

An Inquiry Into The Current Practices In Reporting Pupil Progress In Elementary Schools, Jean Farris Ikemire

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Public School System Of Monroe County, William Goad

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The specific aims of the study are:

1. To survey the schools in Monroe County - the one-room rural schools, the two-teacher schools and the consolidated schools.
2. To show the percentage of attendance and percentage of failure in different schools and the cost per pupil attending.
3. To show the relation between teachers qualifications and teachers pay.
4. To study the transportation system; figuring the cost per pupil per mile.
5. To make general recommendations based on data obtained.

A Plan Of Supervision For Todd County Elementary Schools, Thelma Lyon

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem presented in "A Plan of Supervision for Todd County Elementary Schools" deals primarily with an attempt:

1. To present a plan of supervision.
2. To ascertain a means of evaluating supervision.

School Transportation In Barren County, Kentucky, Giles Williams

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to trace the development of school transportation in Barren County both educationally and financially in order to explain the present facing the school system and to seek possible solutions to these problems.

Reporting To The Parents The Progress Of Children In The Elementary School, Paul Raymond Beauchamp

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Barren County Schools 1938-1950, David Montgomery

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study shows that the school census is dropping rapidly in rural areas. It must be remembered that with the introduction of more labor saving farm machinery and the consolidation of small farms that the end is not in sight.

A greater percentage of children are enrolled in our schools. The percentage of attendance is higher and will continue to slowly improve. As consolidation of small schools progresses, school plants and physical equipment will improve.

Over one-half of the children in average daily attendance are transported. Percentage of enrollment and percentage of attendance are much better in the transported group. …

A Study Of The Relationship Between The Financial Status And The Certificated Personnel Of Selected Secondary School Districts Of San Joaquin County, Earl Loren Klapstein

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem for this study consists of a question: Is there a relationship between the financial status and the academic preparation and experience of teachers in selected secondary school districts of San Joaquin County? The purpose of this study will, therefore, be to determine the relationship between financial status of the school district and the academic preparation of employed certificated personnel in selected secondary schools of San Joaquin County.

Study Of Non-Enrollment & Absences In Kentucky, Mitchell Davis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

During the school year 1944-45, the Division of Census and. Attendance of the Kentucky State Department of Education attempted to find the answer to two very important and timely questions concerning school enrollment and attendance in the state. These two questions were first, 'Why do children fail to enroll in school?" and second, 'Why do children fail to attend regularly after they do enroll?"

Survey forms were prepared and sent to all of the 257 school districts in the state, calling for the number of census children by age, grade, sex and race not enrolled in school and why they …

Accreditation Of Public Schools, Clarence Hodges

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problems of this thesis are three-fold:

1. To familiarize administrators and citizens with the problems and needs of accreditation to the extent that these problems become axiomatic,
2. To determine who does the accreditation and how comprehensively is it done,
3. To revise the present state form used for accreditation of Kentucky schools by comparison with other state-accrediting forms.

Survey Of Exclusion And Readmission Policies, Seward P. Reese

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Classification Tests At Western Kentucky State College, Hal Gilmore

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the purpose of this study to present the results of an investigation of these entrance tests, which were given under the auspices of the Registrar's Office and the Education Department to freshmen who entered school at Western Kentucky State College in September 1948.

The problem set up is of a three-fold nature, namely:

1. To determine the value, if any, of the entrance examinations as predictive agents for college success.
2. To study the weaknesses exhibited by students on the arithmetic achievement test.
3. To suggest remedial measures for the weaknesses revealed by the arithmetic test.