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A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo Aug 1961

A Study To Determine The Effect Of Three Elementary Physical Education Programs On Physical Fitness, Thomas Pattillo

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the regular physical education program at Olympic Hills Elementary School, Seattle, Washington, with an experimental physical education program; (2) to compare the physical fitness of boys and girls in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in the same school; and (3) to study the effect of the program on the individual’s fitness level.

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A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm Aug 1961

A Comparison In Scholastic Attainment Of The Athlete And Non-Athlete At Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm

All Master's Theses

This study was an attempt to shed more light on scholastic attainment of athletes in the junior high school. The purpose was not to justify the inclusion or exclusion of interscholastic sports in the junior high school, only to determine what effect these sports have on an individual’s grades.

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Responsibilities Of Washington Industrial Arts Teachers For Classroom Budgetary And Financial Procedures, Carl A. Fulkerson Aug 1961

Responsibilities Of Washington Industrial Arts Teachers For Classroom Budgetary And Financial Procedures, Carl A. Fulkerson

All Master's Theses

The study will attempt to show the present methods employed by industrial arts instructors in the school districts of the state of Washington in establishing (1) the industrial arts department budget, (2) various systems of collecting or handling money received from students in industrial arts courses, and (3) various disbursing methods or policies.

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A Survey Of The Life, Cost, And Storage Of Textbooks In The First Class Districts Of The State Of Washington, Grades One Through Six, Haven K. Crum Aug 1961

A Survey Of The Life, Cost, And Storage Of Textbooks In The First Class Districts Of The State Of Washington, Grades One Through Six, Haven K. Crum

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the cost of textbooks for grades one through six for the first class school districts in the State of Washington; (2) to establish an ideal textbook budget for optimum learning; (3) to find the useful life of a textbook as limited by durability and need for revision in certain subject areas, and (4) to investigate storage procedures, particularly central storage versus individual building storage, to determine the most efficient use of the basic and supplemental texts owned by a district.

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A Study Of Benefits Gained From Industrial Mathematics By Students In The Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull Aug 1961

A Study Of Benefits Gained From Industrial Mathematics By Students In The Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull

All Master's Theses

In order to study the benefits gained from Industrial Mathematics by the students in the Inglewood Unified School District, something of a geometric approach has been used. Starting from several varied points, an attempt has been made to plot a single “unknown point,” the actual value of Industrial Mathematics.

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A Survey Of Foreign Relations Emphasis In The Secondary Schools Of Clark County, Washington, Jess Vern Frost Aug 1961

A Survey Of Foreign Relations Emphasis In The Secondary Schools Of Clark County, Washington, Jess Vern Frost

All Master's Theses

This study attempted to determine the extent and nature of foreign relations education being given students in the Clark County, Washington, secondary schools. Eight areas centering around contemporary world history, geography, and problems courses were examined.

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Educational Community Resources A Guide For Moses Lake Junior High And Elementary Teachers, Byron L. Deshaw Aug 1961

Educational Community Resources A Guide For Moses Lake Junior High And Elementary Teachers, Byron L. Deshaw

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to assemble a clear, concise, convenient guide to educational community resources in the Moses Lake area; (2) to assist the Moses Lake teachers in planning and carrying out field trips; and (3) to provide a device that will save the teachers time in pre-planning as well as carrying out and evaluating a field trip.

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Scheduling Junior High Music Classes In Washington’S Public Schools, Albert R. Stevens Aug 1961

Scheduling Junior High Music Classes In Washington’S Public Schools, Albert R. Stevens

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to survey the practice of scheduling music in the public junior high schools in the State of Washington.

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Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly Jul 1961

Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly

Graduate Student Research Papers

Because of the writer's desire to learn more about the individualized reading approach and the textfilm approach, these two areas have been chosen for specific investigation and elaboration. It was the purpose of this study (1) to discover what opinions certain authorities hold regarding the various approaches to reading, (2) to investigate some recent specific experiments in the teaching of reading, and (3) to make some generalizations concerning the various broad approaches to reading and the specific results obtained through experimentation.

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Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe Jul 1961

Federal Aid To Education, Wallace Loe

Graduate Student Research Papers

The problem was to study the area of federal aid to education from the historical point of view. The writer wished to answer these questions: (1) How long have we had federal aid to education? (2) What kinds of federal aid to education do we have?

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A Survey Of Teacher Orientation And A Proposed Orientation Program For Camas, Washington, Gale Richard Marrs Jul 1961

A Survey Of Teacher Orientation And A Proposed Orientation Program For Camas, Washington, Gale Richard Marrs

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine the problems and needs confronting new and beginning teachers, to survey the practices used to meet these problems and needs, to sample the types of teacher orientation used in the state of Washington, and to develop a proposed orientation program for the Camas Public School District 117.

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The Relationship Of Cost To Quality Education, Dale T. Mitchell Jul 1961

The Relationship Of Cost To Quality Education, Dale T. Mitchell

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to show a relationship of cost to quality in education. The material presented will be from many sources. Some of the research was somewhat outdated, but because of no recent studies on the subject, the material was used. It is the writer's hope that the reader will weigh all of the material and make his own comparisons with the present day situation.

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The Devlopment Of A Handbook Of Policies, Procedures, And Materials For A Remedial Reading Program, Lois G. Norris Jul 1961

The Devlopment Of A Handbook Of Policies, Procedures, And Materials For A Remedial Reading Program, Lois G. Norris

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to develop a plan for presenting policies and procedures to be used in a school system so as (1) to aid teachers in understanding the causes of reading problems in order that more preventive measures might be taken; (2) to inform administrators and teachers of the working procedures of the remedial reading program and the assistance available; l3) to furnish pertinent information about reading difficulties; (4) to suggest and make available instructional aids to help the classroom teacher or the special reading teacher; and l5) to present bibliographies of the most recent books for …

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A Comparative Study Of Phonetic Analysis Skills Presented In Two Basic Series Of Primary Readers, Roberta Caldwell O'Neill Jul 1961

A Comparative Study Of Phonetic Analysis Skills Presented In Two Basic Series Of Primary Readers, Roberta Caldwell O'Neill

Graduate Student Research Papers

This study had the twofold purpose of (l) gaining an overall picture of phonetic analysis skills (at the primary level) of two series of basic readers, and (2) learning where and what phonetic analysis skills are presented at the various levels of each series. The Scott, Foresman and Ginn readers were selected for the comparison as they are the basic and readers were selected for the comparison as they are the basic and co-basic readers, respectively, in the school district of the writer.

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An Investigation Of The Use Of Television To Improve School-Community Relations, Don Erwin Patterson Jul 1961

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.

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A Study Of Outdoor Education In America, Vernon T. Reis Jul 1961

A Study Of Outdoor Education In America, Vernon T. Reis

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to (1) explore the philosophy and historical background of Outdoor Education in the United States, (2) point out its importance to our present society, (3) show its relationship to learning and curriculum, and (4) cite its values.

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A Survey Of Material Portraying The Importance Of The Role Of The Principal To Faculty Morale, Robert Andrew Van Woert Jul 1961

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.

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A Study Of Design And Structural Considerations In Planning Secondary School Science Classrooms, Ellis Eugene Wells Jul 1961

A Study Of Design And Structural Considerations In Planning Secondary School Science Classrooms, Ellis Eugene Wells

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this paper to present a survey of present day thinking on the design and construction of secondary school classrooms and to point out many features that have won general acceptance as being educationally desirable and financially feasible.

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Providing For Individual Differences In The Elementary School Arithmetic Program, Robert S. Allen Jul 1961

Providing For Individual Differences In The Elementary School Arithmetic Program, Robert S. Allen

Graduate Student Research Papers

How can individual differences be provided for in the elementary school arithmetic program? It is obvious that if all pupils in the elementary schools are required to follow the same course of study, read the same books, do the same exercises, solve the same problems, and pass the same examinations, there can be little provision for individual differences. It was the purpose of this study to present practices used or usable to provide for individual differences.

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The Influence Of Pressure Groups Upon Curriculum Development, Donald K. Ellis Jul 1961

The Influence Of Pressure Groups Upon Curriculum Development, Donald K. Ellis

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this research was to locate and present information that would indicate (1) the purposes of pressure and special interest groups, (2) the effect or effects that such groups had on curriculum development, (3) the techniques utilized by these groups to influence the curriculum, and (4) the methods educators should use to place the interests of pressure and special interest groups in proper perspective.

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A Study Of Mathematics Curriculum For Grades 4-6, Jack J. Guns Jul 1961

A Study Of Mathematics Curriculum For Grades 4-6, Jack J. Guns

Graduate Student Research Papers

Teachers are being encouraged to achieve competency in improved mathematics instruction through workshops, "in-service training," National Science Foundation Scholarships, Carnegie Foundation Scholarships, and college summer schools. By providing training and sufficient motivation, educators can solve the primary problem in revamping our mathematics' curriculum. But educators are also confronted with the serious challenge of defining and organizing a sound modern curriculum drawn from research on the basic concepts students must have as they move from one level to the next.

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A Study Of Effective Evaluation Of Teaching Performance, Clyde Edwin Henry Jul 1961

A Study Of Effective Evaluation Of Teaching Performance, Clyde Edwin Henry

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to define the general areas that help determine teaching performance, (2) to find a way to evaluate these areas as objectively as possible, and (3) to devise a form on which the results can be placed and easily interpreted. The problem was to study methods of evaluating the teaching staff without endangering their morale, without criticism of favoritism, and with a final goal of detecting and correcting weaknesses in the teaching profession.

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A Correlation Between Space I.Q. And Performance In Basketball, Lynn E. Samford Jul 1961

A Correlation Between Space I.Q. And Performance In Basketball, Lynn E. Samford

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is any correlation between space I.Q. as measured on the SRA Test and performance in basketball at Prosser Junior High School during the years 1956-1960 and Prosser High School during the years 1958-1961.

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A Suggested Four-Point Pupil Progress Reporting System For The Eastmont Elementary Schools, Richard E. Allstot Jun 1961

A Suggested Four-Point Pupil Progress Reporting System For The Eastmont Elementary Schools, Richard E. Allstot

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to develop a suggested pupil progress reporting system for the Eastmont School District and (2) to survey the literature of acceptable progress reporting systems which may be adjustable to the elementary schools of the Eastmont School District.

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A Descriptive Study Of The College Elementary School Camping Experience Of Four Fifth Graders, Betty Anne Charlton Jun 1961

A Descriptive Study Of The College Elementary School Camping Experience Of Four Fifth Graders, Betty Anne Charlton

All Master's Theses

This study presented a review of the philosophy and history of school camping, the evolution of the outdoor education program at the College Elementary School, and a study of four fifth grade children before, during, and after their first school camping experience. Interviews, observations, written tests, sociograms, examination of records, and standard camp evaluations were utilized.

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An Investigation Of The Preparation Of Junior High School General Science Teachers And Their Science Teaching Programs In The State Of Washington, William Henry Bliss Aug 1960

An Investigation Of The Preparation Of Junior High School General Science Teachers And Their Science Teaching Programs In The State Of Washington, William Henry Bliss

All Master's Theses

The purposes of this study were to investigate (1) the academic background and teaching assignments of junior high general science teachers in the State of Washington and (2) the consistency of general science subject matter taught in junior high schools in the State of Washington.

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Predictive Value Of The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used At Central Washington College Of Education, Barbara Lenore Young Aug 1960

Predictive Value Of The Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used At Central Washington College Of Education, Barbara Lenore Young

All Master's Theses

How well does the Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Battery actually predict the grade point average of the students at Central Washington College of Education?

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Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey Aug 1960

Comparative Study Of Dropouts In The Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study (1) to find and to compare causes for dropouts from the non-high district students with those from the in-residence students; (2) to compare non-high district students and in-residence students as to age, days of attendance and absence, grade point average, intelligence, grade, dropout quarter, reason for dropout, graduation previous spring or re-entry in the fall, and previous subject of grade failure; and (3) to review the present Yakima secondary school curriculum.

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A Study Of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects And Academic Success In College, Glade H. Miller Aug 1960

A Study Of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects And Academic Success In College, Glade H. Miller

All Master's Theses

The general purpose of this study was to attempt to discover how much, and in what proportion, work of an academic nature in high school facilitates college academic achievement.

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A Follow Up Study Of Dropouts From East Valley High School, Margaret E. Ray Aug 1960

A Follow Up Study Of Dropouts From East Valley High School, Margaret E. Ray

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study is to survey former students of East Valley High School (formerly Moxee Consolidated High School) who terminated their education prior to graduation during the school years 1956-1957 to 1959-1960 inclusive in order to determine the reasons for their withdrawal. It is hoped that this information will be used by school personnel to plan a better educational program. If this study should indicate some shortcomings within the school, recommendations for an improved guidance program and/or curriculum changes could prove profitable to the students, the Moxee School District, the community, and society.

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