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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. …

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.

World History, "What's It All About.", Harold E. Barto

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies

Opinion seems to be well divided as to the shortcomings of World History. Some believe that it is a mistake to attempt to cover so much history in the time allotted. Others contend that poor teaching is the greatest obstacle. Obviously, both views have some merit. However, there is another reason that is not generally given that may come nearer reaching the source of the trouble. It may be that the starting point in World History is too far removed from the student's interest.

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.

Acer 1934-1935 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Academic Achievement Of College Graduates In Their Major Fields And Of Graduates Out Of Their Major Fields, John Cloyd Miller

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this investigation to determine the relationship between the academic achievement of college graduates and continuation in their major fields.

The Financing Of Education In Homestead Areas, Lester Turnbaugh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Some explanation is necessary of the method of procedure in compiling material for this thesis. The first step was really taken seven years ago. At that time the writer interviewed state officials at Sacramento, California, in the hope of obtaining state aid for educational finance in the Tule Lake section of the Klamath Irrigation Project. The Governor, the department of education, and the finance department were all consulted, but no legal way was discovered of using state money for the erection of school buildings in the district mentioned. Some county money was available for payment of teachers’ salary, but none …

A Study Of The Critical Factors That Affect The Achievement Of Probation Students, Eurena Dawson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the purpose of this study to present the results of an investigation of the high school and college records of the 600 students who have been on probation at the Western Kentucky State Teachers College during the school years 1932-32, 1932-33 and 1933-34; and, if possible, to set up some standards by which these students may be given the advice and guidance that will best serve them in their preparation for life.

Causes Of Absences In The Rural Schools Of Grayson County, Kentucky, Edward Robinson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study has been an undertaking for the purpose of finding the real causes of non-attendance in the rural schools of Grayson County, Kentucky. This study applies only to those children who have become members of some particular school. Grayson county is principally rural with the interests of the people practically the same the county over.

Education In Clay County, Rupert Walters

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this thesis is to make a scientific study of education in Clay County.

A. To clear up some of the false sensational stories and ideas of the so-called mountains and mountaineers.

B. To study the school system of Clay County.

a. Teachers.

1. Experience, pay and load.

b. Finance.

1. Sources of revenue.

2. Expenditures

c. Buildings and equipment

d. Enrollment, census and attendance

e. Efficiency of one-teacher schools compared with the efficiency of four or more teacher schools.

C. To secure a basis for recommendations in the interest of better education in Clay County.

The Relation Of Training & Experience To Success In The Rural Schools Of Butler County, W. E. Willis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem is two-fold.

1. To set up a number of points that will help to measure the efficiency of the teacher.
2. To show the correlation of training and experience with the efficiency of these teachers.

A Teacher Retirement System For Kentucky, Mrs. W. E. Willis

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Statement of the problem -

1. To find out the effort being made to establish a state-wide teacher retirement system in those states where no retirement system exists.
2. To study and analyze each state-wide teacher retirement system in effect.
3. To set up a state-wide teacher retirement plan for Kentucky.

The Status Of State Teachers College Bands, Nathalee Ewing

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

What personal traits are desirable in the band director? What educational qualifications should be required? How much experience should he have before assuming the position of college band director? What should be the organization of the component parts of the band? Who should compose the personnel? What credit should be given for such services? Who should support the organization and supply such equipment as uniforms, library, and instruments?

The Efficiency Of Laboratory Work In Geography, Fred Edwards

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Great sums of money are expended annually for the upkeep and equipment of laboratories that are used only for teaching, and yet there is little in the way of experimental data to indicate whether the expenditure of time or money is justified.

A Study Of Feminine Education In France, Helen E. Gillis

Bachelors’ Theses

Gabrielle Reval is a former student at Sevres, a normal school for girls established in France about 1833 to provide a more adequate means of training for girls who intend to teach in the secondary schools. It is considered, the most superior school of its type in France today. It is to familiarize the public with the aims and purposes of this school, its ideals, its students and their life that the authoress has written several novels which are concerned with life at the school and with the life of the girls who attend it, their careers as teachers and …

New Forms Of Report Cards, Amanda Katherine Hebeler

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies

A report card form which is in harmony with our theories of what is good in present-day school procedure is greatly needed. The traditional pupil-parent report has had its shorcomings freely discussed. Some attempts have been made to devise new forms which might be substituted. We have found it easier, however, to condemn the old than to create the new.

Acer 1933-1934 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Drawing & Holding Power Of The Ohio County High Schools, P. L. Sanderfur

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study can be divided into three parts:

1. To determine the drawing and holding power of the Ohio County high schools.
2. To find out why certain students are dropping out of school.
3. To offer suggestions, if possible, as to how the drawing and holding power of the Ohio County high schools may be increased.

A Study Of The Grades Of The Western Kentucky State Teachers College During The Years 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, Carolyn Seward

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem selected for this thesis is "A Study of the Grades of the Western Kentucky State Teachers College during the Years 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32." The purpose of the study is as follows:

1. To compare the distribution of grades by the various instructors of the college.
2. To weight the grades assigned by the individual instructors.
3. To compare the distribution of grades by the various departments.
4. To weight the grades assigned by departments.
5. To compare the grades given by instructors within the same departments.
6. To compare the grades given by the college as a whole with other colleges.
7. To compare the …

A Comparative Study Of The Ability & Effort Of Mccracken County & Paducah, Kentucky, To Support Their Educational Programs, Herman Robertson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem is four-fold:

1. To compare the ability of McCracken County and Paducah, Kentucky, to finance their educational programs.
2. To compare the effort that McCracken County and Paducah are making to finance their educational programs.
3. To compare the educational programs of McCracken County and Paducah.
4. To suggest a defensible educational program based on the ability and effort of the educational unit to support it.

The Use Of Standardized Tests In The School Room, Esther E. Heyer

Bachelors’ Theses

The giving of standardized mental and educational tests has occupied a conspicuous place in the professional literature of the past few years. Ten years ago testing was almost unknown in the public schools except to discover those who were mentally defective for placement in "Special Classes". Schools in practically all large towns and in many small ones and also in country district are now making extensive use of test results. Being a movement which deals with a problem so intangible as the measurement of intelligence, it is often misinterpreted and misunderstood, thereby often seriously affecting the life of a child. …

What Is The Ability And Effort Of Washington County To Finance Its Educational Program?, Joseph Howard

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study attempts to measure the ability, the effort and the educational program of Washington County. It also recommends an educational program based upon the ability of the county to finance it.

Activities Of County School Superintendents In Kentucky, G. R. Mccoy

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study is undertaken to find out what activities are actually performed by the county school superintendent in the state of Kentucky. Much theorizing has been done about what he should do and how he should allocate his time, but it seems that no one has done much to find out just what he does. Courses of instruction are being offered in many colleges for the purpose of preparing person to administer efficiently the office of county school superintendent. These courses are based mainly on theory and not on facts. It is hoped that this study will aid instructors in …

Specific Training As A Means Of Developing Specific Abilities In Reading, Ola Roemer

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The problem specifically stated is: What is the effect of specific training upon the development of the ability to pick out central thoughts of paragraphs as compared with the results of obtained in the same direction from general reading procedures?

The purpose of this study is to compare the results of specific training upon the development of this special ability in reading with the results obtained in the same direction from general reading procedures.

A Diagnostic And Remedial Experiment In Grade Four, Lenore M. Gaffney

Bachelors’ Theses

Every class of pupils in any grade vary in arithmetical abilities as well as abilities in other subjects. Differences among children are great. The need for a diagnosis becomes very apparent and will indicate what remedial work must be done. Many pupils fail to grasp the process taught and reteaching is necessary if the children are to overcome difficulties and acquire skills in the use of certain facts and principles that are essential. Therefore a diagnostic and remedial program is very important.

Acer 1932-1933 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Tests & Study Guides In Literature For Secondary Schools, Ida Nance

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

When the time came to choose a thesis subject, I immediately said Objective Tests Applicable to Collateral Reading. Having been told "nothing has been done along that line - almost nothing at all," I decided to extend my investigations to include any and all tests in high-school literature - tests for comprehension and appreciation, survey and achievement tests, and tests designed for collateral reading. Each phase of the study has been interesting, but I fear that I have remained somewhat partial to the unit first begun and have perhaps given it a bit more consideration than the other divisions have …

The Status Of Latin In Kentucky, Mary Wells

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The general purpose of this study is to investigate the status of the study of Latin in Kentucky. It is in detail a study to ascertain

1. whether Latin is an elective or required subject;
2. what per cent of high school students are studying Latin;
3. preparation of Latin teachers;
4. where Latin is elective how the enrollment in this subject compares with that of other subjects.

A Comparative Study Of The Relative Achievement Of The Training School & Non-Training School Pupils, Ruth Borders

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The writer, having been employed as a critic or supervising teacher in a city training school, has a personal interest in student teaching and student teachers. Frequently patrons voice their opinions concerning the work done in the training school. While many parents are well pleased with the results of student teaching, there are some who believe that the type of work given in the training school is inferior to that done in the public schools.

The major purpose of this study is to endeavor to answer, to some extent, a few of the many questions, arising from day to day, …