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An Analysis Of The Vocabularies Of Primers, Katie Motley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of the present study is threefold:

1. To analyze the vocabulary of each of fourteen primers to determine the extent to which their vocabularies are identical.
2. To find what percentage of words each primer has in common with the Kentucky adopted text Ben and Alice.
3. To suggest primers which best supplement Ben and Alice for slow learners and for fast learners.

A Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration Educational Camp For Unemployed Girls, Mattie Nance

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Statement of problem - To observe the conditions of the Sulphur Well Camp of the Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration with the aim of seeking answers to the following questions:

1. What is the history and the purpose of the Kentucky Emergency Relief Administration Educational Camp?
2. What type of girls compose the camp?
3. Is it worthwhile for a girl to spend her time and effort for a period of six weeks in such a camp?
4. What is the correlation between IQ and achievement in class work at camp?
5. What is the correlation between IQ and English tests given in the camp?
6. What …

A Contract Plan For Teaching American Literature In High School, Elizabeth Stagner

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The plan may be characterized as follows:

1. A definite provision for four levels of mastery.
2. A challenge to the individual pupil, through a written presentation of contracts, to place himself satisfactorily at the grade-level he desires.
3. Provision for a period of thirty-six weeks, in six-weeks units.

The Value Of High School Physics To The College Student, Emery White

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Secondary school science consists of biology, chemistry, physics, or a combination course known as general science. General science deals only with the practical side of the laws of physics. It fails to go into detail and very often omits the law entirely. Physics in high school requires a special room in the building which is not easily adapted to other use. A large amount of expensive equipment is need to teach it efficiently. Can all of this expense be justified? Is the student who ends his school career with high school graduation sent out into life with a large amount …

Promotion & Non-Promotion In The Louisville Elementary Schools, E. W. Belcher

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

To promote or not to promote has long been a question in the minds of both administrators and teachers; however, the segregated problem of promotion and non-promotion did not receive much attention until about fifteen years ago. In the past decade and a half much time and careful, thoughtful study have been devoted to this problem by leading educators.

Reorganization Of Meade County's Schools, Raymond Gibson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to deal with the undesirable conditions of the county which could be corrected. Why should there be three high schools in the eastern half of the county and none in the western half of the county? Why should one-room schools exist with an average daily attendance of less than ten when the same school could be consolidated with other schools without causing any child to walk more than two miles? Why should there be 225 children in Meade County eligible for high school who are not attending school at any place? Why should the …

A Study Of The Higher Educational Career Of The Eighth Grade Graduates Of The Warren County Schools, Thelma Glasscock

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

No abstract provided.

English Majors Of Western Kentucky State Teachers College 1924-1935, Aubrey Peterson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In order that the objectives of this study - the ability to give more intelligent guidance, from the standpoint of the teacher-training institution, in the proper minor for an English major - the problem becomes one of determining:

1. What minor English majors used in their college education.
2. What number are teaching their minor subject.
3. What subject those with teaching experience suggest that future English majors use as a minor.

Acer 1935-1936 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

The report of the Executive Officer discusses the Council’s relationship with the Carnegie Corporation, the problem of future support, Support from Teachers' Unions, visitors’ grants, plans for the New Education Fellowship Conference, the Conference on education in Pacific countries held at Honolulu in July, 1936, the Committee on Secondary Education, standardization of tests and the work of the Library Group. The report includes updates from each of the state institutes for educational research, and lists the Members of Council, 1935-1936 and the publications of the Council.

Remedial Measures Suggested By A Diagnosis Of The Eighth Grade Tests In Warren County Schools, Carl Chaney

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

It is the prime motive of this study to present an unbiased picture of the achievement of eighth grade pupils in the public schools of Warren County, Kentucky, for the years 1934 and 1935 and to recommend remedial measures for teaching in these schools. The data used have been treated with a strict regard for statistical procedure so that no prejudice on the part of the writer might influence the results.

The Solution Of Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations In Series, Kenneth Wood

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this thesis is to compile and discuss some of the methods of solution of both ordinary and partial differential equations, whose solutions are expressible in the form of a series. An exhaustive study is not attempted. A few of the methods of most common occurrence for finding solutions in series are discussed and examples illustrating these methods are presented.

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.