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Some Influencing And Motivating Factors In The Education Of The Gifted Child, Adella S. Cooper

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study will investigate and examine the school program in terms of its potential to contribute to the education of the gifted child, taking into account the methods by which the regular school program may be enriched or diversified to motivate or enable the gifted child to reach his optimum development. Further, this study will investigate whether such an enrichment program can be best offered in a heterogeneous classroom situation or in a homogeneous classroom situation.

An Application Of The Semantic Differential To Bilingual Counseling., Luther W. Rook

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to determine if there are significant differences between the meaning of the Spanish expressions of certain psychologically important concepts and their English counterparts.

A Curriculum Guidance Program For The Cadets In The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Charles Frederick Gieswein

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the present college and AFROTC curricula as a means of determining how the curricula might be improved in order to attain better preparation of AFROTC cadets for service as Air Force officers. The areas selected for special consideration in this study are: (1) the degree of occupational satisfaction among graduates of the AFROTC program; (2) the socio-economic adjustment of the AFROTC graduates with serving actively in the Air Force; (4) the areas of University curriculum deficiency; and (5) the weakness in the AFROTC curriculum.

A Study Of Teachers' Practices In Grading Pupil Work And Assigning Marks In Secondary Schools, William N. Baird

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of this study (1) to discover the manner in which teachers have learned the method by which they compute their marks; (2) to ascertain as much as possible what these methods are; and (3) to ascertain what types of marks teachers would prefer to give.

A Study Of New Mexico Elementary Teachers' Interpretation And Applications Of The Unit Method In The Teaching Of Social Studies, Sheldon L. Mcguire

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this investigation to record teachers' opinions about methods used in teaching social studies. It should reveal to what extent the unit methods of teaching social studies is used. In most cases, it will reveal what the practices are, or what practices teachers wish to use in the unit method approach to teaching social studies.

An additional purpose may be served by bringing the importance of unit teaching to the attention of teachers in our state. Devices and methods involved in the questionnaire may prove useful to those giving it careful thought.

The term "unit" as …

An Experimental Study Of The Educational Effects Of Grouping In A Fifth-Grade Arithmetic Class, Patricia Ann Hart

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to investigate the effects of ability grouping on the achievement growth rate; (2) to present any changes of satisfaction and/or frustrations of the children in the class; and (3) to show ways in which individual differences were met and encouraged in flexible class grouping, as revealed through an experimental study.

A Study Of The Personal Differences Of Children Of Service Personnel Attending Public Schools, Glenn E. Reeling

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to discover how service pupils compared with other pupils in mental maturity, scholastic achievement, and preference tests; and (2) to ascertain if certain factors in the total-life situation of the service pupils could possibly account for any difference in the test scores.

A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Teaching Selected Aspects Of English Grammar, Florence Ruth Katanick Marshall

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to compare two methods of teaching selected aspects of English grammar--grammatical definitions reinforced by exercises and the diagramming of sentences and grammatical definitions as the basis of teaching composition--to ascertain whether or not one will produce better results than the other on a standardized grammar test, when used with two groups of paired ninth-graders matched according to age, sex, intelligence, and reading ability.

An Evaluation Of The Health And Physical Education Programs Of The Catholic High Schools Of New Mexico, Joseph Oscar Roy

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the ten Catholic high schools in the state of New Mexico having boys' physical education programs by applying to them the standards set up by the Committee on Curriculum Research of the Collage Physical Education Association in what is commonly known as LaPorte's Score Card No. II for junior and senior high schools and four year high schools.

Moisés Sáenz, Modern Mexican Educator, Pete D. Haikalis

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this thesis is to give some account of the career of Dr. Sáenz and to present the essential features of his philosophy regarding education and the incorporation of the Indian into the modern state. As background for his services to Mexican education, Chapter I reviews educational trends in Mexico from colonial times to the decade of the 1920's. Chapter II describes Sáenz' professional training and experience prior to 1925. Chapters III and IV deal with his services as Undersecretary to Public Education, 1925-1930, with emphasis upon his ideas concerning secondary education in Mexico and Rural education for …

A Survey Of Business Machines Used In Selected Business Firms In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lorena Walker Auld

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to discover the secretarial and clerical skills desired of beginning office workers in selected business firms in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and to analyze these skills in order to better plan or revise business machines courses for the preparation of office personnel.

A Study Of Student Newspapers In The Public High Schools Of New Mexico, Frederick S. Brown

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of this study (1) to ascertain the value of student newspapers to the students, to the community, and to school administrators, (2) to study and analyze the role of school newspapers in the process of education as represented in the high school curriculum, (3) to ascertain the status and characteristics of high school newspapers; and (4) to ascertain the cost and means of financing high school newspapers, in the state of New Mexico.

Southwestern Indian Tales For Children, Maurine Parker Grammer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study was two-fold; first, to record Southwestern Indian folk tales from primary sources to use as supplementary reading in the social studies for the age group from eight to twelve years; second, to edit the tales in order to make them readable and meaningful for this group.

The present study contains adaptations of tales from their primary sources. The form and language of the tales varies from that which characterizes the original version only enough to improve their readability.

A Comparative Study Of Requirements Leading To The Master's Degree In School Administration, Jewel Smith

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to analyze requirements for Master's degrees in school administration of selected colleges and universities of the United States; (2) to compare these requirements; (3) to summarize views and recommendations of authorities in education on existing programs for the preparations of educational administrators; and (4) to present conclusions and suggestions of the writer gained as result of the study.

A Comparison Of The Doctoral Requirements Of Forty-Four Institutions Conferring Both The Degrees Of Doctor Of Philosophy In Education And Doctor Of Education, Margaret C. Carter

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present a brief description of the development of American graduate schools and the evolution of the research and professional doctoral programs; (2) to tabulate the requirements for the Ph.D. in education and the Ed.D. at those institutions found to offer both programs; (3) to indicate the similarities and differences in the two programs; and (4) to note any practices peculiar to a specific institution.

Snow Skates For Billy: A Regional Book For Primary Grades, Bertha Grotta Willett

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It was the purpose of this study to create a book with a local setting that might bridge the gap between text book reading and actual reading of library books. (Many young children enjoy library books chiefly as picture books and rely on adults to read the story to them.)

Extraclass Activities In Lutheran Elementary Schools Of Eighteen Western And Mid-Western States., Paul M. Schwarting

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present the status and types of extraclass activities in Lutheran elementary schools of the West and Mid-West; (2) to state the positive contributions made by a balanced extraclass program toward a well-rounded education for children; (3) to suggest possible ways in which small schools can include activity programs to enrich the curricula; and (4) to give a summary of the findings with recommendations for improvement of extraclass activities in Lutheran elementary schools. It was not the purpose of this study to trace the development of extraclass activities in the Lutheran schools …

A Study Of Parents' Attitudes Toward Public Education In A Selected Community, George Richard Fischbeck

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is to present a summary and analysis of the chief categories of adverse criticism of the public schools which appeared during the last ten years in various publications in the United States; (2) and to discover whether parent opinions of pupils in a selected junior high school tend to confirm or deny the chief categories of adverse criticism concerning specific trends, practices and methods of education.

A Study Of Certain Factors Involved In The Mathematical Competence Of High School Pupils, Madeleine Hixon Randle

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Statement of the problem. The purpose of this study is three-fold:

(1) to discover the degree to which high school pupils, the majority of whom are in their terminal year of high school mathematics, are functionally competent in the subject as determined by their achievement on the Davis Test of Functional Competence in Mathematics.

(2) to ascertain to what degree pupils manifesting mathematical competency are dependent on such factors as intelligence, mathematical aptitude, and ability in arithmetic as measured by results obtained on certain tests purporting to measure those factors.

(3) to discover the relationship between the degree of competency …

A Study Of The Practices Of New Mexico Secondary Schools In Granting Credit For Selected Educational Experiences, Ernest H. Jackson

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It will be the purpose of this study (1) to examine the historical and philosophical bases for granting credit to a student for the work he does in non-academic subjects in high school; (2) to determine the practices of the secondary schools of New Mexico in granting credit for non-academic experiences; and (3) make recommendations leading toward the acceptance of systematic practices throughout the state.

A Survey Of Teacher And Student Suggestions For The Betterment Of Secondary Education In New Mexico, Robert Lloyd Barrett

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It will be the purpose of this study to (1) survey teacher and student suggestions for the betterment of secondary education in New Mexico; (2) investigate effects of certain variables on teachers' suggestions, such as size of school, subject taught, experience, and preparation; and (3) compare teacher suggestions with student suggestions.

An Analysis Of The Special Reports On Criterion I Of Forty-One Member Secondary Schools Of The North Central Association In The State Of New Mexico, Genevieve Turner Damgaard

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Among the topics discussed in the early days were: (1) the distinction between a high school and a college; (2) the merits and demerits of short one-semester courses in high schools; (3) the problem of foreign language in high school; (4) uniform requirements in English; (5) providing for individual differences among pupils; and many others. These discussions resulted in many resolutions which appeared in the early issue of the Proceedings.

An Appraisal Of Physical Building Factors In The Light Of Curriculum Demands In Selected Schools Of Bernalillo County, Denver P. Langholf

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to construct a workable checklist for the purpose of (2) rating selected elementary schools constructed in Bernalillo County during the years 1945-1954, to show the extent to which the planning of sites, buildings, and equipment meet the needs of actual instructional activities as presented or implied in the curriculum.

A Study Of Students' Marks In Science Classes Compared To The Trades And Professions Followed By The Parents, Eldred Ray Harrington

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Many people suppose that there is a definite connection between intelligence and high standing in the social and economic world. The problem of this thesis is to consider the validity of such an idea. Are the children of professional men superior in intelligence and learning ability to the children of laborers and tradesmen? Is the Nation wasting time and funds trying to provide equal opportunity for all children, regardless of their social and economic standing?

An Experimental Evaluation Of A High School Psychology Course, Carl L. Vcella

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

For some time a controversy has existed concerning the merits of the teaching of psychology in high schools. Since little, if any, research has been done in this area, it was decided that an effort should be made to answer the question of the effectiveness of a high school psychology course. The outcomes of such a course may be evaluated in terms of (1) achievement and (2) adjustment. Accordingly, an experimental study into the nature of the effect in achievement and the effect in adjustment produced by a high school psychology course has been undertaken in this study.

Practical Problems Attendant Upon The Creation Of A New Independent School District, Manuel Philip Olguin

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This study deals with (1) the justification for independent systems; (2) the public relations needed to effect the creation of such; and (3) the practical and legal considerations that must be observed to accomplish creation of an independent system.

Implementing The United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization Program For World Understanding In The Upper Elementary Grades, Arthur A. Erickson Jr.

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present an overview of current practices in the teaching of world understanding in the upper elementary grades; (2) to examine the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the area of world understanding; and (3) to recommend methods of implementing this role at the grade levels indicated.

A Study Of Library Programs In The Public Elementary Schools In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lucille Curtis Ratliff

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The main objectives of this study are threefold: (1) to evaluate elementary school libraries as to organization, materials, and audio-visual aides; (2) to make available some of the library practices in Albuquerque Public Elementary Schools; and (3) to make recommendations based on the study.

Vocational Rehabilitation In New Mexico, Cone Johnson Munsey

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this study is 1) to provide as a means of information to those directly concerned regarding the vocational rehabilitation program in New Mexico and 2) to serve as a means of informing the interested public of the service being rendered by the state in preparing its disabled citizens for lives of usefulness.

A Study Of Teacher Turnover On The Navajo Reservation, Kenneth Kipling Crites

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to determine the facts contributing to teacher turnover on the Navajo Indian Reservation and (2) to analyze these factors and to evaluate them in terms of administrative problems critical enough to merit initiation of remedial measures.