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Keyboarding: Computer-Assisted Method Of Instruction Versus The Traditional Method Of Instruction, David D. Collins

Masters Theses

This study was conducted to determine if seventh and eighth grade students could develop keyboarding on the microcomputer using the computer-assisted method of instruction with minimal teacher interaction as effectively as students on electric typewriters using the traditional method of instruction. Specifically, an effort was made to determine the following difference between the computer-assisted method of instruction group and the traditional method of instruction group: gross words typed on straight-copy timed writings per minute, number of errors made on straight-copy timed writings, and technique on straight-copy. The data were made up of gross word per minute and accuracy scores on …

The Effects Of Immediate Vs. Delayed Knowledge Of Results On The Acquisition And Retention Of Multiplication Tasks, Lynn Ruth Kidwell

Masters Theses

This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of three feedback conditions on a multiplication task. Data were obtained over a nine week period of instruction with a single individual. Both correct and incorrect responses were charted and analyzed in the results. A pretest and two posttests, one immediate and one after six weeks, were given to obtain information about the retention of the multiplication tasks.

Results of this study showed that practice with immediate feedback and practice with delayed feedback were significantly better than no feedback without practice for correct responses. Practice with immediate feedback was significantly better than …

A Fieldtrip Handbook For Mattoon Community Unit School District, Number Two, Thomas W. David

Masters Theses

Classroom teachers have traditionally used fieldtrips to supplement their curriculum and to enrich learning. To assist teachers of Community Unit School District Number Two to plan and to prepare for fieldtrips, a fieldtrip handbook was selected as the field experience for a Specialist Degree in Educational Administration. A report of the field experience and the handbook as appendix A combine to give the reader an in-depth understanding of the experience. The report was organized along the following lines: Introduction, Log of Activities, Selected Activity Analyses, and Summary. In the report the purposes and techniques in developing a fieldtrip handbook are …

A Study Of The Utilization Of The Harper Community College Sixteen Millimeter Film Collection And Instructors' Motives For Using Those Films, Roger Joseph Rezabek

Masters Theses

This study examined two aspects of sixteen millimeter film utilization at Harper Community College in northeastern Illinois, near Chicago. The first aspect of the study dealt with quantitative film usage by each of the seven subject area divisions of the college. The second aspect dealt with instructors' motives for selecting and using a particular film in a given instructional situation.

The data on film utilization showed that approximately 14% of the titles in the collection were used an average of more than five times per year. At the same time, over 16% of the titles in the collection were used …

Agricultural Education In Eastern Illinois - Transfer Of Learnings To The Gambia, Joseph N'Dong

Masters Theses

Dr. Robert Shuff my advisor, and I, decided that it would be useful that my field experience be geared toward finding out for myself how vocational agriculture is managed in institutions around Eastern Illinois University. The intent was to help me determine if any of the methods in use could be recommended for adoption in Gambian Institutions. My advisor arranged the visits as outlined in the log of activities in the final paragraph of the introduction.

Chapter one involves my meeting with Mr. Louis Christen, Director of Coles County Extension Service. During the interview, he described the history, function and …

A Survey Of Media In The Spanish Language Classroom, Joanne Chacon

Masters Theses

A status survey of media in selected high school classrooms is the focus of this study. Questionnaires were sent to Spanish teachers in Region IV of the state of Illinois.

The purpose of the study was to gather data concerning the quantity, use, and adequacy of media as well as the selecting, funding, and housing of that media. Excluded from the study were software which accompany textbooks currently in use.

Quantity of media ranged from 0 to over 20. Tapes had the highest quantity with a median of 21, a mean of 17.31, and a mode of 20. Transparencies had …

The Role Of The Unit Leader, Individually Guided Education, Cornelia R. Newtson

Masters Theses

This field study defines the role of a Unit Leader in a school using Individually Guided Education. Specifically, it defines the role of a unit leader at Roach School in Decatur, Illinois.

Individually Guided Education is a new form of elementary education. It uses multiunit organization and instructional programming for individual students. It uses an Instructional Improvement Committee made up of unit or team leaders and the principal. These persons coordinate the curriculum within the school. The writer defined each of these areas - Individually Guided Education, Unit Leader, and the Instructional Improvement Committee in two ways. One definition looked …

Programmed Instruction From The Instructor's Viewpoint, Michael D. Stoll

Masters Theses

The role of the instructor is, and always will be, a critical one. Until now, though, mediating a course to a self-paced, programmed learning environment frequently has neglected the fact that the instructor will have to alter teaching methods to a great extent in order to cope with the new situation. Further, without a thorough understanding of the role to be played out, the instructor could actually destroy even the best of courses.

This report studies the changeover of United States Air Force technical training course 3ABR25130 Weather Specialist from group-lock step to self-paced programmed learning. A background of both …

Speech Library Series: Formulation And Utilization, Johnn Edward Malloy

Masters Theses

School District 205 has erased a large portion of their videotaped library on advice of the district lawyer. This field study is a three-pronged effort: (1) to conduct a survey among district faculty to discover the attitudes toward the usefulness of a series of ten videotaped programs depicting excellent speech communication models performing in three basic areas--acting, interpretation, and public address, (2) to produce these ten programs and add them to the library, and (3) to survey selected groups of students to aquire their reactions to the tapes.

The faculty survey shows that the programs would be of value for …

The Teaching Of Chemistry With The Behavioral Outcomes Approach, Gulam Habeeb

Masters Theses

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The Cloze Procedure As A Testing And Teaching Device, Suzanne Gibbs

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Assessment Of Sort-Teach-Test-Sort Technique With Bilinguals Learning English Vocabulary, Janaye Lucille Matteson

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A Determination Of Attitudes Toward Instructional Media At Eastern Illinois University, Willis O. Waltman

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Achievement And Retention In The Audio-Tutorial Program Versus The Traditional Program, Rose Anna Swanson

Masters Theses

During Fall Quarter, 1970, 339 students enrolled in life science taught by the audio-tutorial method and 492 students in life science by the traditional method at Eastern Illinois University. This total population was compared with respect to achievement as measured by grades. A sample of 175 students was drawn from the population. The 76 audio-tutorial students were compared with the 99 students from traditional sections with respect to achievement as measured by grades earned, retention of material, and predicted grade point average.

The study was designed: 1) To compare the achievement in life science as measured by grades of those …

A Comparative Study Of The Systems Approach To Teaching And Learning And The Traditional Approach To Teaching And Learning As Applied To Art Education, Thomas R. Littrell

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Evaluation Of A Continuous Progress Program In Mathematics - Carl Sandburg School, June B. Bouknight

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An Experimental Study Of The Effectiveness Of Two Instructional Devices: The Student Study Guide And The Project Model, Larry D. Johnson

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The Relative Effectiveness Of Traditional And The Model Method Of Teaching Beginning Architectural Drafting, Jerry B. Hamilton

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Incidental Learning During Acquisition Of Typewriting Skills, Donna Rae Clendenin

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An Analysis Of The Acquisition Of Typewriting Skill Through Practice On Assigned Drill And Self-Selected Drill, Susan Lynn Stockdale

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A Survey Of The Attitudes, Values, And Usage Of Videotape Recording Equipment In Ten Counties Of Central Illinois, Elsie Leipholz

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A Comparative Study Of Individualized Reading Procedures For Self-Contained Classrooms, Tommy H. Scott

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A Study Of Personality Factors And Academic Achievement In The Elementary School, Judith P. Kuehn

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Student Perception Of Flexible Scheduling In Business Education Subjects At Decatur-Lakeview High School, Roger C. Claar

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A Comparative Study Of Reading Attainment Between Matched Groups Of Graded And Non-Graded Students, Joseph Raymond Delaney

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An Experimental Study Comparing The Tachistoscopic Approach And The Basal Reader Approach, Vivian Nelson Sinclair

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A Study Of Selected Audio-Visual Materials Used In South-Eastern Illinois Secondary School Drafting Programs, Robert L. Trueblood

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A Study Of The Characteristics And Movement Of Students In Subject Matter Ability Groups In A Three-Year Senior High School, Ralph J. Waldrop

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An Analysis Of Achievement Test Scores For Three Groups Of Lakeview High School Students, Joseph E. Schwalb

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A Study Of The Preparation Of Student Teachers For The Use Of The Instructional Materials Center In The Buzzard Laboratory School, Virginia Hagebush

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