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The Facilities Of High School Libraries In New Mexico, Hazel Hill Petty Apr 1942

The Facilities Of High School Libraries In New Mexico, Hazel Hill Petty

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The rapid growth of high schools within the past thirty years, and the changes in the methods of teaching, have made the library and important phase of any well-equipped high school. The capacity for service varies greatly in the different states. Some states have provided adequate equipment and staffs; others have given the bare necessities.

The purpose of this present study is: (1) to determine the facilities of high school libraries in New Mexico; (2) to ascertain the training and qualifications of the personnel; and (3) to compare the results with standards and recommendations made by library and educational associations.


A Study Of The Betts Ready To Read Tests: Their Predictive Values In Determining Reading Achievement And Their Comparison With Other Predictive Measures, Charles L. Mills Jun 1941

A Study Of The Betts Ready To Read Tests: Their Predictive Values In Determining Reading Achievement And Their Comparison With Other Predictive Measures, Charles L. Mills

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The ability to read is basic to the acquisition of knowledge in all school subjects. Consequently, classroom teachers have long been interested in what determines readiness for reading, and in tests which will predict reading achievement. Prominent among those which have appeared in recent years is the Betts Ready to Read Tests which in reality are a series of twelve individual vision tests that require expensive equipment, a great deal of time, and a certain amount of technical skill to administer, score, and interpret.

The purposes of this investigation are (1) to determine the predictive values of the factors of …