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Developing And Testing An Interventionist Role For Elementary Counseling, Thomas M. Hyde

All Master's Theses

In this study a counselor worked with two teachers to increase their rate of approval behavior with the goal of reducing "non-attentive" and "disruptive" student behavior. Student behavior did improve in the predicted direction. When t tests were used to compare behavior change in these classes with behavior change in two control classes, significant differences were found for the reduction of "non-attentive" behavior and "non-attentive plus disruptive" behavior.

Results indicate that such interventionist techniques my be appropriate for elementary counselors.

An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Student Grades And Parental Attitude Towards The Teacher, Jerry C. Fritts

All Master's Theses

Realizing that the parents play an important role in the total educational process, the primary purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between student grades and parental attitude toward the teacher. It is contended that there is a relationship manifesting itself in the form of a positive correlation and it behooves those in education to do something to cultivate an atmosphere more conducive to educational success. Developing a mutual respect and willingness for cooperation between home and the teacher would serve to greatly enhance a child's educational experience. Another purpose of this study is to …

The Use Of Selected Films And Film Discussions In Modifying Social Distance In Elementary School Children, Stanton C. Baker

All Master's Theses

When conflicts involving interpersonal relationships arise within the school setting, it would appear appropriate to attempt to cope with these conflicts within the framework of the school; particularly the classroom. Many methods of modifying behavior through group procedures have been attempted with varying degrees of success. It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effectiveness of one such method; a fiIm-discussion technique. This program was developed to modify behaviors, attitudes and/or perceptions which interfere with the development of constructive interpersonal relationships within an elementary classroom.

General Functions And Specific Activities Of The Elementary School Couselor As Perceived By Principals, Teachers, And Counselors In The Highline Public Schools, Seattle, Washington, Gary Winfield Sherman

All Master's Theses

It was the purpose of this study to (1) compare elementary counselor's, principal's, and teacher's perceptions of the specific activities of the elementary school counselor; and (2) to compare the importance of eight general elementary counselor functions as ranked by the same three groups. Data for these comparisons were compiled through a questionnaire.

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

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Of Teacher-Evaluated Personality Variables To Reading Achievement And Intelligence In A Selected Fifth Grade, Carolyn Pate Williams

STEMPS Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Trends In Educational Thinking Respecting Classroom Control As Revealed Through Professional Periodicals 1960-1965, Jane Stevenson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the disciplinary trends in educational practice as reported in professional journals comprising the period 1960-1965 and emphasizing, particularly, discipline of pupils in elementary schools. Educational movements of the past concerning discipline have directly influenced that phase of present-day education. By considering the historical background of the problem, current conceptions and practices could be more adequately interpreted.

Handbook Of Information For Caneyville Graded And High School, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

"The purpose of this handbook is to acquaint you with the activities of Caneyville High School and to help you realize the importance of honorable mannerisms and constructive actions as a student in good standing at Caneyville." Includes a SHORT HISTORY OF CANEYVILLE GRADED, HIGH AND NORMAL SCHOOLS

Ways In Which The Elementary School Can Improve And Safeguard The Mental Health Of Children, Caroline L. Yock

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to obtain information concerning (1) the meaning of mental health as it relates to elementary school children, (2) the relationship between mental health and learning, and (3) ways in which the elementary classroom teacher can affect mental health.

A Study Of The Effectiveness Of Listening Instruction In Grades Five And Six, Terry R. Shepherd

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Need For Instruction On International Communism, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Powell Speeches

No abstract provided.

A Report Of Fifth Grade Arithmetic Program In Which Intra-Class Grouping Was Emphasized, Harley Maggart

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

Since education as a science is relatively young, much research still remains to be done to improve techniques and methods of teaching children in light of their native abilities.

It was the purpose of this study (1) to show the effects of grouping in a fifth grade arithmetic class in terms of change in skills and attitudes and (2) to show examples of activities and materials used to promote growth in understandings and skills within different groups.

A Comparative Study Of The Reading Achievement And The Influence Of Environmental Changes Of Second Graders From Military And Civilian Families, Ethel Mary Moore

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The purpose of this investigation is to make a comparative study of some reading achievement factors as shown by second grade children from military and civilian backgrounds, and an analysis of some factors of the children's environment which may explain these differences.

A Survey Of Parents, Teachers, And Pupils In The Stockton Elementary Summer School Concerning The Summer School Program, Clifton Oliver Adcock

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were: (1) to trace the growth of the Summer School program of instruction for children in the Stockton Unified School District since its inception and up to the present study time; (2) to compare the scope and quality of the instructional offerings and the extent of child participation in the Summer School program of the Stockton Unified School District with selected communities in California; and (3) to determine the nature and extent of acceptance of the Summer Elementary School program of the Stockton Unified School District by the children who attended by their parents, and …

Developing The Quality Of Otherness An Ethnological Study Concerning The Guidance Of Social Sensitivity In Six-Seven Year Olds, Corinne Topmiller

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The premise acted upon in this study was not hastily contrived. Centuries of the recognized best in thinking have been compiled before any dynamics were put in motion. Thought of current authorities has been sifted and carefully weighed before six-year-olds were subjected to its effects. The outcome of this search for a truth has been gratifying. After much "boiling and skimming" this truth remained in the field of teaching human relationships: If a child fully realizes that his fellow being is a living, sensitive organism, his overt action and emotional reactions are generally affected.

An Analysis Of Interrelationship Of Childrens' Popularity, Interests, And Intelligence, Sammie Bratton Pickens

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

It is the purpose of this study (1) to identify the relative social status, the interests, and intelligence of children in certain classrooms; (2) to discover the strength of relationship between those factors; and (3) to use group tests designed for measuring of those factors in order to evaluate the effectiveness of such tests in disclosing knowledge helpful to good educational practice.

The Relationship Between The Intelligence & Emotional Stability Of Seventh & Eighth Grade Pupils, Thomas Boone

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

A question nearly as old as the intelligence test itself led the author to make the investigation upon which this thesis is based. For years people in education and related fields have speculated as to whether the most intelligent children were the most stable emotionally or whether these brighter children tended more readily than the dull or average child to exhibit undesirable personality variations.

Practically everyone has, at some time in his life, used one or two isolated circumstances to prove the point that the more intelligent children were emotionally unstable or that the duller children were more unstable , …

Education And Living: Volume 1, Ralph Borsodi

School of Living Documents

In Education and Living, a two-volume work, Borsodi elaborated the model of the School of Living. Most of volume one consists of a critique of “mis-education.” Most of that critique focuses on the problems of centralization; centralization of industry, the economy, politics and education. The second volume of Education and Living explains Borsodi’s vision of achieving decentralization in detail. The second volume is in two parts: Right-Education and Re-Education. It explains how to educate for the “Normal” human being and for achieving the “Normal” way of living. This is not the “normal” of the bell curve, the average of a …

Education And Living: Volume 2, Ralph Borsodi

School of Living Documents

In Education and Living, a two-volume work, Borsodi elaborated the model of the School of Living. Most of volume one consists of a critique of “mis-education.” Most of that critique focuses on the problems of centralization; centralization of industry, the economy, politics and education. The second volume of Education and Living explains Borsodi’s vision of achieving decentralization in detail. The second volume is in two parts: Right-Education and Re-Education. It explains how to educate for the “Normal” human being and for achieving the “Normal” way of living. This is not the “normal” of the bell curve, the average of a …

Education And Living, Ralph Borsodi

School of Living Books

In Education and Living, a two-volume work, Borsodi elaborated the model of the School of Living. Most of volume one consists of a critique of “mis-education.” Most of that critique focuses on the problems of centralization; centralization of industry, the economy, politics and education. The second volume of Education and Living explains Borsodi’s vision of achieving decentralization in detail. The second volume is in two parts: Right-Education and Re-Education. It explains how to educate for the “Normal” human being and for achieving the “Normal” way of living. This is not the “normal” of the bell curve, the average of a …

A Study Of The Effect Of Growth In Reading Achievement Upon The Total Personality Of The Child, Lillie Nix

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of reading achievement as measured by a standardized test of reading, upon the total personality of the child, as measured by a standardized test of personality.

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 …

Spelling, Marguerite Reilly

Bachelors’ Theses

The three thousand seven hundred twenty-three (3,723) basic words in this speller have been taken from a list which Dr. George E. Vanderbeke, Professor of Education and Psychology at Marquette University, compiled from the Coleman Spelling Vocabulary Tests and the Iowa Scales in Spelling. Dr. Vanderbeke showed the percentage of word distribution so that a spelling vocabulary for the grades could be built.