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The Effect Of Kinesthetic And Demonstration Techniques Of Instruction Upon Standing Broad Jump Performance, Howard Philip Meyer
The Effect Of Kinesthetic And Demonstration Techniques Of Instruction Upon Standing Broad Jump Performance, Howard Philip Meyer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A test of standing broad jump ability was administered to ninety-three sixth grade boys to compare the kinesthetic and demonstration methods of instruction. The subjects were classified on the Neilson-Cozens Classification Index and divided into three groups. The first group received the kinesthetic method of instruction, the second group was instructed using the demonstration method, and the third group did not receive any formal instruction.
The data were examined by computing the mean and standard deviation of each pre-test and post-test group. The mean and standard deviation of the pre-test scores were 60.61 and 7.589. The mean and standard deviation …
Health Counseling For The Overweigh Adolescent Girl, Elizabeth J. Handley
Health Counseling For The Overweigh Adolescent Girl, Elizabeth J. Handley
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This study was undertaken for the purpose of seeing how a health counseling program for overweight adolescent girls could be developed in a secondary high school setting. Initially, the study developed out of an awareness and concern for the problem of obesity among teenage girls, especially those in a secondary school. To provide a strong background for the use in both planning and executing a health counseling program, the study reviewed the health literature dealing especially with several topics:
a. The prevalence of obesity.
b. The relationship of obesity to mental and physical health.
c. The influence of food faddisms …
A Curriculum For The Profoundly Retarded Children In A Development Center For Handicapped Minors, Charles William Koontz
A Curriculum For The Profoundly Retarded Children In A Development Center For Handicapped Minors, Charles William Koontz
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The development of the infant from birth to four years will approximately parallel the stages of development of the profoundly retarded children enrolled in the Development Centers for Handicapped Minors ( DCHM ) in California. The retarded child is a human being and may be assumed to have the same basic equipment as the normal child. If we expand and prolong the development stated of the normal child we will be able to lead the DCHM child through these states in slow motion to insure progress.
To develop a curriculum, an assessment of the abilities of the child was necessary. …