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The Development And Construct Validation Of The Children’S Academic Motivation Inventory, Kevin Hughes

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to develop and provide construct validation evidence for the Children’s Academic Motivation Inventory (CAMI). The CAMI, the junior Index of Motivation Scale (JIM Scale), and the Children’s Social Desirability Scale (CSDS) were administered to 534 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. Additionally, teacher assigned math grades; total math and total reading scores from the Kentucky Essential skills test (KEST); and the Cognitive Skills Index (CSI) from the Test of Cognitive Skills were obtained for each participant. Principal-components factor analysis with varimax rotation performed on the CAMI items produced essentially one factor, entitled academic achievement motivation. …

Development Of The Parent - Child Situation Scale: A Measure Of Parental Attributions Toward Handicapped Children's Behavior, Lonnie Sears

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The Parent - Child Situation Scale (PCSS) was developed to measure parental attributions toward handicapped children's behavior. The PCSS was administered to mothers of handicapped children. The final version of the scale possessed good reliability. Coefficient alphas for the PCSS were .74 for the internal - external attribution subscale, .70 for the stable - unstable subscale, and .72 for the global - specific subscale. Factor analysis of the PCSS revealed three factors corresponding to the three attribution types. The internal - external subscale's validity was supported. The other two subscales, however, appeared to have only moderate validity. Responses of college …

Ua3/7/7 Scrapbook File, Wku President - Alexander

WKU Administration Documents

Clippings regarding WKU during July & August 1986.

Interview With Allyene Gregory Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Allyene Gregory conducted by Steve Vied for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Gregory discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Sorgho, Daviess County, Kentucky, education, childhood games, her father's farm, African Americans, social customs and historic events in the community, as well as her teaching career.

Interview With Lattie Edds And Essie Thomason Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Lattie Edds and Essie Thomason conducted by Judi Hetrick for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." They discuss their life and times, including information about growing up in McLean County and Hancock County, Kentucky, social life and customs, weaving, childhood chores and games, teachers and teaching, one-room schools, farms and farming, courtship, televisions, radios, the Great Depression, floods, and influenza.

Interview With Lena Stolsworth Regarding Her Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Lena Stolsworth conducted by Kim Parson for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Stolsworth discusses her life and times, including information about growing up on a farm in Ohio County, Kentucky, education, social life and customs, floods, the Great Depression and World War II.

Interview With Otis & Essie Stevens Regarding Their Lives (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Essie (Crawford) Stevens and Otis Stevens conducted by Charlotte Postlewaite for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." The Stevens discuss their life and times, including information about growing up in Ohio County, Kentucky, education, one-room schools, farms and farming, teaching in a one-room school, food preservation and preparation, laundering, death, telephones and radios.

Gregory, Corinne Taylor, B. 1904 (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Corinne Taylor Gregory conducted by Charlotte Postlewaite for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Gregory discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Ohio County, Kentucky, the Great Depression, horse racing, company stores, coal towns, courtship, and social life and customs.

Interview With Charlie Earl Coy Regarding His Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Charlie Earl Coy conducted by Keith Smith for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Coy discusses his life and times, including information about his childhood in Daviess County, Kentucky, farms and farming, the Great Depression, tobacco, social life and customs, airplanes, radios, television, tractors and other farm equipment, women's suffrage and influenza.

Ua68/13/5 Pr Perspectives, Kelly Thompson Chapter, Public Relations Student Society Of America

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by the WKU Kelly Thompson Chapter of PRSSA regarding members, activities and alumni.

Ua12/2/78 The Messenger, Vol. 1, Kappa Sigma

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Kappa Sigma fraternity in 1986.

Ua12/2/10 Delta Gamma Chatter, Kappa Delta

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about Kappa Delta sorority for 1986.

The Effects Of General Equivalency Diploma (Ged) Acquisition On Parole Success In Kentucky, William Ratliff

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Post release follow-up was conducted on a total of 95 Kentucky Correctional Facilities inmates, who had acquired a General Equivalency Certificate in the years 1981-1983.

The rate of Recidivism of this group was compared to that of all parolees released during that period.

It was found that the parolees in general who were released during that time period returned to the institution at a rate of 36.7 percent, The parolees who had completed the GED Program in the institution prior to release returned at a rate of 35.78 percent.

The average length of time spent in society by those who …

Interview With Gayle Carver Regarding His Life (Fa 154), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview with Gayle Carver conducted by Joe Adams for an oral history project titled "A Generation Remembers, 1900-1949." Carver discusses her life and times, including information about growing up in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, education, businesses, childhood chores, his phonograph record collection, World War II, the 1937 flood, the Great Depression, the first automobile and airplane he remembered and information about popular music of the era.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding summer school, student recruitment, retreat, fish fry, academic program review, Warren County Schools, cooperative high school and minority faculty recruitment.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding academic advising, minority faculty recruitment, school administrators fish fry and retreat.

Ua66/6/2 Alumni Newsletter, Wku Biology

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Biology department highlighting students, faculty and alumni activities.

A Study Of Cognitive Variables Associated With Achievement Among A Gifted Population, Sharon R. Coty-Kieta

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between specific cognitive variables and classroom achievement among a gifted population. The participants included 389 students in grades five eight enrolled in the Gifted and Talented Education program in a Southcentral Kentucky School district. An experimenter-developed teacher rating scale was used to document classroom achievement, the criterion variable. The predictor variables were (a) locus of control, as measured by the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Scale; (b) the ability to clearly express thoughts and the elaboration, fluency, flexibility, originally, and organization of those thoughts, as measured by the Prose Quantification System; (c) …

Ua68/13/4 Shoptalk, Wku Journalism

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by students participating in the High School Publications Workshop hosted by the WKU Journalism Department.

• Goff, Tracey. Four Students Couldn't Settle for One
• Welch, Jeff. Workshop Enrollment Remains Steady
• Foster, Kyle. Administrators Provide Support for Workshop
• Leach, Kelly. Terry Vander Heyden Offers Story Suggestions
• Stuart, Beth. Mark Lyons Urges Photographers to Prepare for Assignments
• Trunnell, Katrina. Interview Tips Offered
• Goff, Tracey. Students Tour Daily News Office
• Stuart, Beth. For Workshop Students, It Was a Class Act
• Pitts, Jil. So Rare - Nothing is Free Any More, Especially Time to Relax
• Welch, Jeff. Experienced Instructors Share Knowledge
• Foster, Kyle. …

Ua12/2/1 Talisman: A Blend Of Tradition & Trend, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

1986 Talisman yearbook.

• Tradition & Trend
• Anxiety . . .
• Making a Difference
• Community Involvement
• Fun & Games . . .
• Success . . .
• Escape . . .
• Robertson, Marcia. Measure of Safety – WKU Police
• Carey, Pam. Red Scare – Parking Tickets
• McCormick, Becky. On the Cutting Edge – Kirby’s Barber Shop
• Corley, Bonita. Classy Kid – Katie Glynn
• White, Fred. Down Under for a Midnight Snack – Unicorn Pizza
• Upshaw, Sam. For Better or for Worse – Elaine Lewis, Freddy Shanks
• Watkins, Chris. Behind the Masks – Halloween
• Libs, Robyn. Safety First – Assaults
• Pullen, Terry. Rock …

The Effects Of Individual-Team Training Versus Group-Team Training On Group Task Performance, David Rivkin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Organizations utilize groups frequently and extensively for problem solving and decision making. Research results indicate that training in group decision making improves the performance of groups on a variety of decision -making tasks (Erffmeyer & Lane, 1984; Hall & Williams, 1970; Nemiroff, Passmore, & Ford, 1976). Despite the heavy reliance of organizations on teams and the benefits of training in group decision making, there is a scarcity of research investigating the proper instructional mode (i.e., individual versus team) for group decision-making training (Denson, 1981; Goldstein, 1986). The results of studies investigating this problem have been inconclusive (Goldstein, 1986). Support has …

Ua3/7/1 Band Uniform Report, Kent Campbell

WKU Administration Documents

Memo and report from Kent Campbell to Wayne Hobbs regarding the condition of marching band uniforms and costs to replace them.

Ua66/4/2 Ceremony Of Capping & Pinning, Wku Dental Hygiene

WKU Administration Documents

Program from capping & pinning ceremony.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 60, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Turner, Todd & Stan Reagan. Board of Regents to Consider College, New Jobs
• Eagleston, Leigh Ann. Western Still Has Link to Elementary
• Pack, Todd. Student Groups Say They Deserve Money They Get
• Barnhart, Rebecca. Three Jewish Students Take Pride in Religion
• Klausnitzer, Dorren. Speaker Tries to Stop Students’ AIDS Fears – Terry Krieger
• ‘86 Marsupial Awards
• Opinion: Officials’ Secrets Leave Students Uninformed
• Golden, Vickie. Sorority Solidarity – Sigma Kappa
• Wesoloski, Jim. Coverage Praised – Department Chairs
• Jones, Kimberly. Little Bit of Heaven
• Jones, Kimberly. Questions …

Man & The Environment Of The Llanos Orientales Of Colombia, William Watts

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The investigation of the problem in this paper dealt with performing an examination of the landscape of the humid tropical wet-dry savanna region of the Llanos of Colombia, in an attempt to record a cultural imprint of man in the twentieth century in that environment. Fieldwork involving two summer traverses of the Llanos yielded an inventory of fresh factual documentation about how man has adapted to and utiliizes this environment.

Implementing the ecosystem concept as expressed by Barrows and Hegen, both man and the physical environment were studied to gain as complete a picture of the Llanos as possible. Data …

Effects Of Internal Imagery & Experimental State On The Performance Of Intercollegiate Smallbore Rifle Shooters, Paul Whitworth

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study was conducted to examine the effects of internal imagery and experiential state on the performance of intercollegiate smallbore rifle shooters. An interaction between internal imagery and experiential state was hypothesized. Subjects included 43 smallbore rifle shooters from 7 universities stratified into 2 groups. Group 1, composed of 23 shooters, received internal imagery instructions and practice time; group 2 received unrelated instructions and an equal amount of practice time. Following the instructional period, a posttest was administered to each group (the NRA/ISU Style 1/2 course on an indoor 50 foot range) and each shooter completed an experiential state measure. …

A New Measure Of Mature Religiosity, James A. Croxton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In this study, a new measure of mature religiosity was created. One hundred and fifty students were administered an 80 item scale based upon a consensus meaning of mature religiosity. The results of this administration were factor analyzed. Seven First Order Factors and two Second Order Factors emerged which could be adequately assessed by 50 of the 80 item. The revised 50 item scale was administered to 130 students. During the same administration, the students also responded to measures of personal maturity (Dogmatism Scale, Internal-External Locus of Control Scale, Social Desirability Scale) and other measures of mature religiosity (Intrinsic-Extrinsic Religious …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 59, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Reagan, Steve & Todd Turner. Five to Get New Jobs in Administrative Shuffle
• Carlton, Chad. Hard Work Marks John Minton’s 28 Years
• Jessie, Lisa. Task Force to Consider Adding College, School
• Harris, Carla. The Last Laugh May Be on Asylum Komix
• Hutcherson, Jackie. Physical Plant Director Says More Lights Needed – Kemble Johnson
• Judges Pick 3 Students for Big Red –Daniel Rodriguez, Rebecca Hack, Curtis Barman
• Library Hours Extended
• Opinion: Night College Will Broaden Western Minds, Curriculum
• Barry, Julia. Editorial Cartoon – Primal Scream
• Humphreys, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald - Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:

• Meehan, Mary. Adjust: The Nearly 390 Refugees from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam Struggle to Adjust to New Life in Bowling Green
• Sullivan, Sheila. State Theater Gets Religion
• Marty Deputy is Mom to 390 Refugees

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 58, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Harris, Carla & Tom Stone. Department Head System May Change
• Duff, Jill. Students Will Teach in Europe
• Eagleston, Leigh Ann. One Year Later, Greeks Say Dry Rush Here to Stay
• Sullivan, Sheila. Picking Major Can Be Trendy Task
• Hutcherson, Jackie. Associated Student Government’s Past Recalled at Banquet
• Harris, Carla. Gene Evans Elected Faculty Senate Chairman Again
• Opinion: Consider Advantages of Playing Musical Chairs – Department Chairs
• Barry, Julia. Editorial Cartoon – Musical Chairs
• Edelen, Mark. Sources Praise, Criticize College Heights Herald in Survey
• Schilling, William. …