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An Evaluation of the Psychological Principles of Learning Used in the Social Studies Curriculum of the Elementary Grades

Description: The problem of this study is to establish criteria of psychological factors that should be included in a social studies educational program of the elementary grades to measure the program planned for the social studies of the elementary grades of the Houston, El Paso, Fort Worth, and Amarillo, Texas, public schools.
Date: 1947
Creator: Stucker, Myrtle
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A History of the Dallas Public Evening Schools

Description: The purpose of this study is to collect and to preserve existing data and information concerning the history and growth of the Dallas Public Evening Schools. The study will show how Dallas has been interested in the promotion and extension of education at all levels of learning, whether the learner is of the age to attend public school or has reached the age of eighty or more.
Date: 1947
Creator: Wells, Zada
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The Educational Value of the Comics

Description: This study is made to determine any educational values to be derived from the use of the comics. The problem shall be to show (1) what those values are, (2) how they shall be attained, and (3) which comics are best suited to aid in the attainment of those values, as shown by the data to be assembled.
Date: 1948
Creator: Barton, Lillie V.
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A Study of One Hundred Texas State Training School Girls at Gainesville, Texas, to Determine the Major Factors in Juvenile Delinquency

Description: The problem of this thesis is three-fold: (1) to determine what social workers, officers of the law, and leaders in the field of education believe about juvenile delinquency; (2) to study the backgrounds, personalities, and criminal records of one hundred girls committed to the Texas State Training School at Gainesville, Texas, to determine the major factors in their delinquency; and (3) to make recommendations that may be helpful in meeting the problems of youth.
Date: 1948
Creator: Crews, Rachel Melvina
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A Comparative Sociometric Study of Negro and White Children

Description: The purpose of the study was to compare the social acceptance of the Negro and white children in the second, fourth, and fifth grades of the Demonstration School associated with the North Texas State Teachers College and the Fred Douglass Negro School, Denton, Texas, and to record the extent of change over a period of time.
Date: 1948
Creator: Land, Tom
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An Analysis of Scientific Learning in Growing Silkworms

Description: The purpose of this study is to give the results of a science experiment in an elementary grade in raising silkworms. The purpose of the experiment was not to learn the laws and principles of science, but to determine whether the life cycle of the silkworm would create a greater interest in the field of science.
Date: 1947
Creator: Roberts, Odessa Hensley
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An Evaluation of a Method of Making Sixth Grade Arithmetic Meaningful

Description: The problem of this study is to analyze and evaluate methods of making sixth grade arithmetic meaningful. In the accomplishment of the purpose, the writer made an intensive investigation into teaching methods of arithmetic as set forth by writers from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day, with special interest centered upon the place of the teacher in the development and utilization of meaningful situations.
Date: 1948
Creator: McKinnon, Bobbie Sue Moore
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A Study of Parent Teacher and Pupil Attitudes to the Conference Method of Reporting Pupil Progress

Description: The problem of this study is to obtain a cross section of thought of parents, teachers, and pupils concerning the practice in the Jefferson Elementary School, Sherman, Texas, of reporting pupil progress and growth by means of individual parent-teacher conferences.
Date: 1948
Creator: McManus, Mabel Dunn
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An Evaluation of an Adequate Finance System for Extracurricular Activities

Description: It is the purpose of this study to discover and report educationally sound practices of activity financing and administration, with special emphasis placed on accounting. This investigation will attempt to disclose present-day common practices in financing the activities and accounting in regard to activity finances, and where advisable to make recommendations to secure more adequate procedures.
Date: 1941
Creator: Alvis, James C.
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An Evaluation of the Training and Preparation of Elementary-School Principals in the Light of Certain Duties They Perform

Description: It is the purpose of this study to determine the value of the academic preparation and the in-service experience of the elementary-school principals as it pertains to three phases of the principals' duties--organization and administration, supervision, and community relationships.
Date: 1941
Creator: Bennett, Lowell Dean
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