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The Use of Selected Aptitude Test Scores for Predicting Achievement in Modern Foreign Languages at North Texas State University

The problem of this study was to determine the value of certain selected aptitude test scores for predicting student achievement in Spanish, French, and German at North Texas State University. Particular emphasis was placed on freshmen enrolled in beginning courses.

Date: August 1971

Creator: Akins, Dolores C.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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A Short History of the Trombone With Emphasis on Construction Innovations and Performance Modifications From 1945 to 1970

For all of recorded history musical instruments have been a source of fascination and curiosity for man. Through a major portion of this time one instrument, the trombone, has evolved with a unique design, character, and history. The earliest trombones, called sackbuts, originally had a sliding mechanism located near the mouthpiece. In the sixteenth century this was improved by the addition of the "U-turn" which facilitated holding and playing. This construction innovation was the last major ch… more

Date: May 1971

Creator: Alexander, Ashley

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Representative Nineteenth-Century Choral Symphonies

This study is concerned with the examination of choral symphonies by major nineteenth-century composers. Its purpose is to delineate the common characteristics which these works have. Emphasis is given to the investigation of the choral elements in the symphonies. Detailed musicological studies of nineteenth-century music are minimal; there has. been a particular lack of interest in nineteenth-century works for chorus. Therefore, the principal sources of data for this study were the full scores… more

Date: December 1971

Creator: Alexander, Metche Franke

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Retrospective Perceptions of Parent-child Relations as a Variable in Personality Traits of Prison Inmates

The purpose of this study was to examine the retrospective perceptions of parent-child relations as measured by the Roe-Siegelman Parent-Child Relations Questionnaire (PCR), personality characteristics as they appear on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and types of crimes of prison inmates, specifically divided into aggressive and non-aggressive crimes.

Date: August 1971

Creator: Allston, Rose B.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Effects of Desensitization, Rogerian Therapy, and Modeling on Stage-Fright

Since fear of public speaking has been considered a good example of anxiety and an example that is correlated with behavioral and cognitive measures of anxiety levels, a study of Rogerian therapy, desensitization, and modeling techniques in reducing this anxiety seemed appropriate.

Date: May 1971

Creator: Alston, Herbert L.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Investigation of the Uniaxial Stress Dependence of the Effective Mass in N-Type InSb Using the Magnetophonon Effect

The magnetophonon effect was used to investigate the uniaxial stress dependence of the effective mass in n-type InSb (indium antimonide).

Date: December 1971

Creator: Alsup, Dale Lynn

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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The Contributions of George S. Benson to Christian Education

The problem is to examine the contributions of George S. Benson to Christian education. The study presents data obtained by personal interviews with George Benson and people who have been close to him, excerpts from letters written by former students, teachers, and board members, minutes of the Board of Trustees of Harding College, books, articles, speeches and newspapers.

Date: December 1971

Creator: Altman, Ted M.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

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Southwest Retort, Volume 23, Number 5, January 1971

This publication of the Dallas-Fort Worth Section of the American Chemical Society includes information about research, prominent scientist, organizational business, and various other stories of interest to the community. Published monthly during long academic semesters.

Date: January 1971