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Undesirable Speaking Habits and Speech Defects of Elementary Grade Pupils in the Albany, Texas Public School: An analysis of undesirable speaking habits and speech defects of elementary pupils in Albany, Texas. Remedial speech training is recommended.
Securing Maximum Educational Advantages by the Use of Cooperative Criteria: This study is an examination of the Alvarado, Texas middle school. Advantages afforded by the school building, family income level, and cooperative standards helped indicate future success.
An Analysis of Evaluation Techniques for an Activity Program: This thesis is an examination of the techniques used to evaluate the effectiveness of activities planned by elementary school teachers. The reasoning, functions, and adequacy of evaluation are among the covered topics.
Evaluation of School Units that Affected the Community: This study examines a change from traditional to modern teaching in the Denton, Texas public schools. Issues faced by adminitation and teachers in three examined elementary schools provide information about the implementation of a plan focused on the particular needs of children in the community.
An Analysis of the Adequacy of the Health Program in Certain Texas High Schools: This thesis examines the state of Texas high school health programs using federal standards first established seven years previously.
The Commercial Offerings and the Requirements for a Major at Seventy - One Institutions which Hold Membership in the American Association of Teachers Colleges: The aim of this study is to discover how many of the examined seventy-one places of higher education offer undergraduate commerce courses.
The Religious Factor in Social Acceptance and Emotional Stability: This study examines the role that religion plays in the lives of high school children. A study conducted on Hondo, Texas high school children yielded data for the study.
Determining the Functional Health Content of a Health Education Course for Sixth-Grade Pupils in the DeQueen School in Port Arthur, Texas: This thesis is an examination of the material covered by a sixth - grade health education course and indicates areas requiring improvement. Data for the thesis came from DeQueen Elementary School in Port Arthur, Texas.
Test Materials for Fundamental Elements in Clerical and Secreterial Subject Matter: This thesis presents an overview and analysis of tests conducted to measure the quality of clerical and secreterial skills obtained by commerce education students and concludes with suggestions for future testing.
Preferences Shown by One Hundred Children in Each of the First, Third, and Fifth Grades of the Gladewater, Texas, Elementary School in Illustrating Six Types of Nature Poems: This thesis indicates the nature poetry preferences of fifth grade elementary school children. Data gathered helped determine the preferred aspect of nature and choices of girls compared to boys.
A Study of the Effect of Teacher - Pupil Ratio upon the Child's Achievement: This study examines the impact that classroom size makes on the development of secondary students. To gather data, the author focused on Leverett's Chapel School near Kilgore, Texas.
The Effect of Certain Classroom Procedures Combined with Certain Factors on Pupil Growth: This thesis presents the results of standardized testing conducted on two groups of elementary school students. Test results indicated the progress and growth of traditionally educated sixth graders in Phillips, Texas when compared to newer trends.
An Evaluation of the Trinidad High School, Trinidad, Texas: This thesis is the result of an examination of Trindad High school in Trinidad, Texas. Teaching philosophy, student demographics, student activity types, and student resources are some of the considered aspects of this evaluation.
An Evaluation of the Hebron School, Hebron, Texas: This thesis presents the results of an examination of the Hebron, Texas public schools. Specific criteria, such as home life and socioeconomic background, were used to consider the abilities and needs of students. The resulting information made it possible to determine the ability of schools to impact the lives of students.
Trends in Public School Supervision: This thesis presents a broad historical and modern overview of teacher supervision by school administration. Areas of needed improvement and suggested solutions for them are indicated.
Dissemination of Teachers' Codes of Ethics: This thesis examines the awareness of national and state standards established for teachers by teacher associations. Data for this study came from questionnaires filled out by teachers taking courses at North Texas State University.
The Influence of Goal Seeking on Pupil Achievement in the Second Grade: This thesis is a comparison and result evaluation of arithmetic, handwriting, spelling, and reading goals by students in the second grade at Sam Houston Elementary School in Denton, Texas.
Social and Academic Status of Kindergarten and Non-Kindergarten Elementary School Children: This study is the result of an examination student social skills conducted at two elementary schools to determine kindergarten necessity.
An Analysis and Evaluation of Two Methods of Teaching Language Arts: This study compares and and provides an evaluation of language arts progress made by elementary school children using two different methods of instruction. One traditional method stressed grammar and the other experimentally focused on mechanics.
An Evaluation of a Cooperative Community Survey as a Training in Service for Teachers: This thesis resulted from an examination conducted on the living conditions of Port Arthur, Texas elementary school student who resided in Port Acres.
The Relation of Certain Factors to Success in College Mathematics: This study is the result of an examination conducted to determine contributing factors to student success in college mathematics. Data gathered for this thesis came from a survey conducted on students at North Texas State Teachers College.
Some Problems of Conflict Between High School Pupils and their Parents: This thesis presents the findings of research conducted to discover the common sources of conflict between parents and teenagers. Data for the findings came from questionnaires completed by high school students in Denton and Greenville, Texas.
A Layman's Interpretation of the Provisions of a 20-Year Pay Life Insurance Policy: This thesis presents an attempt to simplify the language used in life insurance provisions.
An Evaluation of the Mineral Wells High School, Mineral Wells. Texas: This thesis offers an evaluation of the Mineral Wells, Texas high school. Fifteen hundred points associated with curriculum and school operation were evaluated to draw presented conclusions.
An Evaluation of the Library Service in the Sam Houston School, Corsicana, Texas: This study is the result of an evaluation conducted at the Sam Houston Secondary School library in Corsicana, Texas to determine if the needs of students were being met.
A Comparative Study of Commercial and Non-commercial High School Graduates.: No Description Available.
An Evaluation of the Chico Elementary School and Some Recommendations for Improvement.: A study to determine the status of the Chico Elementary School and compare it to established norms and standards.
The Development of Nature Study in the Primary Grades Through an Analysis of Available Printed Material: This thesis is the result of an examination of the biological and physical science information content included in late nineteenth and early twentieth century elementary school readers and textbooks.
How Can the Educational Opportunities be Improved for the Colored Children of Rusk County, Texas?: A comparison of white and colored schools in Rusk county found that educational opportunities for colored students was unequal. A plan for improving the colored schools of the county is set forth.
An Evaluation of the Activity Program in the First Grade: A study to determine whether an activity program can be carried on under adverse conditions in a first grade classroom.
A Study to Determine Why Students Withdraw From High Schools in Freestone County.: A study to determine why students withdrew from high wchools in Freestone county.
Determining the Validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) with Learning Disabilities: This study investigated the relation of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R) for learning disabled (LD) children, the relation of K-ABC Achievement subtests with other achievement tests, and the relation of verbal and perceptual abilities assessment and the K-ABC. One hundred white, middle to above socioeconomic status (SES), LD students 6 to 12 1/2 years old were administered the K-ABC in addition to the test battery used to identify them. Findings indicated significant differences (2<-01) between WISC-R Full Scale scores and KABC MPC scores, with MPC scores being 3.33 points lower. Significant correlations (2<-01) were found between the following: (a) WISC-R Performance scores and K-ABC Simultaneous scores, (b) K-ABC Sequential and Simultaneous scores, (c) WISC-R Performance and K-ABC Sequential scores, (d) K-ABC Arithmetic and WRAT Arithmetic, and (e) K-ABC Reading Understanding and the following: Woodcock Word Identification, Woodcock Passage Comprehension, WRAT Reading, and Durrell Silent Reading. The study found the MPC correlates higher with tests of perceptual ability than with tests of verbal ability. Results indicate the following: (a) the WISC-R and K-ABC can substitute each other when measuring overall intelligence, (b) the WISC-R and K-ABC do not measure the same abilities, (c) the Sequential-Simultaneous score discrepancy is a poor diagnostic indicator of LD, (d) the discrepancy between the Achievement scale and the K-ABC intelligence scales is a poor diagnostic indicator of LD, (e) the K-ABC Arithmetic subtest is no better and no worse than the WRAT Arithmetic subtest, (f) WRAT Reading, Woodcock Word Identification and K-ABC Reading Recognition are not interchangeable measures of word calling skills, (g) the K-ABC Reading Understanding subtest is as adequate a measure of reading comprehension as other available tests, (h) the MPC is clearly more a measure of perceptual ability than of verbal …
To Determine and Evaluate Practices that are Used in Class Room Activity Involving the Correction or Orevention of Discipline Problems: This thesis presents findings of a study conducted to determine the levels of cooperation that are manifested when disciplinary issues arise in the classroom.
The Language of Peace: A Burkeian Analysis of the Peace Rhetoric of William Sloane Coffin, Jr.: The purpose of this research was to identify the motives and use of language of William Sloane Coffin, Jr., president of SANE/FREEZE organization. The rhetorical elements of his peace speeches between the years 1978-1988 were analyzed using Kenneth Burke's dramatistic pentad as a method of analysis.
The Cost of Securing a Master's Degree from a Texas State Teachers College and the Economic and Profesional Value of the Degree: The intent of this thesis is to indicate the economic cost and professional value that result from earning a graduate teaching degree. Data gathered to formulate study conclusions came from questionnaires distributed to master's recipients from five Texas teachers colleges.
The Relation Between Certain Home Factors and the Social and Academic Progress of the Second-Grade Pupils in the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas: The correlation between home environment and educational performance is addressed in this study.
How the Reading Difficulties Are Being Met in Some Fifth Grades of Tarrant County, Texas.: A study to determine the most common reading difficulties in the fifth grade in Tarrant County, Texas, to evaluate the ways they are being met, and to suggest solutions.
An Evaluation of the Valley View High School, Valley View, Texas: This study compares standards established by the Cooperative Study of Secondary Schools to the operation and functioning of the Valley View, Texas high school.
The Reliability of the Terman Group Test in Predicting Academic Success in the North Texas State Teachers College: This thesis is the result of an examination conducted to determine average student preparation before reaching post-secondary schools so that college freshmen receive proper guidance.
A Survey of Custodial Service in Selected Schools of the Panhandle of Texas: This thesis explored custodial services in public schools throughout the Texas Panhandle in order to compile averages and establish the need for improved working conditions and compensation.
Candidates' Perception of Training and Self-Efficacy in Traditional and Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs.: This research was encouraged by the tremendous demand for teachers. Two million new teachers will be needed in the United States over the next decade. The teacher shortage has school administration, school boards, education agencies, and institutions of higher education investigating how to train and retain more teachers. Alternative certification programs have been developed to address the teacher shortage. This study examined the effectiveness of traditionally and alternatively certified teachers in two separate programs with regard to their self-efficacy, perception of their training, and their ExCET scores. Traditional candidates (10) and alternative candidates (74) were examined using survey research. According to this data on self-efficacy, perception of training, and ExCET passing rates, there is no significant difference between those teachers who receive traditional training and those who are trained in alternative certification programs.
A Course in Freshman English Composition Based on Theories of Creativity: Today's colleges and universities are faced with the challenges of reforming their curriculums in an effort to hold a generation of students who are now demanding more than just a degree. Today prominent writers in the field of higher education point to the necessity of assessing and reconstructing college courses so that new direction will be provided. Each student entering college for the first time usually must enroll in an English composition course. Such a course offers great potential to encourage the creative capacity of the incoming student and foster an attitude of personal inquiry. The diversity of subjects and intentions which can be introduced in the beginning composition course offers a healthy reservoir of opportunity for exploring personal meaning. Introducing some of the goals and concepts of creativity may thus inspire the design of a new course given to meeting the challenges of higher education.The problem of this study was to develop a course in freshman English composition based on the theories of creativity and directed towards the development of the student's creative and critical capacity.
The Utilization of Semantic Webbing as a Method of Teaching Art Criticism in the Elementary School: Art educators and classroom teachers in the elementary schools are confronted with the challenge of helping children look critically at works of art and develop written and/or verbal skills to communicate their findings. It was the purpose of this study to determine the effectiveness of the conceptual learning technique of semantic webbing in teaching art criticism in the elementary classroom. The author revealed a significant difference of opinions between two sample groups and similarities between the variables of frequency of use, and familiarity of the webbing technique and its effectiveness in the classroom. The sample groups consist of elementary classroom teachers and art specialists who work with kindergarten and first grade children.
Shoulder Muscle Electromyography During Diagonal and Straight Plane Patterns of Movement: The purpose of this study was to further investigate the relationship between patterns of shoulder movement and muscular response. Thirteen females were tested against maximal manual resistance in twelve different patterns, eight straight plane, and four diagonal. Five of the six subjects who met established kinematic criteria were used for electromyographic (EMG) analysis of the anterior deltoid (AD), the middle deltoid, the posteroir deltoid (PD), and the pectoralis major. No significant differences were found between number of muscles solicited or duration of muscular effort during the different movements. Maximal EMG was significantly higher for the AD in abduction and in flexion than in the other patterns, and for the PD in diagonal flexion with abduction and in transverse abduction.
A Study of the Role of Staff Development Trainer in Organizations: This investigation examines the differences in perception of the role of staff-development trainer in organizations, a role identified as an emerging occupation, held by three professional groups. The focus is on sources of stress and strain in the job performance of the trainer. Purposes of the study are (1) to collect data from three coworker groups, administrators, directors of nursing, and trainers relative to the role of the trainer, (2) to examine differences in perception between the groups, (3) to examine the differences as potential sources of stress when viewed from the perspective of role theory, and (4) to delineate the role. This study indicates that knowledge about behavioral sciences and skill at interpersonal communications are important areas in both background and in personal qualities needed. Nurses and trainers widely perceive a lack of commitment to training by administrators. This relates to sources of strain in the role of trainer. There is a generally held expectation in the field that the role will grow in importance and scope.
An Animal Study of Low-cost Texas Diets in Supporting Reproduction, Lactation, and Iodine Needs: A study of low-cost Texas diets to support reproduction, lactation, and iodine needs in animals.
A Suggested Sequence for Using Six Primers Adopted by the State of Texas, Based on the Number of Common Word-Meanings: The present study is an analysis of six primers adopted for use in the public schools of Texas with the idea of comparing word-meanings used in the six books in order to find out possible sequences for the use of the books.
The Relationship Between Piagetian Developmental Levels and the Persuasive Writing Ability of Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders: Research questions addressed whether (1) the instruction was effective, (2) performance on persuasive tasks differed by grade level following instruction, (3) performance on persuasive tasks differed by Piagetian developmental level following instruction, and (4) whether performance differed between monolingual and bilingual subjects. Students wrote four persuasive compositions for assessment, two before instruction was administered and two after instruction. Knudson's holistic scoring rubric was used to evaluate essays for overall quality. Other measures of writing were evaluated including the number of words students used in their writing, the number of reasons included in the essay, the number of reasons per hundred words, and whether the paper had a conclusion or not. Further, the number of elaborations used in the paper was determined, as well as the number of elaborations per hundred words, and the ratio of the number of words used in elaborations compared with the total number of words in the composition.
Analysis and Evaluation of the Role of Elementary School Supervisors in Selected Texas Public Schools: In the analysis and evaluation of the role of the elementary school supervisor, the purpose was (1) to investigate relationships which might exist between certain personal and professional background characteristics of elementary school supervisors and the activities in which they engaged, (2) to determine the activities in which elementary school supervisors engaged, (3) to determine emphasis placed upon those activities in which elementary school supervisors engaged, and (4) to evaluate those activities in which elementary school supervisors engaged.
The Course Content of Life, Earth, and Physical Science Programs in Selected Texas Junior High Schools: The purpose of the study was to determine the agreement between reported levels of emphasis of course content topics suitable for the junior high school and the optimum level of emphasis as it was recommended by Texas science supervisors and national science education specialists.

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