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Hyperphenylalaninemia and Mental Retardation : The Effects of a High Maternal Phenylalanine Blood Concentration on Mouse Offspring

Description: This study was concerned with setting up a similar situation wherein pregnant mice had an abnormally high phenylalanine metabolism. Through physical and intellectual assessment of their offspring, it would then be possible to determine what effects the abnormal metabolism had during pregnancy and whether or not a restricted diet need be resumed at that time.
Date: January 1970
Creator: Mozara, Stephen A.
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Identifiable Factors Which May Cause Delinquency Among Children of Elementary Age in Gainesville, Texas

Description: It is the purpose of this study to determine the identifiable causes of delinquency among children of elementary age in Gainesville and to make proposals for more effective youth services. To do this an analysis will be made of the possible sources and causes of delinquency, a modern educational approach, and the relation between the two.
Date: 1949
Creator: Gudgell, Arie Allen
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The Importance and Use of the Visual Aid in the Rural High School

Description: This study is an attempt to show by analysis the extent to which visual aid is a contributing agency in progressive education, with particular reference to the rural high school. The study will include a resume of the development of visual aid in education; a statement of objectives which guide the use of such aids in the classroom; generalizations as to the importance of visual aid as determined by its many contributions and services rendered in school progress; a review of the criticisms and … more
Date: 1941
Creator: McWhirter, Aubrey
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Improving Reading in a Third Grade

Description: The purpose of this study is to determine and evaluate a third grade reading program that will increase the individual child's reading ability and will stimulate maximum progress during a period of nine months. It is believed that through the development of this program a larger number of the children in this particular group will be able to make the transition from the primary type of reading to the intermediate level at the end of their third year in school.
Date: 1950
Creator: Ham, Mary Swan
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In-Group and Out-Group Sociometric Choices for Two Groups of College Students Experiencing Different Educational Procedures

Description: The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the social and interpersonal aspect of the Austin College Plan of educational development by carrying out a plan of evaluation designed by the Hogg Foundation of the University of Texas and the Psychology Department of North Texas State College.
Date: August 1959
Creator: Tate, James Oliver, 1929-
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Industrial Psychological Testing: A Review of the Controversy and a Comparison of Some Effective Testing Conditions with Some Stated Uses

Description: The problem of this study is to interview some personnel managers that use psychological testing in personnel selection and compare their responses to the recommended use of effective testing as presented by some professional psychologists.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Jones, William Lewis
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The Influence of Configuration and Letter Sequence on Recognition Thresholds of Words

Description: The purpose of this study is to attempt to determine what influence configuration and/or letter sequence have on the recognition thresholds of words. It is felt that low configuration and/or rare letter sequences will result in lower recognition thresholds, while high configuration and/or common letter sequence will result in higher recognition thresholds when stimulus words are presented to subjects by means of a tachistoscope.
Date: January 1962
Creator: Stewart, James C.
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The Influence of Departmentalization on the Achievement and Social Adjustment of Fifth-Grade Pupils in the Decatur Public School

Description: The purpose of this study is to offer some proof toward helping to determine the effect of departmentalization on achievement and social adjustment of fifth-grade pupils, and to determine the best possible means by which pupils in the fifth grade may become well-rounded, socially adjusted individuals, capable of self-expression, independent thinking, and proper attitudes.
Date: 1950
Creator: James, Elouise Mauldin
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The Influence of Economic, Social, and Physical Factors upon Normal Development of Pupils in Two Wichita Falls Elementary Schools

Description: Children who learn best are physically, mentally, and emotionally adequate. In conjunction with this fact, this study attempts to show the relation that exists between the children from uncomfortable, unsatisfactory environments and those with comfortable, satisfactory environments.
Date: 1948
Creator: Cowan, Charlie Weldon
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The Influence of Isolated and Integrated Fourth Grade Music on Children's Achievements in Music and Academic Subjects

Description: The purpose of this study was to compare two types of teaching music, isolated and integrative, to determine their influence on achievements in music and academic subjects of pupils in two fourth-grade classes in a Fort Worth elementary school. Attention was directed to the values of music in the lives of individuals, to the two types of teaching music, and to the outcomes of instruction from both types of programs.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Phillips, Ena Melba
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