A History of the Speech and Drama Department at North Texas State University as it Relates to General Trends in Speech Education, 1890-1971 (open access)

A History of the Speech and Drama Department at North Texas State University as it Relates to General Trends in Speech Education, 1890-1971

"The purpose of this study is to record an accurate account of this development at North Texas State University and to correlate it to general trends in speech education in the United States. The hypothesis for such a study is that historical comparisons may be beneficial to scholars as indicative of those methods that have met with the greatest success."--2.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Sandel, Mildred J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Texas University Interscholastic League One-Act Play Directors as Drama Teachers (open access)

An Analysis of the Texas University Interscholastic League One-Act Play Directors as Drama Teachers

The purpose of this study is to determine (1) what training is recommended for high school teachers of drama, (2) what training the high school teachers of drama actually have, (3) what job situation is recommended for the high school teacher of drama, and (4) what job situation the high school teachers of drama in the State of Texas actually have. This study should determine if there is a significant relationship between what a high school drama teacher should be and what the high school drama teachers of Texas actually are.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Pettigrew, Eva Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Results of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities and Certain Other Tests Used in Evaluating Children with Learning Disabilities (open access)

A Comparison of Results of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities and Certain Other Tests Used in Evaluating Children with Learning Disabilities

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, including its subtests and total test scores, can be used reliably as predictors of achievement on other tests used in the diagnosis of language disorders in children.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Garvin, Susanne B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Language and Articulation Ability to Reading Ability (open access)

The Relationship of Language and Articulation Ability to Reading Ability

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between articulation ability and reading ability, between articulation ability and language development, and between language development and reading ability. This study examined children with minor difficulties and children with a history of more severe articulation problems separately in order to determine whether severity of articulation disability is related to reading ability.
Date: January 1968
Creator: Butt, Francis V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Attitudes toward the Role of the PTA and its Communication of Goals and Programs (open access)

An Analysis of Attitudes toward the Role of the PTA and its Communication of Goals and Programs

The purpose of this study is to examine some aspects the Parent Teacher Association through designing a questionnaire, administering it to individuals involved to some degree in the organization, evaluating the data received, and then making knowledgeable observations about it. The specific aspects to be examined are its role and its communication of goals and programs as seen by several groups. Although the scope is limited to the Texas PTA, attitudes toward PTA in general are reflected in the responses.
Date: August 1973
Creator: Novak, Rynell S.
System: The UNT Digital Library