Response of Female Athletes to Twelve-Week Plyometric Depth-jump Training (open access)

Response of Female Athletes to Twelve-Week Plyometric Depth-jump Training

This study aimed to investigate the response of trained intercollegiate and national level female athletes to twelve week depth-jump (DJ) training performed twice weekly with forty repetitions of DJs performed each training session. Results of statistical analysis revealed that only the .3 and .5 meter experimental group improved significantly on VJ ability. However, there was no significant increase in LS for either experimental group compared to the control group. It was concluded that DJ training from .3 and .5 meter heights is more optimal for increasing VJ ability of trained female athletes compared to the 0.75 and 1.1 meter heights as recommended by Verhoshanski for trained male athletes. It was also concluded that DJ training has the the ultimate purpose of developing explosive leg power not leg strength.
Date: August 1988
Creator: Adel, Ahmed Mousa
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Personality of Freshman Women and Senior Women in North Texas State Teachers College (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Personality of Freshman Women and Senior Women in North Texas State Teachers College

"The major purpose of this study as (1) to revel by means of comparison the extent to which the college freshman and college senior woman is adjusting to the problems and conditions which confront her and the extent to which she is developing a normal, happy, and socially effective personality; (2) to interpret rightly the data collected from the group studies in order that plans for personality improvements may be made, and to offer a working basis for guidance in personality development; and (3) to study the social and economic factors concerning their home background the year preceding their entrance into the college, and to discover the effect, if any, upon the personal and social adjustment of each group."--2.
Date: August 1941
Creator: Odell, Anna Bonds
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Denton State School's Developmental Evaluation Form in Evaluating an Operant Training Program for Severely Retarded Boys (open access)

The Effectiveness of Denton State School's Developmental Evaluation Form in Evaluating an Operant Training Program for Severely Retarded Boys

The problem of this study was to evaluate Denton State School's Developmental Evaluation Form as it is now being used in their operant conditioning techniques in certain basic self-help areas, and to suggest a more effective and informative method of scoring the Evaluation Form. The present method of scoring this evaluation form requires that -all items at each developmental level be passed in order to receive credit for that level. No partial credit is given at any level. This method of scoring yields a developmental level at which. the individual is functioning. It does not, however, point out the total overall development of the individual. The present type of basal developmental scoring is not as discriminating as far as picturing an individual's total development as the one which will be suggested.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Graham, Malcolm J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Selected Instrumental Methods (open access)

An Evaluation of Selected Instrumental Methods

It is the purpose of this thesis to present an evaluated list of instrumental methods in order that'this material may serve as a useful and beneficial guide toward the selection of methods for the students and teachers of stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Clark, Margene
System: The UNT Digital Library
How the Social Needs of the Fourth and Fifth Grade Boys in the Public Schools of Denton, Texas, Are Being Met Through Their Hobbies (open access)

How the Social Needs of the Fourth and Fifth Grade Boys in the Public Schools of Denton, Texas, Are Being Met Through Their Hobbies

"The problem of this study is to determine whether the hobbies of the fourth and fifth grade boys of the public schools in Denton, Texas, are contributing to their social needs. It is believed that the intangible attributes of living, which can be mearsured neither by rule nor square, make for the well-rounded, happy, social, individual, whether he be adult or child. The degree to which an individual is adjusted socially ranges from the completely anti-social type to the fully-integrated type. The reasons for this gradation are numerous. They include the influence of the home, the school, and the playmates, as well as other factors in the general environment of the child. The purpose of this investigation is to discover whether the hobbies of the boys under consideration are potential and actual forces for integration and socialization."--leaf 1.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Hamilton, Lucy Anise
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Determine the Correct Organization, Content, and Method of a Course of Marital Relations for Senior High School Students (open access)

To Determine the Correct Organization, Content, and Method of a Course of Marital Relations for Senior High School Students

It is the purpose of this study to determine the correct organization, content, and method of a course on marital relations for senior high school students. The organization, content, and method are to be determined by the needs and interests of the individuals concerned; educational theory, psychology, and philosophy; and medical, clinical, and research science.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Yost, Thelma Chitwood
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship of Social Concepts and Personality in the Third Grade of Travis Elementary School, Mineral Wells, Texas (open access)

Relationship of Social Concepts and Personality in the Third Grade of Travis Elementary School, Mineral Wells, Texas

The value of proper concepts and an adjustable or adaptable personality are teaching factors to be considered in present-day education. The education for richer living must be through the main institutions of learning, the schools.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Christiansen, Anna Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Industrial Arts in Career Education (open access)

The Role of Industrial Arts in Career Education

This study seeks to provide a descriptive analysis of the role of industrial arts in career education. The criteria used as a basis for comparison of industrial arts and career education are (1) clarification of terminology, (2) historical trends in the development of both programs, (3) basic program philosophies, (4) curriculum content, (5) objectives and goals sought by each curriculum, and (6) legislation affecting industrial arts and career education. Career education is more extensive than industrial arts. Industrial arts cannot assume full responsibility for a comprehensive program of career education; however, industrial arts can be involved in activities which will help the student select a meaningful occupation related to industry.
Date: December 1977
Creator: Pinnell, Charles C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationships between Level of Aspiration and Psychological Needs at the College Level (open access)

Relationships between Level of Aspiration and Psychological Needs at the College Level

The concept of level of aspiration bears directly on goal setting behavior; it is a convenient and important variable in understanding human motivation in a variety of situations. Thus it was the purpose of this study to investigate the relationships between levels of aspiration and the psychological needs of achievement, dominance, autonomy, change, and aggression.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Skelton, Sanford Kent
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Examination of High School Failures as Revealed in the Literature of the Subject in Order to Determine the Nature, Extent, Causes and Remedies (open access)

An Examination of High School Failures as Revealed in the Literature of the Subject in Order to Determine the Nature, Extent, Causes and Remedies

The purpose of this study is to investigate the subject of student academic failures in high school.
Date: 1950
Creator: Mann, Ralph
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of a Selected Number of Stories Suitable for Dramatization in the Third Grade (open access)

A Study of a Selected Number of Stories Suitable for Dramatization in the Third Grade

The writer purposes to discover the types of stories that appeal to the interest and imagination of children of the third grade, and to determine whether the literary qualities and the dramatic possibilities of the stories are within the understanding and ability of the group.
Date: 1948
Creator: Putnam, Gustave
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Fourteen State-Adopted Readers for Sixth Grade with Respect to Certain Criteria (open access)

An Evaluation of Fourteen State-Adopted Readers for Sixth Grade with Respect to Certain Criteria

The purpose of this study is to set up criteria for judging the mechanical features and content of sixth-grade readers and to determine whether or not the fourteen sixth-grade readers of this study fit these criteria.
Date: 1951
Creator: Pickard, Mary Virginia
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship Between Social Class Status and Social Acceptance in the Classroom (open access)

A Study of the Relationship Between Social Class Status and Social Acceptance in the Classroom

It is the purpose of this investigation to determine within the limitations of the study the relationship in the classroom between social class status as measured by an accepted instrument and social acceptance as measured by a sociometric test.
Date: 1951
Creator: Tiffin, Robert Edwin
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation to Determine Improvement in the Social Status of Children Through Concetrated Effort (open access)

An Investigation to Determine Improvement in the Social Status of Children Through Concetrated Effort

The problem of this study is an investigation of the development of social adjustment in thirty-three first-grade pupils in Gainesville, Texas, during 1949-1950. The purpose of the study is to determine each child's total readiness status at the beginning of the investigation, surround each with socializing experiences appropriate to his need, and then determine whether measurable benefits appear to result from his participation in the specific activities designed for social development.
Date: 1950
Creator: Atkins, Thelma
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in Sociometric Scores of Fourth Grade Children as a Result of Concerted Efforts (open access)

Changes in Sociometric Scores of Fourth Grade Children as a Result of Concerted Efforts

This study was concerned with the possibility of raising a fourth grade pupil's social status. The techniques used were those that could be used in nearly any fourth grade schoolroom.
Date: 1948
Creator: Kooker, Earl W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between Chronological Age and Achievement in the First Grade (open access)

The Relationship between Chronological Age and Achievement in the First Grade

The purpose of the study is to determine what degree of relationship exists between chronological age and performance in the first grade.
Date: 1948
Creator: Hogan, Julia E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relationship of Children's Attitudes toward Some Social Problems and Personality Adjustment (open access)

Relationship of Children's Attitudes toward Some Social Problems and Personality Adjustment

The problem chosen for investigation was to attempt to determine the relationship of children's attitude toward some social problems and their personality adjustment.
Date: 1949
Creator: Darnall, Julia Josephine
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of a Democratic Program on the First-Grade Children, Houston School, Mineral Wells, Texas (open access)

The Effects of a Democratic Program on the First-Grade Children, Houston School, Mineral Wells, Texas

The problem in this study is two-fold: (1) to determine the effects of a democratic curriculum upon the educational growth of first-grade children; and (2) to show that, through living the democratic life, the first-grade children developed behavior patterns that fitted them to live more wholesome lives.
Date: 1950
Creator: Dyer, Laura Lilly
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relation Between Position in the Family and the Social and Educational Achievement of Young Children (open access)

The Relation Between Position in the Family and the Social and Educational Achievement of Young Children

The purpose of this investigation is to make a comparison of two equated groups of ten primary children each and to ascertain whether the position the child occupies in the family has an effect upon his achievement in school.
Date: 1950
Creator: Lindsey, Eudora C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Analysis of the Reasons for and the Lack of Attendance at the Parent-Teacher Association of the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas (open access)

The Analysis of the Reasons for and the Lack of Attendance at the Parent-Teacher Association of the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas

The problem of this study is to analyze the reasons for attendance and lack of attendance at Parent-Teacher Association meetings of sixty selected parents of the Parent-Teacher Association in the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas.
Date: 1947
Creator: Lowe, Mary Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Proposed Plan for Administering Special Education in the Allen Independent School (open access)

A Proposed Plan for Administering Special Education in the Allen Independent School

The purpose of this study is to set up, by reading, observing, and discussing the different phases of Special Education, a proposed plan for administering a more adequate educational program for the exceptional children of the Allen Public School.
Date: 1947
Creator: Moseley, Wendell H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the History and Educational Development of the Schools in Ellis County, Texas, to 1945 (open access)

A Study of the History and Educational Development of the Schools in Ellis County, Texas, to 1945

The purpose of this study is to determine to what extent Ellis County, Texas, has kept its educational program abreast of the development of the community and thereby has met the educational needs of the children in this section of the state.
Date: 1946
Creator: Wilkerson, Mattie Vail
System: The UNT Digital Library
Story-Telling in the Primary Grades (open access)

Story-Telling in the Primary Grades

The purpose of this study is to determine the philosophy, history, recent development and modern trends of story-telling in the primary grades.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hardeman, Grace Elese
System: The UNT Digital Library
The School Journey: an Evaluation of Techniques and Procedures (open access)

The School Journey: an Evaluation of Techniques and Procedures

The school journey is one of many visual aids in perceptual learning. It is not the purpose of the writer to over-estimate the values of this method of teaching, but to suggest it as one activity that meets the need of many individuals for growth and maturation, as well as a technique for capturing the educational values of direct contact with the world in which children live.
Date: 1942
Creator: Williams, Uleta Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library