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An Analysis of Appropriate Science Material for the Teaching of Elementary Science in the Jefferson School of Sherman, Texas
The purpose of this study is to investigate the current methods of teaching and the available science material for the teaching of elementary science in order to prepare a proposed plan of instruction for the seventh and eighth grades of Jefferson School for the 1941-1942 school year.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Shelton, J. D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Common Schools of Hardeman County, Texas
The problem set forth for this study is to evaluate the common schools of Hardeman County, Texas. The purpose of this study is to determine the weak points and the strong points of the schools, and to offer suggestions for improvement.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Sweatmon, Marvin M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship Existing between Reading and the Social Studies in the Waelder Elementary School
The purpose of this study is to determine what degree, if any, relationship exists between reading and social studies in the intermediate grades of the Waelder Elementary School, and then to determine means of using reading as a tool to aid children in their social studies.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Neal, Jewell
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Henrietta High School, Henrietta, Texas
This study is an evaluation of the Henrietta High School of Henrietta, Texas. Its purpose is to measure this school by comparing it to the two hundred try-out schools which were used by the Cooperative Study of Secondary School Standards in setting up their criteria for determining the characteristics of a good secondary school.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Pope, Rogers R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Certain Interests of Boys and Girls between the Ages of Twelve and Sixteen Years in a Typical West Texas County such as Stonewall County
A personality questionnaire was given to the pupils of the four rural consolidated high schools of Stonewall County for the purpose of finding out, in so far as this was possible, the chief interests of each student between the ages of twelve and sixteen years. A series of questions concerning religious, social, recreational, and vocational interest was given to the students within this age group.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Powell, H. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Cooperative Evaluation of the Instruction of Student Teachers in the Sam Houston School, Denton, Texas, for the Summer of 1941
The purpose of this study is to appraise the opportunities offered to the pupils of Sam Houston school; to gain experiences through self interests and democratic procedures; to develop procedures which may determine the changes taking place in these boys and girls and thereby enable the writer to discover the degree to which the school is accomplishing its significant educational purposes. Suggestions of criticisms will be incorporated; however, it is not the intended purpose of this study to suggest or criticize.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Ratliff, Joe E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Workshop Project at Denton, Texas, Senior High School for the Summer of 1940
We propose in this study to give a brief review of the workshop project as carried on at the Denton Senior High School, Denton, Texas, during the six-weeks summer session of 1940. While the purpose of this paper is not to give an evaluation of the program, we shall point out some of the best points and suggest a few items which might be improved.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Roark, Otis G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluating a Junior High School Program in Relation to Purposes
This is a comparative study of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades in the Gainesville Junior High School, Gainesville, Texas, to determine the relative progress in meeting the purposes of education in an American democracy, as outlined by the Policies Commission of the National Education Association. This study is made for the purpose of ascertaining the progress made to date in the Gainesville Junior High School and for use as a guide in improving its educational standards in line with the recommendations of the National Educational Policies Commission.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Robinson, William C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Descriptive Survey of the Reading-Readiness Program of the First Grades in Wichita Falls, Texas, During 1940-1941
Progressive concept of education -- The education of young children today is being interpreted in terms of child growth and development. It is no longer thought of as mental training primarily, but as the well-rounded development of each individual, physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally to the extent of his potentialities.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Rollins, Norma Edith
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Some Physical, Intellectual, and Personality Factors of Groups Entering the Waco State Home at Different Ages and on Different Dates
The problem in this study is to make a comparison of some physical, intellectual, and personality factors of groups of children entering the Waco State Home at different ages and on different dates.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Romine, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A History of the Crozier Technical High School of Dallas, Texas
The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the establishment and growth of the Crozier Technical High School in Dallas, Texas, with special emphasis placed upon technical phases of the school curriculum and the concrete outcomes in terms of actual results ascertained from the graduates.
Date:
1943
Creator:
Hayes, Elmore Onslow
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reading Interests of Students of North Texas State Teachers College in the First Semester of the Year 1942-1943
The problem selected for study in the present research project is to determine the reading interests of freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate students enrolled in the North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas, during the first semester of the 1942-1943 school year.
Date:
1944
Creator:
Knox, Lois Bennett
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Teaching Procedures and Curricula of the Primary Grades of Two Local Elementary Schools
An evaluation of teaching procedures and curricula of the primary grades of two local elementary schools according to criteria formulated from accepted educational psychology and democratic philosophy of educational leaders constitutes the problem at hand.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Ballard, Irene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Function of Mental Hygiene in the Curriculum of the Elementary School
The problem of this investigation is to determine the part that mental hygiene should and could assume in promoting the general efficiency of the educational program in the elementary grades.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Brashears, Willie Pearl
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relations Between the Legal Provisions for Education in Texas and Public School Administration
The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the relation between the legal provisions for education in Texas and the public school administration, to determine, if possible, whether these provisions provide for an adequate program meeting the educational needs of the children of the state. Legal provisions, in this instance, comprise both the constitutional provisions for education and the school laws passed to carry out these provisions.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Browning, Voyd
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Some Factors Influencing the Social-Economic-Political Attitudes of College Students
The problem of this thesis is to show the relationship between liberalism, radicalism, conservatism and certain associated factors.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Hammett, Lee Seguin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Coleman High School, Coleman, Texas
The problem in this study is to evaluate the Coleman High School of Coleman, Texas. Areas evaluated are: pupil population and the school community, curriculum and course of study, pupil activity program, library service, guidance service, instruction, outcomes of the educational program, the school staff, the school plant, and school administration.
Date:
1942
Creator:
Farmer, James Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Gainesville Junior High School with the Accepted Standards for Junior High School Outline
The purpose of this study is to make an evaluation of Gainesville Junior High School to determine the extent to which it meets criteria for this type of school. The different phases of the school evaluated were: plant and equipment, library, course of study, techniques of teaching, and extra-curricular activities.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Moore, Walter Travis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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 Comparative Study of Personalities of Elementary and Secondary Education Majors
The problem in this investigation has a three-fold purpose; namely, (1) to reveal, by means of comparison, the likenesses and differences in the personalities of elementary and secondary education majors of N. T. S. T. C.; (2) to determine to what extent the individual is adjusting himself to the problems and conditions confronting him, and how these problems are affecting the development of a normal, happy, and socially effective personality; (3) to interpret the data collected correctly, in order that better adjusted personalities may be developed.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Walker, Elsie Meine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Integration of a Fifth-Grade Curriculum Through Language-Arts Subjects in the Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, Denton, Texas.
As a result of the upheaval in educational theories and practices, many new philosophies and methods have appeared. Among them is the subject of integration in the elementary school curriculum. Much has been written regarding its meaning and application. An interest in the subject prompted the writer to choose as a thesis subject the problem of what could be done to integrate the fifth-grade curriculum through the language arts subjects in the Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, Denton, Texas.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Williams, Maude Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Factors and Techniques Involved in Teacher Selection in Texas
Since one of the most important responsibilities of school administrators is the selection and appointment of teachers, this study was made to attempt to determine what factors most affect teacher selection in Texas and what techniques are employed in making these selections.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Roberts, James Brodie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Analysis of the Twelve-Year Plans in Texas Public Schools
The object of this study is to present a brief, though detailed, account of the various methods used to install and to operate a twelve-year curriculum in the Texas Public Schools that have pioneered in this field.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Roberts, Ollie Oneta
System:
The UNT Digital Library
To Develop and to Evaluate a Functional Home Room Program for Citizenship Training
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a functional home room citizenship program; to determine the changes to be made in one school year in the civic attitudes of a given group through an especially arranged curriculum.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Robinson, Edra
System:
The UNT Digital Library