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A Study of Sociometric Perception as Related to Several Other Sociometric Variables
The intent in formulating this study was to examine social perception, as related to several sociometric variables. By social perception is meant the ability of an individual to estimate correctly the feelings of his associates toward him, in terms of their desiring or not desiring him as a close friend.
Date:
1955
Creator:
Mathews, Theodore William
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Work of the Primary Supervisor in Tarrant County
The problem of this study is to evaluate the work of the primary supervisor of Tarrant County. The major emphasis has been the development of evaluative criteria from a review of literature in the field of democratic philosophy and modern psychology of education as the principles found in each apply to supervision.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Parr, Willie D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Traditional and Experience Methods of Teaching Percentage in Seventh-Grade Arithmetic
The purpose of this investigation is to make a comparative study of compiled data obtained from the results of three standardized tests that were given to six classes of pupils enrolled in seventh-grade arithmetic and to determine, within the limits established for this study, the relative effectiveness of each of the two teaching methods employed: traditional and experience.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Burrus, Aleta H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship Between Specific Reading Skills and Selected Areas of Sixth-Grade Achievement in Central School, Garland, Texas
The problem of this study is to determine whether or not superior reading ability in a given reading skill is significantly related to successful achievement in each of the three areas of arithmetic, social studies, and science, and to determine whether or not the different reading skills are related to areas of achievement in different ways.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Keeley, Annie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Proposed Plan for a More Functional Method of Reporting to Parents in the Fourth Grades of Henrietta, Texas
The problem of this study is to make a critical investigation and a thorough analysis of different methods that have been used to report pupil progress in the elementary school of Henrietta, Texas, and other elementary schools. Also, some significant changes underlying the concepts of educational achievements are to be shown and basic principles presented to develop a desirable method and procedure in establishing a more effective and functional marking and reporting program for the fourth grades in Henrietta, Texas.
Date:
1951
Creator:
King, Rachel Speer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Sociometric Ethnological Study
The purpose of this study is to compare sociometric data obtained from Negro and white pupils in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade public school classrooms in Fort Worth, Texas. An attempt will be made to determine, as nearly as possible with the methods available and other limitations of this study, to what degree socialization is affected by racial factors in groups which are comparable in terms of socio-economic status.
Date:
1951
Creator:
McElroy, A. L., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Filmstrips in the Teaching of Reading in the First Grade in Tom Bean, Texas.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the use of filmstrips as an aid in teaching reading to a group of first grade children in the Tom Bean Consolidated School. A further purpose, and probably the most important as it deals with the ultimate objective of education, is the effect that visual aid has upon the behavior of boys and girls.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Odle, Neva S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Adequacy of the School Transportation Systems of Montague County, Texas
In this study an attempt is made to determine the adequacy of the school transportation systems of Montague County, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Allen, Bill N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Class Piano in Relation to the Needs and Interests of the Child
The purpose of this investigation is to show how class piano can meet the needs and interests of the child. Research was made to discover the development of piano from its very beginning to the present time, thereby showing the value of class piano and how old and new methods can be used to meet the needs and interests of the child.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Atchison, Ruby Dale Brown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
The Influences That Audio-Visual Aids Have upon the Progress of Children in the Fifth-Grade Social Studies
The problem undertaken in this investigation is to determine the value of using audio-visual aids in the fifth-grade social studies program of the Austin Elementary School, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Avis, Burch M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Two Methods of Teaching Eighth-Grade Social Studies in the Granbury Elementary School
The major purpose of this study was to compare the progress made by a group of children taught by the experience method of teaching with a group taught by the old textbook method, to determine whether the experimental group would show as much gain in academic knowledge as the control group, and in turn gain the other desired traits of the present-day personal and social needs.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Baccus, Nettie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine to What Extent the Social Needs of the Rural High School Students of Parker County are Being Met
This is a study to determine to what extent the social needs of the rural high school students of Parker County, Texas, are being met by the present school program.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Bell, Billie Ruth Long
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Social Guidance in Junior High School Home Rooms
The purposes of this study are: (1) to make an investigation of the home-room programs of the junior high schools in Wichita Falls, Texas, to discover what social guidance, if any, is offered to students; (2) to set up criteria for evaluating a social guidance program in a junior high school; and (3) to evaluate the social guidance programs of the home rooms in the junior high schools in Wichita Falls, Texas, in terms of the criteria set up for evaluation.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Bell, Lois C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Progress Made by Two Age Groups of First-Grade Children
The three-fold purpose of this study is: 1. To contrast the physical, mental, and emotional development of children who were six to six and one-half years old with those who were older than six and one-half at the beginning of the school year. 2. To contrast the amount of progress made in subject-matter achievement and in emotional development. 3. To determine, by comparison of the two groups, which group had the advantage as far as subject-matter achievement, adjustment, and behavior were concerned.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Marlin, Oleta Nedra
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Out-of-Class Activity Program of Sherman High School
The problem of this study is to make an evaluation of the out-of-class activity program of the Sherman High School.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Case, Helen Pelley
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Evaluation of Four Dallas Elementary School Libraries
This study was undertaken in an attempt to discover the adequacy of the libraries when they were measured by certain established criteria. The ultimate purpose is to improve the weaknesses which might be found and to improve the services of the libraries in question.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Herndon, Evelyn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Sociometric Study of Peer Acceptance Between Mixed Groups of Latin and Anglo-American School Children on the Pre-Adolescent Level
It is the purpose of this study to aid in determining to what extent Anglo and Latin-American school children on the preadolescent level accept one another in terms of mutual friendship choices, and to find evidence relating to the optimum racial proportion for the purpose of future classroom ethnic distributions.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Holloway, Harold D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Certain Factors Associated with Teacher Supply and Demand in Texas
The problem of this study is to determine what are the factors associated with teacher supply and demand in Texas, to analyze and interpret these factors, and to offer recommendations regarding the problem.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Jones, George Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of the Recreation Program in Certain Junior High Schools in the Texas Panhandle
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the recreational program of certain junior high schools in the Texas Panhandle to determine the extent to which they meet accepted criteria for this type of program.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Bass, Terrel H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Reflection of the Spirit and Procedures of the Child Health and Development Workshop at North Texas State Teachers College July 16 to August 23, 1946
This study is to give an authoritative reflection of the spirit and procedure of the Child Health and Development Workshop at North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas, July 16 to August 23, 1946.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Browning, Rubye Jewell Sullivan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of a Private Endowment on a Rural Public School
The purpose of this study is to present the history of the Alla rural public school, the only privately endowed public school in Texas, in order to show the part that adequate finances have played in its development and service to its community.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Cline, Iva Lee
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Proficiency in Certain Physical-Education Tests and Activities for Two Groups of Eighth-Grade Boys
The purpose of this study was to make a comparative investigation of certain phases of the physical-education status of eighth-grade boys in the Travis Junior High School, Harlingen, Texas, for the 1948-1949 school session.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Counts, James Woodrow
System:
The UNT Digital Library