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A Study to Determine Factors Associated with Reading Difficulties, Remedial Procedure and Results of Remedial Instruction for Twenty Second-Grade Pupils of the Elementary School, Plano, Texas
This study is an attempt to show the extent of and the probable causes for reading difficulties, to give remedial procedure, and to record results for twenty second-grade pupils of the Elementary School, Plano, Texas. An intensive study of the twenty children was made with emphasis upon the improvement of reading ability. This study deals primarily with the investigate of factors in the creation of reading disabilities.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Williams, Eurilla Green
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Needs of the Northwest Independent School District and the Construction of a Possible Program to Meet those Needs
The problem in this study was to determine the needs of the people of the Northwest District by a social survey, and then, on the basis of the results of this survey and the exploring of established community programs, to construct a possible program by which these community needs could be partially or completely met.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Williams, Shirley Kimbrough
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Interest Patterns of Pre-Medical Students as Revealed by the Preference Record and the Strong Vocational Interest Inventory
The problem of this study is to determine the interest patterns of students engaged in the study of a pre-medical curriculum at North Texas State College during the Fall semester of 1949 and 1950.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Wisdom, Jessie R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine a Sound Approach for Curriculum Improvement
The purpose of this work is to determine a sound approach for curriculum improvement. In fulfilling that purpose, it is proposed: (1) to survey the various historical approaches to curriculum construction and to review briefly present curriculum practices; (2) to establish sound criteria of curriculum improvement based on the outside approach or the approach from without; (3) to apply these principles and criteria to a program of curriculum improvement.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Witherspoon, Robert G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Professional Terms for a Special Education Teacher
The problem of this study is to compile a list of professional terms, with their definitions, and a bibliography of reading material for the beginning teacher in special education.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Blount, Vena Sloan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Use of Motion Pictures in the Teaching of American History in the High Schools of Dallas, Texas
The purpose of this study is to evaluate certain phases of the use of motion pictures in the teaching of American history in the secondary schools of Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Boley, George S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personality Trait Differences between Popular and Unpopular Children
It is the purpose of this study to contribute some scientific data toward the construction of a more valid rating scale for use in the classroom situation.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Bonney, Warren C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Reading-Readiness Program in the Elementary Schools of Collin County to Determine the Extent to Which it is Planned to Meet Present Educational Theory
The purpose of this study is to make an investigation of the reading readiness program of the elementary schools in Collin County, Texas, to determine whether the program is planned in accord with modern theories of education, or administered in the traditional manner of considering the subject.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Bothwell, Tommie Jean Dobie
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Value of the Tachistoscope in the Reading Program on the Seventh Grade Level
The problem of this study is to determine the value of the tachistoscope in the reading program of students at the seventh-grade level.
Date:
1950
Creator:
McCall, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationships of the Social, Economic, and Physical Factors to the Normal Development and School Progress of Freshmen and Seniors in Hallettsville High School
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to discover some social and economic factors concerning the home background of the ninth and twelfth-grade students during their first and last years of high school; and (2) to study the physical status of these groups for the year 1949-1950, noting the development of each group in order to discover the relationship, if any, of social and economic status upon school marks of the students in the two grades.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Sutton, Laura A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Value of High-School Marks and Psychological Examination Scores in Predicting First Term Freshmen Marks in North Texas State College
The purpose of this study is to determine how accurately the academic success of one hundred and sixty-seven freshmen at North Texas State College could have been predicted by the American Council on Education Psychological examinations. The question studied is: Can freshman success, as indicated by first term freshman grades, be better predicted by psychological examination scores than by analysis of their high school grades? In an attempt to answer this question, the relationships existing between the high school grades, psychological examination scores and first term college grades of the freshman class entering North Texas State College in the fall of 1949 have been studied.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Swinney, Lloyd F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Relationships Between Physical Skills and Total Adjustment of Junior High School Boys
The problem in this study is to show the possible relationship between improved physical skills and the total adjustment of boys at the junior high school level. A limited number of boys selected from the seventh and eighth grades who were without adequate physical skills were given special assistance for improving such skills, and a record was kept of the procedure and possible results of this instructional program.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Taylor, William Richard
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Analysis of Adopted Textbooks in Social Studies in Texas from 1913 to 1949
The purpose of this study is to make a comparative analysis of the adopted textbooks for the sixth and seventh grades in social studies in the public schools of Texas from 1913 until the present time, 1949, to determine changes in concepts of presenting and teaching social studies during this time.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Thompson, Mary Alice
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Scholastic Achievement of Junior High School Boys Who Work after School and Those Who Do Not
In this particular study the problem is to determine the influence working after school hours has upon a group of junior high school boys. This study is concerned with comparisons in subject matter achievement, self and social adjustment, and behavior records and ratings. It is the purpose of this study to make these comparisons with boys who work after school and those who do not.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Trusty, Ruby
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interest and Personality Patterns of Experienced Teachers
The purpose of this study is to determine and analyze interest and personality patterns of experienced teachers as measured by certain standardized tests.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Vaughan, George E., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Measurement of the Popularity of the Extra-Curricular Activities in Cleburne High School, Cleburne, Texas, with the Relationships of Certain Factors to that Popularity
The purposes of this study are: (1) to determine the popularity of extra-curricular organizations existing in the school as a means of indicating the successful and the unsuccessful groups in the school, (2) to establish the relationships of certain factors to the popularity of the activities so that efforts may be made to improve less successful activities, (3) to discover the extent and the popularity of social activities provided by the city of Cleburne, Texas, for the high school students in order that administrators of the school may have more insight into the extent of the need of high school students for social activities sponsored by the school.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Watson, Katie Maxine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Peer Acceptance in the Newly-Consolidated Northwest High School at Justin, Texas
The primary problem of this study is to investigate statistically the degree of social integration in a newly-consolidated rural high school formed from four previously existing high schools. The sociometric technique is to be used to determine the peer acceptance for the component parts of the school population, to find out, if possible, if the process of combining the four schools has created an atmosphere which is contributing to the more effective social adjustment of all the students.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Watson, Velma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Gilmer-Aikin Law as to Its Soundness Financially and Administratively
The problem of this study is to determine the soundness of the Gilmer-Aikin Law financially and administratively. No attempt will be made to apply the principles of the law to any particular area or school district, but the law will be considered as a whole as it will apply to the schools of Texas in general.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Whitaker, Ernest B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Supervisory Practices to Determine the Extent to Which they Meet Recommended Practices and Procedures
The purpose of this study is to make an investigation of the qualifications and supervisory practices of a selected number of supervisors in counties, cities, and special subjects, to determine the extent to which they meet recommended practices and procedures in supervision. Attention is directed to the types of supervisors, to training and experience, to planning the supervisory program, to methods of facilitating teacher growth, to methods of improving instruction, and to methods of evaluating instruction.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Widtfeldt, Ruby Richards
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Common Elements in Ten Newbery Medal Books (1940-1949)
The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to determine whether the Newbery Medal Books under consideration meet the commonly accepted requirements of children's literature; and second, if they do not, to determine wherein they differ from acceptable criteria.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Akin, Alva-Myrtie
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 Effectiveness of Certain Recommended Remedial and Diagnostic Procedures in Reading with a Particular Group, the Fifth Grade
It is the purpose of this experiment to discover and report the effectiveness of applying a standardized diagnosis followed by recommended remedial procedures to a fifth grade reading group.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Aubrey, Addie F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library