The Relationship between Self-concept and Authoritarianism and Certain Academic, Vocational, and Biographical Variables of College Freshmen (open access)

The Relationship between Self-concept and Authoritarianism and Certain Academic, Vocational, and Biographical Variables of College Freshmen

The problem is to study the relationship between two personality measures, self-concept and authoritarianism, as each relates to certain academic, vocational, and biographical variables of male freshmen attending a state-supported university in the Southwest.
Date: August 1969
Creator: LeUnes, Arnold D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Course in Freshman English Composition Based on Theories of Creativity (open access)

A Course in Freshman English Composition Based on Theories of Creativity

Today's colleges and universities are faced with the challenges of reforming their curriculums in an effort to hold a generation of students who are now demanding more than just a degree. Today prominent writers in the field of higher education point to the necessity of assessing and reconstructing college courses so that new direction will be provided. Each student entering college for the first time usually must enroll in an English composition course. Such a course offers great potential to encourage the creative capacity of the incoming student and foster an attitude of personal inquiry. The diversity of subjects and intentions which can be introduced in the beginning composition course offers a healthy reservoir of opportunity for exploring personal meaning. Introducing some of the goals and concepts of creativity may thus inspire the design of a new course given to meeting the challenges of higher education.The problem of this study was to develop a course in freshman English composition based on the theories of creativity and directed towards the development of the student's creative and critical capacity.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Garrett, Patrick Posey
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Male and Female Teachers' Approval and Disapproval Interactions with Children (open access)

A Comparison of Male and Female Teachers' Approval and Disapproval Interactions with Children

This study was designed to determine the relationships between three variables in fifth- and sixth-grade classroom verbal interactions. These variables include sex of teacher, sex of pupil, and approval/disapproval interactions between teacher and pupil.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Gage, Jimmy Allen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Administrative Assistant in Higher Education as Perceived by College and University Presidents Throughout the United States (open access)

The Role of Administrative Assistant in Higher Education as Perceived by College and University Presidents Throughout the United States

The problem of this study was the status of administrative assistants in higher education with special emphasis on (1) the role of the administrative assistant, (2) the internship aspects of the position, as perceived by college and university presidents throughout the United States, and (3) the professional qualifications held by persons filling positions as administrative assistants.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Morris, Jim R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching American History at the College Level (open access)

A Comparison of Two Methods of Teaching American History at the College Level

The problem of this study was the effectiveness of directed study as a method of teaching American history at the college level. This method involved the use of small discussion groups, independent reading, and a limited use of special lectures.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Motsinger, Hillery Melton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Dimensions of Leadership Behavior of School Superintendents in Selected Texas School Districts (open access)

Some Dimensions of Leadership Behavior of School Superintendents in Selected Texas School Districts

The problem of this study was an investigation of some dimensions of leadership behavior of Texas school superintendents as perceived by themselves and as perceived by their staffs.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Murphy, Marcus Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Multisensory Perceptual Training on Reading and Perceptual Development at the First-Grade Level (open access)

The Effects of Multisensory Perceptual Training on Reading and Perceptual Development at the First-Grade Level

This was a study designed to investigate the effects of three independent variables in first-grade reading instruction on reading achievement and perceptual development. The independent variables included initial readiness level, type of instructional method, and sex of pupil. The major purpose of this study was to use an experimental setting to determine the relative effects of a multi-sensory perceptual training program combined with a basal-instruction program, as contrasted to an entirely conventional basal-reading program, on first-grade reading achievement and perceptual development during a school year.
Date: 1969
Creator: Nichols, Edith E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Three Listening-Environment Factors on Listening Comprehension of Fourth-Grade Students (open access)

The Influence of Three Listening-Environment Factors on Listening Comprehension of Fourth-Grade Students

The problem of this study was to determine what effect purpose, background and distractions have on the effectiveness of the listening act.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Price, Jack Albert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Self-Concept, Personality Adjustment, and Measurable Intelligence of Delinquent Boys (open access)

Self-Concept, Personality Adjustment, and Measurable Intelligence of Delinquent Boys

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the change in self-concept, personality adjustment, and measurable intelligence of delinquent boys after a period of training received in the State Training School for Boys operated by the Texas Youth Council at Gatesville, Texas. Inherent in the study was an attempt to isolate factors which can be assumed to identify those individuals who might be more likely to profit from the training received.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Robbins, William Callaway, 1912-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Prescriptive Teaching of Seventh-Grade Arithmetic (open access)

An Evaluation of Prescriptive Teaching of Seventh-Grade Arithmetic

The problem of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of prescriptive teaching of arithmetic to seventh grade pupils who were achieving at least one year below grade level in mathematics.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Scott, Allen Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring Institutional Adjustment of the Geriatric Population in Homes for the Aged (open access)

Measuring Institutional Adjustment of the Geriatric Population in Homes for the Aged

The purpose of this study was to construct and use an instrument to assess the adjustment of aged residents in an institution.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Shore, Herbert
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Music Appreciation Courses in Selected Institutions of Higher Learning by Measuring Change in the Sensitivity of the Students to Form and Style in Unfamiliar Music (open access)

An Evaluation of Music Appreciation Courses in Selected Institutions of Higher Learning by Measuring Change in the Sensitivity of the Students to Form and Style in Unfamiliar Music

The present study is an evaluation of music appreciation courses in selected institutions of higher learning by measuring change in the sensitivity of the students to form and style in unfamiliar music.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Smith, George Francis, 1931-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships among Selected Variables of Creative Thinking and Visual, Auditory, and Tactual Sensory Perception (open access)

The Relationships among Selected Variables of Creative Thinking and Visual, Auditory, and Tactual Sensory Perception

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between each of three variables of creativity — Verbal Fluency, Verbal Flexibility, Verbal Originality — and each of nine measures of sensory perception. The nine sensory measures included three visual, three auditory, and three tactual tasks.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Smith, George Pritchy, 1939-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Preregistration Advisement of Students by a Counselor on the Choice of College Majors and Other Selected Criterion Measures (open access)

The Effects of Preregistration Advisement of Students by a Counselor on the Choice of College Majors and Other Selected Criterion Measures

The problem for consideration in this study was an investigation of the effects of two methods of preregistration advisement of junior college freshmen. Specifically, the following questions were posed. What would be the effects on college students of an individual preregistration advisement interview with a member of the professional counseling staff as compared to a group advisement session? Would the advisement interview for students produce differences in (1) the types of majors selected, (2) probabilities of success in declared educational objectives, (3) perceptions of the environment, (4) changes of major, (5) course changes, (6) failures to complete registration, (7) withdrawals during the first eight weeks of classes, and (8) number of course deficiencies reported at mid-semester? An auxiliary consideration was the following. What would be the effects of providing information about technical-occupational programs in the form of brochures?
Date: August 1969
Creator: Smith, Royal Everett
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Micro-Teaching Laboratory Experiences on Attitudes and Verbal Behavior of Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers (open access)

The Effect of Micro-Teaching Laboratory Experiences on Attitudes and Verbal Behavior of Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers

The problem of this study was to determine the effect of a micro-teaching laboratory experience on the attitudes of pre-service elementary school teachers toward the teaching of elementary school science and to determine the effect of a micro-teaching laboratory experience on the indirect verbal behavior of pre-service elementary school teachers.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Sparks, Rebecca Lewis
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship of Situational Anxiety to Vocal Solo Performances of College Freshmen Voice Students (open access)

A Study of the Relationship of Situational Anxiety to Vocal Solo Performances of College Freshmen Voice Students

This was a study of the relationship of situational anxiety to vocal solo performances of college freshmen voice students.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Spencer, Robert L. (Robert Lamar), 1938-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Two Techniques of Using Sociometric Data for Effecting Change in the Sociometric Status of the Least-Preferred Children in Grades Three through Six (open access)

A Comparison of Two Techniques of Using Sociometric Data for Effecting Change in the Sociometric Status of the Least-Preferred Children in Grades Three through Six

The problem of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of two techniques for encouraging teachers to use sociometric data to effect change in the sociometric status of the least-preferred children in their classrooms.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Strain, Joe Patrick
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Concept Formation, Concept Learning, and Vocal Pedagogy (open access)

A Study of Concept Formation, Concept Learning, and Vocal Pedagogy

The problem of this study is the development of a theoretical structure underlying a conceptual approach to teaching with special consideration given to vocal teaching.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Wright, Charles W. (Charles Wade), 1936-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between Personality Factors and the Choice of Selected Major Fields in Education (open access)

The Relationship between Personality Factors and the Choice of Selected Major Fields in Education

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between certain aspects of vocational choice and certain non-intellectual personal characteristics.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Hall, Richard Van
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation Comparing Teacher and Administrator Perception of the Actual and Ideal Roles of Texas Public School Superintendents (open access)

An Investigation Comparing Teacher and Administrator Perception of the Actual and Ideal Roles of Texas Public School Superintendents

The problem of this study was to compare concepts of the actual and ideal roles of school superintendents as they are perceived by superintendents and by classroom teacher presidents.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Hendrick, Harry Wayne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Susceptibility to the Mueller-Lyer Illusion as a Function of Conflicts in Self Concept and the Characteristics of the Stimulus (open access)

Susceptibility to the Mueller-Lyer Illusion as a Function of Conflicts in Self Concept and the Characteristics of the Stimulus

While various studies have related susceptibility to the Mueller-Lyer illusion to mental health, to developmental maturity, and to self-differentiation, there have been no studies in which susceptibility to the illusion has been related to a wide spectrum of self-concept dimensions. It is one of the purposes of the present study to analyze susceptibility to the Mueller-Lyer illusion as a function of errors in self-perception. To the extent that an individual suffers conflicts with regard to his self-concept, in any of its significant dimensions, it is expected that he will suffer a greater susceptibility to the illusion.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Khan, Ehsan Ullah, 1933-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Two Approaches to the Teaching of Spelling in the Seventh Grade of a Bicultural School System (open access)

A Study of Two Approaches to the Teaching of Spelling in the Seventh Grade of a Bicultural School System

This study was designed to determine the relative effectiveness of a group-study approach to the teaching of spelling as compared with an individual-study approach to the teaching of spelling in the seventh grade of a school with a large number of students of Latin American extraction.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Klemm, James F., 1929-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships among Performance in Student Teaching, Scores on the National Teacher Examinations, and Grade-Point Averages in Professional Courses and in the First Teaching Field (open access)

The Relationships among Performance in Student Teaching, Scores on the National Teacher Examinations, and Grade-Point Averages in Professional Courses and in the First Teaching Field

This research study was undertaken to add a new dimension to studies concerned with the relationship between the National Teacher Examinations and teaching success. Since the National Teacher Examinations have become such a widely used measure in the teacher certification process, and particularly because of the apparent movement toward the adoption of the National Teacher Examinations as part of the teacher certification process in the State of Texas, it was desirable to investigate their value as an instrument for the prediction of success in teaching.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Leavitt, William Carr
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of Intercollegiate Athletics in Higher Education as Perceived by College and University Presidents throughout the United States (open access)

The Role of Intercollegiate Athletics in Higher Education as Perceived by College and University Presidents throughout the United States

The purposes of this study were to determine the perceptions of college and university presidents concerning the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education, to identify the various similarities and differences regarding the role of intercollegiate athletics as perceived by college and university presidents, and to provide useful data for college administrators, faculty, and staff to utilize when implementing new programs of operation or when evaluating existing practices.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Mason, Robert Todd, 1931-
System: The UNT Digital Library