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Group Implosive Therapy in the Treatment of Test Anxiety
The purposes of the study were to: 1. Determine the level of test anxiety present, as measured by the Test Anxiety Questionnaire (TAQ), prior to treatment. 2. Develop an implosive therapy procedure to reduce test anxiety. 3. Administer implosive therapy to subjects in the experimental treatment group. 4. Determine the post-treatment level of test anxiety in the implosive therapy group, placebo-attention control group, and the no-treatment control group. 5. Determine if there were any significant differences in the test anxiety levels in the three groups on the post-treatment TAQ. 6. Investigate the results of a one month follow-up administration of the TAQ to determine the relative stability of test scores.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Dawley, Harold H., 1940-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Attitudes Held by Superintendents and Principals toward Career Education in Texas
The problem with which this investigation is concerned is to identify attitudes held by superintendents and principals in Texas public schools toward career education. Particular attention is given to the nature of career education and the development of career education from the management structure point of view. The emphasis of this study is determining what would be desirable in the planning and establishing of new directions and structures for career education in Texas public schools.
Date:
May 1972
Creator:
Harrison, Denist (Denist Dewain), 1944-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of House Bill 235 and Its Impact upon the Role of the High School Principal in Texas as Perceived by Selected Groups of Educators
The problem of this study was the investigation of the development of H.B. 235 and its impact upon the role of the high school principal in Texas, as perceived by high school principals, superintendents, and selected professors of educational administration. The purpose of the study was twofold. First, it analyzed the development and provisions of H.B. 235, and second, it tried to determine the impact of its implementation upon the role of the high school principal in Texas.
Date:
May 1973
Creator:
Chance, Scott Gene
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Nondestructive Testing and Inspection Processes Used in Industry with Implications for Program Planning in the Junior Colleges of Texas
The problem was obtaining relevant subject matter pertaining to nondestructive testing and inspection processes used in industry for program planning purposes in the junior colleges of Texas.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Stokes, Vernon L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Educational Background and Subject Areas Taught by Industrial Arts Teachers in Oklahoma
The problem with which this study is concerned is that of determining the relationship between curriculum offerings in industrial arts and the academic preparation of industrial arts and the academic preparation of industrial arts teachers in the public secondary schools of Oklahoma.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Stuteville, Claude Edgar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Selected Kindergarten Programs in Terms of Language Development
The purpose of this study was to survey the significant characteristics of language development programs in selected kindergartens. These findings were then compared to the recommendations of authorities in the field.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Taylor, Pauline Elizabeth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Comparison of a Team/Group Dynamics Training Model with a Team/Traditional Training Model within Leadership Training Workshops
This study was conducted to compare two different approaches to leadership training workshops—a team/group dynamics training model with a team/traditional training model—with regard to the changes in tolerance, open-mindedness, flexibility, adaptability, and cooperativeness of the participants in the group dynamics model.
Date:
December 1971
Creator:
Carrier, Judith J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A History of Public Education in the Town of Islip, New York
The purposes of this study were, 1. To develop a documented history of the founding of the town of Islip. 2. To trace the development of public education within the town and to parallel this development with state-wide developments in the field.
Date:
December 1971
Creator:
Curran, Patrick J. T., 1931-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Interacting Effects of Anxiety Levels, Task Complexity, and Warm-Up Conditions on Learning a Serial Type Motor Task
The major purpose of this study was to determine the effects of manifest anxiety, task complexity, and warm-up conditions on learning a two-phase serial type motor task. Another purpose was to consider the implications of these effects for physical educators, coaches, and others interested in improving educational practices and securing optimum performance levels.
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
Craig, Bruce Porter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Certain Factors Related to Self-Concept, Sexual Knowledge, and Attitude toward Sex Education of a Group of Elementary Teachers
The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between self-concept, expressed sexual knowledge, and attitude toward sex education of a group of experienced elementary teachers. A second dimension of the problem was to investigate the relationship of the three variables above with certain other factors that could possibly influence the effectiveness of the elementary teacher of sex education. These factors were age of the teacher, sex of the teacher ,grade level of teaching, educational level of the teacher, teaching experience, marital status of the teacher, number of siblings of the teacher, and church preference or affiliation of the teacher.
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
Hobbs, George W. (George William), 1932-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of an Education Service Center Curriculum Study on Teacher Participant Attitudes
The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to test the assumption that a curriculum study produces change in a school faculty in conservatism-radicalism, in anxiety, in leadership behavior, and in attitude toward the curriculum study; (2) to investigate the relationships between effects of a curriculum study on conservatism-radicalism, anxiety, leadership behavior, attitude toward the curriculum study and age, sex, and years of teaching experience of the teachers; and (3) to create a model from which replications can be made by Texas Education Service Centers.
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
Ivey, Ellis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Certain Socio-Cultural and Community Factors among Sixth Grade Students to Creativity in Art
An attempt will be made in this study to determine the relationship between sixth grade students' creativity in art (as measured by selected instruments) and certain socio-cultural and community factors.
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
Keenan, June F., 1929-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Criteria for Orientation in Public Junior Colleges as Perceived by Three Groups
The problem of this study was to analyze the perceptions held by the following three groups concerning orientation criteria for public junior colleges: (1) a random sample of authorities in the field of orientation, (2) a random sample of public junior college presidents, and (3) a random sample of orientation directors of public junior colleges.
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
Kerbel, Larry Dean
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Leisure Activities of Taos Pueblo Indian Children
The purposes of this study were to analyze and describe leisure activities, in order to provide useful data for school administrators, teachers, and writers of textbooks for Indian children. Particular consideration will be given in this field research to the following questions: 1. What are Taos Indian children's preferences for leisure activities? 2. Do children of the same Pueblo but of different sex have similar leisure activities?
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
McCarty, Jacqueline Quinn, 1928-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Current Status of High School Mathematics Programs in North Central Texas as Related to Selected Factors
The problem of this study was to investigate and compare the current status of mathematics programs in large, medium, and small high schools in North Central Texas in relation to selected factors.
Date:
June 1970
Creator:
Miller, Edward J. (Edward Jeremiah)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Training in Interaction Analysis on Teachers' Interpersonal Behavior
The specific purposes investigated were to ascertain the effect of training in interaction analysis upon the levels of 1. accurate empathy in teachers, 2. nonpossissive warmth in teachers, 3. genuineness in teachers, and 4. an analysis of the relationship between interaction analysis and the interpersonal behavior of the classroom teacher in view of its implications in teacher education.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Buckner, John Wordy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Three Different Presentations of Reading Material Presented to Fifth-Grade Children
The purposes of this study were (1) to ascertain the effect of three approaches of presenting reading material to fifth-grade children, (2) to analyze the results of each approach in relationship to reading ability, mental ability, and sex, and (3) to ascertain the implications of these approaches for elementary teachers and principals.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Hill, John Paul, 1940-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Four Selected Programs of Physical Education upon Physical Fitness and General Motor Ability
The problem of this study was the comparison of the effectiveness of four selected programs of physical education in the development of physical fitness and general motor ability.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Hoffmann, Keith F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Proposed Industrial Arts Program for Langston University
The problem of this study was the development of a proposal for an industrial arts program for Langston University. Particular emphasis was placed upon curriculum changes, faculty improvement, and modification of physical facilities.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Johnson, Raymond Carl
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Selected Kindergarten Programs for the Development of Large Muscle Skills and Activities
The problem of this investigation is to survey the total programs of selected kindergartens. Major emphasis on the program for the development of large muscle skills and activities will be carried out in the analysis.
Date:
August 1971
Creator:
Nicosia, Ralph Timothy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Videotape Feedback from Volunteer Subjects' Classroom Behavior and Expressed Attitudes toward Teaching
The problem of this study was to determine the effects of videotape feedback upon teachers' classroom verbal and nonverbal behavior, objectives, methods, and expressed attitudes about teaching.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Bolen, Patsy JoLynn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Group Counseling on Visual Imagery and Selected Personality Factors for Junior and Senior Level High School Students
The problem of this study was to measure the effect of group counseling on visual imagery and selected personality factors of junior and senior level secondary school students. The purpose of this study was to determine if perception of visual images changed after group counseling. Also investigated was whether a concomital relationship existed among the perception of visual images and the self-concept, ascendance, and sociability.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Marth, Donald Rudell
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Relationship of Self-Concept and Selected Personal Characteristics of Student Teachers to Success in Student Teaching
The problem of this study was to determine the relationships that exist between elementary student teachers' personality factors and success in student teaching.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Passmore, Wynoka Sue, 1941-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Men's Physical Education Programs in Texas Baptist Colleges and a Comparison of Physical Education Programs in Texas Baptist Colleges with Selected Texas State Colleges and Universities
The problem was (1) an analysis of the physical education program for men in Texas Baptist colleges offering a baccalaureate degree with a major in the area of physical education, and (2) a comparison of physical education programs in Texas Baptist colleges with selected Texas state colleges and universities.
Date:
August 1970
Creator:
Smith, Claudius Ray
System:
The UNT Digital Library