The Effects of Musical Stimuli on the Gross Motor Activity of Profound Mental Retardates (open access)

The Effects of Musical Stimuli on the Gross Motor Activity of Profound Mental Retardates

It was the purpose of this present study to investigate the effects of two types of music, tonic and sedative, on the gross motor activity of profound mental retardates. The primary objective was to determine if therapeutic benefits resulting from the application of music could be extended to profound retardates as has already been demonstrated with other levels of retardation.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Angelloz, Robert E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Comparisons between Conventional College Teaching Methods and a Composite of Procedures Involving Large Lecture Groups, Seminars, and Reduced Class Time (open access)

Some Comparisons between Conventional College Teaching Methods and a Composite of Procedures Involving Large Lecture Groups, Seminars, and Reduced Class Time

The problem of this study was to determine the differences in achievement, critical thinking, and attitude toward subjects of junior college freshmen which could be attributed to two approaches to the teaching of English composition and American history. The purpose of the study was to yield information for use as the basis for administrative and instructional judgments concerning pupil deployment, and plant and staff utilization.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Bean, Alvin T. (Alvin Truett)
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Practices of Social Studies Teachers in Selected Texas Elementary Schools (open access)

A Study of the Practices of Social Studies Teachers in Selected Texas Elementary Schools

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between practices reported by elementary school teachers of social studies in selected Texas counties and practices recommended by national social studies education specialists, and college professors of elementary education in selected texas colleges and universities.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Blesh, Robert Heltman
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Training Programs Operated by the Craft Trades in Dallas (open access)

A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Training Programs Operated by the Craft Trades in Dallas

"The purpose of the study is twofold. First, to determine the effectiveness of the apprenticeship training program in selected building crafts in the Dallas metropolitan area during the period September 1959 to June 1967. In order to arrive at a point of determination concerning the effectiveness of the apprenticeship, it will be necessary to delve into the organization, administration, and implementation of the apprenticeship training program as operated by the Dallas Independent School District in cooperation with the craft trades and their respective labor unions. This will include a study of apprenticeship committees, curriculum, methods of selection of apprentices, and qualifications of instructors for apprenticeship training programs. Second, to determine any weaknesses in the training programs which may exist and to make recommendations for improvement of the program." -- p. 3
Date: January 1969
Creator: Brown, H. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Effects of Fatigue, as Induced by the Harvard Step Test, on Kinesthetic Perception (open access)

A Study of the Effects of Fatigue, as Induced by the Harvard Step Test, on Kinesthetic Perception

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the effects of induced fatigue on performance of the balance, lengthwise test, the leg raise test, the vertical space te4st, and the separate feet test.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Bryant, James C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federalism's Expanding Dimensions: a Case Study of Decision-Making of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport (open access)

Federalism's Expanding Dimensions: a Case Study of Decision-Making of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport

"This paper analyzes the decision making processes in the federal system through a case study, that of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport controversy, and reveals the role of the many governments and interest groups involved. ...In this study the background of conflict is reviewed, after which the CAB [Civil Aeronautics Board] decision, accomplishments and problems are discussed. The presentation will reflect the cooperative role of all governments in the federal system, plus pressure groups that contribute to decision-making in the federal system."-- leaves 2,13.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Burlage, George Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Area Analysis and Transportation Patterns: Dallas, Texas, 1960 (open access)

Social Area Analysis and Transportation Patterns: Dallas, Texas, 1960

When the heterogeneity of the city is considered, the sociological implications which stem from this heterogeneity become important to understanding the social structure of the city. One of these sociological implications is intrinsic in the patterns of transportation. This is an ecological study of the structure and changing structure of parts of the city. We will study the relationship between two variables; social area characteristics and patterns of transportation.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Byler, Don L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Viewing Loopfilm on Tennis Skill and Form (open access)

The Effects of Viewing Loopfilm on Tennis Skill and Form

This study was an attempt to determine the effectiveness of loopfilms as a supplement to the demonstration-explanation method of teaching sports skills.
Date: June 1969
Creator: Camp, Barbara A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in Morale in a Southern Baptist Sunday School Faculty (open access)

Changes in Morale in a Southern Baptist Sunday School Faculty

The attitude of the church school teacher must be improved, and this is the primary purpose of this paper. An attempt was made to study scientifically teacher attitudes as measured by an adaptation of the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire administered to a systematically observed sample chosen from three church school faculties in the three Southern Baptist Churches in Denton, Texas.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Campbell, Montie A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of a Self-Instructional Approach to Teaching a College French Diction Course for Vocal Music Students (open access)

The Effectiveness of a Self-Instructional Approach to Teaching a College French Diction Course for Vocal Music Students

The primary purpose of the study was to test a self-instructional approach to teaching a college French diction course to determine if it would equal or surpass in effectiveness a course taught by a traditional approach. The study sought to provide a partial solution to the problems of the increasing student-teacher ration in colleges, and of the individualization of teaching students who have various learning rates and backgrounds.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Capps, Verl L. (Verl Lindel)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characteristics of Texas' 1964 National Political Convention Delegations (open access)

Characteristics of Texas' 1964 National Political Convention Delegations

"It is the purpose of this study is to examine these characteristics of the delegates from Texas to the 1964 Democratic and Republican national nominating conventions, as well as to compare and contrast their characteristics. It is a basic assumption of this study that the characteristics of national convention delegates are important in the determination of the character of the convention as an institution."-- leaf 2.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Cole, Richard L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Interrelationships among Anxiety, Intelligence, and Academic Achievement in College Students (open access)

The Interrelationships among Anxiety, Intelligence, and Academic Achievement in College Students

It was the purpose of this study to investigate the nature of the relationships among anxiety, achievement, and intelligence. It was deduced that anxiety and intelligence work together mainly at the level of average intelligence. At this level, the addition of drive in the form of anxiety increases performance level, while a lack of drive or anxiety decreases that level. The influence of anxiety on academic achievement is insignificant at other levels due to the overriding effects of intelligence.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Combs, Don Carlos
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Social and Political History of the Mexican-American Population of Texas, 1929-1963 (open access)

A Social and Political History of the Mexican-American Population of Texas, 1929-1963

"The history of the Spanish-speaking population of Texas, as noted throughout this study, is synonymous with this group's struggle to overcome its social and economic subordination in a society where Anglo-American culture, language, and customes predominate. Mexican-American politics during this century have included several factors, namely abolishment of predjudices against Americans of Mexican ancestry, improvement of educational facilities and opportunities, eradication of this group's social apathy, and elimination of any other inequities which plagued this ethnic group. Progress in these fields was, Mexican-American leaders believed, precursory to direct governmental participation of Texans of Mexican descent - as voters and candidates - in local, state, and national elections."--leaf 90.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Cuéllar, Robert A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Herpetology of the Amistad Reservoir Area, Val Verde County, Texas (open access)

Herpetology of the Amistad Reservoir Area, Val Verde County, Texas

The Amistad Reservoir in southern Val Verde County, Texas will impound a considerable amount of surface water in a semi-arid region in which natural surface water is scarce. Construction of the dam began in 1963 and the reservoir began to fill in the summer of 1968. This large impoundment could have a considerable ecological impact on the area. The purpose of this research was to study the ecological distribution and zoogeographic affinities of the herpetofauna and to establish an ecological baseline against which any future changes could be measured.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Devine, Michael C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liberality toward the Negro as Related to Classification and School of Study (open access)

Liberality toward the Negro as Related to Classification and School of Study

The purpose of the present study is to measure the amount of liberality of college students, freshman through graduate, in the schools of psychology and business administration at North Texas State University, toward the Negro. This purpose was accomplished through the use of a variation of the semantic differential which was developed by C. E. Osgood to measure the meaning of various concepts.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Dunlap, Caswell J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Effects of Two Methods of Teaching Physical Education on Physical Fitness and Attitude (open access)

A Comparison of the Effects of Two Methods of Teaching Physical Education on Physical Fitness and Attitude

The problem under consideration was a study of physical fitness and attitude utilizing two methods of teaching physical education in a metropolitan junior college.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Erickson, Charles R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Physical Facilities Needed for Organizing, Administrating, and Implementing Vocational-Industrial Education in the Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District (open access)

A Study of the Physical Facilities Needed for Organizing, Administrating, and Implementing Vocational-Industrial Education in the Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District

The purpose of the study was to gather information that would be helpful in planning and implementing a vocational education program in the Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District in response to a written request by George L. Cullender, Superintendent of Schools. This study was intended to supplement the Texas Education Agency's occupational survey.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Fielding, Frank T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Health Knowledges to Health Practices of College Freshmen at North Texas State University (open access)

The Relationship of Health Knowledges to Health Practices of College Freshmen at North Texas State University

The problem of this study was the relationship of health knowledges to health practices of college freshmen at North Texas State University.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Fisher, Millard Jay
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Columbia Mental Maturity Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children : a Comparative Study Utilizing Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Males (open access)

The Columbia Mental Maturity Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children : a Comparative Study Utilizing Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Males

The purpose of the present study is to compare the 1959 revision of the Columbia Mental Maturity Scale (CMMS) with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) for use as a psychometric instrument for determining the mental ability of mentally retarded male children.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Garnett, Richard E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Local Administration of the War on Poverty with the Maximum Feasible Participation of the Poor; its Problems and Prospects: Community Action Program (open access)

The Local Administration of the War on Poverty with the Maximum Feasible Participation of the Poor; its Problems and Prospects: Community Action Program

The present study examines the background of the Economic Opportunity Act in a local administrative structure. An extensive investigation is made of the Community Action Program of Laredo, Texas. The Community Action Program is a new approach which is still in the formative period and this receptive to constructive suggestions for change. Perhaps, it is hoped, this study will point the direction for such change, to the benefit of the long-run effectiveness of the poverty program as well as healthier interlocal relations.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Garza, Lorenzo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perseverance in Children (open access)

Perseverance in Children

The purpose of this study was to measure perseverance time as related to the individual's need for achievement, past success or failure, the difficulty of a task, and the experimenter's instructions regarding its difficulty. The subjects used in this study were twenty-eight children, fifteen males and thirteen females, who ranged in age from eight years, six months to nineteen years and nine months, with the mean chronological age being twelve years and ten months.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Grable, Frances
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Vocational Interests in the Choice of Field of Study of Selected Junior College Students in Business Administration (open access)

The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Vocational Interests in the Choice of Field of Study of Selected Junior College Students in Business Administration

The problem in this study was the relationship of personality factors and interests to the choice of major fields of study.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Grace, Evelyn Randall
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Competitive Basketball Experiences of Girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon Selected Personal and Social Behavior Patterns (open access)

Effects of Competitive Basketball Experiences of Girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon Selected Personal and Social Behavior Patterns

This study compared the effects of competitive basketball experiences, no basketball experiences, and choral experiences of girls in the Gainesville State Training School upon selected personality factors, behavior, and social status.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Green, Marjorie L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Distribution of Phosphates in a Sewage Plant and its Receiving Waters (open access)

Distribution of Phosphates in a Sewage Plant and its Receiving Waters

The purpose of this paper is to detail the distribution and quantity of soluble phosphates in an activated sludge plant, its discharge creek, and receiving reservoir. The resultant analyses and comparison of data should provide some better understanding of the fate of phosphorus in a Southwestern waterway system.
Date: May 1969
Creator: Hansard, John D.
System: The UNT Digital Library