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The Relation of Achievement to Two Different Methods of Providing for Individual Differences
The purpose of this study is to determine the relation of achievement to two different methods of providing for individual differences. Achievement means educational growth or achievement in subject matter and personality development. The two methods are the qualitative, that is, the degree of difficulty of the work assigned, and the quantitative, which means the amount of work done or the minimum-maximum assignment.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Doughty, Auda
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Educational and Professional Preparation of the County Superintendents of Texas with a Suggested Criterion of Qualifications and a Plan for Effecting the Criterion
The purpose of this study is fivefold: first, to determine the essential qualifications of a county superintendent; second, to show the status of the present county superintendents in Texas with reference to their education training, experience, and in-service preparation; third, to discover the effect of well-qualified county superintendents on the common school system of Texas; fourth, to show the effect of the appointive method of selecting the county superintendent on the school under his supervision; and fifth, to formulate a plan whereby Texas may secure qualified superintendents.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Douglass, Charles R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Plan for Adequate Guidance in Small Secondary Schools
The underlying purpose of this thesis is to provide the best possible guidance for students in small secondary schools. The plan will consider the limitations which exist in small secondary schools. It is not the ideal plan, but the necessarily practical plan which this thesis will attempt.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Cox, Kathryn H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Science Interests of Children of the North Elementary School at Odessa, Texas
It is the purpose of this thesis to determine the science interests of the pupils of the North Elementary School of Odessa, Texas, during the school year of 1940-1941.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Logsdon, Margaret I.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How to Help Unpopular Second-Grade Pupils Become Acceptable to the Group
The purpose of the study was to determine the practicality of the theory that the teacher's highest function is to help each pupil to develop an agreeable, liberated, concordant, dynamic personality. In other words, the writer was interested in finding out whether it is possible, as far as can be determined, to develop an unpopular child to such an extent that he will be more social, more likable, and, in the end, more acceptable by his school group.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Lunday, Villa Hollingsworth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
To Determine Whether the Twelve-Year System in Texas is Democratic and Sound from the Standpoint of Finance, Biological Basis, and Psychology
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the twelve-year system in Texas is democratic and sound from the standpoint of finance, biological basis, and psychology. This problem originated through the adoption of the twelve-grade system for Texas schools by the State Department of Education. The administrator is desirous to choose and to organize the plan most profitable for the child. From this study it is hoped that an adequate educational program can be established.
Date:
1941
Creator:
McCarroll, Manuel Ray
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of an Activity Program
The problem of this study was to determine the extent to which the results of the use of the "Evaluative Criteria" set up by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools agree with the evaluative criteria drawn from standard objectives in an activity program of the Era High School.
Date:
1941
Creator:
McClendon, Carl K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Peters and Pomeroy's Fourth Edition of Commercial Law and Texas Statutes and Rulings and a Texas Supplement Thereto
In Peters and Pomeroy's fourth edition of Commercial Law, a number of cases are cited where there is a difference between the laws and rulings of the various states. There are only three cases in which the difference is given. The procedure was to find all of the cases in which there is any doubt as to the Texas law, and to quote the law or ruling as given by Peters and Pomeroy, and then to give the law or ruling of the State of Texas.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Gullion, James Paul
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Educational Value of the Bookmobile in the Schools of Texas
The purpose of this study is to analyze the educational value of the bookmobile in the schools of Texas. In order to make the study, two Texas counties, Denton and Young, which have bookmobiles in use in the schools, were surveyed and a comparison made with a survey of Jack County which has no bookmobile.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Harty, W. E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Seasonal Variations in the Microflora of Four Denton County, Texas, Sandy Soils
This investigation has been made to see whether there is a correlation between microorganisms present and the water content and temperature of four Denton County, Texas, sandy soils.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Emerson, Robert L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Public-Relations Programs of the Four-Year Affiliated High School Districts in McLennan County, Texas
In this study, the purpose is to ascertain the types and media of public-relations programs in effect, to determine the uses being made of these types and media, to evaluate the findings of the methods in use, and to make suggestions and recommendations for an effective public-school relations program in the schools included in the survey.
Date:
1941
Creator:
England, Sidney, H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Eye Hygiene in Ascher Silberstein Elementary School, Dallas, Texas
The problem of this research was to make a survey of cumulative and permanent records of the children in the Ascher Silberstein Elementary School in order to discover the eye conditions, and to determine the necessity for an expanded program of eye hygiene.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Evans, Mary Sue
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Housing Conditions of 108 Farm Families in the Wellman Consolidated Independent School District of Wellman, Texas
The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of housing conditions of the 108 occupied rural homes in the school district known as Wellman Consolidated Independent School District, which is located in Terry County in West Texas.
Date:
1941
Creator:
McWhirter, Velma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Teaching Techniques of the Traditional School, Edyth, Tahoka, Texas, with Teaching Techniques Used in the Progressive School, West Point, Tahoka, Texas
The purpose of this study is to make an examination of current educational trends as found in authoritative books and magazines and to use the traditional school of Edyth, Tahoka, Texas, and the progressive school of West Point, Tahoka, Texas, as special examples for comparison. An analysis of the different techniques used and an evaluation of the merits of each will be offered.
Date:
1941
Creator:
McWhirter, Zuma Westbrook
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Descriptive Evaluation of the Reading Experiences of Certain Children
The purpose of this study is to discover through the use of the descriptive evaluation technique information about children's reading which may be of value as suggestions for classroom teachers who teach reading in the intermediate level. It is hoped that through the use of this technique the relation of the reading level of the individual children in a fourth and fifth grade group to the reading level of the material the children would read if left to their own choice in its selection may be determined.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Livingston, Thomas B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relation of the Mathematical Vocabulary of the Sixth and Seventh Grades to Skill in Problem Solving
The purpose of this study was to make a comparison of the relative mastery of mathematical vocabulary with skills in general problem solving between two groups of sixth and seventh grade arithmetic students. An effort was made to determine to what extent knowledge of the mathematical vocabulary influenced skills in general problem solving.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Giles, Alma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study in Remedial Reading for Junior High School Students to Determine Whether the Word-Clue Method of Vocabulary Building Improves General Reading Ability
The major purpose of this study is to evaluate the progress in the general reading ability of a group of pupils taught by remedial methods of teaching, as compared with the progress of a group taught by the same methods plus vocabulary building through the definite study of word-clues and their meanings, to determine whether the word-clue method of vocabulary building aids general reading ability.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Gentry, Cassa Peters
System:
The UNT Digital Library
How the Senior Colleges of Texas are Meeting their Student-Teaching Problems
The purpose of this study was to discover how the senior colleges of Texas are meeting their student-teaching problems.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Hawkins, James V.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Accuracy of Teacher Rating of Pupil Personality and Achievement as Compared with Standardized Test Scores
This study has the following purpose: (1) to find the relationship between teacher rating of pupil personality and standardized test results; (2) to find the relationship between teacher rating of pupil achievement and standardized test results; and (3) to determine where more emphasis should be placed in order to better evaluate the child and his work.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Cottrell, Lucille
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Commercial Employees in Gladewater, Texas, with Recommendations for a Commercial Training Program on the Secondary School Level
A study to revise the commercial curriculum of Gladewater High School to fit the needs of potential graduates.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Bryant, J. D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Secretarial and Stenographic Duties and Qualifications in Department Stores in Dallas and Fort Worth
This survey presents views of department store officials on what they expect from their employees in an effort to improve the training of stenographers and secretaries.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Landes, J. D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Relation Between a Child's Freedom for Personal Development in the Home and His Social Success in School
This study examines the relationship between whether the level of independence a first-grade age child was permitted at home influenced his social behavior at school.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Wilkins, Bess Reddell
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Evaluation of the Arkadelphia Adult Education Project in Boston, Bowie County, Texas
This thesis discusses the formation of the Arkadelphia adult education project in Boston, Bowie County, Texas, and assesses its usefulness in the realm of adult education.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Zihlman, Adelia Darter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Place of Office Practice in the High School
A study to determine if the commercial department is providing business men with adequate training.
Date:
1941
Creator:
Conlee, Rosser Elaine
System:
The UNT Digital Library