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An Analysis and Evaluation of Two Methods of Teaching Language Arts (open access)

An Analysis and Evaluation of Two Methods of Teaching Language Arts

This study compares and and provides an evaluation of language arts progress made by elementary school children using two different methods of instruction. One traditional method stressed grammar and the other experimentally focused on mechanics.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Harrell, Ruth
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Teachers' Ratings of Pupils as Bright or Dull (open access)

An Analysis of Teachers' Ratings of Pupils as Bright or Dull

This thesis resulted from an examination conducted to determine teacher ability to identify individual student capability based on rapport between the two parties.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Lovelace, William True
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Group and the Individual Techniques of Teaching Algebra (open access)

A Comparison of the Group and the Individual Techniques of Teaching Algebra

This thesis presents findings made during an examination and comparison of the individualized unit and traditional group methods used to teach ninth grade algebra in Hillsboro, Texas.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Knox, Beulah
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Securing a Master's Degree from a Texas State Teachers College and the Economic and Profesional Value of the Degree (open access)

The Cost of Securing a Master's Degree from a Texas State Teachers College and the Economic and Profesional Value of the Degree

The intent of this thesis is to indicate the economic cost and professional value that result from earning a graduate teaching degree. Data gathered to formulate study conclusions came from questionnaires distributed to master's recipients from five Texas teachers colleges.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Dunn, John Z.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Analysis of Spelling Achievement in the Ft. Worth, Texas, Elementary Schools (open access)

A Critical Analysis of Spelling Achievement in the Ft. Worth, Texas, Elementary Schools

This study presents an efficacy evaluation of language arts instruction in the Fort Worth, Texas elementary schools.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Lattimore, Mary E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of the Commercial Curricula in the Seven State Teachers Colleges of Texas (open access)

The Development of the Commercial Curricula in the Seven State Teachers Colleges of Texas

This thesis outlines the growth of curricula in the seven state teachers colleges in Texas from establishment to the 1939 - 1940 school year.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Offutt, Maifair
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discovering the Extent to which Feelings of Insecurity can be Eliminated in Children of the Third Grade (open access)

Discovering the Extent to which Feelings of Insecurity can be Eliminated in Children of the Third Grade

This thesis presents student case studies from a third grade class at an Albany, Texas elementary school. Students with insecurity issues are described and remedial treatments are suggested.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Maxey, Rachael M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dissemination of Teachers' Codes of Ethics (open access)

Dissemination of Teachers' Codes of Ethics

This thesis examines the awareness of national and state standards established for teachers by teacher associations. Data for this study came from questionnaires filled out by teachers taking courses at North Texas State University.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Elms, Arkie
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of a Cooperative Community Survey as a Training in Service for Teachers (open access)

An Evaluation of a Cooperative Community Survey as a Training in Service for Teachers

This thesis resulted from an examination conducted on the living conditions of Port Arthur, Texas elementary school student who resided in Port Acres.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Hensarling, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Administration and the Operation of School Cafeterias in the East Texas Oil Field Area (open access)

An Evaluation of the Administration and the Operation of School Cafeterias in the East Texas Oil Field Area

This thesis outlines various standards associated with the operation of school cafeterias so that they might be observed in East Texas schools.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Myers, Robert Gilbert.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Bowie Secondary School Bowie, Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of the Bowie Secondary School Bowie, Texas

This thesis presents findings of an examination conducted on the Bowie, Texas secondary school to discover the characteristics of the school.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Johnson, C. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Trinidad High School, Trinidad, Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of the Trinidad High School, Trinidad, Texas

This thesis is the result of an examination of Trindad High school in Trinidad, Texas. Teaching philosophy, student demographics, student activity types, and student resources are some of the considered aspects of this evaluation.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Fincher, E. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Associated with Leadership Ability of the Elementary School Child (open access)

Factors Associated with Leadership Ability of the Elementary School Child

This thesis is the result of an examination conducted on the leadership abilities of elementary school children and whether or not an improvement can be made through teaching.
Date: August 1940
Creator: McGahan, Floyd E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of Goal Seeking on Pupil Achievement in the Second Grade (open access)

The Influence of Goal Seeking on Pupil Achievement in the Second Grade

This thesis is a comparison and result evaluation of arithmetic, handwriting, spelling, and reading goals by students in the second grade at Sam Houston Elementary School in Denton, Texas.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Gibbins, Una
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Layman's Interpretation of the Provisions of a 20-Year Pay Life Insurance Policy (open access)

A Layman's Interpretation of the Provisions of a 20-Year Pay Life Insurance Policy

This thesis presents an attempt to simplify the language used in life insurance provisions.
Date: August 1940
Creator: James, Albert W., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Personnel Study of all the Duties, Curricular, Extra-Curricular, and Social, that are Performed by the Commercial Teachers in Texas (open access)

A Personnel Study of all the Duties, Curricular, Extra-Curricular, and Social, that are Performed by the Commercial Teachers in Texas

This study reports the duties and activities of surveyed public school business education teachers and offers some training alternatives.
Date: August 1940
Creator: McFarland, Blanche Bagley
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Personnel Study of Members of Football Teams of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1930-31 through 1938 (open access)

A Personnel Study of Members of Football Teams of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1930-31 through 1938

This study presents indicates the education, sport, and extra-curricular activities that football players participated in from 1930 to 1938.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Killian, L. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relation Between Certain Home Factors and the Social and Academic Progress of the Second-Grade Pupils in the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas (open access)

The Relation Between Certain Home Factors and the Social and Academic Progress of the Second-Grade Pupils in the Robert E. Lee School, Denton, Texas

The correlation between home environment and educational performance is addressed in this study.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Parnell, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relation of Certain Factors to Success in College Mathematics (open access)

The Relation of Certain Factors to Success in College Mathematics

This study is the result of an examination conducted to determine contributing factors to student success in college mathematics. Data gathered for this thesis came from a survey conducted on students at North Texas State Teachers College.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Hildebrand, Leslie
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Reliability of the Terman Group Test in Predicting Academic Success in the North Texas State Teachers College (open access)

The Reliability of the Terman Group Test in Predicting Academic Success in the North Texas State Teachers College

This thesis is the result of an examination conducted to determine average student preparation before reaching post-secondary schools so that college freshmen receive proper guidance.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Morgan, Frank
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social and Academic Status of Kindergarten and Non-Kindergarten Elementary School Children (open access)

Social and Academic Status of Kindergarten and Non-Kindergarten Elementary School Children

This study is the result of an examination student social skills conducted at two elementary schools to determine kindergarten necessity.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Hartman, H. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Problems of Conflict Between High School Pupils and their Parents (open access)

Some Problems of Conflict Between High School Pupils and their Parents

This thesis presents the findings of research conducted to discover the common sources of conflict between parents and teenagers. Data for the findings came from questionnaires completed by high school students in Denton and Greenville, Texas.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Gray, William Excell
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of Custodial Service in Selected Schools of the Panhandle of Texas (open access)

A Survey of Custodial Service in Selected Schools of the Panhandle of Texas

This thesis explored custodial services in public schools throughout the Texas Panhandle in order to compile averages and establish the need for improved working conditions and compensation.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Morris, John T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Survey of the Health and Physical Education Programs for Boys in the Independent Affiliated High Schools within a Radius of 150 Miles of Junction, Texas (open access)

A Survey of the Health and Physical Education Programs for Boys in the Independent Affiliated High Schools within a Radius of 150 Miles of Junction, Texas

In this thesis, an examination of physical education programs at independently affiliated schools in and around Junction, Texas revealed needed areas of improvement after comparison with State of Texas standards.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Holbert, Joe L.
System: The UNT Digital Library