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The Effects of Two Types of Group Counseling Procedures with Junior College Students (open access)

The Effects of Two Types of Group Counseling Procedures with Junior College Students

The problem with which this investigation was concerned was to measure personal adjustment, emotional adjustment, home adjustment, and self-concept changes that took place in junior college students as a result of one-counselor group counseling and male-and-female co-counselor group counseling. The rationale for male-and-female co-counselor group counseling relied on the formation of a simulated family in which individuals could socialize their feelings.
Date: August 1971
Creator: West, William George
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Supplementary Materials upon Academic Achievement in and Attitude toward Mathematics among Eighth Grade Students (open access)

The Effect of Supplementary Materials upon Academic Achievement in and Attitude toward Mathematics among Eighth Grade Students

The problem of the study was to examine the effectiveness of using supplementary materials in the teaching of eighth grade mathematics. The study considered the effect that supplementary materials had on students in terms of the following variables--attitude toward mathematics, mathematical concepts, problem solving ability, understanding common fractions, computation of common fractions, decimal fractions and per cent, concepts of numbers and numerals (number system and operations), and concepts of numbers and numerals (decimal place value).
Date: May 1971
Creator: Wilkinson, Gerald Glendel
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Selected Aptitude Test Scores for Predicting Achievement in Modern Foreign Languages at North Texas State University (open access)

The Use of Selected Aptitude Test Scores for Predicting Achievement in Modern Foreign Languages at North Texas State University

The problem of this study was to determine the value of certain selected aptitude test scores for predicting student achievement in Spanish, French, and German at North Texas State University. Particular emphasis was placed on freshmen enrolled in beginning courses.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Akins, Dolores C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determining the Predictive Value of Selected Measures for First Grade Reading Success (open access)

Determining the Predictive Value of Selected Measures for First Grade Reading Success

This study was undertaken to investigate the predictive value of certain tests in relationship to first grade reading success. The following predictor tests were administered to seventy first grade students during the first two weeks of school: Metropolitan Readiness Test, Naming Letters Test, Light Response Test and Matching Symbol Test. The Teacher's Reading Readiness Rating Scale was filled out by each of the seven teachers at the end of the sixth week. The Wechsler Intelignce Scale for Children was administered to each child during the fall. The seventh predictor test was computed by finding the difference in individual scores of the Light Response Test and the Matching Symbol Test.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Black, Bob Gene, 1925-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Intensive Remotivation Techniques on Institutionalized Geriatric Mental Patients in a State Mental Hospital (open access)

The Effect of Intensive Remotivation Techniques on Institutionalized Geriatric Mental Patients in a State Mental Hospital

The problem with which this study is concerned is that of ascertaining the effects of intensive Remotivation Techniques on institutionalized geriatric mental patients in terms of their ward behavior, self-concept, and visual-motor perceptions and to compare these with the effects of a similar group experience that does not emphasize patient-staff or patient-patient interactions, and a third group which acts a a control. The investigation is designed to answer or obtain information concerning the following questions: (1) Do institutionalized geriatric mental patients in a state mental hospital manifest measurable changes in terms of their (A) ward behavior as defined as raw scores on the Hospital tment Scale (including interpersonal communication and interpersonal relations; self care and social responsibility; level of participation in ward activities, recreation and work therapy; total score), (B) self-concept as defined as Goodenough raw scores on the Draw-a-Person Test, and (C) awareness of environment as defined as Pascal and Suttell raw scores on the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, as a result of experiencing the social and verbal interactions of intensive Remotivation Techniques? (2) Is the Remotivation Technique more effective in producing these changes than a similar group experience that does not emphasize social and verbal interactions?
Date: August 1971
Creator: Bovey, John A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers (open access)

A Comparison of the Leisure Reading Habits of Female Teachers and Non-Teachers

The purpose of this study was to determine, whether there was a significant difference in the leisure reading habits of two groups of women who were college graduates; one group of elementary classroom teachers, grades one through six, and another group of women who were not teachers.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Watson, Thurman O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Application of Readability Techniques to Prediction of Difficulty Level of Shorthand Dictation Materials (open access)

An Application of Readability Techniques to Prediction of Difficulty Level of Shorthand Dictation Materials

It was the purpose of this study to determine whether one or a combination of adult readability formulas, when applied to shorthand dictation material, could predict difficulty, as well as to develop a shorthand formula for this specific purpose. In addition, the questions of comparative reliability and practicability were tested with respect to the two kinds of formulas as applied to the shorthand material.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Henshall, Joy L. (Joy Lanier)
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Spitz Student Response System in Teaching a Course in Logical and Mathematical Concepts (open access)

An Evaluation of the Spitz Student Response System in Teaching a Course in Logical and Mathematical Concepts

The problem with which this investigation was concerned was that of determining the effect of teaching freshman mathematics with the Spitz Student Response System upon a student's anxiety level, attitude and achievement.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Brown, John David
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Attitude Change toward Student Teaching as Expressed by Students Pursuing Certification to Teach Speech and Drama Courses (open access)

A Study of Attitude Change toward Student Teaching as Expressed by Students Pursuing Certification to Teach Speech and Drama Courses

The purpose of this study was to determine attitude and attitude change toward,student teaching as expressed by students who were pursuing certification to teach speech and/or drama courses in the public school at the secondary level.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Smith, Doyle D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The History of Speech and Drama Education in the Dallas Public Schools (1884-1970) (open access)

The History of Speech and Drama Education in the Dallas Public Schools (1884-1970)

The problem of this study was the writing of a comprehensive history of speech and drama education in the Dallas Public Schools from 188^-1970. This necessitated the recording of the facts, events, and circumstances which have determined the condition and progress of speech and drama education in the Dallas Public Schools during this period of time.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Rumbley, Rose-Mary, 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Historical Study of Selected Title III Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, PACE Projects in Texas (open access)

A Historical Study of Selected Title III Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, PACE Projects in Texas

The problem of this study is to analyze some of the effects of selected ESEA, Title III, PACE projects on the educational processes in Texas.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Young, Crandall Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of the Academic Achievement in Reading and Mathematics of Negro Children whose Parents are Interested, Not Interested, or Involved in a Program of Suzuki Violin (open access)

A Comparison of the Academic Achievement in Reading and Mathematics of Negro Children whose Parents are Interested, Not Interested, or Involved in a Program of Suzuki Violin

The problem of the study was manifested in the question: Does the use of the Suzuki violin method of instruction with young children affect achievement in selected academic areas? Also, do children, where parents evidence interest in their school activities, make greater achievement than children where parents do not indicate such an interest?
Date: August 1971
Creator: Weeden, Robert Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of the Importance of Selected Characteristics of Elementary Teachers as Perceived by Student Teachers and Supervising Teachers (open access)

A Comparative Study of the Importance of Selected Characteristics of Elementary Teachers as Perceived by Student Teachers and Supervising Teachers

This research had three main purposes. The first was to determine some of the major characteristics of elementary teachers. Second was to see how student teachers and supervising teachers perceive the importance of certain characteristics of elementary teachers. The third was to discover what changes result in the perceptions of student teachers as to the importance of these characteristics after completing student teaching.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Wellington, Charles Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Group Counseling Upon Selected Personality and Behavioral Variables in Delinquent Adolescents (open access)

The Effect of Group Counseling Upon Selected Personality and Behavioral Variables in Delinquent Adolescents

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of group counseling upon personality and behavior changes in delinquent girls confined in a state training school in Texas.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Williams, Mary Janet
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effects of Group Interaction on Sociometric Status, Self-Concept, and Group Perceptions of Nursing Personnel (open access)

The Effects of Group Interaction on Sociometric Status, Self-Concept, and Group Perceptions of Nursing Personnel

The problem of this study was to determine whether group interaction can bring about change in sociometric status, self-concept, and perceived group characteristics with respect to nursing personnel.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Woodard, Barbara Charlene Chesney, 1930-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Contributions of George S. Benson to Christian Education (open access)

The Contributions of George S. Benson to Christian Education

The problem is to examine the contributions of George S. Benson to Christian education. The study presents data obtained by personal interviews with George Benson and people who have been close to him, excerpts from letters written by former students, teachers, and board members, minutes of the Board of Trustees of Harding College, books, articles, speeches and newspapers.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Altman, Ted M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of a Concept of Secretaryship as a Guide for the Development of Community College Secretarial Education Programs (open access)

The Development of a Concept of Secretaryship as a Guide for the Development of Community College Secretarial Education Programs

The problem of this study was the development of a concept of secretaryship as a guide for the development of community college secretarial programs. The particular interest was with those colleges located in oil-field areas. The purposes were fivefold: (1) to study the historical significance of the concept as an indispensable part of business; (2) to determine the current meaning and significance of the concept within business and industry; (3) to develop certain fundamental philosophies emerging from the study; (4) to develop a comprehensive concept of secretaryship; and (5) to make recommendations for studies leading to modifications that might be considered in the community college programs of business education.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Conlee, Rosser Elaine
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Immediate Effect of Classroom Integration on the Academic Progress, Self-Concept, and Racial Attitudes of Elementary White Students (open access)

The Immediate Effect of Classroom Integration on the Academic Progress, Self-Concept, and Racial Attitudes of Elementary White Students

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the differences and changes in integrated and segregated white students' self-concepts, racial attitudes, and academic achievements.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Cypert, Kenneth Eugene
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Two Methods of Reporting Pupil Progress on Adjustment and Achievement of Fourth Grade Students in a Suburban Elementary School (open access)

The Effect of Two Methods of Reporting Pupil Progress on Adjustment and Achievement of Fourth Grade Students in a Suburban Elementary School

The present research was an investigation of the effect of two methods of reporting pupil progress on adjustment and achievement of fourth grade pupils in a suburban elementary school. One method involved the use of an evaluation form reflecting performance in terms of ability, parent-teacher conferences, and work samples. The other method was comprised primarily of competitive grading and marking procedures, utilizing a standard report card to report results.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Horn, John Duane, 1941-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Lab Method Films with Traditional Instruction in the Introductory Physics Laboratory (open access)

A Comparison of Lab Method Films with Traditional Instruction in the Introductory Physics Laboratory

The problem of this study is a comparison of lab method films with traditional instruction in the introductory, non-technical college physics laboratory.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Hughes, James Erie
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Philosophy for Two-year Occupational Programs in Public Junior College Curricula (open access)

A Philosophy for Two-year Occupational Programs in Public Junior College Curricula

The problem of this study is the development of a philosophy for two-year occupational programs in public junior college business curricula.
Date: August 1971
Creator: McClung, William Sterling
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Selected Factors Associated with Middle-class Oriented Reading Materials and the Preferences of Socio-economic Groups for Pictorial Representations and Story Themes (open access)

The Relationship of Selected Factors Associated with Middle-class Oriented Reading Materials and the Preferences of Socio-economic Groups for Pictorial Representations and Story Themes

The purpose of this study was to determine the preferences of two racial and two socio-economic groups for selected aspects of class-oriented reading materials. This was accomplished by checking each subject's visual perception of pictorial representations typical of both the lower-class and the middle-class, and by checking his preferences of story themes typical of both the middle and lower-classes.
Date: August 1971
Creator: McEwin, Charles Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship Between Counselor Self-incongruence and Quality of Verbal Behavior in Counseling (open access)

A Study of the Relationship Between Counselor Self-incongruence and Quality of Verbal Behavior in Counseling

The problem of this study is to assess the relationship between counselor self-incongruence (operationally defined in terms of cardiac arousal), the therapeutic quality of his verbal behavior, and level of client self-exploration in a counseling setting.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Means, Bobby Leon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative Effects of Two Physical Conditioning Programs and Evaluation of Instruments for Measuring Physical  Fitness (open access)

Comparative Effects of Two Physical Conditioning Programs and Evaluation of Instruments for Measuring Physical Fitness

The problem of this study was to determine the effects of (1) a conditioning program designed to develop cardiovascular-respiratory efficiency and (2) a conditioning program designed to develop strength and agility on the improvement of parameters of physical fitness as measured "by the AAHPER Youth Fitness Test, basal heart rate, and physical work capacity determined by a progressive work test on the bicycle ergometer.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Montgomery, John Ray, 1933-
System: The UNT Digital Library