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The Relative Desirability of Two Types of Junior College Operation
The problem of this study was to determine whether it is more desirable to operate a two-year college in the Dallas metropolitan area as a county college or to operate a two-year college under the administration of the Dallas Independent School District.
Date:
January 1959
Creator:
White, Talmadge Thayne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Administering the Use of Instructional Space in Texas State-Supported Colleges and Universities
The problem of this study is to determine the administrative practices for securing the optimum use of instructional space in colleges. This necessitates the development of an instrument to evaluate these practices.
Date:
August 1957
Creator:
Craig, Robert E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship Between Intelligence and Personality of Sixty-two Sixth-Grade Pupils
The problem is to determine to what extent there is a relationship between a child's personality and his intelligence. As a basis for such a comparison, a study was made of sixty-two sixth-grade pupils in the Benjamin Franklin School in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Davis, Opal Frances
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reading with a Purpose to Improve Comprehension
The problem of this study was to demonstrate the possible effects that reading with a definite purpose has upon the improvement of comprehension in reading.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Evans, Georgie Mae
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Procedures Used in Overcoming Negative Attitudes Toward School Music
The purpose of this study is to determine some probable effects of certain procedures in overcoming negative attitudes toward school music and to show the possibilities of locating and eliminating some of the factors associated with children's difficulties in music.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Faires, Edith W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Trends in Teaching Literature in the Upper Elementary Grades as Recommended in the Elementary English Review, 1941-1950
The purpose of the investigation is to examine relevant material on current trends of teaching literature to the adolescent, as revealed in reported practices of classroom teachers throughout the United States. A compilation of these procedures appears to present a picture of what is being done in the field of literature on the upper-elementary-grade level in various sections of the country.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Graham, Louise Richardson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Certain Factors to Popularity in Students of the Eighth Grade of the Junior High School at Ozona, Texas
The problem set forth in this study is to determine the relationship of certain factors to the popularity of students in the eighth grade of the Junior High School at Ozona, Texas. The factors to be considered in this study are as follows: 1. The socio-economic status of the parents; 2. Each of the factors measured by the California Test of Personality; 3. The intelligence quotient; 4. Scholastic achievement; 5. The length of family residence in the community; 6. Physical attractiveness of the students as evaluated by three teachers; 7. Athletic ability as evaluated by the physical education teachers; 8. Conduct in the classroom as evaluated by the home room teacher.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Hawk, Travis L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Adequacy of the Business Departments of Class A High Schools of Region III of Texas
The purpose of this study is to determine how adequately Class A schools of Region Three of Texas are conforming to certain standards in business education. A comparative survey of business administration programs has been made, and the programs were evaluated by standards formulated by the Texas State Department of Education and recognized investigators in this field. After careful consideration of all the data available for this study, the writer made conclusions and recommendations with regard to the business education programs in the schools of Region Three.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Hoeldtke, Louise
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Los Fresnos Elementary School, Los Fresnos, Texas
The purpose of this study is to present the appraisal of the Los Fresnos Elementary School in terms of the criteria in the Handbook for Self-Appraisal and Improvement of Elementary Schools as made by a committee of twelve teachers of that school. Attention is given to the seven major areas of the school and to certain subtopics under each heading.
Date:
1951
Creator:
James, Albert S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Boys' and Girls' Achievement Scores and Teacher Ratings
It is the primary purpose of this study to determine any differences in the achievement abilities and teacher ratings of the boys and girls of equal intelligence quotients in the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades of the Alvord Elementary School, Alvord, Texas. A secondary purpose is to make a study of the environmental background of a number of pupils in order to determine certain other factors that might be considered as producing some influence upon the success or failure of the boy or girl.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Kilpatrick, Inez Speer
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Develop and Evaluate a Sound Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Program for Girls
The purpose of this study was to make an analysis of the program of health, physical education, and recreation for girls in the Gainesville High School, Gainesville, Texas. The aim was to develop a program that will function in the lives of the pupils. In order to provide a basis for the improvement of the existing program, an effort was made to evaluate the program for the purpose of improving the health of the pupils and the quality of the services rendered by the school in the areas of health, physical education, and recreation. Finally, the program was evaluated in the light of certain criteria that were set up as guiding principles.
Date:
1951
Creator:
King, Dorothy Scott
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Some Effects of a Reading-Readiness Program on First-Grade Children
The problem of this investigation was to determine the number of children who are ready to read when they enter first grade and the number ready to read after a reading-readiness program.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Marshall, D. Leon S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Bulletin for Beginning Teachers
The purpose of this study is to determine pertinent contents for a bulletin for beginning teachers in the public schools of Port Arthur, Texas. An effort is made to evaluate the findings and to make specific recommendations regarding the contents of such a bulletin.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Mathews, Fronia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Reading Interests of Pupils of High and Low Ability on the Different Socio-Economic Levels in the Fifth Grade of Pampa School
In this particular study the problem is to find which types of books pupils of the fifth grade of different abilities and of different socio-economic status like to read. This study is also concerned with the comparison of boys and girls in their choice of books and magazines.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Mayo, Nova Estheu
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rorschach Factors as Indices of I. Q.
This study will pursue the inquiry in an attempt to add to the weight of evidence for or against the reliability of the Rorschach Test as an indicator of intelligence. The problem may be resolved into a comparison between various scoring categories or factors of the Rorschach and I.Q.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Miller, John Y.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Nature and the Extent of Errors in Written Language and the Possible Relationship between These Errors and Certain Factors
The purpose of this study is to show possible relationships between certain environmental, personality, and scholastic factors and difficulties in written language.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Paul, Anna
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Fourteen State-Adopted Readers for Sixth Grade with Respect to Certain Criteria
The purpose of this study is to set up criteria for judging the mechanical features and content of sixth-grade readers and to determine whether or not the fourteen sixth-grade readers of this study fit these criteria.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Pickard, Mary Virginia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Relation of the Teaching of Checking in Arithmetic to Accuracy in Several Phases of School Work
The problem for this study is to determine whether or not teaching children to check arithmetic problems contributes to accuracy (1) in problem solving, (2) in forming the habit of checking, and (3) in several other phases of school work.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Pickard, Vera Maye
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Causes of Maladjustment and Some Remedial Measures
The problem in this study is threefold: (1) to discover cases of maladjustment which exist among the students of a certain small high school; (2) to determine as far as possible the causes of these maladjustments, particularly the role of the school as a contributing agent; and (3) to suggest and to apply as far as possible remedial measures.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Reeves, Isla Davidson
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Cost of Transporting Pupils for the School Years 1948-49 and 1949-50 in Cameron County, Texas.
The purpose of this study is to make a comparison of the unit cost of transportation per pupil in Cameron County, Texas, for the years of 1948-49 and 1949-50 to determine if the transportation provided by the Foundation Act was more economical than the transportation cost under the previous methods of providing for this in Texas schools.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Renfroe, Eustace C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Anglo-American Pupils in Predominately Latin-American Groups and Anglo-American Pupils in a Non Latin-American Group.
It is the purpose of this study to consider the Anglo-American child--to examine his achievement in a situation where much consideration will of necessity be given to the instructional needs peculiar to the predominating group.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Renfroe, Mary Virginia Murphy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of School Experiences in the Fourth Grade of Lancaster School
This study is an evaluation of school experiences in the fourth grade of Lancaster School.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Roach, Ruth
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Relationship of the Occupational Aptitude Scores and Academic Grades of Students Enrolled in Beginning and Advanced Typing and Shorthand Courses and in Secretarial Practice in the School of Business Administration at North Texas State College, Denton, Texas
The purpose of the study was to compare the occupational aptitude scores of students enrolled in beginning and advanced clerical courses in the School of Business Administration at North Texas State College, Denton, Texas, with the academic grades of these same students to determine the relationship between the academic grades received and the occupational aptitude score indicated by the General Aptitude Test Battery.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Routt, Sammye Louise
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Certain Methods for Developing Reading Readiness
The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain methods employed for the development of reading readiness among first-grade pupils in the Washington Elementary School of Sherman, Texas were effective. Careful evaluation was made by means of standardized tests for the purpose of ascertaining the results accomplished in the course of a school year by the methods used for the development of reading readiness.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Rutherford, Mary Mildred Lupher
System:
The UNT Digital Library