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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
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 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
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
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
The Adequacy of Financial Support Received by the Small High-School Bands in Texas
The problem undertaken in this study is to attempt to determine the adequacy of financial support received by the small high school bands in Texas.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Settle, James Bristol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine Factors Associated with Reading Difficulties, Remedial Procedure and Results of Remedial Instruction for Twenty Second-Grade Pupils of the Elementary School, Plano, Texas
This study is an attempt to show the extent of and the probable causes for reading difficulties, to give remedial procedure, and to record results for twenty second-grade pupils of the Elementary School, Plano, Texas. An intensive study of the twenty children was made with emphasis upon the improvement of reading ability. This study deals primarily with the investigate of factors in the creation of reading disabilities.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Williams, Eurilla Green
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Needs of the Northwest Independent School District and the Construction of a Possible Program to Meet those Needs
The problem in this study was to determine the needs of the people of the Northwest District by a social survey, and then, on the basis of the results of this survey and the exploring of established community programs, to construct a possible program by which these community needs could be partially or completely met.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Williams, Shirley Kimbrough
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Interest Patterns of Pre-Medical Students as Revealed by the Preference Record and the Strong Vocational Interest Inventory
The problem of this study is to determine the interest patterns of students engaged in the study of a pre-medical curriculum at North Texas State College during the Fall semester of 1949 and 1950.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Wisdom, Jessie R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Dropouts in the Secondary Schools of Port Arthur, Texas
The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem of dropouts or withdrawals among the pupils of the secondary schools of Port Arthur, Texas. It was hoped that some significant information could be compiled as to the reasons why such students in this particular city leave school before high-school graduation, and that academic, environmental, and personal factors might be identified in their relationship to the causation of dropouts or withdrawals.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Arrington, Electa Carol
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Report and an Evaluation of an Internship Program in Speech Education
This thesis describes the experience of a graduate speech student as an intern during the 1949-1950 school year at North Texas High School.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Baker, F. Virginia
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Relationship of a Mother's Age and the Child's Intelligence, Achievement, Personality, and Behavior
The primary purpose of this study is to determine what influence, if any, the age of the mother at the time of a child's birth has on the child's intelligence, educational growth, personal characteristics, and behavior.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Bedell, Alleathia Boyd
System:
The UNT Digital Library