Certain Effects of Aesthetic Development upon First-grade Pupils in the Travis School of Mineral Wells, Texas. (open access)

Certain Effects of Aesthetic Development upon First-grade Pupils in the Travis School of Mineral Wells, Texas.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether emphasis on aesthetic development appeared to foster educational growth and desirable behavior development to a greater degree than did participation in a traditional-type program.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Holmes, Grace Porter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of General Growth in Reading, when Taught by Three Different Specific Methods (open access)

Comparison of General Growth in Reading, when Taught by Three Different Specific Methods

The problem of this study is to determine by testing and observation which of three specific procedures for the improvement of general reading ability was the most effective when used with groups of sixth-grade children in the Bowie Elementary Schools.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Clark, Pearl Roberts
System: The UNT Digital Library
Desirability of Additional Comanche County School Consolidation (open access)

Desirability of Additional Comanche County School Consolidation

The purpose of this study is to determine whether additional school consolidations in Comanche County will improve the educational opportunities of all students.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Helm, Jaye C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Music Activities with Retarded Latin-American Children (open access)

The Use of Music Activities with Retarded Latin-American Children

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the use of certain music activities in meeting some of the needs peculiar to a group of older, retarded Latin-American children. It is an effort to determine whether certain music activities may or may not help to give Latin-American children a more satisfying school experience and better equip them to live in the Anglo-American society of which they have become a part.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Nelson, Gwendolyn
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Aims, Methods, and Accomplishments of Certain Teacher Organizations (open access)

An Evaluation of the Aims, Methods, and Accomplishments of Certain Teacher Organizations

The purpose of this study is (1) to determine the fundamental differences in the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association and (2) to evaluate these organizations in terms of criteria basic to the organization of any group. It is hoped that a microscopic analysis and evaluation of these two teacher organizations, representing both union and non-union groups, will cast some beneficial light upon weaknesses and strong points of both groups and result in recommendations which will be of benefit in the work of individual teachers as well as to the organizations.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Reddy, Richard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of Remedial Reading Procedures (open access)

An Evaluation of Remedial Reading Procedures

The problem of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of certain recommended procedures in the improvement of reading skills in a sixth-grade class in the Lewisville Elementary School, Lewisville, Texas.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Young, Vera Castleberry
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critical Evaluation of the Course for General Mathematics in Meeting the Needs of Youth as Revealed by Several Courses of Study and the Adopted Textbooks for Texas Schools (open access)

A Critical Evaluation of the Course for General Mathematics in Meeting the Needs of Youth as Revealed by Several Courses of Study and the Adopted Textbooks for Texas Schools

This study is an attempt to determine how a course in general mathematics can satisfy some of the needs of youth. The purpose of this study is to find out how the course in general mathematics can be made to contribute effectively to pupil growth, and how well the present course is contributing to pupil growth.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Armstrong, John H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Role of the Social Studies in the Integrating Curriculum of Secondary Schools (open access)

The Role of the Social Studies in the Integrating Curriculum of Secondary Schools

The purpose of this study is to make an investigation of the place of the social studies in an integrating curriculum with the objective of determining their value and ways and means of using the social studies to achieve integrating individuals. Attention is directed to the need and nature of an integrating program, to the values of the social studies as an integrating agent, and to ways and means of using the social studies in this manner.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Peacock, Myrtle
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Determination of the Relationship between Reading Skills and Personality Development (open access)

The Determination of the Relationship between Reading Skills and Personality Development

The purpose of the study is to show that personality adjustments and reading skills have a decided connection in the development of the individual, for with enunciation, pronunciation, and oral interpretation of the printed page come greater confidence, self-expression, and poise.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Chapman, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Designs and Materials to Determine Sound School Building Construction (open access)

An Analysis of Designs and Materials to Determine Sound School Building Construction

The purpose of the study was to analyze the materials used in industry and school plant building in order to determine the types and designs of buildings which will best meet the needs of our schools both today and in the future.
Date: 1952
Creator: Newsom, J. Elvin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Behavior Differences Between Acceptable and Non-Acceptable Second-Grade Children (open access)

Social Behavior Differences Between Acceptable and Non-Acceptable Second-Grade Children

The major problem of this study is an investigation, by means of a time-sampling technique, the relationship between social behavior and social acceptance as determined by a sociometric technique.
Date: 1952
Creator: Wyatt, Robert W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine a Sound Program for Using Community Resources to Improve the Elementary Schools of Denison, Texas. (open access)

A Study to Determine a Sound Program for Using Community Resources to Improve the Elementary Schools of Denison, Texas.

The purpose of this study is to determine a sound program for using the community resources of Denison, Texas, to improve the elementary schools of that city.
Date: 1952
Creator: McCoy, Edwardine Cordell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Easy Reading Materials with Junior High School Pupils (open access)

The Use of Easy Reading Materials with Junior High School Pupils

The problem in this study is to determine the effectiveness of the use of easy reading material in improving the reading ability of retarded students in the junior high school.
Date: 1952
Creator: Anthony, Eunice Roach
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study to Determine the Most Efficient Method of Teaching Typewriting to One-handed Typists (open access)

A Comparative Study to Determine the Most Efficient Method of Teaching Typewriting to One-handed Typists

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a need for a special manual for teaching a keyboard procedure to one-handed typists and in the light of the findings to make recommendations for a special manual if such appears to be needed.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Swinney, Mable Clair
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas (open access)

A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas

"The purpose of this study was to formulate a recommended program to aid in the social integration of Latin-American and Anglo-American children in the secondary schools of Texas. In preparation for the development of this suggested plan, some of the more serious problems involved in the education of Latin-American children in schools designed primarily for the instruction of Anglo-American pupils were studied in available literature, and a set of psychological, sociological, and democratic criteria was formulated to serve as sound principles upon which to base the suggest program."--Leaf 1.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Davenport, Ane J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Journalism Program of North Texas State College (open access)

An Evaluation of the Journalism Program of North Texas State College

"The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of journalism training received at North Texas State College by journalism majors."--4
Date: August 1952
Creator: McCloud, Robert J.
System: The UNT Digital Library