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The Effects of Selected Auditory Stimulation upon Learning Typewriting (open access)

The Effects of Selected Auditory Stimulation upon Learning Typewriting

The problem of this study was to determine the effects of typewriting practice with selected auditory stimulation on student achievement in typewriting. It included the following sub-problems: 1. Determining the extent to which typewriting practice with selected auditory stimulation affected ability to compose at the typewriter. 2. Determining the extent to which typewriting practice with selected auditory stimulation affected ability to typewrite from dictation. 3. Determining the extent to which typewriting practice with selected auditory stimulation affected ability to typewrite from copy.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Lemaster, Arthur James, 1933-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Two Plans of Elementary School Organization on Rapid Learners and Non-Rapid Learners (open access)

The Effect of Two Plans of Elementary School Organization on Rapid Learners and Non-Rapid Learners

The primary purpose was to determine whether there were differences in the amount of change produced by two plans of elementary school organization for the instruction of rapid learners in order to develop a sound policy of organizing the elementary school. A secondary purpose was to determine the effects of the two plans on other pupils in the sections being studied.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Locke, Caroline Jane, 1912-
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Sturctured Aural, Sturctured Visual, and Unstructured Group Counseling Techniques with Elementary School Children (open access)

An Investigation of Sturctured Aural, Sturctured Visual, and Unstructured Group Counseling Techniques with Elementary School Children

The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to ascertain and compare the effect on self-concept, sociometric status including an index of emotional expansiveness, teacher-rated behavior and grades of three group counseling techniques (a structured aural stimulus approach, a structured visual stimulus approach, and an unstructured approach) upon sixth-grade subjects; (2) to compare the subjects involved in these three types of group counseling sessions with subjects in an control group; (3) to compare the differences in effects of the three techniques separately upon girls and upon boys; and (4) to analyze the implications of these findings for elementary school counselors and teachers.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Crow, Mary Lynn Cox
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Influence of a Short-Term Program to Improve the Self-Concept of Selected Negro Children (open access)

The Influence of a Short-Term Program to Improve the Self-Concept of Selected Negro Children

The problem of this study was to determine the influence of a short-term program to improve the self-concepts of elected Negro elementary school children. Particular emphasis was placed upon the development of positive self-concepts and self-expression.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Manning, Jean Bell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Certain Mental Factors, Reading Factors, Aptitudes, and Situational Factors to Achievement in Selected Air Force Technical Courses (open access)

The Relationship of Certain Mental Factors, Reading Factors, Aptitudes, and Situational Factors to Achievement in Selected Air Force Technical Courses

The problem of this study was to determine the relationships between a number of mental factors, reading factors, aptitudes, situational factors, and training achievement in four Air Force civil engineering technical courses, and to determine which combination of factors was most reliable for forecasting training achievement in each of the courses.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Maxon, Lloyd Melvin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Rate of Compression and Mode of Presentation on the Comprehension of a Recorded Communication to Junior College Students of Varying Aptitudes (open access)

Effect of Rate of Compression and Mode of Presentation on the Comprehension of a Recorded Communication to Junior College Students of Varying Aptitudes

The problem of this study was to assess the desirability and practicality of utilizing compressed speech as an instructional technique within a junior college setting.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Parker, Clement Cordell, 1940-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationships Between Personality Adjustments and Perceived Behavior of Teenage Boys at Boys Ranch, Texas (open access)

The Relationships Between Personality Adjustments and Perceived Behavior of Teenage Boys at Boys Ranch, Texas

The problem of this study was an investigation into the relationships between personality adjustment and perceived behavior in school and dormitory life of the residents of Boys Ranch, Texas.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Pippin, Louis Danny
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Early Changes in Selected Personality Components of Students in an Institutional Home  and School (open access)

A Study of Early Changes in Selected Personality Components of Students in an Institutional Home and School

The problem of this study was to specify personality changes of children during their first five months of residence in an institutional home and school, as measured by the California Test of Personality.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Stewart, James H. (James Henry), 1935-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Selected Factors to Teacher and Student Preferences in Simulated Situations (open access)

The Relationship of Selected Factors to Teacher and Student Preferences in Simulated Situations

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship of teacher and peer preferences of selected fifth grade students to socio-economic level as measured by the occupation of the head of the household, academic standing as computed from the marks assigned by the teacher, achievement test score results, intelligence test scores, and the sex of the child.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Williams, Eva Louise
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of an Integrated Didactic and Experiential Approach with the Traditional Approach in the Preparation of Counselors (open access)

A Comparison of an Integrated Didactic and Experiential Approach with the Traditional Approach in the Preparation of Counselors

The problem was to compare the effectiveness of an integrated didactic and experiential approach in the training of graduate counseling practicum students with that of the traditional approach in counseling practicum training.
Date: June 1970
Creator: Buckner, Joyce Pannell
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Two Methods of Programming upon the Development of the Orchestra in a Secondary School (open access)

The Effect of Two Methods of Programming upon the Development of the Orchestra in a Secondary School

The present study was designed for the purpose of comparing the effectiveness of two methods of orchestral programming, demonstration and non-demonstration, upon (1) the musical perception of the members of a student body audience, and (2) the attitudes of the members of a student body toward orchestra as a school subject. This comparison of demonstration and non-demonstration programming involved the question concerning the effectiveness of instructive listening as compared with free listening in the development of musical perception and attitudes. The problem of the present study is presented in the following major areas: (1) musical perception, end (2) attitudes.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Boney, Joan Ellen, 1937-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Mobility of the Teacher: A Possible Determinant of Anxiety and Academic Progress of Lower Socio-Economic Boys (open access)

Social Mobility of the Teacher: A Possible Determinant of Anxiety and Academic Progress of Lower Socio-Economic Boys

The problem of this study was the effect of social mobility of teachers on the anxiety and academic progress of lower socioeconomic boys in spelling and arithmetic skills.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Palmer, James Beverly
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between Competency in Shorthand Accuracy and Achivement in Shorthand Dictation (open access)

The Relationship between Competency in Shorthand Accuracy and Achivement in Shorthand Dictation

This problem was a study of the relationship between (a) competency in shorthand accuracy and achievement in shorthand dictation and (b) competency in shorthand accuracy and measured intelligence.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Pullis, Joe M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship between the Interaction of Two Anxiety Variables and Creative Production (open access)

The Relationship between the Interaction of Two Anxiety Variables and Creative Production

It is evident that educators and industrial psychologists alike recognize the effect that situational climate may have upon creative production. The present study will, hopefully, contribute some useful information leading to a better definition of the relationship between anxiety and creative production, which will lead in time to suggestions regarding the essential conditions of an optimum creative climate. The exploration of some of the aspects involved in situational climates is the point of departure for the present study.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Allred, Raymond Coye, 1930-
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Three Groups of Intellectually Superior Students who have Completed Two or More Years of College (open access)

A Comparative Study of Three Groups of Intellectually Superior Students who have Completed Two or More Years of College

The purpose of this study was to compare the activities and achievements in college of a population of three groups of academically able students who participated in a high school honors program. The population consisted of (1) those who completed an honors program, (2) those who dropped out of an honors program, and (3) those who entered an honors program at a time later than the entry of the first two groups. This study was concerned with discovering distinguishing activities and achievements of the male and female members of the three groups through an analysis and comparison of data relative to the groups after their completion of two or more years of college.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Antoine, Hugh
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of Two Different Uses of an Autoinstructional Program to Teach the Use of the Air Force Fiscal Account Structure and Codes (open access)

The Effectiveness of Two Different Uses of an Autoinstructional Program to Teach the Use of the Air Force Fiscal Account Structure and Codes

The problem of the study was the effectiveness of three techniques to teach the instructional unit, "The Air Force Fiscal Account Structure and Codes." The techniques compared were (1) lecture-demonstration procedure supplemented with the eclectic programed textbook, (2) autoinstructional procedure using only the eclectic programed textbook, and (3) the conventional lecture-demonstration procedure.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Askins, Billy Earl
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Guilt and Anxiety as Related to Certain Psychological and Sociological Variables (open access)

A Study of Guilt and Anxiety as Related to Certain Psychological and Sociological Variables

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between guilt and anxiety as well as the relationship of these factors to certain psychological and sociological variables. The variables were sex, ordinal position, marital status, education, religious beliefs, church attendance, happiness of childhood, discipline from parents, happiness now, parental happiness, parental education, and parental occupation.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Bradbury, Beverly Ray
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personality Variables Associated with Sociometric Status among Institutionalized Narcotic Drug Addicts (open access)

Personality Variables Associated with Sociometric Status among Institutionalized Narcotic Drug Addicts

This study was conducted to determine if drug addict patients tend to select leaders with good rehabilitation potential, as this potential is determined by examination of certain personality characteristics of the addicts.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Garrett, June Juree Mallatt
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison of Peer Nominations and Other Variables of Student Teaching Effectiveness (open access)

A Comparison of Peer Nominations and Other Variables of Student Teaching Effectiveness

The problem of this study was to determine how capable college students are in making choices relevant to each other's success as student teachers when compared with (a) college faculty ratings, (b) the judgments of cooperating teachers, and (c) scores from two objective self-rating scales.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Hall, Charles C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Programs in Mathematics and Education as Related to Instructional Needs of Junior Colleges and Four Year Colleges (open access)

Doctoral Programs in Mathematics and Education as Related to Instructional Needs of Junior Colleges and Four Year Colleges

The problem of this study was to analyze doctoral programs in mathematics and education for the preparation of teachers of undergraduate mathematics. The purpose of the study was to determine (1) the need for such programs, (2) the attitude of college and university officials toward them, (3) the composition of present offerings and (4) recommendations to the future course their development should take.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Hamilton, William Wingo
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Relationship of Subject Area and Selected Personality Traits to the Preference to Teach by the Group or Lecture Method (open access)

The Relationship of Subject Area and Selected Personality Traits to the Preference to Teach by the Group or Lecture Method

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between preference of experienced secondary teachers to instruct by the Group or Lecture method, their subject field, and selected personality traits.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Jones, John Martin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Concepts from the Philosophy of Paul Tillich and their Implications for Education in American Society with Major Emphasis on the Interaction of Teachers and Pupils (open access)

Selected Concepts from the Philosophy of Paul Tillich and their Implications for Education in American Society with Major Emphasis on the Interaction of Teachers and Pupils

The purpose of this study was to relate Paul Tillich's concepts of love, power, and justice to teacher-pupil interaction. Three categories were used to indicate the relationship: (1) the formation of the self-concept of teachers and of pupils, (2) the teacher-pupil relationship, and (3) the learning process.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Pratt, Gerald B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Physical, Mental and Musical Characteristics of Selected Band Members (open access)

A Study of Physical, Mental and Musical Characteristics of Selected Band Members

The study was concerned with physical, mental and musical characteristics of selected band members. Certain purposes of the study were defined. They were 1. To determine if physical, mental and musical differences existed between sections of the high school band. 2. To determine if these differences were existent at three grade-level groupings of high school and college band members.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Wagner, Hilmar Ernest
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Group Counseling upon Students' Achievement in a Baccalaureate Program in Nursing (open access)

The Effect of Group Counseling upon Students' Achievement in a Baccalaureate Program in Nursing

The purpose of the study was to utilize group counseling as an attempt to assist an experimental group of students to identify and overcome difficulties which might serve as deterrents to the successful completion of the educational program. The assumption was made that efforts to assist students to have successful experiences would alleviate the high attrition rates of students from nursing education programs.
Date: June 1972
Creator: McLaughlin, Geddes Morris
System: The UNT Digital Library