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A comparative study of the effectiveness of residence hall student government and selected perceptions and characteristics of resident hall student staff members and student government officers

Creator:: Bachman, William C.
Abstract:: This study was concerned with determining if: (1) the effectiveness of residence hall student government varies according to the perceptions of its role held by residence hall student staff and government officers, and the hall type and population; (2) the perception of hall student government held by student staff varies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: student government officers AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William C. Bachman II for the degree of Doctor

An ethnography of a rural elementary school district containing three types of minority students

Creator:: Jaffe, Clella Iles, 1944-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the study. Dr. John Farrell, my graduate representative, shared my interest in Russia and my love

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

Creator:: Hickcox, Leslie K. (Leslie Kay), 1951-
Abstract:: The central purposes of this study were to review the historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory, and to determine the effect and application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990. It was found that Kolb based his...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: investigator also found that the psychological constructs of fields of consciousness by William James (1899

A comparison of selected basic skills and personality characteristics in Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development (ABE/GED) and Developmental Education students

Creator:: Bennani, Nancy Gabbert
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine whether Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development students and Developmental Education students are significantly different in selected basic skills and in selected personality characteristics. The population of the study (N=100) consisted of equal numbers of students enrolled in ABE/GED and DE classes at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the relationship of academic achievement in accounting courses to the readability of required textbooks and the reading ability of two-year accounting students

Creator:: Peterson, Erik Alfrid
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which the readability of accounting textbooks and two-year accounting students' reading ability were related to academic achievement. Procedure This research used two designs. Design one consisted of two samples from the population of two-year accounting students. One sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: examinations over text material. On the contrary, very easy reading 16 Sam Webb, and John McCall, "Predictors

The effect of group counseling on self-concept and reading improvement of selected community college students

Creator:: Crafts, Gretchen
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Determining readability by computer analysis using the Fourier transform to calculate the spatial frequencies of words

Creator:: Piepmeier, Karen Swanson
Abstract:: The black and white pattern formed when an individual word is printed on a page was analyzed by the Fourier transform. The Fourier transform produces a sequence of sinusodial functions, usually called spatial frequencies, whose amplitudes depend upon the particular pattern analyzed. These amplitudes were examined to determine if the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: support and earnest faith that I would reach my goal. To my Pastor, John Dennis for helping me to meet my

The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

Creator:: Pruitt, Janet Louise McCracken, 1930-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the readability of three series of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks, a total of nine textbooks. Two measurements were utilized: a readability formula (Fry Readability Graph; Knapp, 1971), and group informal reading inventories. The Fry Graph was applied...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: right child at the 6 right time. In a 1972 monograph entitled Readability, John Gilliland described

A process for evaluating the instructional component of developmental education programs using the educational Opportunities Program at Oregon State University as a case study

Creator:: Fox, Margaret Wynne
Abstract:: Although the literature is replete with techniques to assist the researcher with the evaluation task, very few techniques regarding an effective process for evaluating developmental education programs have emerged. Those techniques that have emerged have been criticized for not producing useful results. The central purpose of this research was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , complaints, and concerns. Thank you, Janet Nishihara, Ataa Akyeampong, Mary Verploegen, John Charles McGinty

Identification of reading and study skills related to academic success in each of ten schools at Oregon State University

Creator:: Haselton, Shirley Schantz
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to identify essential reading and study skills for academic success in each of the schools at Oregon State University. Further, this study related faculty perception of specific skills and scores of subjects who were tested in these skills. The study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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A comparative study of the effectiveness of residence hall student government and selected perceptions and characteristics of resident hall student staff members and student government officers

An ethnography of a rural elementary school district containing three types of minority students

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

A comparison of selected basic skills and personality characteristics in Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development (ABE/GED) and Developmental Education students

A study of the relationship of academic achievement in accounting courses to the readability of required textbooks and the reading ability of two-year accounting students

The effect of group counseling on self-concept and reading improvement of selected community college students

Determining readability by computer analysis using the Fourier transform to calculate the spatial frequencies of words

The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

A process for evaluating the instructional component of developmental education programs using the educational Opportunities Program at Oregon State University as a case study

Identification of reading and study skills related to academic success in each of ten schools at Oregon State University

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