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Self-assessment as a function of entering skills analysis in Adult Basic Education

Creator:: Haynes, Judith Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine if a self-assessment procedure provides data with acceptable accuracy for use in Adult Basic Education placement diagnostic batteries. Several factors descriptive of the population and the treatment were studied: 1. The overall degree of accuracy in computation and word pronunciation. 2. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the learner's perception of the discrepancy between where he/ she is now and where he/she wants to

Creation and investigation of musical forms designed to promote relaxation

Creator:: Montgomery, Sue
Abstract:: The study was a creative endeavor in which researchfindings from the areas of medicine, mental health andeducation concerning effects of background music were combinedinto an experimental musical form designed to promote andfacilitate the relaxation response. This experimental musicwas cormared with Baroque largo musical background, as recommendedin Lozanov's method of accelerated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Muscular strength of active men, 25 to 64 years of age

Creator:: LeMarr, John D.
Abstract:: This study measured muscular strength and perceived exertion of active men, 25 to 64 years old. The subjects were 80 members of a large YMCA, with 20 active men chosen from each of the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, 45-54,and 55-64. Measurement of strength consisted of assessing the maximum weight...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: perception of effort. Taking into account some of the weaknesses of earlier investigations, this study has

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Creator:: Proudfoot, Robert Charles
Abstract:: This study employed ethnographic methodology to investigate and record the post-camp, pre-assimilation period of Laotian refugees.The primary goal was to document the special problems and experiences of the Laotian population as they attempted to adjust to new roles and expectations within mainstream North American society.Oral histories and biographical statements focused...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Analysis of selected factors relating to the Neighborhood Youth Corps program in rural counties of Oregon

Creator:: Bigsby, Robert Alexander
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study There were two major purposes of this study. The first was to determine which socio-economic and educational factors normally available to Neighborhood Youth Corps personnel were associated with success and failure in the out-of-school program. The second purpose was to utilize these available socio-economic and educational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , they reached the conclusion that neither spatial perception nor manual dexterity were useful

Cognitive dissonance and voter behavior toward school budgets

Creator:: Eberhardt, Clifford Erie
Abstract:: Problem School districts need information on how to better communicate with voters because budgets are being defeated. Budgets are growing larger as schools require an increasing level of financial support to respond to societal changes. This research focused primarily on the published school budget because in the state of Oregon...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

Creator:: Bonaparte, Lawson Gregg, 1921-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the opinions and characteristics of black students enrolled in Portland Community College. Data were obtained through a random sampling of two groups of subjects who were invited to participate in the study as follows: (1) Black subjects were 109 students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' perception of the counselor and his counseling role determines whether they will make self-referrals for

A comparison of groups of students and faculty at Oregon Technical Institute with reference to their perception of the college environment

Creator:: Theriault, Donald Paul
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not significant differences exist between three student groups and one faculty group at Oregon Technical Institute with reference to their perception of the college environment. The gauge used to assess perception of the college environment was the College and University...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Technical Institute with reference to their perception of the college environment AN ABSTRACT OF THE

An analysis of the effect of mathematics readiness education at the kindergarten level on the growth of conceptual ability of number as measured by Piaget's stages of the development of number

Creator:: Anderson, Doloris Gerkewicz
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to test two assumptions. They are that factors in a child's background correlate with the notion of conservation and that additional mathematical instruction will result in a higher level of maturity of the notion of conservation as well as increased achievement in mathematical skills....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: arising out of perception, habit, and elementary sensori- motor mechanisms tend (1959, p. 6). The role of

Guidelines for developing a community college teacher education program in Oregon

Creator:: Dunham, Daniel Bentley
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to develop guidelines for planning a preservice preparation program which would encompass the critical issues in community college teacher education identified in the related literature and by national and state authorities. The secondary purpose was to suggest a plan for a community college...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Self-assessment as a function of entering skills analysis in Adult Basic Education

Creation and investigation of musical forms designed to promote relaxation

Muscular strength of active men, 25 to 64 years of age

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Analysis of selected factors relating to the Neighborhood Youth Corps program in rural counties of Oregon

Cognitive dissonance and voter behavior toward school budgets

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

A comparison of groups of students and faculty at Oregon Technical Institute with reference to their perception of the college environment

An analysis of the effect of mathematics readiness education at the kindergarten level on the growth of conceptual ability of number as measured by Piaget's stages of the development of number

Guidelines for developing a community college teacher education program in Oregon

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