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A history of Indian education in the United States

Creator:: Morris, Harold White
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: inter- settlement of Indians and whites. In some areas there are few or no full bloods left. The

An algebra placement and diagnostic examination for Portland State Extension Center

Creator:: Buschman, William Owen
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: course were set arbitrarily by someone on the staff. However, no study has been made of the success

An evaluation of expressed level of aspiration as a determinant of performance in an undergraduate biology course

Creator:: Pearce, Richard Mott
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine if the level of aspiration procedure consisting of knowledge of results plus goal-setting possesses a motivational property as reflected in performance on subject matter criterion instruments above that of knowledge of results alone in an undergraduate biology course. In addition the study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 6 Until recently little information existed concerning the relation- ship between level of

Teaching load of teachers of science in Oregon

Creator:: Thaw, Richard Franklin
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: keep abreast of the rapid advances in science so as to utilize scientific information in the

Visually perceived nonverbal behaviors of teachers and their relationship to affective responses of students

Creator:: Kelly, Joseph Richard
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to measure certain visually perceived nonverbal behaviors of teachers in an effort to learn the relationships between these behaviors and the affective responses of students to the teachers, To this end, teachers were videotaped, and the tapes were shown to students for their affective responses. Thirty...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the teachers who appeared in the videotapes, were shown the videotapes of the teachers. No sound

Science education in public high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Cummins, Ernie Lee
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: interest that should go into their teaching. No source of information is given in this article so the

Determination and comparison of biological principles in the public press and in BSCS biology texts

Creator:: Adams, Ruth Helen
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to formulate a current list of biological principles to use as a checklist in this study; (2) to utilize the formulated checklist in identifying those principles required for reading comprehension of news articles concerning the various areas of biology or biology-related social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: by Topic 77 Comparison of Biological Principles in the. Printed News Media and Those in the BSCS

Change in critical thinking between students in laboratory-centered and lecture-demonstration-centered patterns of instruction in high school biology

Creator:: Sorensen, Lavar Leonard
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to analyze change in critical . thinking between students in laboratory-centered and lecture-demonstration-centered patterns of instruction in high school biology. Twenty biology classes were randomly selected from the four senior high schools in the Salt Lake City School District. Class enrollment ranged from nine students in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . There was no significant change in critical thinking and understanding science of students in the

The outcomes of participation in science project activities among ninth grade science students in Multnomah County, Oregon

Creator:: Hale, James Robert
Abstract:: This study was designed to reveal the outcomes of participation in science project activities such as Science Fair projects among ninth grade science students in Multnomah County, Oregon, during the second half of the 1963-1964 school year. A stratified sample of five public schools was selected to participate in this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Display: Each teacher or school sponsors its own display of projects. No awards are given and projects

A determination and selection of a biology course content of significance for a freshman level general education course

Creator:: Hankins, Lela Ruth
Abstract:: The purposes of this investigation were twofold: 1. To determine important criteria for making a selection of course content in general biology. 2. To ascertain what should be the content emphasis in biology for the purposes of general education at the freshman college level. The literature pertinent to the problem...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and to a personal enjoyment of the discipline. 2. No attempt should be made to acquaint the non

The value of laboratory work in the natural sciences for students in programs of general education

Creator:: Postl, Anton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Interest and experience. hi1e the described situation is by no means a fair repro- sentatlon of

An evaluation of an experimental biology course employing some cognitive and noncognitive achievements as criteria

Creator:: Durst, Harold Everett
Abstract:: This study was designed to evaluate the relative effectiveness of a new college general biology course which utilized an audio - tutorial laboratory as contrasted with a traditional lecture course. Five biology classes with 720 students at the Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas, participated in the study. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: student comprehension of biology on the basis of ability to recall information, ability to show

A comparative study of visually perceived teacher nonverbal behavior and the formation of student affect among members of three different ethnic groups

Creator:: Copeland, Robert McDaniel
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - iors presented by teachers of different ethnic groups. Ho 2 There is no significant difference in the

Analysis of factors involved in juvenile delinquency in Benton County

Creator:: Ashbaugh, James Hawthorne
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , (13 7ESTON PER- GIVIE)r: 141 DATA 77,(2:RED 71Y WE OF YINNEOTA YULTIMA:IC 1" YT TI TOY WIT7. Dr

Evaluation of multi-level reading materials, intra-class discussion techniques and student experimentations on achievement in fifth grade elementary science

Creator:: Fryback, William Herbert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to statistically evaluate one kind of new elementary science curriculum materials. The materials; (1) are written at five reading levels to partially meet the reading ability spread found in the intermediate grades, (2) provide ways to stimulate class discussion, and (3) provide three levels...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 6. Students did not use any of the materials. Null Hypotheses Tested There are no greater

History of trade and industrial education in Oregon

Creator:: Menegat, Paul Anthony
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: graciously furnished information. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I INTRODUCTION 1 Purpose of the Study

Group achievement tests developed for two basic processes of AAAS Science--a process approach

Creator:: Beard, Jean
Abstract:: The major purpose of the study was to determine whether science process achievement tests could be developed for administration to groups of primary grade students. Six Basic Science Process Tests (BSPT) were constructed as samples of the format proposed. Each BSPT was designed to assess one of the basic science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: contributed time, information and counsel essential to the education of the investigator and the pursuit of

A survey of the status and the needs opinion of science education in Oregon during the 1973-74 school year, grades K-12

Creator:: Thompson, Thomas Edward
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Dr. tanley E. Williamson The major problem of the study was to obtain information about the status

Attitudes of secondary school science and non-science teachers toward certain science related societal issues

Creator:: Barnhart, Richard Burton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: this Scale. No significant differences were measured on the remainder of the Scales. It was

Student performance in lower division collegiate general biology programs in selected community colleges and four-year institutions in Oregon

Creator:: Tolman, Richard Robins
Abstract:: It was the intent of this investigation to compare the performance of community college students to four-year institutional students, both of whom were enrolled in a college general biology program (GS 101, 102, 103) during the 1967-68 academic year. During the week of May 27, 1968 measurements were taken of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: reliability of information. c. Deduction: logical reasoning ability. d. Assumption-finding: recognition of

An evaluation of a differential education program for able and gifted high school students in southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Lamb, Ronald Deane
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of a six week residential summer program of differential education for gifted high school students. It was designed to determine the extent to which participants in the program were proficient in aspects of critical and creative thinking, and in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . No sig- nificant difference was noted in understanding of self, social conscience, leadership

The adequacy of selected procedures developed for administering the evaluative criteria study in Oregon

Creator:: Martin, Clyde Melvin
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: completed by the school staff ,1 and the preparation of information for the vvritten report. 3. A

Objectives of a twelve-year mathematics program for elementary and secondary schools

Creator:: Thompson, Matthew Roy
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: education. A fruitful source of data, information, and opinion was that of scanning the rich and varied

Critical thinking abilities and understanding of science by science teacher-candidates at Oregon State University

Creator:: Craven, Gene Francis
Abstract:: This investigation was designed to determine the extent to which students who are completing planned curricula in science education are proficient in aspects of critical thinking, and possess understandings of science consistent with those of the practicing scientist. The effects of science curricula upon the development of these abilities and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: critical thinking ability of freshmen matriculating in science education. 3. There is no difference in

The relationship of learning outcomes to selected teacher factors and teaching method in tenth grade biology classes in Oregon

Creator:: Howe, Robert Wilson
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 5. A number of teachers possessed attitudes which indicated lack of information concerning the

A proposal for a Canadian federal-provincial participation plan in vocational agriculture

Creator:: MacGregor, Hugh Alton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: disposal to make it a reality, that farm life will reach its peak of contentment. No social legislation

An integrated physics-chemistry course in a liberal arts college

Creator:: McIntosh, Harold Leroy
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study In most liberal arts colleges, the majority of students enrolled are primarily interested in a liberal education. To meet the requirements of its students, several colleges have introduced a relatively new program in the sciences; this program is the integrated science course. This study attempts to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: undertaking that employs the resources of several disciplines to perform tasks that no one of them can handle

Occupational factors encountered by 17-20 year old youths in retail trade occupations in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Colasuonno, Thomas Matthew
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Analysis of Employer Data • • • • • Information Desired About 55 ork Experience • • • • • • • • • 75

Student councils in selected elementary schools

Creator:: Gaynor, Alta Isabelle
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: COLLEGE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCT?. OF EDUCATI4 June 195g

School insurance in Oregon

Creator:: Woodell, Marshall Elton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: • • • • 75 Maintenance of ~uildings and Grounds 77 Supervision • • • • • • • • • • • • 78 Trespass

College preparation for teaching manipulative activities in the elementary school

Creator:: Fagan, Raymond Edward Benedict
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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