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A comparison of braille and compressed speech as learning modes for legally blind adults

Creator:: Hughes, Colleen Constance Carris
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this research study was to determine whether significant differences occurred in the amount of knowledge achieved as a result of using Braille or compressed speech as learning modes. Biographic/demographic characteristics such as present age, highest educational level achieved, age at loss of vision, age at initial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship of career aspirations and influencing factors to the satisfaction of choosing secondary school vocational programs

Creator:: Amoapim, Jonas Johansson
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to: (1) develop a model for predicting high school students' occupational choice satisfaction by measuring the impact of vocational education programs on career decisions, and (2) to examine the validity and the efficiency of the model by testing it on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The development of an instrument to assess Oregon high school students' nutrition knowledge

Creator:: Passwater, Glenn Darrell
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to assess Oregon high school students' nutrition information. The following steps were taken in order to achieve this purpose. First, a review of the literature pertaining to high school nutrition curriculum was conducted. Second, numerous published tests...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effect of auditory subliminal deactivating messages on motor and task performance of hyperkinetic children

Creator:: Gaethke-Brandt, Jane E.
Abstract:: The effects of a subliminal auditory stimulus on the motor activity and task performance skills of hyperkinetic children were investigated. Fifteen boys between seven and twelve years of age, who were enrolled in one of three treatment groups for hyperactivity, were recruited for this study. Each child participated, weekly, in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of two instructional methods for hospital foodservice employees : lecture discussion versus individual instruction

Creator:: Nelson, Jenny Stewart
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to compare two instructional programs of inservice training on Personal Hygiene for hospital foodservice employees for knowledge retention and cost effectiveness. The two instructional methods used were lecture discussion with a script and transparencies and the individual instruction with cassette tape and slides. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Relationship of anxiety level and performance in NAIA intercollegiate basketball games

Creator:: Boutin, K. James
Abstract:: Five NAIA intercollegiate men's basketball teams and 53 players served as subjects to determine the role pre-game anxiety played in basketball game performance. The study involved four games in which Western Oregon State College competed against other small colleges in Oregon during the 19 -81 season. Performance in basketball was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Toward a taxonomy of contraceptive behaviors and attitudes of single college men

Creator:: Stephen, David Bruce
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between attitudes and behaviors pertaining to male contraceptive practices; the influences of living group affiliation in these practices; the influence of partners in birth control method use; the quality of communication in the sexual relationship as an influence in birth...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A motivational typology of reentry women

Creator:: Clayton, Diane Elthea
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to examine relationships among biographical characteristics, psychological characteristics, motives for returning to school, and the need for student support services among Reentry Women. Primary objectives were to: (1) examine biographical and psychological characteristics of Reentry Women to determine if significant relationships existed among...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparative study of academic experiences of American and foreign graduate students at Oregon State University

Creator:: Mu, Ming-chu
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine and compare the academic experiences encountered by both American and foreign students in master's and doctoral programs at Oregon State University in Winter term, 1982. The findings of this study are meant to contribute to the area of international education, by defining and describing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Sexuality education in Montana public high schools with a focus on implementation

Creator:: Wagner, Bonnie S.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the 1981 recommendation by the Montana State Board of Public Education had in fluenced actual implementation of sexuality education in that state. The study also sought to describe sexuality education in Montana and to assess perceptions of Montana public high...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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A comparison of braille and compressed speech as learning modes for legally blind adults

The relationship of career aspirations and influencing factors to the satisfaction of choosing secondary school vocational programs

The development of an instrument to assess Oregon high school students' nutrition knowledge

The effect of auditory subliminal deactivating messages on motor and task performance of hyperkinetic children

A comparison of two instructional methods for hospital foodservice employees : lecture discussion versus individual instruction

Relationship of anxiety level and performance in NAIA intercollegiate basketball games

Toward a taxonomy of contraceptive behaviors and attitudes of single college men

A motivational typology of reentry women

A comparative study of academic experiences of American and foreign graduate students at Oregon State University

Sexuality education in Montana public high schools with a focus on implementation

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