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This study reports the design, construction, and evaluation of an automatic cardiac massage device and support system. The design incorporates the principle of a cardioplethysmograph operated in reverse, such that pneumatic power fed to the prosthesis will mechanically impart a massaging action to the heart. Basically, the prosthesis is a...
The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether
there were significant differences between Oregon community
college collegiate freshmen and Oregon State University freshmen in
terms of interest, values, and manifest needs.
The study was limited to a representative sample of the freshman
population in the lower-division collegiate program...
The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of data
obtained from individual oral and group written administration of a
classroom simulation test. The individual oral procedure involved
one group of subjects taking the simulator test individually and responding
orally, while the group written procedure involved another
group...
Purpose of the Study:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Oregon State University undergraduate elementary education program. More specifically, the investigation sought answers to the following questions:
1. What are the graduates' judgments of pertinent areas of the
elementary teacher education program?
2. To what extent does...
This study compared two self-instructional methods for
improving spelling in high school and college: a traditional-deductive presentation of spelling rules and lists of words to exemplify
each rule versus a programed-inductive presentation leading
the learner to observe the spelling behavior of words and to make
generalizations.
Both the traditional-deductive and...
Purpose of the Study:
The purpose of this research was to study the school districts
in Umatilla County as they existed in 1962-3 and to formulate a
guide for reorganization of these districts into sound efficient units.
The following sub-factors were considered essential to this research,
and were dealt with...