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A comparison of the effects between letter-grades and pass-fail grades on the attitudes and achievement of eleventh grade United States history students

Creator:: Pike, John Michaels
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine whether individual students at the eleventh grade level who were graded on a pass-fail basis in United States History would show any difference in academic achievement from those of a similar group marked by the traditional ABCD-F letter-grade method. In addition, the study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: being evaluated by the letter-grade system. Specific hypotheses to be examined were: 1. There is no

An evaluation and criteria for implementation of a recreational motorboat educational licensing practice in Oregon

Creator:: Christensen, Donald Watson
Abstract:: In recent years almost all states have legislated educational and licensing programs to protect the welfare and property of citizens engaged in outdoor recreational pursuits. Such programs exist for automobile, motorcycle, airplane, and snowmobile operators. However, boating continues to be one of the major recreational outdoor activities where operators of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: boating accident report forms indicates that having taken one boating safety course by oper- ators does

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:: characteristics than in their psychological and sociological ones, as determined by self-report data. 2. That

A pilot study concerning the measurement of the typewriter composition skills of selected postsecondary students

Creator:: Plagens, Donald John
Abstract:: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether students using a series of planned exercises designed to improve typewriter composition skills would be better able to compose at the typewriter than students in a control group. The study was also concerned with the effect that the use of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the basic typewriting skills of the students. Four null-hypotheses were tested: 1. There is no

A description of the processes and procedures used in the development of a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district

Creator:: Tait, George James
Abstract:: This was an historical study which described the procedures used by a thirteen-member committee in an attempt to develop a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district in Oregon. A random sample of 33.5% of the certificated staff of School District 9 were interviewed in May, 1969. The results of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: work, that they do not work, that one type is better than another, that no type is better than any

A history of the department of defense dependents schools, Okinawa, Japan, 1946-1978

Creator:: Brown, Harold Clifford
Abstract:: The focus of this study was to identify persistent problems in the developmental history of the American Department of Defense dependents schools in Okinawa, Japan. The period of time covered was from 1946 through 1978. The study includes historical descriptions of curriculum development, obtaining and maintaining school facilities, and the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Overseas Dependents Schools, Vol. 11, No. 7, March 1974, p. 7-10. 6Fifth Air Force Command Report, Annex

The development of a performance-based adult high school diploma program at Linn Benton Community College : a case study

Creator:: Johnson, Jerome Alfred
Abstract:: The purpose of this case study was to describe the development of an adult high school diploma program at Linn Benton Community College, Specifically, the purposes of this study are: (1) the creation of an instructional approach utilizing performance objectives as a means of satisfying the minimum adult high school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dropout plays a part. In a report from the U.S. Office of Education, Schreibner (1968) points out that

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Creator:: McMillan, Gilbert Earl
Abstract:: Problem While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers, especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence." Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , certificates at the earliest possible date. 4. Certificates be renewed every five years with no limit to the

Identification of factors influencing high school students in selecting an occupational program major in an Oregon community college

Creator:: Daugherty, Ronald DeWayne
Abstract:: The study was devoted to formulating answers to the following questions: 1. What factors did students report to be influential in their choice of a community college major ? 2. What factors influenced students in the selection of a community college to attend? 3. What factors influenced students to continue...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: following questions: 1. What factors did students report to be influential in their choice of a community

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

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A comparison of the effects between letter-grades and pass-fail grades on the attitudes and achievement of eleventh grade United States history students

An evaluation and criteria for implementation of a recreational motorboat educational licensing practice in Oregon

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

A pilot study concerning the measurement of the typewriter composition skills of selected postsecondary students

A description of the processes and procedures used in the development of a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district

A history of the department of defense dependents schools, Okinawa, Japan, 1946-1978

The development of a performance-based adult high school diploma program at Linn Benton Community College : a case study

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Identification of factors influencing high school students in selecting an occupational program major in an Oregon community college

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

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