The purpose of this thesis was to compare the 5-hour experimental
(CT 213X) and the two 3-hour existing (CT 210-CT 212) elementary
clothing construction courses at Oregon State University in
terms of the composition of students in each course, the student's
background and the achievement of each group in knowledge...
The arts and festivals of art have today become a vital economic
force in some areas of the country and a way of life for some people.
The number and sizes of festivals, as well as audience size, has
grown tremendously both nationally and in Oregon, since 1950. Even
the...
This investigation was designed to determine whether a remediation
program concurrent to enrollment in the Calculus could be used
to reveal and remedy student deficiencies involving pre-calculus topics,
promoting a greater degree of success in the Calculus. The instructional
model for the program that was investigated consisted of pretesting
the...
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence
the use and understanding of unit pricing. Furthermore, a
comparison between a city with a mandated unit pricing program
(Seattle, Washington) and a city with a voluntary unit pricing program
(Portland, Oregon) was made. The intent was to...
The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness
of a personal finance workshop as measured by a multiple choice
competency test. More specifically the objectives of the study
were: 1) to develop a valid instrument for measuring the participants'
learning as a result of a two and half...
The development of Easter lily Lilium longiflorum Thunb.
'Ace' bulblets from scales was used to study the influence of scale
pre-cooling, growing temp, and daylength on scale initiation,
scale "filling" (bulbing), and scale leaf formation. The development
of 'Croft', 'Ace', and 'Nellie White' daughter bulbs in field-grown
yearlings was also...