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An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

Creator:: Ruiter, William Wallace, 1925-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system and that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students. For this study 65 students enrolled in basic electricity at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona were used, distributed in two fall semester...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching system is large group teaching and teacher pacing of lessons. This study is not an attempt to

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:: Brown-Holtzman Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes. The investigation was conducted at Oregon State

Suggested learning experiences for beginning clothing construction based on the beliefs of Oregon home economics teachers

Creator:: Post, Colleen Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the beliefs of home economics teachers concerning beginning clothing construction skills. Specifically, the writer was seeking to determine: 1. What sewing skills are essential for beginning clothing construction students to acquire. 2. What sewing skills are important or desirable for beginning clothing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: programmed learning, flexible schedul- ing, team teaching and independent study. These practices are poten

Curriculum synthesis and amelioration : a case study of undergraduate civil engineering

Creator:: Hamernik, Robert E.
Abstract:: The dynamic philosophy of education as applied to the undergraduate Civil Engineering program has been influenced by such factors as the introduction of new theories, the demands and needs of our society and the personnel responsible for teaching. These changes are reflected in the curriculum as witnessed by a historical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: first two years of study, improving the quality of teaching. and felt a need for additional student

Environmental knowledge and beliefs among grade ten students in Australia

Creator:: Eyers, Vivian George, 1932-
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to survey aspects of environmental knowledge and beliefs among Grade 10 students in Australia, in the belief that such information would be useful for workers in the developing field of environmental education there. A survey instrument prepared and used for a similar purpose in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study was to survey aspects of environmental knowledge and beliefs among Grade 10 students in Australia

A comparison of student achievement in individualized and traditional electricity-electronics programs and the effects of educators' attitudes

Creator:: Ludlow, Gerald Clayberg
Abstract:: The study was designed to determine if students using the individualized instruction method, scored significantly higher on a 30 question achievement test than did students in more traditional group paced programs. The study also attempted to determine if attitudes displayed by educators, as measured on an attitude scale, aided in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students and instructors participating in the study was from Oregon's community colleges and secondary

An analysis of the comparative effectiveness of programmed multimedia teaching and traditional teaching of drug information to junior high school students

Creator:: Young, Loy Wayne
Abstract:: The central purpose of this comparison was to determine the congruence or difference between two teaching techniques, the programmed multimedia approach and the traditional teaching method as used in presenting drug information to eighth grade students in the Mankato, Minnesota school district. The population sample consisted of 391 students enrolled...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 3. This study will be limited to two methods of teaching; the programmed multimedia method and the

Concurrent remediation for inadequate preparation for the calculus

Creator:: Hunt, Howard C.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: fractions, and a self-study learning module was constructed to remedy these weaknesses. Evaluation was

A study to identify the animal science technical competencies needed by vocational agriculture instructors

Creator:: Sutfin, Wynn Harvey, 1935-
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to identify what animal science technical competencies are needed by vocational agriculture instructors and the degree of proficiency they need to perform these selected animal science technical competencies. The following questions were considered: 1. What animal science technical competencies are needed by vocational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: years of teaching and the degree of competency an instructor had. The major factor that this study

Keyboard retraining : Qwerty to Dvorak

Creator:: Lessley, Bradley John
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to provide information pertaining to performance levels of Dvorak keyboard operators through retraining. More specifically, the purposes of this study were: 1. To compare operator performance rates on the Dvorak keyboard with operator performance rates on the Qwerty keyboard. 2. To determine whether keyboard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Advancement of Teaching in 1932 to make possible a study of the problems of teaching and learning typewriting

ScholarsArchive@OSU

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

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

Suggested learning experiences for beginning clothing construction based on the beliefs of Oregon home economics teachers

Curriculum synthesis and amelioration : a case study of undergraduate civil engineering

Environmental knowledge and beliefs among grade ten students in Australia

A comparison of student achievement in individualized and traditional electricity-electronics programs and the effects of educators' attitudes

An analysis of the comparative effectiveness of programmed multimedia teaching and traditional teaching of drug information to junior high school students

Concurrent remediation for inadequate preparation for the calculus

A study to identify the animal science technical competencies needed by vocational agriculture instructors

Keyboard retraining : Qwerty to Dvorak

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