The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of therapeutic
self-directive play as a means of developing positive self-concepts
and motivation of educationally handicapped children.
Further consideration was also given to behavioral changes as viewed
by the classroom teacher and aide. The population of the study consisted
of...
This study was designed to investigate the effects of nondirective group play on the self-concept and sociometric status of selected members of second grade classrooms. Specific hypotheses examined were: 1. Positive change in self-concept as measured by the Scamin Self-Concept Scale will be greater in the experimental group than in...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship
between self-directive play and social behavior and between self-directive
play and self-concept in matched pairs of first grade
children.
The sample consisted of 12 pairs of first grade children
matched for sex, age, school experience, and number of siblings.
The...
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between
the Human Development Program (HDP) and reading achievement and
between HDP and the self-concept of selected fourth grade students
attending a public school. A further purpose was to investigate the
relationship between fourth grade students' measured feelings of
responsibility for the...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic non- directive play treatment with third grade boys who were low achievers in reading and to determine how treatment was associated with changes in reading achievement: vocabulary and comprehension; reading attitude and academic self-concept; role expectations and self-adequacy....
This study investigated the relationships between selected
perceptual-motor behaviors and the following: achievement in reading,
achievement in mathematics, academic self-concept, academic
motivation and classroom behavior. This investigation was designed
to explore the suggestion of Newell Kephart that there is a relationship
between perceptual-motor behavior and school success, and to
provide...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Human Development Program and locus of control as measured by the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire. Sixty-one subjects were selected from the fourth grade at the West Salem School in Salem, Oregon for this study. All fourth grade students...
This study was developed in order to determine whether substantiation
for Carl Rogers' theory of originality as related to an internal
locus of control could be located among groups of elementary
school children. The setting was in Portland, Oregon, in three types
of city schools: suburban (upper/ upper-middle class); conventional...
The purposes of this investigation were to: (1) assist the elementary schools of
Oregon in the development and implementation
of elementary school guidance programs, and (2) develop recommendations
for improving programs of guidance as well as counselor
preparation programs.
The investigation focused upon the personal and educational
background of current...