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The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

Creator:: Pruitt, Janet Louise McCracken, 1930-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the readability of three series of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks, a total of nine textbooks. Two measurements were utilized: a readability formula (Fry Readability Graph; Knapp, 1971), and group informal reading inventories. The Fry Graph was applied...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine the

A comparison of the effect of instructor-designed reading materials and the effect of programmed reading materials on selected reading skills and academic achievement of intercollegiate freshman student athletes

Creator:: Finn, Beatrice
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Professor Redacted for privacy Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt The purpose of this study was to compare the effect

The nomenclature of crime and violence as it appears in the educational and criminal justice systems

Creator:: Kincaid, John Thomas
Abstract:: In many schools, drugs, vandalism, assaults, thefts, and violence against both students and teachers have destroyed the orderly atmosphere needed for teaching and learning. While juvenile criminal behavior, both in school and elsewhere, is caused by a large and complex set of sociological and psychological conditions, there is evidence that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for Privacy Kenneth M. Ahrendt In many schools, drugs, vandalism, assaults, thefts

A study of the perceptions of secondary students and parents of a career education curriculum in a small rural school system

Creator:: Tice, Edward Roy
Abstract:: An investigation of the individual perceptions of selected students, teachers, and parents toward the use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in a careers program was undertaken to provide information about the role CAI plays in the career education curriculum and other curricular areas utilizing CAI. A qualitative methodology was selected which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education Curriculum in a Small Rural School System. Abstract approved: Kenneth M. Ahrendt An

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

Creator:: Hickcox, Leslie K. (Leslie Kay), 1951-
Abstract:: The central purposes of this study were to review the historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory, and to determine the effect and application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990. It was found that Kolb based his...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 2A Dewey's and Piaget's Models of Learning Internalized JReflection A Correlation M (D. A. Koib

A study of the commonalities and differences of the classroom environment in whole language and judicious discipline classrooms

Creator:: Larson, Colleen M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Colleen M. Larson for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on October 15, 1992

A comparative study of the factors relating to post high school educational pursuits of selected American Indians : some characteristics and self-perceptions

Creator:: Hathhorn, James Robert
Abstract:: A unique aspect of this study is that it involves an unusually large number of individuals of American Indian descent. The sample population was composed of those Indian members of the 1962 high school graduating class from a six-state area. The selected graduates came from local public, Bureau of Indian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ), Dr. F. R. Zeran, Dr. D. W. Poling, Dr. M. L. Fincke, Dr. N. D. Marksheffel, Dr. L. M. Beals, and,Mr

The effects of work experience programs on disadvantaged ninth grade students in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Harris, Marleau Smith
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to measure, by the analysis of statistical and subjective data, the effects of work experience programs on disadvantaged ninth grade students. The study involved one major hypothesis: the introduction of work experience, as part of the ninth grade curriculum, for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Department of Psychology, Professor L. Q. Larse and Associate Professor J. M. Chrismer of the

Guides to educational television programming and their application to the state of Oregon

Creator:: Morris, James M., 1904-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - Statonients as to Purpose of ETV from Educational Broad- casters . , . , . a , 236 I, M - Organizational

Study of student values as an index for determination of the feasibility of adding Liberal Arts major and minor programs to the Bible College curriculum

Creator:: Berger, William Robert
Abstract:: Objectives of the Study The study attempted to accomplish the following: 1. Document the fundamental or conservative nature of early American higher education, especially the nine colonial colleges, and verify its seemingly irrepressible progression toward liberalism. 2. Determine the nature of variables associated with the process of liberalization. 3. Isolate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Dr. Lester M. Beals, co-chairman of the committee, and Dr. Gene F. Craven, Dr. Lloyd W. Klemke and

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The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

A comparison of the effect of instructor-designed reading materials and the effect of programmed reading materials on selected reading skills and academic achievement of intercollegiate freshman student athletes

The nomenclature of crime and violence as it appears in the educational and criminal justice systems

A study of the perceptions of secondary students and parents of a career education curriculum in a small rural school system

An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

A study of the commonalities and differences of the classroom environment in whole language and judicious discipline classrooms

A comparative study of the factors relating to post high school educational pursuits of selected American Indians : some characteristics and self-perceptions

The effects of work experience programs on disadvantaged ninth grade students in Corvallis, Oregon

Guides to educational television programming and their application to the state of Oregon

Study of student values as an index for determination of the feasibility of adding Liberal Arts major and minor programs to the Bible College curriculum

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