This collection features theses from Master of Education students in the Department of Education Graduate Programs at Central Washington University.
Theses from 1971
Relationship of Convergent and Divergent Teaching to Creative Performance, Robert Bruce Kibler
A Follow-up Study of the Office Administration Cooperative Work Experience Enrollees at Big Bend Community College for the School Years 1964-65 to 1967-68, Mary Margaret Liebermann
A Review of Academic Gains made by Non-Promoted Pupils in the Tenino Elementary School, John Milton Long
Problem Solving Ability and Effective Group Behavior of Introductory Education Students, Gary Lewis Lord
Comparison of Effectiveness of Basal Readers and Sullivan Programmed Materials, Joan E. Lorenz
The Effect of Reading Achievement of Seventh Grade Special Education Students Involved in a Tutoring Program, Kenneth A. Mattson
Special Education Vocational Rehabilitation Cooperative Work Experience in Washington State, James C. McConnell
A Comparison of the Language Achievement Levels of the Mexican-American Migrant Child with that of the Mexican-American Non-Migrant Child, Kieth L. Miller
A Study of Reading in the Kindergartens of Washington State, VaLara Caroline Minear
The Development and Implementation of an Auto-Tutorial Approach to Trade Mathematics, Warren Dwight Monroe
Competitive Team Sports for Women in Lae, New Guinea, Marilyn A. Moore
Attitudes of Freshmen in the Pre-Professional Preparation Program at Central Washington State College, Fredrick Newton Paul
An Evaluation of an Early Introduction of Algebra I to Junior High School Students on an Extended Basis, Ralph H. Peterson
The Program Development for an Air Force Educational Technology Generalist, Dennis L. Primoli
A Reading Study Skills Course for a Community College, La Ree C. Rasmussen
A Comparative Study of Open Court and Slingerland Reading Programs when used with Special Education Students, Steven L. Richards
An Investigation of Library Skills Acquired by Fifth Grade Students at Harvard Elementary School, Franklin Pierce District, Tacoma, Washington, Larry D. Rodahl
The Effects of a Behavior Modification Program on the Self Concepts of Children in Special Education, Barbara M. Scott
A Survey of Qualifications and Job Activities of Employees Responsible for Space Analysis in Public Four Year Institutions of Higher Education, Duane Marvin Skeen
The Teacher's Contingent Use of Praise and Privilege to Improve Classroom Study Behavior, Margaret E. Taylor
A Comparison of Seven Teaching Traits between Experienced Special Education Teachers and Experienced Regular Education Teachers, James Edward Thomas
A Study of the Status and Leadership of Girls' Athletics and the Attitudes of Teachers of Girls' Physical Education toward Girls' Athletics in the State of Idaho, Connie M. Thorngren
A Study on Differentiated Staffing in the First Class Districts of Washington State, Edward C. Tiegs
A Study of Industrial Arts Teaching Problems and Course Content, Robert G. Torney
Correlation of Auditory Feedback and the Kottmeyer Diagnostic Spelling Test, Jerd Vance Tuman
A Study of Curriculum Methods and Materials Students' (Education 314) Performance at Central Washington State College and Teaching Competence, John Pauline Uhrich Jr.
A Study of the Relationship between Academic Promise Test Scores and Subsequent Achievement Test Scores and Course Grades at the Eighth Grade Level, Dallas B. Vaughan
Retroactive Inhibition versus Proactive Inhibition as a Function of Variable Time Interval among Elementary School Children, Tom L. Warren
Some Interactions in the Evolution of Man and Tools, Gary W. Weston
Informational Components of Attribute Identification and Rule Learning Aspects of Conceptual Behavior, Christianne White
A Comparison of Emphasis of Training and On-The-Job Effectiveness of Media Personnel, Roy E. Williams
Theses from 1970
The Community College Environment; A Comparative Study of Perceptions and Expectations of Liberal Arts Students in Two Community Colleges, Vann Leonzia Anane
A Status Report Comparing Ellensburg School Facilities with Facility Regulations Established by the Washington State Board of Education, Clayton L. Anderson
A Study of the Reading Background and Current Program Practices in Reading Used by Elementary Principals in Washington's Second Class School Districts, Kenneth William Anderson
A Survey of Changing of Units of Measure in First Grade through Eighth Grade Mathematics Materials, Thomas E. Anderson
An Outdoor Education Field Study Guidebook for the Intermediate Grades, James Arthur Asmussen
An Experimental Study to Determine the Effect of Creative Dramatics upon a Public School Speech Therapy Program, Sharon Lee Balyeat
College Freshman Decisions Concerning a Teaching Career as Influenced by In-School Experience in Public Schools of Ellensburg, Washington, Leilani Mae Bangs
The Grading of Men’s Physical Education Activities in the Small Four-Year Colleges of Oregon, Washington and California, John A. Beck
Tee-Ball, Merl E. Brothers
Group Counseling The Underachieving New College Student, Kenneth F. Burda
Cauchy Extensions of Integrals, Donald Wayne Carlton
Operational Expression of Attitudes in a Self-Selecting Curriculum, James Richard Carnes
A Study of Selected Central Washington Secondary Principals’ Effectiveness from Teachers’ Perceptions and Principals’ Estimates of These Perceptions, Albert E. Carpenter Jr.
Contingency Management in a Language Development Program, James E. Clark
A Pilot Program in World Geography Using Modern Educational Methods and Techniques, Harry Ernest Clemmons
Industrial-Vocational Guidance Procedures in Washington Secondary Schools - 1970, Linden David Cole
Stylistic Characteristics of Randall Thompson's Choral Music, Robert Hugh Creigh
A Comparison of a Block Program with the More Traditional System of Scheduling Speech Therapy in the Public Schools, Jean Cutlip
Teacher Performance in the Nongraded Elementary Schools of Central Washington, Helen Kathryn Dickson
Preparation for Teaching Reading in the Elementary Grades, Joan B. Drittenbas
United States-Russian Relations, March Through November 1917: A Study of Misunderstanding, Robert N. Estes
The Effects of Conferencing on Teacher and Pupil Verbal Behavior in the Classroom, Dwayne B. Fickel
The Effects of a Perceptual-Motor Training Program on the Development of Motor Perception Skills on Kindergarten Children, James H. Gaston
An Attempt to Develop Automatic Sequential Language Skills in Kindergarten Children, Stanley Goodrich
A Descriptive Study of Lateral Dominance and Directionality in Kindergarten Children, Sharon Gray
The Effects of a Movement Education Program on the Perceptual-Motor Development of Kindergarten and Grade One Students, Donna J. Gregory
The Effect of Self-Directed Structure versus Adult-Directed Structure in the Learning of Articulation Skills in First and Second Grade Boys and Girls, Doris Elaine Haley
Individualized Instruction in Contrast to Total Classroom Instruction in Vocabulary Development, James N. Haner
Developing Educational Specifications for Elementary Library Quarters in the Monroe School District, Earl LeRoy Harding Jr.
A Comparative Investigation of Techniques Used by Elementary Teachers When Reacting to Children's Classroom Behavior Problems, Buddy Joe Heimbigner
Development of a Filmstrip Designed to Recruit Teacher Aides from Specific Ethnic Groups, Laura A. Hendricks
A Survey of the Quantitative Elements of the Media Programs Available in the Public Schools within the Estacada Union High School District, Vernon Edward Hess
Selected Experiences and Teaching Procedures, Using Clay as a Medium, for Developing Creativity in the Nine-to-Eleven Year-Old, Linda Claire Hohn
Personnel Responsibilities of Assistant Principals in Washington State Public High Schools with Enrollments of Twelve Hundred or More Students, Curtis G. Horne
A Survey of Aerospace Education in Grades Nine through Twelve in the State of Washington, Judith Ann Isaac
A Readability Survey of the Science Textbooks used in University Place Elementary School, District No. 83, Melvin Hans Jangard
Sex Differences in the Sixth Grade: An In-depth Study of a Neglected Learning Factor in Reading, Gail Purvis Johnson
Ninety Day Follow-up of a Boy to Determine the Effects of the Use of Operant Techniques in the Classroom, Kim Gene Kay
An Analysis of the Washington Junior High School Principal's Time Distribution, John Keras
A Validation Study of the Predictive Screening Test of Articulation, Stanley G. Kibbey
A Plan for Flexibly Scheduled Use of the Terminal Park Elementary School Library, Carole Bowen Kirkpatrick
A Study of the Employment of 1969 Central Washington State College Graduates in Education, Floy Joanne Lanegan
An Application of a Revised Morrissett's Curriculum Analysis System to a High School English Program, Eldon Richard Loewe
A Comparative Investigation of the Affects of Parental Cooperation and No Known Parental Cooperation in Children’s Reading Skills, Suzanne Dorothea Lorain
A Survey of High School Media Production Facilities in First Class School Districts in Western Washington, Henry Kiyoshi Maruoka
The Effect of Circuit Training on the Physical Fitness of Fourth Grade Boys and Girls Compared to Traditionally Accepted Calisthenics, Larry J. Mataya
Reading Interests in Relation to Vocational, Extracurricular, and Academic Interests of Boys in Grades Two Through Six, Diane C. McCarty
Clarification of the Role of the Teacher of the Elementary Educable Mentally Retarded Child in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen Melseth
Brainstorm: A Highly Competitive Game and its Effect on Fifth Grade Science and Social Studies Achievement, John William Meyers
Effects of Remedial Physical Education on Selected Migrant Children, Leon J. Middleton
A Survey to Identify Essential Library Services to Students and to Determine if they are Performed in Selected Elementary Schools in Intermediate School District No. 105, Alma Jean Ball Milne
Conditioning Expressive Language in a Nonverbal Child, Frederick R. Moll
Effects of Programmed Conditioning on Language Achievement of a Ten Year Old Non-verbal Child, Robert J. Moore
A Descriptive Study of an Individualized, Small Group, Team Teaching Program in the Fifth Grade, Cecil K. Mullins
A Study of how Teachers Evaluate Handwriting, Marvalee Maxine Nance
The Experimental Use of Operant Procedures with Language Delayed Children, Scott W. Nielsen
A Descriptive Study of Focus Room as a Method of Integrating the Educationally Disadvantaged with the More Abled Student, Edward J. Novak
A Description and Analysis of Children with Learning Problems Referred to a Reading Teacher, Patricia M. Olsen
A Survey of Cultural Values among Graduating Indian Sudents from White Swan High School, Leonard Clinton Owen
The Superintendent's Point of View Concerning Music in the High Schools of Washington State, Morris Ray Pedersen
Effectiveness of the Problem Solving Method in Coaching Junior High School Basketball, Robert Duane Pederson
An Analysis of the Parochial Elementary School Principals' Time Distribution in the Archdiocese of Seattle, Ann Pizelo SNJM
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Alameda County Oral Communication Program in Listening, James Wiliam Poe Jr.
Utilization of the Frame Loom for Weaving in the Secondary School, Bonnie Jean Powell
A Study of Personnel Practices Related to Teacher Aide Programs, Kent H. Pratt
The Relationship of Reading Achievement and the Speech Problems of Four Children Attendng C.W.S.C. Speech Clinic, Wanda Lee Raap
An Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Study to Determine if Achievement and Attitude can be Influenced by a Textbook Adoption, Elsie M. Railey