This collection features theses from Master of Education students in the Department of Education Graduate Programs at Central Washington University.
Theses from 2018
THE IMPACT OF MINDFULNESS ON STUDENT SUCCESS, Casey D. Nightingale
Theses from 2016
Website Accessibility Compliance at Research Institutions, Jonathan D. McGough
Examination of the Relationship Between Caesarean Section Births and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Breea M. Rosas
Theses from 2004
Teachers' Handbook for Using Picture Books to Promote/Reinforce Mathematical Concepts in the Early Primary Grades, Andrea Lynn Bannister
Music and Test Taking Learning Strategies (part 1), Theresa Lynn Ogan
Music and Test Taking Learning Strategies (part 2), Theresa Lynn Ogan
Theses from 2000
A Parent Handbook: How Parents Can Foster Learning to Enhance Formal Schooling, Janet M. McKee
Theses from 1992
Using Music to Enhance Beginning Reading, Shirley Yvonne Herrud
Theses from 1989
Promoting Children's Writing for Publication, Minnie Mary McKay Merrill
Theses from 1985
Absenteeism Trends in the North Franklin School District From 1974 to 1985, Gail A. Thompson
Theses from 1969
A Comparison of the Mathematical Achievement Attained Using Two Methods of Teaching First Year Algebra to Alaskan Native High School Students, Jerry E. Burgett
A Study of Child Rearing Attitudes of Mothers of Gifted Children, Kemme Lynne Caldwell
A Comparison of the Achievement of Selected Students in High School Social Studies Taught by the Team Teaching Method and the Traditional Method, Curtis Harris Christian
An Experiment in Improving the Attitude and Achievement of Students in Mathematics by Using Behavioral Objectives, Joseph Bruce Fleming
A Case Study of Remediation for a Fifth Grade Boy with Reading Disabilities, Betty Lee Foster
An Investigation of a Self-Determining Curriculum, Roger Gray
An Investigation of Mikusinski’s Operational Calculus, Darwin Chester Hahn
A Study of the Effect on High School Students of an Educational Program Which Points out the Harmful Effects of Smoking, Patricia Ann Hastings
A Comparative Study of Scholastic Achievement between Day and Dormitory High School Students in Ankara, Turkey, Richard B. Howe
The Effect of Positive Reinforcement on the Attending Behavior of a Distractible Child, Michael Lewis Ikard
A Program of Physical Education Incorporating the Doman-Delacato Method Used with Trainable Mentally Retarded Students, Harold Wayne Johnson
A Comparison of Mean Correct-Words-A-Minute Scores Achieved by Beginning Typewriting Students Taught by Two Different Methods, Yvonne L. Marquard
A Study of the Current Trends of Teaching Distributive Education to Students with Special Needs, LeRoy A. McCartney
Comparative Study of Activities Preferred by Elementary Pupils vs. Teacher-Directed Activities, Ronald W. Munson
A Comparison of Three Basketball Skill Tests, Michael Lee Osborn
A Comparison of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development with Student Achievement as Predictors of Future Student Success in Mathematics, William Henry Patrick
Educational Background and Industrial Experience of Industrial Arts Teachers in the State of Washington 1968-69, Donald Lee Peterson
Reliability and Validity of Arm Extension Testing in Diagnosing Reading Disorders, Geroge L. Rau
The Extent of Basal Reader Usage in Reading Programs by Elementary Teachers in the Wenatchee School District, Joe H. Schomer
An Investigation of “Revelation” in Contemporary Art, John Brian Skoor
A Comparative Study of the Open Court and Basal Reading Programs, Janice Kathryn Smith
A Survey of the Effectiveness of the Various Sizes of Elementary School Teaching Teams in the Puget Sound Area, Norman L. Standley
Communication of an Actor’s Mental Processes to an Audience, Earl Dee Torrey
A Method of Teaching English Spelling to Thai Students at the Elementary Level, Sirima Warayingyong
A Status Study of Business and Office Occupations Education in the Community Colleges of Washington State, Rex G. Wilks
Theses from 1968
An Analysis of the Fat Reducing Effects of Participants in Selected, Freshmen Physical Education Classes, Arthur Acuff
An Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions of Classroom Management, Edward A. Anderson
The Development of Colored Multi-Layer Transparencies for Coaching Football, Walter Harvey Arlt
An Appraisal of Student Opinion Concerning the Department of Technology and Industrial Education, Wesley Earl Bailey
Designing a Music Listening Program for the Junior High School General Music Class of Columbia View Intermediate School, Patricia Jeanne Baker
A Comparison of the Needs and Values of Graduating Prospective Teachers of Special Education and The Needs and Values of Graduating Prospective Teachers of Regular Education, Steven Wilbur Baker
A Comparison of Muscle Tension and General Motor Ability, Joel Otto Barnell
A Survey of the Types of Student Cases Studied by the Bellevue Elementary School Guidance Teams between the Years 1961 - 1966, Raymond R. Bergman
A Study to Measure the Value of Videotape Replays for Self-Evaluation by Teacher-Trainees Prior to Their Student Teaching Experience, John Edwin Bieber
A Study in Application of Positive Reinforcement for Improving Listening Achievement, Ernest J. Bobko
An Investigation of Public Relations Programs in the First-Class Public School Districts in the State of Washington, Richard Grove Boon
A Questionnaire Survey of Time Allotment for Physical Education, Health, and Lifetime Sports in the “Double A” Schools of Washington State, Frank W. Bratonia
Effects of Cubism on American Painting Since 1914, Carl W. Brodin
Perception and Its Implication for the “Perceptually Handicapped Child” with Emphasis on Auditory Modality, Della J. Cable
The Relationship between Achievement, Intelligence, Personality, and Sociometric Test Scores and the Number and Types of Questions Asked by Students of a Fifth-Sixth-Grade Class, Howard Morris Call
An Investigation of Attitudes Towards the Objectives of and the Preparation for Junior High School Teaching as Expressed by Selected Central Washington State College Graduates, Edward Morris Command
A Proposal for a Comprehensive High School for the Stanwood School District, Raymond Earl Cresap
Adapting the Montessori Approach to Moderately Handicapped Children, Mary E. Croiser
A Study of the Effects of Certain Physical Activities on the Progress of Reading Comprehension, Word Knowledge, and Rate, Neil Allen Cummings
An Experimental Study of the Effect of Stimulation in the Prognosis of Defective Articulation, Joyce Evelyn Dallmann
A Three-Year Experimental Study of Two Methods of Teaching Reading in the Elementary School, Merle Eugene Davis
A Study of What an Elementary Principal Should Know about the First Grade Reading Program, James Edward Devine
A Study of Centralized Technical Services for the Organization of Learning Resource Materials with Examples from Three Selected School Districts, Marilyn Ann Drengson
A Study of Teacher Awareness of Interest Factors Contributing to Success in Reading Among Intermediate Grades in Eighteen Elementary Schools in California’s Rio Linda Union School District, Charles Ralph Dykstra
A Study in the Use of Programmed Instruction in Family Life Education, Myrna Joyce Eberly
A Comparative Study of Handwriting Practices in the Intermediate Grades, Evelyn Elaine Eisenman
A Survey of the Existing Production Facilities in the School Districts in the State of Washington, Edward Stewart Ellis
A Study on the Effectiveness of the Neurological Impress Method as a Remedial Reading Technique, Anthony Cairl Embrey
A Study of the Graduates of the Master of Education Program at Central Washington State College, 1949-1964, Edward Henry Euken
A Study of Grading Art Work Concerning Secondary Art Instructors in the State of Washington, Darwin Dean Evans
A Survey of Teacher Aides under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 in the State of Washington, Richard Lee Evans
An Operational Handbook to Guide the Administrative Intern, Ben E. Farrell
An Examination of View Compatibility between Graduate Study Planners and School Principals Concerning Preparation Requirements for Principal Credentials, Charles Robert Frisbie
A Survey of Senior Girls’ Attitudes Toward the Home Economics Program at Mark Morris Senior High School in Longview, Washington, Arlis Fulgham
An Empirical Study to Determine the Effect of a Physical Fitness Program on Academic Achievement and Reading Ability, E. Douglas Garland
An Opinion Survey of Elementary Teachers from Various Districts throughout Washington State Concerning Decision Making Procedures in Their Respective Districts, James Glynn Gibson
A Comparative Study of the Joplin Reading Plan and the Traditional Reading Plan in the Northshore School District, Steven J. Gimurtu
A Survey of Ten Community School Programs, Claude M. Gove
Effects of Sodium Phosphate on the Performance of Track Athletes on the 660-Yard Run, Charles L. Hall
Performance Criteria for the Elementary School Principal in Curriculum Development, Harry H. Haney Jr.
Comparison of the Effects of Two Variations in Program Administration on the Physical Fitness of Ninth Grade Girls, Irene E. Hannaford
A Proposed Interscholastic Track and Field Training Program for the Junior High School, James L. Hanson
Legal Liability of School Principals for Their Torts in Washington State, David Jerome Harbeck
A Critical Examination of the Phonics and Structural Analysis Skill Development in the SRA Reading Laboratory IIIa, Florence B. Hay
Methods of Communicating with and Relating to the Parents of Migrant Children, Marian I. Hines
A Study of the Effectiveness of an Individualized Sixth Grade Arithmetic Program, Alan James Hokenstad
The Role of the Head Resident as Perceived by Head Residents Student Personnel Staff and Faculty at Central Washington State College, James P. Hollister
A Comparison of the Needs and Values of Experienced Teachers of Special Education and the Needs and Values of Experienced Teachers of Regular Education, Donald Anrud Holmes
An Analytical Study of Title VI, Public Law 89-750, Byron R. Holmgren
A Study of Office Machines Knowledge and Skills Needed for Initial Employment in Chehalis and Centralia, Washington, Clare Walter Johnson
Components in a Comprehensive and Integrated Sex Education Program for the Kindergarten, Joyce Lucile Johnson
Electronic Data Processing in Washington’s Schools: A Status Study, Lester Ray Jones
A Study of Pupil Self-Concepts in a Three-Track Elementary School, Ronald M. Jones
A Progress/Status Report on the Teaching of Listening, Gail Fera Juris
Verbal Conditioning and its Generalization, Grace Evica Kessling