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
Flexibility Change in Students of Dance as Compared to Students in Other Physical Education Activity Classes, Betty J. Allen
An Experimental Study of the Effect of Specialized Reading Treatment on the Reading Achievement of Second Grade Students, Mary Lou Ames
Batik as an Art Craft in the Middle School to Develop Creativity and Prolonged Interest, Margueritte A. Bauer
Semantic Differential Relationships as a Determinant of Clustering, Burr R. Beckwith
A Study of School Library Service to the Disadvantaged, Judith E. Bell
A Study of the In-Service Education Programs Available to Elementary Principals in Spokane, Stevens and Whitman Counties, William Harold Bourne Jr.
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Instructional Television as Applied to Learning Beginning Golf Skills, Everett LoWayne Brewer
A Study of Dropouts from Continuation High School in Spokane from September, 1967, to November, 1968, Albert D. Brown
Effects of Candy and Public Recording upon Objective Quiz Scores in a Social Studies Class, Thomas Raymond Brown
Effects of the Administrative Internship Program on Selected Post Interns from C.W.S.C. and an Analysis of Their Training Program, Robert Burdick
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
A Pilot Study on the Comparison of the Effect of a Traditional Physical Education Program and a Movement Exploration Program on the Self Concept of the Special Education Student, Sherrie Ann Chrysler
Audio-Visual Program Lewis and Clark Junior High School Yakima, Washington, Wesley Clay Crago Jr.
A Survey of Family Life and Sex Education Programs in Washington Secondary Schools, James Bernard Darcy
A Discriminative Study of Boys’ Physical Education in High Schools of the Big Eight Athletic Conference, Burdon R. Daugherty
A Feasibility Study of District Reorganization for Dayton, Prescott, and Waitsburg, Glynn DeWayne Davis
An Organization of Violin Technique Based on Proficiency Levels for the Clover Park School District, Richard P. Dawson
An Analysis of Parents’ Reaction to a Reporting System, Janice Louise Demmon
A Survey of the Provisions for Critical Reading Skills in Basal Readers, Louis Alan Dillard
Birth Order and Its Relationship to Dogmatism, John Richard Downs
A Beginning Reading Program in Marshallese, Charles E. Eko
Attendance Patterns of the Secondary Indian Students Who Attended Camp Chaparral in 1967, Thomas H. Elgin
A Cross-Comparison of the Contributions of Obstacle Course Training and Extended Motor Ability Development to Physical Fitness and Motor Ability, Arthur K. Ellis
A Survey of the Educational Media Program of the Yakima Public Schools, Bruce J. Eyer
Attitudes of Principals Concerning Their Role as a Result of Professional Negotiations in the State of Washington, Karl Michael Fankhuaser
A Study of the Effectiveness of the Introduction of Background Music in a Traditional Library, Dean Ferrero
A Discriminative Study of Girls’ Physical Education in High Schools of the Big Eight Athletic Conference, Carol A. Finney
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 Experimental Study of the Effects of Phonic Games in Reading, William Earl Gibbons
A Study to Determine the Anticipated Qualifications and Competencies of Audiovisual Specialists in the Community Colleges of the State of Washington, Garred Allen Giles
A Study to Compare the Effect of Two Elementary Physical Education Programs on Physical Fitness, John K. Gillespie
A Study of the Influencing Factors Causing Experienced Special Education Teachers to Change to Regular Programs, Jon R. Gobiet
A Survey of Speech Therapy Programs in the Public Schools in the State of Washington, Audrey Goodman
An Investigation of a Self-Determining Curriculum, Roger Gray
An Experimental Investigation of the Effect on Interest of Reading Children’s Literature to Sixth Grade Students in Aberdeen, Washington, Donald R. Grieb
A Study of the Effect the Value-Clarification Process Had on Fifth Grade Students in Auburn, Washington, Kathleen Agnes Hagen
An Investigation of Mikusinski’s Operational Calculus, Darwin Chester Hahn
A Survey of Washington State’s Elementary Schools on the Utilization of Full-Time Teacher Aides, Frederick William Hasse
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 Comparison of the Effects on Development of Physical Fitness and Motor Skills of Two Physical Education Programs with Opposite Program Emphases, David L. Haynie
A Survey of Teachers’ Attitudes Regarding the Effectiveness of the Middle School, Norman A. Heggenes
Development of the Teacher’s Self for Effective Teaching, June Bach Hill
A Comparative Engineering Analysis of Food Service Operations, Adolf Carl Hock
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
An Analysis of the Modern Mathematics Program in Grades Four Through Eight of the Cashmere School System, Janice Ferrill Irle
A Program of Physical Education Incorporating the Doman-Delacato Method Used with Trainable Mentally Retarded Students, Harold Wayne Johnson
A Study of the Processes and Outcomes of Parental Cooperation Affecting Children’s Reading Ability, Chanelle Anne Keithahn
A Study of Skill Development in Single Concept Activities by Use of the Video Tape Recorder, Ramon Dee Kinnaman
A Comparative Investigation of the Effects of Precision of Response in Two Ninth Grade Algebra Classes, James Henry Krack
Development of a Parent Education Program for Parents of Children Enrolled in the Head Start Child Development Center Toppenish, Washington, Margaret Gleason Kulik
A Comparison of Methods of Administering Modified Pull-Ups for Girls, Patricia Lacey
Comparison of a Movement Exploration Program to a Traditional Physical Education Program Using Junior High School Special Education Students, Dale W. Lanegan
A Survey of the Opinions of Parents and Teachers Regarding the Reporting System Used in the Vale Elementary School in Cashmere, Washington, David LeRoy Lentz
A Research Paper on the Definition, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Knee Injuries Incurred in Football, Larry W. Maguire
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
A Survey of Existing Programs for Problem Students in the First-Class Districts of Washington State, Gerard A. McElholm
A Compilation of Songs of Polynesia for Use in the Teaching of Music to Elementary School Students, Anne P. Medeiros
A Pentadic Contrast Rhetorical Criticism and Journalistic Reporting, Edward Kaakua Medeiros
A Background Program in Sex Education: A Proposed Course of Study for Fifth Grade, Glenda Joan Miller
Comparative Study of Activities Preferred by Elementary Pupils vs. Teacher-Directed Activities, Ronald W. Munson
An Experiment in Teaching Perfect Pitch with Programmed Learning, Harry Ross Nelson
A Survey of School-Community Communication Processes in Selected Washington High Schools, Thomas R. Newell
Achievement Study of Negro Elementary Transfer Students, Peter Andrew Nielsen
Effects of Equal Periods of Massed Exposure versus Distributed Exposure to Systematic Exercises on the Physical Fitness of Fifth and Sixth Grade Boys, Michael L. Nolan
An Investigation of Audio-Visual In-Service Education in the Secondary Schools of Oregon, Jerry L. Nutt
Attitudes of College Freshmen and Sophomores Toward Interfaith, Interracial, and Intercultural Marriage, Marie O'Connor
An Analysis of an English Curriculum Modification in a Senior High School, Patricia Jean Orris
A Comparison of Three Basketball Skill Tests, Michael Lee Osborn
A Developmental Program for Trainable Mentally Retarded Pupils, Richard Matthew Ozanich
A Comparison of the Exer-Genie as a Physical Conditioning Device to Traditional Methods of Exercise, Robert E. Parsons
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
A Comparative Study of the Extra-Curricular Programs of the Middle Schools and Junior High Schools of the State of Washington, Alfred A. Pflugrath Jr.
Education in the Marshall Islands under United Nations Trusteeship Administered by the United States, Vernell C. Pinson
A Study of Deterrents to Effective Teaching and Learning at Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School, Harry Arnold Raab
Reliability and Validity of Arm Extension Testing in Diagnosing Reading Disorders, Geroge L. Rau
A Survey on the Preparation of Becoming a Nongraded Elementary School in the State of Washington, Terry S. Ryan
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