This collection features theses from Master of Education students in the Department of Education Graduate Programs at Central Washington University.
Theses from 1969
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
The Effectiveness of Taped Textbook Materials in Fifth Grade Social Studies Classes, Jerome Joseph Doherty
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
The Relationship of the Creativity of Teachers and Their Students, Norman Frederick Erken
The Use of Video Tape Replays to Modify Student Behavior in an Elementary Classroom, Robert Lawrence Ewing
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
The Changing Roles of School Personnel as a Result of the Professional Negotiations Act in the State of Washington, Edward J. Hill Jr.
Development of the Teacher’s Self for Effective Teaching, June Bach Hill
The Teaching of Communications Skills in Relation to the Cultural Background of Mexican Migrants, Irene Hlousek
A Comparative Engineering Analysis of Food Service Operations, Adolf Carl Hock
The Effects of Exposing Teachers to Selected Methods of Film Utilization, Robert Evan Holloway
Performance Criteria for the Elementary School Principal in Developing Curriculum to be used in a “Cooperative” Team Teaching Approach to Instruction, Allan Lee Holmquist
Development of an Inventory for Evaluating Sheltered Workshops in the State of Washington, Bruce D. Howell
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
Individualized Reading Instruction with Programmed Materials in a Third Grade, Alpha Pauline Lieb
An Original Composition for Band “Suite for Band”, Bill R. Love
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
The Development of an 8mm Single-Concept Film on the Dewey Decimal System, Glinda C. Mason
A Study of the Current Trends of Teaching Distributive Education to Students with Special Needs, LeRoy A. McCartney
Selected Library Periodicals of the Northwest States for Use in Secondary Social Studies: An Annotated Bibliography, Emma J. McCune
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
The Influence of Freemasonry on Some of the Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lloyd Earl Mitchell
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
Retention as a Function of Competition in Learning, William Wayne Parker
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
The Relationship Between Social Integration, Attitude Toward School and Absenteeism, Donald A. Price
A Study of Deterrents to Effective Teaching and Learning at Granite Falls Junior-Senior High School, Harry Arnold Raab
Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Speech Improvement Program for Preschool Children, Blanche S. Rathbun
Reliability and Validity of Arm Extension Testing in Diagnosing Reading Disorders, Geroge L. Rau
Pre-Reading Visual Exercises for Disadvantaged Children, Ina Mary Rutherford
A Survey on the Preparation of Becoming a Nongraded Elementary School in the State of Washington, Terry S. Ryan
Relationship of Weather Phenomena and Disruptive Behavior in Special Education Classrooms, Carol Bartlett Ryno
The Extent of Basal Reader Usage in Reading Programs by Elementary Teachers in the Wenatchee School District, Joe H. Schomer
Incorporating Programming in a Course of Family Life Education, Clarice Lorraine Schorzman
An Investigation of “Revelation” in Contemporary Art, John Brian Skoor
On the Theory of Quaternions, Earle David Smith
The Relationship of Work Experience to Industrial Arts Teaching, Gerald John Smith
A Comparative Study of the Open Court and Basal Reading Programs, Janice Kathryn Smith
A Comparison of Contract-Spelling with the Regular Textbook Method for Spelling Instruction at Frontier Junior High School Moses Lake, Washington, Maxine M. Smith
Color Effect of Teacher Attire on the Attitudes of Educable Mentally Retarded Pupils, Herman B. Sowell
A Survey of the Effectiveness of the Various Sizes of Elementary School Teaching Teams in the Puget Sound Area, Norman L. Standley
Basic Educational Experiences Program Utilizing Individualized Instruction in Auditory and Visual Perception Phase II, Peggy L. Stapleton
Techniques to Help Disadvantaged Intermediate Elementary Children Learn to Read, Myrtle J. Stoutenburg
The Selah Study Skills Program A Total Approach to Aid Students with Learning Disabilities, J. Roger Strate