This collection features theses from Master of Education students in the Department of Education Graduate Programs at Central Washington University.
Theses from 1968
A Survey of Teachers’ Attitudes Regarding the Effectiveness of the Nongraded Elementary School, Merton L. Thornton
The Basis of Angolan Nationalism, Albert V. Vandenberg
Transformational Grammar and Problems of Syntactic Ambiguity in English, Shirlie Jeanette Verley
Validity Coefficients, Norm Tables, and Expectancy Tables Based on Central Washington State College Students’ Performance on the Washington Pre-College Tests, Kathleen Elizabeth Wall
What Constitutes a Good P.T.A. Program, William Earnest Watson
A Pilot Study Measuring the Effect of the Video Tape Recorder in Improving Student Teacher Auditory and Overt Behavior Performance Skills During Their Student Teaching Experience, Robert Charles Wiley
Teaching Reading to the Educable Mentally Retarded at the Junior High Level Through Music and Rhythms, John Ernest Wollenweber Jr.
Integration of Library Skills With the Teaching of the Common Curriculum, Vernie M. Young
Theses from 1967
Effects of the Chemical Pesticides DDT and Sevin on Rabbits, James Allen Alban
The Financing of Outdoor Education in Eight Public School Districts of Washington State, Jan Ernesto Baldi
The Development of Self-Teaching Aids for Library Skills for Morgan Junior High School, Reva Dale Bayless
A Survey and Comparison of Current Follow-Up Practices and Curriculum in Special Education Programs in the State of Washington, Richard Beaudreau
A Follow-Up Study of Business Education in the Public High Schools in the State of Washington, Myrline Widner Billings
Financing the Athletic Program in the New High Schools in the State of Washington, Gary H. Brines
A Scale for Assessing Self-Concept of Perception of Independence in Learning and Its relationship to Underachievement in Intermediate Grades, Michael L. Clark
A Proposal for the Organization and Development of the A. C. Davis Senior High School Learning Resources Center, Donna Delchambre
A Study of the Effects of the Italian Influence on the Vocal Literature of Handel for the Purpose of Proper Interpretation, Francis Gene DeMiero
Some Fossil Mollusks of Yakima County, Washington, Raymond Deane Foisy
A Survey of the Relative Merits of All-Weather Tracks and Traditional Tracks, Elwood Paul Furseth
An Investigation of Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Certain Aspects of the High School Principal’s Role, William Douglas Garrison
Analysis Regarding Parental Knowledge of Services for the Mentally Retarded, Stanley F. Gomulkiewicz
A Survey of Small School Instrumental Music Curriculums and Performance Activities in the State of Washington, Harold Dennis Greig
The Administration of the Counseling Program in the Junior High Schools of Yakima, Washington, Gregg E. Hals
Evaluation of the Non-Graded Primary Reading Program at Munich Elementary No. 1, Charles R. Hammill
An Evaluation of Commonly Used Speech Articulation Tests From the Standpoint of a Public School Therapist, Donna M. Harris
Relationship Between Perceptual Mode and Reading Ability in College Students Enrolled in a Reading Improvement Program, Mildred Norene Higgins
Attitude Change in Student Teachers and Its Relationship to Cooperating Teachers’ Ratings of Student Teachers, Dennis Charles Hudson
The Case Study a Technique for the Diagnosis of Reading Disability, Barbara Jensen
A Comparative Analysis of the Academic Achievement of the Athlete and Non-Athlete in the Junior High School, Burlan Richard Johnson
A Survey of the Effectiveness of Grouping by Reading Ability at the Elementary Level, Brian Glenn Kelley
A Questionnaire Survey of Physical Education Programs for Boys in the Public Schools of the State of Washington, Donald David Knowles
The Relationship between Criteria for Admittance to the Teacher Education Program and Performance in Student Teaching at Central Washington State College, James Preston Koch
A Study of the Relationship Between the Usage of Communication Media and Passage of Levies in School Districts in the State of Washington, Allan Edward Korvola
A Study of Selection, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Television Teacher, Robert Dean Larsen
An Evaluation of the Physical Education Instructional Programs of Selected Community Colleges in the State of Washington, Hazel M. Leland
The Improvement of Perceptual Ability for Educable Mentally Retarded Children Through the Use of Gymnastics, Victor W. Lowe
A Flexible Music Schedule for a Small High School, Frederick H. Malcolm
A Study of Show-And-Tell in Grade One, Rosetta Markovic
Status of Kindergarten Teachers in the State of Washington, Charlotte Yost McCartney
A Study of the Effects of Democratic Coaching Procedures Upon Members of a High School Basketball Squad, Robert Abraham Moawad
Exploring the Use of an Operant Technique in Teaching Spelling to Emotionally Disturbed Socially Maladjusted Children, Robert Lloyd Myers
A Comparative Study of a General and Linguistic Language Approach in a Sixth Grade Classroom, Vernon L. Neland
Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title II Print Expenditures for 1965 – 1966 in Washington State Public Schools, Betty L. Noack
Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title II Non-Print Expenditures for 1965-1966 in Washington State Public Schools, Edward C. Noack
A Study of the Influence of Boy Scout Experience on Educational Achievement, Robert Francis O'Bryan
A Study of Class Placement for the Educable Mentally Retarded, Lucretia A. Osen
An Analysis and Interpretation of Three Vocal Works for Soprano from Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Gretchen Ostberg
Variable Reinforcement Schedules on a Teacher-Constructed Test, Michael Stephen Palanuk
A Study of the Development of Leadership Abilities in Teachers Through in-Service Education, Frank F. Paparazzo
The Relative Effects of Immediate and Delayed Reinforcement on a Programed Learning Task, A. Lee Parks
A Study in the Use of an Inductive-Deductive Audio-Lingual Approach to Teaching Standard English Usage, Douglas Delano Patterson
Changing a Student’s Classroom Behavior Using Operant Conditioning Techniques, Judith Ann Paulson
A Comparison of Two Textbooks Used in an Eighth Grade Slow Learner Mathematics Program, Douglas Kirk Pederson
An Examination of Setting in Six Selected Short Novels of Katherine Anne Porter, Laurel N. Piippo
The Effect of the Frostig Program for the Development of Visual Perception on Readiness Skills, Judith L. Popp
A Comparison Study of the Word Analysis Skills in Five Spelling Textbook Series with the Macmillan Reading Program, Delfina Lidia Prairie
A Comparison of Isometric Exercises and Weight Training on the Development of Leg Strength and Jumping Ability in Secondary School Boys, Larry Charles Pryse
A Comparative Study of the Performance of Students in Gregg Shorthand, Diamond Jubilee Series, and Forkner Shorthand in the Seattle Public Schools, Pearl M. Ribling
A Survey of the Development of the Green River Community College and the Need for a Handbook in the Adult Evening School Program, Roger E. Rosin
Standardization of a Library Skills test for a Metropolitan School District, David Gearhart Sanford
A Survey to Determine the Need for a Manual for the Preparation of School Psychologists' Reports, Edward Searle Schourup
A Survey of Current Trends in Securing Intercollegiate Athletic Budget Funds in State Community Colleges of Washington, Charles P. Semanick
Comparative Study of Recitation and Review in Seventh Grade Programmed Geography, Jacob Max Setzer
Junior High School Football Program, H. Keith Shahan
A Study of Anxiety Relative to Academic Achievement and to Sex, Gerald R. Shulenbarger
An Analysis of Junior High School Performances of Students Admitted Early and Late in the Ellensburg Public Schools, Clark Atkins Smith
A Longitudinal Study of the Behavioral Patterns of an Epileptic Child, Ethel M. Smith
A Study of a Proposed Plan for School District Reorganization in Sultan, Gold Bar and Index, George Thomas Sofie
Community Knowledge of Mental Retardation and Attitudes Toward the Retarded, Mary C. Speed
An Evaluation of the Intermediate Progress Report of the Wenatchee Schools, Jan Gerry Theriault
A Survey of the Qualifications of Reading Specialists Teaching in Governmental Supported Reading Programs in the Washington State Public Schools, Derward Herbert Tozer
Developing and Utilizing Audio-Visual Aids in the Naches Valley School District, James P. Ward
A Comparison of the Attitudes of Teachers and Parents Toward Discipline, James R. Watson
Predicting Reading Readiness from Human Figure Drawings, Charles W. Williams
A Study of Education Beyond High School and Its Relationship to the Occupations Chosen, Doyle Eugene Winter
Theses from 1966
Developing Concepts Through the Use of Pictures, Ellen Louise Anderson
Effects of Delay of Reinforcement on Problem Solving Behavior, Verne R. Bacharach
Cast Jewelry in a Selection of Alloyed Metals, Mary Jo Baretich
Guideline for an Organized Plan of Written Communications Between the Selah School District Number 119 and the Community, Jeanne M. Berryman
The Effects of Motor Ability Grouping in Physical Education on the Improvement of Physical Fitness and Certain Game Skills, James D. Black
An Appraisal of Teacher-Negotiation Effort as Perceived by School Superintendents, Carl Alan Blumer
The Structure and Function of Student Councils in the Elementary Schools of Vancouver, Washington, Claude Richard Bowen
The Development of an Experimental and Cooperative Pilot Program in Elementary Guidance in Walla Walla County, Lora Mae Bowles
The Effects of Two Conditioning Programs on the Physical Fitness Level of Ninth Grade Boys, Joseph H. Buckley
An Experimental Investigation of Spatial Representation in Oil Painting, Roberta Jean Cameron
A Study of School Programs for the Culturally Deprived Child, Mary King Cox
A Motion Picture Presentation of Techniques and Progressions of Support Skills on the Side Horse, Ronald James Cultum
A Comprehensive Music Education Program for the Public Schools of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Herbert Terrence Elford
The Financial and Related Characteristics of Married Students at Central Washington State College, Spring Quarter, 1966, Gordon Neale Galbraith
Pupil Administrative and Pupil Clerical Ratios of Junior High Schools in the State of Washington, William Richard Gourley
Attitudes of Washington State Elementary and Secondary Teachers Toward School Psychologists, Jim D. Gower
The Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement, John Gary Gregor
An Extension of the Reinforcement Contiguity Issue – The Effect of Retention in the Goal Box After Reinforcement, Marilyn L. Grey
A Set Design for the Play Juno and the Paycock by Sean O’Casey, Michael S. Hanford