This collection features all master's theses produced by students at Central Washington University. For more information, please see the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Theses from 1972
Elements of Preparation Requisite for Performance of the Brahms Cycle, Vier Ernste Gesange, Opus 121, Donald L. Ricks
Funk, Fantasy and Fun or A Long Sharp Tooth, Robert Ralph Rigg
The Effects of Physical Education Specialists on the Attitudes of Elementary School Teachers, Don E. Riggs
Can a Gaming Approach Within a Language-experience Individualized Reading Program Effectively Teach Reading Skills, Trudy N. Rodine
A Survey of The Family Home Evening Program as Used by Priesthood Leaders in the Grand Coulee Region, V. Daniel Rogers
A Series of Woven Wall Hangings, Patricia A. Ross
Time-Lapse Photography: It's Usefulness in Assessing Children's Classroom Behavior, David Glenn Rucker
A Comparison of Traditional and Operant Conditioning Methods in Classroom Management for the Teaching of Arithmetic in the Junior High School, William P. Rudberg
Transient Solutions for Field Propagated by an Electric Source in a Perfectly Conducting Cone, Jon A. Sholberg
A Record of Work: A Study of Object Art and Micro-Environmental Art in Jewelry, Catherine A. Sigler
An Evaluation of an Inservice and Pre-Service Preparation Program for Team Teachers Entering an Innovative School, John Leonard Simpson
Super Slick Synthetic Softys, Dennis Smith
Interanimal transfer of a Learned Response Tendency with Control for Autonomic Arousal, Landgrave Thomas Smith
The American-Argentine Agricultural Machinery Trade 1880-1900, Thomas J. Smith
The Effects of a Varied, Short Term Art Program on The Attitudes of Pupils in a Juvenile Detention Center, Sigrid B. Sowell
An Instructional Package in Personal and Leadership Development for Trade and Industrial Education Students, Richard Dale Spice
Qualities Of Prose, Victoria Louise Stokes
An Experimental Study in the Use of the Differential Aptitude Test to Assign Sehome High School Students to Various English Tracks, Elizabeth Mae Strand
Effects of Contingency Management on Grade Level Achievement of Secondary Special Education Students, Richard L. Swanby
Food Habits and Life History of Stoneflies of the Cle Elum River, Washington, Thomas Edward Swapp
The Administrator's Role in School and Community Relations, Earl Edward Terpening
The Transcription of Paul Creston's Rhythmicon for Guitar, Geary Scott Thompson
Failure to Find a Memory Gradient in a State Dependency Paradigm, James Harold Thomson
Rondo and Variations for Brass Ensemble, John Ernest Ward
A Comparative Study of the Emotional Adjustment of Dysphasia, Shirley J. Watson
The Course of Amnesia up to Twenty-four Hours After Non-Contingent Treatment as a Function of the Footshock-Electroconvulsive Shock Interval, Thomas C. Whitaker
The Effects of Weight Change on Muscular Strength and Cardiovascular endurance in High School Wrestlers, Donald R. Wilkins
A Comparison of the Bank and Rim Shots and Various Combinations from Selected Shooting Angles for College Students, Sam Willard
Experiments in the Use of Spontaneous Forms in a Series of Mixed Media Paintings, James Delbert Williams
Educational Opportunity Provided County Juvenile Facility Detainees in the State of Washington, Theodore Robert Williams
Self-Disclosure, a Residence College / Community College Comparison, Sherilyn Wood
Theses from 1971
Effects of the Cle Elum Reservoir on the Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) of the Cle Elum River, David Bruce Ainsworth
A Historical Survey of the Relevance of Music in Man's Philosophy, Annette R. Arnold
Relationship between School Success and Physical and Familial Factors of Kindergarteners, Linda Marie Baker
The Use of Selected Films and Film Discussions in Modifying Social Distance in Elementary School Children, Stanton C. Baker
Estimating the Readability of Primary Books: A Comparative Study of the Formula Method and Subjective Appraisals, Mary E. Ball
Collograph Platemaking Techniques, Clifton A. Barrette
A Study of Scheduling, Staffing and Housing Procedures for a Comprehensive Elementary Instrumental Music Program in the Highline Public Schools, Gerald Clifton Bayne
The Breeding Biology of the Western Tanager (Piranga Ludoviciana), Gary G. Benson
A Comparison of Class C School Music Departments in Washington State with the Music Department at Winlock, Washington, Walter Ross Berglund
Management of Problem Behavior through Peer Social Reinforcement, Nancy E. Bingell
Bernstein's Lamentation Compared to Classical Hebrew Musical Tradition, Adele Jean Blankenship
A Study Designed to Establish Norms for the Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test Utilizing Somatotypes, Dean A. Blevins
The Evolution of the State of Deseret, Louis Harry Bovos
Sources for Neo-satirical Drawings: Surrealist and Conceptual Processes, Douglas C. Brittain
The Transcription of Piece Heroique for Wind-Band, Douglas Frazier Cairns
Production of a Video Tape Recorded Supplement for Use in Teaching Electrical Tuned Circuit Theory, William A. Carlson
The Influence of Selected Individuals on the Acquisition of Fundamental Motor Skills of Girls, Laura Susan Clapp
Innovative Instructional Materials for Eighth Grade English, Mary Lou Clerf
Some Biological Aspects of Lizard Eimerians, with a description of Eimeria poinsettis N. SP. from Sceloporus poinsetti, David A, Colwell
Retention as a Function of Competition and Cooperation in Learning, Neil Orin Combelic
A Comparison of Media between the Linear and Broadview Approach in Self-Instruction, Leslie T. Cotter
The Cathartic Effects of Aggressive Responses directed toward an Inanimate Object, Timothy William Creston
A Study of Health Misconceptions among Elementary and Secondary Teachers, Robert Clyde Davidson
A Survey of the Background and Training of Personnel working in Resident Outdoor Education Camps in Ten School Districts in Washington State, Caetone Lester Domingos
An Item Analysis Comparison between Teaching and Achievement Testing in the Intermediate School of Wapato, Washington, Norman M. Drake
Small Objects as Art, Patrick Dybvig
The Impact of Establishing Group Homes on Public Schools Special Education Classes, Stewart Glen Egbert
Images and Content, Robert C. Ellis Jr.
A Study of the Effectiveness of Various Methods of Teaching Reading in Special Education Classrooms, Mary Ann Fisher
Experimental and Exploratory Thesis in Creative Glass Blowing as Art Media, Stan Flashman
The Effect of Time-Threat on an Arithmetic Test Situation, Russell Dean Flaskerud
An Investigation into the Relationship between Student Grades and Parental Attitude towards the Teacher, Jerry C. Fritts
An Investigation of the Behavior of Citellus townsendii townsendii (Bachman) in Central Washington, Mark Roy Fuller
A Comparative Investigation of the Effects of Frequent Testing upon Achievement in Secondary Advanced Algebra, John Thomas Fullerton
Sub-aversive Response Contingent Foot Shock as a Positive Reinforcer, Robert Lea Fulwiler
Modification of Deviant Behavior by Parents, Jeanne M. Gabourie
Comprehension: A Study of the Interpretation of Identical Reading Selections by Fifth Grade Students from Different Cultural Environments., Adrienne Bailor Grant
A Survey of the Integration of Exceptional Children in Regular Classrooms, Catherine A. Greene
A Kinetic Analysis of the Iodination of Pyruvic Acid and Pyruvate Esters, Mohamed M. Fahmi Hegazi
An Hegelian Interpretation of the Vietnam War, Diane Heggarty
A Comparative Investigation of Understanding of Ecological Content between Eighth and Tenth Grade Pupils, David Lee Herbenson
The Effects of Contingency Management on Reading Achievement of Institutionalized Offenders, Forest J. C. Hertlein
An Investigation of Public School Policies and Practices Regarding Married or Pregnant High School Students in the State of Washington, James L. Hoff
Clarification of Photographic Training Needed by the Instructional Media Specialist, William Carl Holland
The Highly Personal Dispute between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson: The Confrontation over Domestic Issues in Washngton's First Cabinet, Scott F. Hyland
The Establishment of Educational Television Station KYVE-TV on Channel 47, Donald Forrest Ide
A Series of Paintings Investigating Certain Specified Space Concepts, Michael C. Jackson
Bruegel: His Influences and Consequences, Regina Cheng Jafree
The Performance Interpretation of Paul Creston's Six Preludes, Opus 38 for Piano, Ginger Anne Jensen
Multi-directional Ideas in the Duality of a Living Work, Orlando Jimenez
A Survey of Saxophone Literature, John A. Johnson
The Effectiveness of Counselors as Judged by High School Graduates, Ray Y. Johnson
Relationships between Reversible and Connected Automata, Robert Michael Johnson
A Proposed Classification Schedule for a Curriculum Materials Collection, Robert E. Jones
Handel's Bass Solos in His Oratorios, Ronald E. Jones
A Survey Evaluation of the 1970/71 Activities of the Consortium of Washington Education Centers, David Lloyd Kandel
Design of Spatial Interstices, Byron Hiroyuki Kato
Relationship of Convergent and Divergent Teaching to Creative Performance, Robert Bruce Kibler
The Effects of CS Habituation and Duration of the Directional Modification of the Cardiac Response in the Guinea Pig (Cavia procellus), Ray Charles Larson
Expansion Systems in Drawing, Anna Jane Licka
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
Prokofieff's Second Piano Sonata Transcribed for Sring Quartet, Robert Carter Lodge
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 Tripolitan War, 1911-1912, John D. Lyon Jr.
Ceramic Feelings, Beverly Maki