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 1969
The Effect of Pretesting on the Training of Conservation Behavior, Lynn Mannan
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
A Ritualized Approach to a Series of Mixed Media Watercolor Paintings, Richard K. Miller
A Series of Intaglio and Mixed-media Prints portraying the Negative Consequences resulting from Man's Inhumanitarian Actions, Susan Clare 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
The Structure of Double Plots in Elizabethan Drama, Nettie J. Olson
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
An Analytical Study of The Holy Sonnets of John Donne by Benjamin Britten, Richard Arthur Ruth Jr.
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
The Figure and Environmental Forms in Jewelry, Sophie Sheppard
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
Glycosidic Enzymes of the Tropaeolum Majus, Donald Richard Snowden
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
The Use and Effectiveness of 8mm Single Concept Films for the Teaching of Art in the Elementary Grades, Peter Summerill
Determining if Creative Activities Relating to and Incorporated in Spelling Lessons Will Bring about Greater Achievement in Spelling than the Traditional Method, Nita Melvina Svinth
An Attempt to Identify Selected Legal Responsibilities in Off-Campus Student Teaching, Joyce Wolverton Swan
Display, a Tool of Selling, I. Cecil Terk
An Experimental Study of Two Methods of Teaching Mathematics in Second Grade, Nina Aldridge Thomas
A Longitudinal Study of Self-Concept in Late Adolescents, William Davy Thomas
Advertising Media as a Source for Painting Iconography, Betty Thompkins
An Original Composition for Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Contemporary Style, Patrick Ellis Thompson
Communication of an Actor’s Mental Processes to an Audience, Earl Dee Torrey
The Value of Outlined Worksheets in Developing Beginning Basic Mechanical Drawing Skills in Seventh Graders at Curtis Junior High School, Tacoma, Washington, Paul Earl Van Valkenburg
A Method of Teaching English Spelling to Thai Students at the Elementary Level, Sirima Warayingyong
A Survey of the Principals’ Duties in the Public Schools in the State of Washington, Alex Wasisco Jr.
A Study to Determine the Contribution of Laboratory Training to Student Activities in Auburn High School, Howard Conway Webb III
The Lieder of Richard Strauss, Gary Dwight Welch
The Major Factors That Have Affected the Game of Basketball since Its Inception, Robert Charles Werner
A Study in Comprehension Improvement of Seventh Grade Pupils Employing the SQ3R Technique, Dean L. Weyrick
Self-Concept Change in Group Counseling, Donald E. Whitcraft
A Survey of Closed Circuit Television Facilities and Utilization in the Accredited Secondary Schools in the State of Washington, Robert Lawrence Wiley
A Status Study of Business and Office Occupations Education in the Community Colleges of Washington State, Rex G. Wilks
The Case Study Approach in Remedial Reading, Marlyn L. Willardson
A Comparison of the Self-Concept Levels of Educable Mental Retardates in the Wenatchee Public Schools and the Lacey Public Schools, John Williams
The Criteria Used in the Selection of Children for Group or Individual Speech Correction in the Public Schools of the State of Washington, Susan Irene Williams
A Study of the Revival of the Arts and Crafts of the Yakima Indian Nation, Rosa Mae Winder
The Effects of Varying a T Group Design upon Self Concept, George Richard Woodruff
Theses from 1968
An Analysis of the Fat Reducing Effects of Participants in Selected, Freshmen Physical Education Classes, Arthur Acuff
Rhetorical Model: An Aid for Clarifying Literary Terms and for Teaching Literature, Paul R. Allen
An Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions of Classroom Management, Edward A. Anderson
A Brief History of the Sonata with an Analysis and Comparison of a Brahms’ and Hindemith’s Clarinet Sonata, Kenneth T. Aoki
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
An Original Composition for Chorus Missa Brevis, Robert Austin Barbey
A Comparison of Muscle Tension and General Motor Ability, Joel Otto Barnell
The Effectiveness of Perceptual Training as a Corrective Measure for Reading Disability, Brenda Bonin Batali
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