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 1967
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
Creating an Aesthetic Construct Drawing From Contemporary American Behavior and Borrowing Characteristics from Persian Paining of the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, Peter Christian Wesley Jorgensen
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 Effect of Electroconvulsive Shock Following One-Trial Avoidance Learning in the Rat, Richard H. Lovely
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
The Effect of Overlearning and the Associative Value of the Stimuli Upon Reversal Learning, Ralph Daniel Marken
A Study of Show-And-Tell in Grade One, Rosetta Markovic
Status of Kindergarten Teachers in the State of Washington, Charlotte Yost McCartney
Operantly Conditioning a Boy’s Classroom Behavior, Daniel Lee McIvor
The Relative Efficiency of Auditory (Social) Reinforcement vs. Food Reinforcement with the Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciureus) in an Operant Situation, David R. McMurray
Motival Structure of Susannah, a Music Drama by Carlisle Floyd, Sue Ellen McMurray
Purification and Properties of Triosephosphate Isomerase from Selected Chlorophyta, John C. Meeks
The Influence of Geomagnetism on the Maze Behavior of Dugesia Tigrina, Judith Kellman Miller
Conservatism in a Bayesian Probability Situation as a Function of the Sex of the Subject, Paul Frederick Miller
A Comparative Study of Inductive Influence on the Hydrolysis of Beta-Thioglucopyranosides by Beta-Thioglucosidase and Beta-Glucosidase, Robert W. Miller Jr.
Delayed Auditory Feedback and Retention Testing Time, Wayne K. Miller
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
The Relative Effect of Time of Reinforcement and Pre-Reinforcement Activity on the Learning of Meaningful Verbal Material, Daisuke Bill Nakashima
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
Effect of Temperature upon Reproduction and Cyclic Development of Culture Forms of Trypanosoma Avium, Richard Michael Oliver
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
The Development of a Series of Cast Metal Sculpture Using the Lost Wax Process, Ernest C. Reynolds
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 Analysis of the Styles of C. Saint-Saëns and W. A. Mozart with Emphasis on Their Clarinet Compositions, Gerald Kenneth Steele
An Investigation of the Structural Qualities of Certain Technical Elements in a Series of Oil Paintings Related to the Figure, Gretchen Hartsock Teague
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
Vision An Oratorio, John Tuckness Bonney
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
A Case Study of Two Disabled Readers Using an Eclectic Remedial Reading Approach, William J. Harrison
Jonathan Swift and Women, Gloria Hayden
An Evaluation of an Experiment in Instruction in Junior High School Beginning Woodworking, Donald L. Hayes
An Investigation of Five Methods of Inter-Class Grouping in the Elementary School, Jack D. Henderson
Analysis of Personal and Social Characteristics Requisite for High Grade Institutional Teaching of Delinquent Children, Neil Jerome Hoing
An Investigation into the Relationship and Outcomes of Parent Conferences to the Educational Plans of Freshman Students at Hoquiam Junior High School, C. Don Holmlund
Concept Attainment Through Negative Instances, David Allen Isom
A Survey and Analysis of Teacher Credentials in the State of Washington, Dale Calvin Johnson
An Inquiry into Teaching about Communism in Southwest Washington Senior High Schools, Bertrams Voldemars Keire
Criteria, Anthology, and Explication of Poetry for First Grade, Echo Mae Kime
The Mirroreading Board Technique Used with Eight Third Grade Problem Readers Who Showed Evidence of a Mixed Lateral Dominance, Gene Ferguson Knox