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
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
An Original Composition for Brass Choir, Kenneth John Kraintz
A Critical Analysis of “On Wenlock Edge” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gary Michael Lawler
A Study of Three Nine-Year Old Boys, Retarded in Reading, Who Were Taught Reading, Writing, and Spelling by a Remedial Teacher, Emily Ellen Leslie
Women Teacher Turnover Problems in the Lutheran Schools of the Northwestern Sector of the United States, Fred H. Mantey
The Ecology of Aplodontia Rufa in King and Snohomish Counties, Washington, Richard A. Martin
Federal Funds Under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Will Help the High School Dropout Complete His Education, Jeanne E. McCarl
The Development of an Art Curriculum for the Intermediate Grades in Kennewick Pubic Schools, Lewis Gustavas McCord
A Study of the Influencing Factors Causing Teachers to Change Teaching Positions, John A. McKay
Shaping Creative Verbal Behavior in Six Fourth Grade Children, Joan S. McKean
A Comparison of Estimates of Relative Frequency vs. Subjective Probability, Duncan Muir McQuarrie
The Behavior of Chicks on the Visual Cliff Aged 1-20 Minutes and 80-100 Minutes, Denny Sam Mehner
A Comparative Study of Individualized Reading and Basal Reading (Ability Grouping) for Progress in Comprehension, Quantity, and Word Meaning, John Arnold Moffitt
A Historical Study of the Selah and Moxee Irrigation District, Alfred C. Moss
Individualized Instruction in Reading, Sunny Murdock
The effectiveness of the Remedial Physical Education Program at Foster Junior-Senior High School, Werner Leonard Neudorf
Selected Community Resources in the Longview, Washington, Area Available for Elementary School Field Trips, William J. Neves
Reading in the Kindergarten: a Comparative Study of Opposing Views, Geneva Nevius
An Investigation of Professional, Legal, and Economic Factors Requisite to Consideration of a Teaching Career in British Columbia, Joy Alton Nygaard
A Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Social and Academic Achievement of Junior High School Girls, Shirley Mae Oakes
The Theme and Variations as Used by Four Important Piano Composers in Four Periods of Music History, James Patrick O'Brien
Concepts Which May be Used in a Study of Transportation in Elementary School Social Studies, Flora Jean O'Neill
A Study of the Relationship Between Extracurricular Activities and the Success of College Women, Sherrill Ann Ortman
Confirmation of Creativity, Dorothy N. Phillips
Job Descriptions and Job Specifications for Directors of Special Education, Andrew D. Ray
A Background Study for the Preparation of a Handbook Recommended for Use by the A-V Building Coordinators in the Junior High Schools of Tacoma, Ray R. Richards
The Relationship Between Agility and Strength Tests and High School Football Ability, Herbert Jerome Richey
A Survey of the Causes for Suspensions in the Junior High Schools of the Highline School District, James A. Rick
Analysis of Personal and Professional Requirements for Special Education Teachers in Eastern Washington, Samuel P. Rust Jr.
An Investigation of the Group and Some Simple Algebraic Systems, Helen Kelly Schaal
An Eclectic Approach to Individualized Reading in the First Grade, Sandra S. Scherer
Instructional Television – A Possible Solution to Problems in College Physical Growth, Jacob Leon Schloss
Wrestling Takedowns and Counters: An Instructional Film Designed for Use in the Physical Education Class, the Intramural Program, and the Athletic Program, Charles Seagrave
A Study of the Instrumental Music Programs in First Class School Districts in the State of Washington, Harold M. Sherman
A Study of Vocabulary in Grade One, Carol J. Shockley
A Study of Orientation Practices of Beginning Teachers and a Proposed Program of Induction for Kennewick School District Number 17, Jack Shopbell
An Enrichment Program in Science for Gifted Children in Grades One and Two, Margery Alice Skeen
A Study of the Expressive Qualities of Non-Objective Form in Painting, Gordon E. Stalder
Revision of Subjective Probabilities Under a Bayesian Model, Gary A. Sterner
The History of Wrestling in the Yakima Valley High Schools, Theodore M. Stone