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 1961
Uses and General Educational Benefits of a Student Newspaper in the Elementary School, H. Roger Salisbury
A Correlation Between Space I.Q. and Performance in Basketball, Lynn E. Samford
An Experiment in Designing and Constructing Sculptured Concrete Play Structures, Donald A. Scott
Scheduling Junior High Music Classes in Washington’s Public Schools, Albert R. Stevens
A Study of Benefits Gained from Industrial Mathematics by Students in the Inglewood Unified School District, Inglewood, California, Roy Dale Stull
A Comparison in Scholastic Attainment of the Athlete and Non-Athlete at Edmonds Junior High, Kenneth Edward Sturm
Establishing an Integrated Instructional Materials Service, Elsie Eggebroten Tompkins
A Survey of Existing Measures for Remedial Readers in the Elementary Schools of Pierce County, Robert L. Trask
A Survey of the Present Status of Classroom Music in the Tacoma Public Schools, James M. Trotter
Theses from 1960
Comparative Study of Dropouts in the Yakima High Schools, Edna V. Miller Bailey
An Investigation of the Adequacy of the Student Teaching Program for Industrial Arts Students at Central Washington College of Education, Gerald D. Bailey
An Investigation of the Activities Conducted by the Local Affiliated Units of the Washington Education Association, Conrad Eugene Bankson
An Experiment – Rapid Improvement in English Usage and Spelling Skills, Robert H. Benesh
An Investigation of the Preparation of Junior High School General Science Teachers and Their Science Teaching Programs in the State of Washington, William Henry Bliss
Reliability and Validity of the Thematic Apperception Test Scored by the Discomfort-Relief Quotient, Donald W. Culbertson
A Survey of Existing Interscholastic Athletic Training Rules in the Yakima Valley High Schools, Jack Raymond Driver
A Descriptive Study of a Laboratory Method of Teaching Ninth Grade Written Composition, Anne Elizabeth Dunn
A Survey of Community Resources Available to Social Studies Classes of Jackson Parish, Louisiana, Lula Mae Dunn
The Function of Guidance Services in a Central Washington State Junior High-School, Leo Durkee
An Investigation to Determine Ways of Further Meeting the Felt Needs of Bremerton Seventh Graders, Alice Keithahn Fraser
An Analysis and Evaluation of Three Diverse Resource Unit Formats for Purposes of Resource Unit Development in the Cupertino School District, Dorothy Loleta Garvin
A Study of the Value of Gestural Activities and Linguistic Devices Peculiar to Finger Plays with Suggested Procedures for Extended Uses, Elaine Rice Gibb
Aerospace Education in the Sixth Grade, Edith Marie Jackson
Vocational Guidance for High School Journalists in Washington State, Paul G. Lambertsen
Utilization of Teacher Experiences and Materials as Curriculum Resources in Helix, Oregon, Schools, Lawrence M. Martin
A Study of Relationships Between Selected High School Subjects and Academic Success in College, Glade H. Miller
An Investigation of Certain Factors Related to Advancement in Pasco, Washington Schools, Margaret Anne Moore
An Experimental Study of the Effect of Using the Overhead Projector in a College Introductory Psychology Class, Lida Weed Myers
A Survey of Ellensburg Public School Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes Concerning the Use of Television as an Observation Instrument, Frank G. G. Nelson
A Study of the Academic and Professional Preparation of the Public School Superintendents in the State of Washington, James R. Nelson
A Survey to Determine the Basis for Junior High School Girls’ Physical Education Report Card Grades, Mary Elizabeth Newman
A Survey to Determine the Educational Value of Audio-Visual Materials Brought to School by Intermediate Grade Pupils, Frederick K. Packer
A Follow Up Study of Dropouts From East Valley High School, Margaret E. Ray
Survey and Development of Salary Program for Upper Snoqualmie Valley School District 410, Snoqualmie , Washington, James R. Satterlee
The Junior-Executive Trainee Program in Yakima and How the Junior College Can Help Prepare Candidates, David Schoessler
Predictive Value of the Washington Pre-College Differential Grade Predictions Tests Used at Central Washington College of Education, Barbara Lenore Young
Theses from 1959
The Principal’s Role in Developing and Maintaining a Good Public Relations Program, Leon Louis Abhold
Parent-Teacher Conference Practices of the Elementary Schools in Chelan and Douglas Counties, Washington, Gene Anderson
Duties of Vice-Principals in First Class Districts of the State of Washington, Randolph J. Anderson
School Insurance and the Schools Insurance Program of Ellensburg School District No. 401, Wallace Gilbert Auty
A Survey of Selected Attendance Problems in the Toppenish Junior High School, Bruce K. Comer
An Investigation of the Demonstration Method for Teaching Critical Thinking in Elementary School Science, John Gilbert Eyres
An Evaluation of Current Homework Practices in Grades 4, 5, and 6 of the Bremerton Public Schools, Donald M. Fujimoto
An Investigation of the Worth of Educational Lay Advisory Committees in the State of Washington, William Alden Gallacher
Enriching the Curriculum for the Gifted Child in a Fifth Grade Classroom, Margaret Frances Hotsko
Basic Characteristics of Photography Courses in Washington State High Schools, Gordon Keith Irle
A Study of Attitudes Toward Aviation Education, Ben B. Johnson
A Study of the Creative Use of Discarded Light Metal for the Secondary School Art Program, Alma Eastwood McConnell
A Study of Some Children’s Drama in Denmark in 1952 and 1953, Ruth R. Miller
The Use of the California Test of Personality in Identifying Children’s Personality Problems, Grace Montgomery
A Survey of the Physical Education Program for Girls in High Schools in First and Second Class School Districts in the State of Washington, Ruby Gomer Norman
Investigating the Feasibility of an Extended School Year for Teachers of the Yucaipa School District, J. Denton Palmer
A Study of Some Effects of Commercial Television on Seventh and Eighth Grade Students in the Chehalis Public Schools, James W. Pomerenk
An Interpretative Analysis of a Selected List of Choral Music in the Contemporary Idiom for Senior High School, Frank Lyle Prather
An Experimental Study in Reporting Pupil Progress Through Parent-Teacher Conferences as a Supplement to Report Cards in the Wishram, Washington, Elementary School, Orville G. Ransford
Guide to Assist Districts in Organizing a Program for Mentally Retarded Children, Dorothy Lillian Riser
A Survey of Public High School Journalism Departments in the State of Washington, James Wesley Scott
A Development of Catalog Form and Content for Community Resource Materials, Alva L. Shriner
A Survey of the Literature of the Oboe and English Horn, Virginia Downing Snodgrass
The Effects on Washington State Industrial Arts Program of Eliminating the Practical Arts Requirement for High School Graduation, James Walter Thiele
An attempt to Organize Criteria into a Self-Evaluation Form for the Elementary Teachers (Grades 1-8) in Lewis County, Rollyn Lee Tucker
A Survey of Parental Attitudes Toward Problems Relating to Family Living, Lorene Black Walker
A Folk Dance Program for Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades, Alene Johnson Wesselius
Theses from 1958
Orientation of the Beginning Teacher, Duane E. Abels
A Survey of the Field of Primary Science, Lora May Aden
The Study of Split Grade Management, Jack A. Anderson
A Survey of Beginning Intermediate Grade Teacher Needs in Teaching Reading, Victor Royce Bolon
A Study of the Relationship of Socio-Economic Status to School Achievement and Intelligence, Floyd L. Ellingson Jr.
An Investigative Study: Audio Visual Instruction Aids Now Being Used in Freshman English Sections in American Colleges and Universities, Mary Nixeon Civille Handy
How Does the Principal Use Classroom Observations to Improve Instruction?, Myrtle Haugen
A Development of a Suitable Clay Body From Two Native Clays, Robert Oscar Iverson
A comparative Study of the Evergreen School District Before and After Reorganization, Walford Neal Johnson
An Experimental Study to Determine the Effect of Frequent Testing on Mastery of Chemistry Content, Harold L. Lindstrom
The Effectiveness of the Health Instructional Program in the Secondary Class B Schools in the State of Washington, Phyllis Jean Newton
A Comparative Study of the effect of Teacher Stimulation on the Amount of Reading Done by a Fifth Grade Class, Chesley Charles Packer
A Study of Critical Incidents Relating to Effective Instruction in Secondary School Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, Ernest Solomon Palmer
An Investigation Into the Methods By Which Cultural Understanding Can Be Taught in the Yakima Elementary Schools, Patricia Petrie Paluck
A Study of the Problems of Installing and Utilizing Closed Circuit Television for Observations and Demonstrations in the Teacher Education Program, Robert Paul Slingland
An Analysis of Possible Occupations for Mentally Retarded Youth, Robert William Steadman
A Study of the Progress of Guidance of Elementary School Children Through a Survey of Reporting Methods Used in Yakima County in the State of Washington, Carol Lippincott Tate
The Superintendent’s Point of View Concerning the High School Music Program in the Public Schools of Washington State, J. Russel Uusitalo
A Study of Professional Course Grades, College Activities, Ace Scores and High School Grades as Related to Success in First Year Teaching, Warren Ray Van Zee
A Study to Determine the Correlation Between Various Arm Strength Tests, Ralph Ernest Walter
Teaching Music Theory in High School Music classes: A Comparative Study of Current Practices in High Schools of the State of Washington, William L. Wicker
Theses from 1957
An Analysis of Reporting to Parents of Secondary School Students, Edwin T. Anderson
A Survey of the Expenditures For and The Practices of Selecting, Purchasing, and Distributing Instructional Materials in Yakima County, Washington, Robert Gene Archer
Towards an Ideal Education, Carl A. Carlson
An Inquiry Into the Influence of a Professional Organization Upon Its Members, Frederick Dressler Chesterley
A Guide to Financing School Construction in the State of Washington, Lee Allen Colby
A Survey and Study of Handwriting in the Intermediate Grades in Selected Schools in the State of Washington, Donald H. Ellertson
A Collection of Original Musical Settings to Selected Children’s Poetry for Use in the Elementary Singing Program, John W. Gallemore
A Survey of Practices and Attitudes of Elementary Educators Regarding Playground Supervision in Douglas and Chelan Counties, Vern L. Huffman
Development of a Text on the State of Washington for Fourth Grade Social Studies, Anne Bruketta Johnson and Patricia Dunlap Smith
Justification and Suggestions for Teaching Creative Dramatics in the Primary, Elementary, and the Junior High School, Mary Henrietta Johnson
A Questionnaire Survey of Why, How, and What Literature is Being Taught in the Eleventh and Twelfth Grades in the State of Washington, Barbara Marie Kelly
Provisions for Remedial Readers in First class District High Schools in the State of Washington, Mary Elizabeth Little
An Analysis of the Classroom Interruptions Presenting Themselves in the Lakeview Elementary School, Robert F. Logue
A Study Comparing the Academic Preparation of Teachers and their Actual Teaching Positions, David F. Niemiec
A Study of the Relationship Between Defects of articulation in Speech and Emotional Stability of children in the Primary Grades, Frances P. Oechsner
Prediction of Eighth-Grade Achievement at Moxee Central School Using Metropolitan Achievement Test Scores from Early Elementary Grades, J. Ted Sehmel