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 1978
An Evaluation of Central Washington University in Meeting the Objectives of the Degree Program in Teacher Education, John Harold Dallum
Theses from 1977
Effect of Deforestation by the Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth on the Quality of Streamflow and Stream Productivity Parameters, Martin Ed Hicks
Theses from 1974
A study of the Neurological Impress Method with Remedial Secondary Students, Larry Charles Reynolds
Theses from 1973
Exploration of Directions and Philosophies of Two-Dimensional Media, Michael James Murphy
Frontier Consuls: Americans in British Columbia and the Yukon, 1880-1906, Clyde William Tucker
Theses from 1972
A Measure of the Library Skills of High School Graduates of Washington State as Demonstrated by Freshman of Central Washington State College, Malcolm Douglas Alexander
The Relationship between Functional Articulation Disorders and Self-Monitoring Auditory Discrimination, Geraldine Hahn Allison
The Effect of Oral Reading Rate Feedback on Reading Performance, Kristi M. Anderson
The Manipulation of Visual and Aural Allegorical Images on Motion Picture Film, Douglas Rogers Atherton
Assessing some Side Effects of a Contingency Management Program, Charles M. Atkinson
Motivating Employees to Overcome Marginal and Unsatisfactory Performance: Academic Preachments and Practical Considerations, William P. Baker
The Possible Causes and Remediation of Inverted Vision, Archie J. Beamer
Frauenliebe und Leben, Rose I. Bolstad
The Effect of a Learning Skills Course including Group Counseling on Low Achievers in the Community College, Paul E. Borg
Photographic Imagery as a Source for Iconography in Painting and Drawing, Eric Peder Brakken
Many Strange Visual Effects can be Obtained by Overlapping Several Objects Containing both Raised and Incised Shapes and Varying the Textures of these Forms, Ruth F. Bravetti
A Study of the Interrelationship between Physical, Mental and Scholastic Development and Reading Achievement, James Bruce Bruseth
The Flowering Rhinoceros: An Extension of Photography into Other Media, Lawrence Leslie Bullis
A Survey of the Fifty States to Determine Design Standards for the Multiple Car Method, Donaldson Martin Carnahan
Guidelines for Development of Outdoor Education Programs, Leland D. Chapman
A Follow-up Study of a Public Law 89-10 Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act Project, Patricia Ann Clark
Intradimensional Variability with Numbers and Alphabetical Letters in Conceptual Rules, Thomas Henry Clayton
The Effects of Systematic Phonics and Contingency Management on Reading Achievement with Intermediate Special Education Students, Allena Marie Hayes Combelic
The Effect of an Increase of a Mother's Complimentary Behavior on her Child's Crying Rate and in-task School Behavior, Mark Connot
Operantly Conditioning a College Student's Study Behaviors, Norman L. Culbertson
The Effect on Reading Achievement of a Special Grade-one Program in the Othello Schools, Ruth A. Danielson
The Relationship of Textbooks to Development of Course Content in the Teaching of Small Gas Engines, Frank Demchuck
Neoplatonism and the Florentine Renaissance, Donald L. De Merchant
Careers in Graphic Design, Joe Drovetto
Effectiveness of the EDL Study Skills Library in a Seventh Grade Reading Program, Robert Winn Elfers
The Cloze Procedure and Informal Reading Inventory: A Correlative Study, Robert D. Elzenga
A Survey of Administrators' Attitudes Regarding the Effectiveness of the Middle School, John Charles Epperson
Mark's Art and Bridge Construction, J. Mark Erlander
Occupational Employment Survey of Yakima Job Market Area, Darrell Allen Estep
Washington State Teacher-administrator Liability in Industrial Education Accidents, Jack Dwane Estep
Community and School Involvement in Model Rocketry Instruction Including Suggestions for Efficient Model Rocket Construction, Helen Joyce Frizzell
A Comparison of Children’s Achievement Whose Mothers Are Employed Full Time and Those Whose Mothers Are Homemakers, Thomas R. Funk
The Effects of Truth Table Pretraining and Intradimensional Variability on Rule Learning and Attribute Identification Tasks, Eric S. Gebelein
Traditional vs. Individualized Fifth and Sixth Grade Arithmetic Program, Donald Paul Giaudrone
Central Kitsap Education Association--Central Kitsap School District: A Study of Negotiations and the Decision-making Process for the 1971-72 School Year, Ronald Louis Gillespie
The Effect of Diagnostic Prescriptive Instruction Using Team Teaching of Language Arts, John Edward Gilmore
Evaluation of the Consistency of Informants’ Reports for Children’s Ratings With the Progress Assessment Chart, Craig Allen Gilroy
The Micro-environment Museum, John Clark Gleason
A Study of the Public School Business Official in Washington State: Guidelines for Selection and Preparation, and Attitudes toward Certification, Donald Wyman Glitschka
Experimenter Bias Effect at Varying Levels of Motivation, Leslie Marie Slade Gray
False Physiological Feedback and Acceptance of a High Fear Message, Michael T. Gray
A Case Study of the Relationship between Role-taking Skills and Intellectual Development, Linda Suzanne Green
Creative Photography through Image and Color Separation, Robert Curtis Green
A Comparison of Verbal and Geometric Stimuli in Concept Learning, Robert William Greenway
Romanzen Aus Magelone: Characteristics of Style, Benjamin Fredrick Hammack
A Comparison Study of the Comprehension Level of Junior High School Algebra Students, Jerry Charles Heigh
Video Camera, An Aid In Directing And Acting, Winston Nicholas Hoffman
Purification and Inhibition Study of Xanthine Oxidase, Porn Paul Israngkun na Ayudthaya
The Structure of Paul Creston's Narrative No. 2, Op. 79 No. 2 for Piano, Myrna Evelyn Johnson
The Sinking of the "Ancona", Dennis Dale Jones
Psalm 135, An Original Composition for A Cappella Choir, Wilder Richard Jones
Shadow : Form, Illusion and Reality, Bruce Neil Joos
Who is the Elementary School Principal and is He Necessary?, Stuart Craig Juris
Effect of Special Library Activities Upon the Self-Concept of Underachievers, Betty L. Moir Kemp
Community Needs in Data Processing Education-- Seattle North, Gordon Craig Kimbell
Generalized Inverse Matrices and Applications in Statistics, James Manville King IV
Shades of the Old West--Or a Melodrama of Death, Carolyn Sue Kirkwood
A Television Script for an Annotated Song Recital for Junior and Senior High School Music Students, Michael Roy Kysar
Glucose-6-Phosphate Hydrolysis by a Soluble Fraction from Brassica Nigre, Edwrd Pak-tung Lau
Retention of Traditional Culture Concepts and Attitudes Toward Education by Mexican-American Adults in Chelan and Douglas Counties, Jacqueline Mae Lee
Solution Shift Performance of Low Functioning Children, Kathleen L. Levell
Interest, Achievement and Personality Differences and the Direction of Lateral Eye Movement, Frances Irene Lewis
ANXIETY AND EMPATHY IN COUNSELOR-TRAINEES, Russel E. Lewis
TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS IN PRACTICUM STUDENTS HAVING SPECIAL EDUCATION COURSES 415 AND 416, Sally S. Lorenz
A STUDY OF DATA TO BE USED IN SELECTING CANDIDATES FOR ADVANCED DEGREES IN A WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, Patrick T. Loughary
PREPARATION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, David T. Lyle
AEROSPACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, James Brooke Madill
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, 1945-1970: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE?, Garth Howard Magee
FOURTEEN SACRED SOLO SONGS OF HENRY PURCELL ORIGINALLY APPEARING IN HARMONIA SACRA, Margaret R. Maxwell
THE GENERALIZATION OF MORAL JUDGMENT: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Frederick Charles McCarthy
STUDY IN POTTERY, IN FORM AND DECORATION, Francis I. McDowell
A LONGITUDINAL COMPARISON OF ATTITUDES AND ACHIEVEMENT OF SIXTH GRADE CHILDREN IN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS, Magit E. McGuire
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF A CREATIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, Olive Ward Megenity
EVALUATION OF THREE SELF REPORT MEASURES IN THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF UNDERACHIEVERS, Jane Melville
A STATEMENT OF OPTIMISM: FAITH IN UNSEEN FORCES, Nancy Louise MIddles
REALIABILITY OF KOPPITZ'S EMOTIONAL INDICATORS ON THE HUMAN FIGURE DRAWINGS OF CHILDREN, Marcus J. Miles
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN REPRESENTATIVE VICTORIAN NOVELS, George T. Mitchell
THE RELATIONSHIP OF EYE-HAND DOMINANCE TO VISUAL-MOTOR PERFORMANCE, Terry Livingstone Mitchell
REFERENCE QUESTIONS ASKED IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY, Helen G. Morgan
FAILURE TO PRODUCE A FOOTSHOCK-ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK AMNESIA GRADIENT IN A STATE DEPENDENCY PARADIGM, Arlo C. Morgenweck
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