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 Survey of Elementary School Principals Attitudes Regarding the Effectiveness of the Association of Washington School Principals in Professional Negotiations, David Holmes Adams
The Effects of Reduction in Dependence Upon Group as a Source of Influence on Field Dependence, James L. Antram
The Effects of Extraneous Stimulation and Activity on Performance in a Recognition-Memory Task, Richard Armstrong
An Approach to the Teaching of Handwriting, Patricia J. Belter
Tree Ring-Widths in Pinus Ponderosa and Pseudotsuga Menziesii as Indicators of Past Annual Precipitation, Gerald L. Bliss
An Application of Organizational Development in an Institution of Higher Learning, Stanford R. Bohne
A Taxonomic and Distributional Survey of the Benthic Blue-Green Algal Flora of the Skokomish River Estuary, Louis J. Boitano
Development of the Land-Fantasy Drawing in Pen and Ink, Nance Baffaro Bracken
Evaluative Study of a Proposed Municipal Pyrolysis Installation, Leon Breckenridge
Museum Visitor Analysis: The Kampsville Example, Kenneth L. Brott
A Comparison on the State Dependent Effects Of Electroconvulsive Shock and Physostigmine on a Choice Task, Candace Susanne Brown
Developing the High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Bruce Edwin Brummond
A Study of the Middle School Principal and Principals' Associations, LaVerne James Burlingame
The Doublebass: A Short History and Concepts of Construction, Joseph W. Bynum
The Hatha Yoga Acting Methodology: An Evening with Me, Oscar N. Cady
Comparison of Oral and Silent Comprehension Scores on an Informal Reading Inventory, Linda Leah Carlton
Locus of Control and Achievement Incentive in a Risk Taking Situation, Frederick Gordon Carr
Effect of Oral Reading Rate Improvement Program on Reading Rate, Comprehension, and Reading Level, Julianne Mickie Clise
A Study of State Athletic Associations on Participation Limitations for Interscholastic Wrestling, Wilbur Eugene Conrad
Factors Related to Postparole Outcomes of Juvenile Offenders, Marcia Crigler
Ecology of Central Washington Semi-Arid Lands a Documentary Film, Phillip Robert Debusschere
Douglas-Fir Seed Volatile Oils in Seed Detection by Deer Mice, Millard S. Deusen
A Study of the Effect of Varied Amounts of Oral Reading on Reading Comprehension in a First Grade Classroom, Melinda Anne Dickson
School Entrance Age and its Later Influence on Academic Achievement, Gary J. Eubanks
Style Characteristics of Four Sibelius Art Songs, Julie Anne Eygabroad
A Comparison of Two Artificial Substrates in the Determination of Net Primary Production, Leland C. Faulconer
The Korean Crucible: American Intervention in the Korean Conflict, Carolyn Louise Ferguson
The Effects of Pattern of Extraneous Auditory Stimuli and Sex on Vigilance Performance, Paul G. Fisher
Reality Conceptualization as a Factor in Socialization and Adjustment, Glen A. Frese
Comparative Study of the Relative Merits of Core Curriculum and Challenge Examination for the Career Ladder Concept as They Relate to the Licensed Practical and Associate Degree Registered Nurse, Margaret M. Fromherz
Single String Improvisation on the Guitar, Allan Jonathan Galante
A Survey of Social Service Agency Training Needs for Program Development and Coordination, Jon Jay Garlinghouse
The Effects of Experimental Manipulation of Status on Signature Size, Karen Jensen Gillespie
The Generalizability of Learned Helplessness, Ian J. Grabenhorst
Using Special Education Students as Cross-Age Tutors, Judith Pearl Graham
The Relationship of Verbal and Symbolic Mediation to Induced Meaning, Dennis G. Groome
Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen: Characteristics of Style, Janet Louise Hammack
A Comparison of Competencies Required by Special Education Prevocational Teachers in the State of Washington, George Edward Harris
Therapeutic Conditions and Helpee Outcomes as Perceived by Helpees of Trainee and Lay Helping Relationships, Penelope Holmes
A Synthesis of Learning Theories for Language Development and Classroom Activities, Dawn Jackson
Spatial Orientation of Children in Dyads with Female Adults, Susan Menig Karstetter
The Role of Memory in Rule Learning Problems, Alan S. Kertes
The Effect of Environmental Enrichment on Delayed Alternation, Passive Avoidance and Exploration Behavior, David L. Knobel
Development of Guidelines Related to Auxiliary Personnel in the Public School Media Centers of Washington State, Velma Irene Morris Koziuk
A Study of Professional Negotiation Court Cases in the State of Washington: Part II, David E. Lieb
The Role of Postfeedback Intervals in Rule Learning Problems, Donald E. Lloyd
Low Intensity Footshock Examined as a Possible Reinforcer for Sensory Deprived Rats, Ron J. Madesh
Symmetric Groups and Their Automorphism Groups, Harold Lyle Madison
The Marshall Mission of 1946 American Intervention in the Chinese Civil War, Laren W. Metzer
Reversal Shift Performance by Young Children as a Function of Stimulus Presentation Mode, Beverly Faye Miller
A Diagnostic Procedure to Measure the Student's Ability to Use the Index of a Textbook, William L. Miller
Extension of Age - and Performance-Applicability of the Ohio State University Submaximal Cardiovascular Step Test, Richard A. Mirosh
The Effectiveness of a Gestural Cue Language Program for Children with Severely and Profoundly Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Meredith Jean Nicholls
Do Seating Arrangements Affect Academic Learning in a Positive and Negative Classroom, Geraldine R. Offrink
Students' Selected Reading Materials According to Interest and the Relationship to Comprehension, Carol Lynn Olson
Central Washington State College Students' Perceptions of Career Information Sources, Gary Michael Olson
An Experimental Study of the Effects of Perceptual-Motor Training on First Grade Achievement, Susan Paul
A Material Source for Basic Nuclear Radiation Safety Course, Ray A. Paulus
Strategies for Achieving Every Pupil Response, Royal Lucendia Payton
Analysis of Content of Four Reading Programs for Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities, Susan D. Peters
A Survey to Determine the Educational Needs of Mexican American Students at the McKinley Elementary School at Toppenish, Katherine Pfliger
Dvorak's Biblical Songs, Garry A. Potts
Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching Family Life Education to Girls and Boys of Junior High School Age, Willa Dene Powell
The Effect of an Administration of Audio-Visual Aids on the Attitudes of Geometry Students Toward Mathematics, Kirk Quistorff
Director's Notebook for the Elementary School Production of The Merry Wives of Windsor Performed at Selah, Wash., Nov., 1973, Rosemary Reda
A study of the Neurological Impress Method with Remedial Secondary Students, Larry Charles Reynolds
Educational Needs Assessment for Indian Children Living in the Yakima School District, Wayne O. Risner
Prelude and Dance, Steven Carl Rodli
Ideal and Real Self Concept Disparity: A Temporal/Educational Comparison, Maurice Marvin Sanders
Impact of the Exemplary School Program in Mt. Adams School District #209, John M. Schmella
A Study of the Academic Effect of Non-Promotion in Yakima Elementary Schools, James R. Seamons
Investigation of the Reading Achievement in the Instructional Language (English) of the Secondary and High School Students in Lesotho, South Africa, Kathleen Shannon
Evaluation and Impact of Planning and Development Under the Washington State Shoreline Management Act, Donald S. Skone
A Comparison of Functional Fitness Among High School Students as Shown by Selected Cardiovascular Variables, Steven L. Smith
A Study in the Identification of Potential Dropouts in the Ellensburg Public Schools, Ronald Gene Soft
Interactions of Environment and Culture which Effect the Health of the Kekchi Indians, of South Toledo, Belize, Central America, Raphella Sohier
Development and Testing of an Individualized Programmed Guide Designed to Introduce Selected Components of Production Typewriting, Irvin W. Sonker
An Examination of Emergent Functions and Responsibilities of the Instructional Media Center in Alaskan Schools, Marvin E. Sophusson
The Relationship of Selected Personality Factors to the Progress made during Speech Therapy by Elementary Children with Articulation Errors, Sandra Aubrey St. Mary
Learning of Facilitative Interpersonal Skills in Para-Professional Training, H. A. Suffron
Theses from 1973
A Survey to Determine Employment Status of the Graduates of the Tri-City Special Education Work Experience Program, Rebecca Ames
Structural Developments of the Violin and Bow as they Affected Violin Playing Technique from 1775 to 1850, Robert Donn Anderson
Effects of Physical Conditioning and Body Weight Changes Among College Wrestlers as Shown by Selected Cardiovascular Variables, Fred M. Andrew
Dichterliebe: A Partnership in Irony, Gary L. Bankes
Histology of the Small Intestine of the Mink, Mustela Vison, Don Hurdman Bark III
An Opinion Survey Related to the Establishment of a New School Psychology Program at Central Washington State College, Paul Martin Batzle
Effects of a Contingency Management Program on Reading Rate and Spread of Effect with Primary Mildly Intellectually Disabled Children, Leo Carl Beck
Hydroelectric Generation and Transmission, Lawrence G. Bennett
The Effect of Double Shifting on the Attitude of Sixth Grade Students in the Evergreen School District, William John Bohrnsen
A Follow-Up Study on Reading Ability of Junior High School Remedial Reading Students, Jerry Borgens
A Feasibility Study of Aircraft Mechanics Program and Flight Training at Spokane Community College, Kenneth Gaylord Brown
Food Intake in Rats as a Function of Shock-Avoiding Eating Behavior, Kathleen A. Carlton
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Experimental Method of Presentation of the Sullivan Mathematics Program, Harry L. Carthum
A Study of Teacher Attitudes Regarding Discipline in Traditional Classrooms as Compared with Open Concept Classrooms, James M. Chambers
Student Teachers: Attitudes and Job Preferences After Student Teaching in Minority Ethnic Situations, Edward Franklin Covall
Electronics Theory for Audiovisual Program Directors, Jon Frederic Croghan