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The Effect of Color Overlays on Oral Reading Performance
Get PDFA study was performed on adults taken from the Need to Read and General Education Degree programs administered by Midland College. This study utilized color overlays to ascertain the effect of the overlays on oral reading performance of subjects ascertained to have symptoms indicative of scotopic sensitivity syndrome, SSS. Adults were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups and pre-tested and post-tested with the Slosson Oral Reading Test. The experimental group received the treatment of color overlays in the post-test. Results of the study showed the null hypothesis was rejected and color overlays do affect oral reading performance of probable scotopic sensitivity syndrome subjects
The Effects of Educational Kinesiology on the Self-Esteem of At-Risk Students
Get PDFA study was performed on at-risk students in the Midland Independent School District, Midland, Texas utilizing Educational Kinesthetics as an alternative counseling technique for improving the self-esteem of the students. Students were divided into control and experimental groups and pretested and posttested with the School Attitude Measure. The experimental group was given twelve sessions of treatment utilizing Educational Kinesthetics. Results of the study showed a trend toward improved self-esteem at the conclusion of the study
Spring, 1994 Commencement - The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Get PDFSpring 1994 Commencement - May 19. 1994https://falconcommons.utpb.edu/utpb-commencement-programs/1024/thumbnail.jp
The Effects of Two Models of Positive Feedback of Children\u27s Motivation
Get PDFThe purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the type of written or verbal positive comment regarding a child\u27s accomplishment influences subsequent interest in a task. A preliminary investigation of literature revealed that often rewards and praise negatively alter children\u27s behavior. The writer tested the hypothesis derived from this investigation that non- evaluative descriptive comments, commonly called encouragement, positively affect children more than evaluative praise comments. 32 kindergarten and 36 third grade children received evaluative praise comments and 31 kindergarten and 42 third grade children received non- evaluative descriptive comments on drawings for three days. The fourth day, children had a choice of drawing an assigned picture or another picture with the knowledge that only the assigned picture would receive comments. The fifth day, all children had the same choice with the knowledge that no drawing would receive comments. The results showed that more third grade children in the encouragement group continued the assigned task on both days. Kindergarten children in the praise group evidenced more intense participation the fourth day, but participation was the same between groups the fifth day
A Follow-up Study of Graduates in Education/Counseling
Get PDFThis study ascertained what happened to the graduates of the Education/Counseling program at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. A questionnaire was mailed to 155 graduates from this program. 59 usable questionnaires were returned which determined what happened to the graduates after they received their degrees and what changes should be .considered for the program. Results showed that overall the program at UTPB is an adequate program and many of the respondents are working.in the field of counseling
The Effects of Perceived Coaching Behaviors on Participation Motivation and Continuance of Sport in High School Competitive Tennis Players
Get PDFThe puqjose of the present thesis was to examine the relationship among perceived coaching behaviors, several motivational constructs (within the framework of Harters motivation theory), and continuance to participate in tennis. More specifically, male (N= 58) and female (N= 65) high school varsity tennis players from district 4,5 A (Texas) University Interscholastic League assessed their coaches behaviors in relation to perceived success and competence, effort, enjoyment, challenge in competitive tennis and participation in tennis upon graduation. Step Wise Regression analyses indicated the relationship positive perceived coaching behaviors had on motivation variables depended upon gender. Generally, athletes who perceived praise/information following a desirable performance scored higher in four of the motivation variables tested. Males who perceived encouragement/corrective information following an undesirable performance scored higher in three of the motivation variables used. A relationship was not revealed by the results for females who perceived encouragement/corrective information following an undesirable performance and their motivation associated with tennis
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP): An Alternative Technique to Help At-Risk Students Increase Cognitive Learning Abilities
Get PDFA study was performed on at-risk students in the Midland Independent School District, Midland, Texas utilizing Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as an alternative counseling technique for improving the cognitive abilities of students. Students were divided into control and experimental groups and pre and post-tested with the Developing Cognitive Abilities Test, (Second Edition) (DCAT) 1990. The experimental group was given twelve sessions of treatment utilizing Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Results of the study showed a trend toward improved strategizing for learning
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Physical Education Teachers\u27 Behaviors as Related to Pupils\u27 Psychosocial Development in Curricular and Extracurricular Settings
No full textThe purpose of this study was to examine whether teachers\u27 behaviors related to pupils\u27 psychosocial development would differ when physical education teachers taught curricular physical education lessons and when they coached extracurricular school teams. Subjects were 22 physical education teachers who taught and coached basketball in northeastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. One physical education lesson on basketball and one basketball practice were videotaped for each subject. These tapes were then coded for frequency of teachers\u27 reactive and spontaneous behaviors with the Coaching Behavior Assessment System. A one-way analysis of variance test indicated that there was no statistically significant difference between the rates teachers used all behaviors during lessons and practices. Hotelling-Lawley trace tests and subsequent repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance indicated that teachers provided significantly higher rates of punitive mistake-contingent technical instruction, general technical instruction, and general encouragement during extracurricular practices and used a significantly higher rate of behaviors aimed at keeping control during curricular lessons. Unlike previous research on skill-related behaviors, the results did not indicate that teachers\u27 performance suffered dramatically during curricular lessons when compared with performance in extracurricular practices
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