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Theses/Dissertations from 1987
John Dewey: harmony between private self and public conscious [!], Nieves Carmen Lopez
Meeting the needs of gifted girls: a handbook for teachers and parents, Susan Louise Sinclair Loy
A series of lesson plans to integrate the teaching of Greek mythology into a seventh grade reading program, Marilyn Eileen Walling Lutz
Developing a handbook for first grade writing curriculum, Nancy Elizabeth Madej
Home-schooling: reasons some parents choose this alternative form of education, and a study of the attitudes of home-schooling parents and public school superintendents toward the benefits of home-schooling, Bernice Marie Clark Mahan
A handbook to assist teachers in helping children of divorce cope with and understand their situations, Michele Lynne Priestas Marburger
Measurement and analysis of the reaction rate of hydroxyl radicals with the chloromethanes at elevated temperatures, Marc Carter Martin
An analysis of the effects of teaching test-wiseness to third grade and seventh grade students, Harriet Elizabeth King Masloski
An analysis of the components of polar auxin transport in seedling tissues, Julie Marie Janning Maxson
Comparing self-concept among learning disabled and nondisabled students, Christine Kay Kinyo McCain
Developing awareness for teachers and administrators concerning unmediated stress and the resulting burnout, Judy A. Mosier McClellan
A design for teaching phonics skills to first graders, Joan Ann Meagher
An assessment of collaborative learning techniques for secondary students engaged in complex thinking and reasoning activities, Mary Christine Meinke
Encouraging reluctant readers by a read aloud program, Patricia Ann Buchard Mick
The effect of phrasing instruction on the reading comprehension of students with learning disabilities, Jenny Elizabeth Mikos
A handbook of read-aloud books and activities to enrich a fourth grade curriculum, Rita Elaine Heimberger Milliser
A cooperative teaching model designed to bridge the gap between educational theorist and educational practitioner, Louise Antoinette Prasnikar Moore
What are parent and teacher expectations of the kindergarten program now and in the future?, Ann Louise Becker Niess
A handbook of strategies to improve reading comprehension in the intermediate grades, Parry L. Norris
Teaching study skills to fifth graders in order to improve reading in the content areas, Elizabeth Grant Norton
Nested media: the 4MAT system meets computer instruction as a method of allieviating [sic] computer anxiety, Judith N. Oberlander
The writing workshop technique as applied to developmentally handicapped high school students, Mary Larotonda Onorad
Effects of noise and task loading on a communication task, Dean Harold Orrell
Child care center feasibility study, Jacqueline Ann Sheeley Ostrov
Using Cuisenaire rods to teach rhythm to fourth grade students, Ruth Ann Wise Owrey
Sex-role biases of school counselors: do they exist?, Sue G. Irvin Patrick
A correlation study of the effects of divorce on student achievement in the Minford local school district, Denise Loreen Patterson
An application of the hybrid iterative method to scattering from several perfectly conducting bodies, including the cube, Robert Prewitt Penno
The military and the media: a case for credibility assessment, Kenneth Neil Perrotte
A handbook of children's books to be used by primary teachers for pre-writing activities, Barbara Ann Timmerman Phlipot
Opinions of teachers, students and parents toward educational job sharing, Mary Ann Houchen Preston
LOGO in the mathematics curriculum as a tool for teaching general problem solving, Marilyn Sue Owens Priest
A study of a comparison of two approaches to teaching reading comprehension, Marta Jeanette Steele Prose
Computer interfacing of a Raman spectroscopy facility for application to quantitative analyses of crystalline phases in transformation-toughened ceramics, Stanley James Pruchnic
A study of the feasibility of fabricating miniature compressed magnetic field current generators and the effects on generator efficiency, Barry Kevin Pugh
A handbook of homework ideas for elementary teachers and parents, Susan B. Bunce Queen
Evaluating the effects of communication within the school, Mary Ann Ralston
A study of uninterrupted sustained silent reading as an aid to improved reading comprehension, Teresa Lynn Redoutey
A computer handbook to educate home economics teachers in the classroom use of computers, Terry Ellen Foster Reed
A study of an intervention period in mathematics at the junior high level, Thomas B. Reed
The muse machine: a study of cultural, educational and community development, Richard Allen Roe
Teaching reading skills in language arts class using content area texts, Donna Jean Stevenson Runzo
The effects of sustained silent reading on the comprehension and attitudes of seventh graders, Kathleen Russell-Rader
Discrete Fourier transform and closed form Fourier series digital filters with controlled intersymbol interference, Frank A. Scarpino
The effect of the multisensory method on first grade remedial reading students' learning of alphabet letters and basic vocabulary words, Charlene Bradley Scott
Developing supplemental lessons for use in the teaching of high school geometry, Neil David Shade
Predictable books in the learning disabilities classroom, PattyLou Shields
An investigation of emission efficiencies in GaAs(1-x)P(x) LED materials in the indirect bandgap range, Bok Kyoon Shin
Improving oral proficiency in the foreign language classroom: a handbook, Lisa Marie Vanderhorst Smith
A study of microbending fiber optic displacement sensor, Ilseok Song
Evaluation of high resolution holography as a technique for investigation of thermoset morphology, Harold Glenn Spicer
An analysis of developmental English students' success in subsequent freshman composition, Cheryl Elaine Stafford
A study of the combustion of chlorinated methanes, ethanes and ethenes, Laurel Jean Staley
Investment in excellence" in Centerville city schools: an inservice program's effectiveness evaluation ", Mary L. Sticht
Development of a zinc-calcium-phosphorus oxide (ZCAP) ceramic bone replacement composite, Martin Alois Peter Strnat
A study of the effects of questioning techniques on reading comprehension, Mary Valerie Sweeney
The effects of right brain structured drawing lessons on fourth grade students' achievement and attitudes, Cathy Aileen Sweny
Laser beam induced current scanning technique for characterization of extrinsic Si detector materials, John Joseph Taranto
A guidebook to science projects for Pickaway County Junior HighMiddle School science teachers, Carolyn Joanne Roundhouse Thomas
Testing at specific intervals in the fourth grade language arts curriculum, Delores Mroczka Thompson
Factors relative to burnout of special education teachers, Elaine English Boucher Thompson
Measurement of bacterial growth rates in subsurface sediments using the incorporation of tritiated thymidine into DNA, Patti Marie Kurtz Thorn
Time-on-task in kindergarten, Tonda Rae Travis
Statistical pattern classification using the TMS32010, Bruce Gerard Trvalik
An analysis of an economic classroom reward system to encourage academic achievement, Susan Louise Pendleton Tucceri
The effects of [carbon dioxide] concentration and glyphosate on gas exchange in Beta vulgaris Michelle Ann Tucci, Michelle Ann Tucci
The effect of combined classrooms on a child's self-concept, Jodee Straus Verhovec
Mineralization of aromatic acids and phenolic compounds by arctic lake sediment and arctic stream epilithon in response to nutrients, Greggory Scott Volk
Evaluating the effects of integrating word processing software into the language arts curriculum at the fourth grade level, Katherine Horwath VonderBrink
The relationship of kindergarten screening scores and brain dominance screenings, Lucinda Ann Wagner
Organizational identification, job satisfaction and job performance: a study of correlations, Glenn Ray Walters
Evaluating the effects of a planned program on students self- concept, Julie K. Watkins
Students' perception of the mathematics teacher, George David Watson
An experimental study of cooperative learning teams in a language arts classroom, Sandra Sue Smith Weidner
Improving classroom teacher attitudes toward mainstreamed gifted children at the elementary level, Sharon Christian Whelan
A study of third grade students from intact family units and non- intact family units: with regard to mathematics achievement as measured by standardized tests and teachers' evaluations, Carol Bonham Whitehead
Cognitive correlates of sex role status: differential evaluation and retention of competing arguments, Kathy Sue Wilm
A comparison of a traditional language intervention to an in-class language intervention approach, Anne Cecilia Lill Wisniowski
The relationship between labor and capital as described in Rerum novarum, Quadragesimo anno and Laborem exercens, Christopher Thomas Wittmann
Recognition of unfamiliar faces as a function of visual field, spatial frequency content and viewing perspective, John Leonard Woodard
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Release of corticosterone and aldosterone from polylactic acid impregnated ALCAP ceramic cylinders in adrenalectomized rats, Jeffrey Joseph Anderson
The use of Pascal in Ohio public schools by Susan E. Anderson, Susan Elaine Linsemeyer Anderson
Tensile characteristics of high-strength microsilica concrete, Tarabay H. Antoun
Investigating the television viewing habits of middle school children and their roles in students' verbal development and reading achievement, Barbara Studebaker Arnold
Multidimensional scaling of musical triads, Ronald Craig Baker
An experimental investigation of the electric field-induced reduction in the Rayleigh cross sections of gases, Blair Allen Barbour
The effect of the use of left and right brain teaching techniques on the teaching of fractions, Christine Lee Beasley
Split sessions and science achievement of intermediate students, Robert Melton Beck
The effect of exercise and a high carbohydrate diet on serum lipids in the rat, Gary Werner Bedel
The social reality of comic books: a fantasy theme analysis of a mass communication medium, Daniel Edward Behr
How to maintain student interest and enrollment beyond the second year of foreign language study, Julien Gerwig Blanton
Enhancing self-perception through knowledge of personality preferences and self-awareness activities, Mary Julie Boehnlein
The neurological impress method of reading: a study involving learning disabled junior high school students, Barbara Kingsley Boose
Strategies and techniques used in teaching the writing process, Mary Helen Speech Brown
The dominant learning styles of developmentally handicapped students, Jill Ann James Bruns
Evaluation of a pre-kindergarten screening in relation to its effectiveness in determining readiness for a kindergarten reading program, Judith Ann Buechele
Theory of Stark-induced changes in Rayleigh scattering, Alan Thomas Buswell
A study of the effects of heat treatment variables on microstructural, physical, and magnetic properties of Sm(Co, Fe, Cu, Zr) alloys, Jeffrey Lee Calvert
Development of a handbook of science activities for the gifted child in the regular sixth grade classroom, Barbara Ann Connors Carrigan
Curriculum for an extended summer field studies program, Charles E. Case
The role of bulk additions in solid lubricant compacts, Phillip Warren Centers
A study of decontamination of gasoline from soil, Saadiddine Sobhi Chebaro
A multidimensional analysis of olfactory and gustatoryolfactory perceptions, William Michael Chifala
Factorial dimensions of the AAMD Adaptive behavior scale: utilizing a population of institutionalized chronic mentally ill individuals, Michelle Deanne Clinger
The effect of age, sex, genetic strain, and weight on erythrocyte 2,3-diphosphoglycerate levels in rats, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller
The theology of the Priestly writer in the Pentateuch, Eileen Mary Crone
Automation of the absorption topography experiment on semi-insulating Gallium arsenide, Daniel August D'Agostino
Development of a laser photolysislaser-induced fluorescence technique for measurement of the reaction rate of hydroxyl radicals with selected organic compounds, Joseph John D'Angelo
Application of shock induced switching to the measurement of detonator performance, Sally Jane Johnson Duncan
A handbook of ideas and techniques for motivating elementary school children to read, Karen Loretta Eckert
A parent-teacher interaction guide for implementation by teachers in elementary school, Sandra Jean Edgington
Female student attitudes and enrollments in secretarial courses taught at non-vocational secondary schools, Linda Lee Barnes Edwards
A vocabulary program for recreational reading, Brenda Kay Smith Elkins
A handbook of prevocational activities for elementary special education students, Martha Jane Stansberry England
Design of a reading strategies and study skills course and accompanying activities on the secondary level, Barbara LeFevre Falknor
A handbook of drills to teach the fundamentals of high school basketball, John Wesley Feasel
A study of the permeability characteristics of fibrous porous media, Robert Anthony Feeser
A design of a high school science field studies program, D. Mark Fife
Word experience in vocabulary instruction, Katherine L. Hovey Finley
A collection of language arts enrichment activities for fourth grade average to above average readers, Janeen Ann Feasby Foltz
Interfacing a hysteresigraph system to a computer, David Richard Gauder
Freshmen and sophomore physical education students' opinions toward physical education, H. Teresa Geary
An introductory program in writing skills, Elizabeth Anne Smith Genslinger
Can learning disabled children effectively use memory strategies, Rebecca Ann McGee Gray
Spectral density of an amplitude modulated FM-by-noise signal, Paul Sulin Hadorn
An investigation of the gas-phase thermal decomposition of chloroform, Douglas Leland Hall
Recreational reading: the role of the teacher in fostering interest, Delma Virginia Harrison
A handbook for gross motor skills for the primary grades, Susan Kay Hartenstein
Development of a handbook of social studies games and activities: for the intermediate grades in the regular classroom, Elizabeth Ann Heil
A nutrition guide for junior high school athletes: that will increase performances to optimum levels, Barbara Louise Hittle
Interconnection networks of multiprocessor systems: general simulation and performance analysis, Nizar Holou
A study of the differences in textbook methods of presenting algebra II word problems: with an annotated bibliography of word problem references, Gail Robison Hoskins
A substance abuse curriculum designed for pre-teens, Roberta Ann Howard
Differences between runaway and non runaway adolescents: on perception of parents self-esteem locus of control, attribution style and self-control, Mark Steven Ingram
Development of a handbook of demonstrations to assist instruction of biology in the high school classroom, Kevin Craig Jones
Using motor response indicants to explore unconscious discrimination of two targets: during a visual search and tapping task experiment, Mark Edward Jones
Parent perceptions of process orientation in early childhood education, Lois Ann Winter Keil
The effect of font, slant, and dot composition upon dot-matrix letter recognition, Michael Joseph Kenney
Thermal analysis of nickel-hydrogen cells, Robert Lowell Kerr
The stir and strife" at Frankfort: a microcosm of sixteenth century English religious issues ", Connie Lee Pollard Kinder
A longitudinal study of academic success of students retained or recommended for retention in the early primary grades, Sandra Louise Muesegaes Kinney
Power spectra of pseudonoise sequences, James Anthony Kirk
Natural killer (NK) cell activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa infected mice, John Scott Klein
Reading aloud to children, Norma Sue DeHart Koehler
Biodynamic remnant in a tracking task, Michael John Kotzian
Studies on the effects of glucose on certain organelles of greening Euglena gracilis strain Z, David Mark Kramer
The development of polymeric coatings for solid rocket propellants, Janet Louise Subjoc Laird
High school sophomore home economics students' opinions toward home economics, Margaret E. Landers
Approaches to American Indian literature, Kathy Beth Laugheed
Electronically switched harmonic and preselection filter system, Neil Kenneth LeSaint
A handbook for fifth grade teachers preparing their students for transition from an elementary to a middle school environment, William John Lewandowski
A handbook of creative dramatics activities to enrich a fourth grade curriculum, Linda Denise Logue
A handbook for analysis and remediation of expressive and receptive communication skills for elementary learning-disabled students, Joyce Kay Cox Lucas
Fluid dynamics and heat transfer of the circular tangential wall jet, Charles Dixon MacArthur
Parental involvement: a comparison between first graders in average" reading groups and Chapter I reading classes at Franklin-Monroe Elementary ", Kathryn Rakestrau Manning
A handbook of readingwriting strategies for unsuccessful fifth graders through non-basal materials, Costella Earlene Carter Martin
A comparison of the sensitivity of interval scale psychometric techniques in the assessment of subjective mental workload, Philip J. Masline
A language based program of supplemental reading activities for the first grade classroom, Virginia Ruth Hegyi Mattimore
A seventy megahertz wideband phase-lock loop frequency demodulator, Eugene Edwin Mayle
Evaluating the effects of parent volunteers working in a reading program, Ann McAdams
The effect of daily reading aloud on the vocabulary and comprehension of Chapter 1 children, Virginia Ann McClaran
Using music to help Black children make the transition of the incongruence between reading materials and spoken language, Renee LaMar McClendon
Retention and the primary aged child: a case study, Cheryl Dorsey McKee
LOCOMS: loss of consciousness monitoring system for persons experiencing sustained linear acceleration, Daniel Joseph Mick
Evaluating the effects of a planned program of computer assisted instruction on student achievement and attitudes in mathematics, Thomas G. Miles
The effect of bond thickness on the tensile strength of BP-907, Brian George Morris
Reading aloud to children: its effect on their interests, attitudes and listening skills, Katherine Suzanne Morris
A handbook for parents and teachers of a hyperactive child, Deborah Ann Grogg Munis
An application of the hybrid programmable transversal filter as a matched filter and interference suppressor, Myles Patrick Murphy
A handbook of reading strategies for motivating elementary students to read, Judith Deanne Sarber Norris
Spread spectrum systems, Abdul Kasim Nusairat
Development of a model for optimization of aeration systems for energy consumption and capital costs, Kelly Joseph O'Leary
A handbell curriculum for schools, David Newell Pinkerton
A study of the effect of teacher training in questioning strategies: on teacher question-asking techniques during reading comprehension, Alice Josephine Spatz Pleva
A computer controller for a channelized communications radio, Stephen J. Ploss
A study of teenage attitudes toward suicide, Betty Louise Jackson Pugh
An evaluation of computer instruction in the teaching of the four basic arithmetic operations on all types of fractions, John Edward Rader
The influence of practice on foreperiod effects in simple reaction time, Eric Gerald Ramsey
Parental attitudes and practices toward children's performance of household tasks: their relation to children's self-esteem and responsibility, Elizabeth A. Rich
An historical analysis of modern foreign language instruction in the United States from 1955 to 1985, Martha Lynn Rish Rike
Investigation of an experimental procedure for measuring the spatial uniformity of silicon photodiodes, William Dennis Rogatto
The relationship of cognitive styles and hemispheric processing, Matthew Joseph Rossano
A handbook to acquaint ninth grade students with minimum rules and procedures for operating a computer, Barbara L. Simmons Rosselot
Hemispheric differences in the recognition of faces within and across perspectives, Laura Camille Rothfuss
Echoic reading: the effect on chapter 1 children, Linda Lorenz Royer
A study of the correlation of student achievement and parental interaction, Linda V. Ruehrmund
Acoustic monitoring of composite materials during the cure cycle, Susan Elizabeth Shappert Saliba
Modeling of heat transfer in advanced composite materials during the cure process, Tony Elias Saliba
Parent-child relationships in stepparent families, Lawrence Edward Sauer
A study to determine if graphoanalysis can be used to identify personality and character traits of students, Susan Mills Dunwoody Schoeck
Antibody response to pyocin S2 in pseudomonas aeruginosa infected mice, Patrick John Schultheis
An observational case study of an original counseling theory by Covenant House/Under 21, New York, New York, Rebecca Leigh Sebring
Things dying and things new-born": divine comedy in Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy ", Annette Joy Walborn Selden
Samuel Rutherford on law and the state: a Puritan reformed view, Jonathan Paul Selden
Summarization of proceedings leading to a public school education for one trainable mentally retarded student, Mary Agnes Breitenstein Selelyo
A curriculum guide designed to teach substance abuse education in the kindergarten through primary grades, Delores Eby Smallwood
The effect of elementary school nutrition education upon nutritious food choices of young children, Loretta Mary Thien Stauffer
A program design for teaching obstetrical nurses to assist in a surgical procedure--Caesarean section, Sandra Stegman-Hayden
The value of manipulative material in teaching regrouping to low ability third graders, Carolyn Margaret Evering Streisel
The effects of glycine and serine on the greening process of Euglena gracilis strain Z, Eiji Takahashi
A handbook of computer programs emphasizing the syntax, semantics, and structure of the BASIC programming language, Robert W. Tenney
Constructing a diagnostic test of written expression for the learning disabled student, Bonnie Lee Brosius Tewksbury
A study of the influence of ability as it relates to the selection of group work mates, Jim Keith Tewksbury
Essential basic reading skills: an outline to be used for the development of a competency-based reading education program for the secondary student diagnosed as learning disabled in reading, and enrolled at Wintersville High School, Cynthia E. Thomas-Hardwick
Nanosecond blanking of a TV system by a coherent radiation detector, Alfonso Rafael Torres-Diaz
Developing positive attitudes toward computers through implementation of an informal inservice program at the elementary level, Beth Plunkett Twiss
Cooperative-competitive preferences and teacher-rated school behaviors: as a function of school-age children's observed social competence on a problem-solving task, Mark Alan Van Noord
The development of a scale measuring theistic beliefs, David Paul Walker
A computer aided approach to the siting of small wind energy conversion systems in the Greater Miami Valley Area, Marja Ann Ross Weaver
A study of the correlation between listening skills and reading comprehension of first grade students with suggested instructional activities to strengthen listening skills, Deborah Sue Meyer Wells
Evaluating the effects of a planned program in reading aloud children's literature: on the attitudes of first grade students, Amy Joe Montgomery Wesler
Crystallization and glass transition characteristics in Asb2-s Sb Sb3 sglass-forming system, Koto White
The origins of West Germany's new Ostpolitik", 1958-1963 ", Michael Walter Williams
A handbook of listening, speaking, and creative writing activities and ideas for use with first graders, Martha A. Wilson
Employers' attitudes toward handicapped workers, Karen Sue Townsend Wing
A near real-time extrapolation of band-limited signals, Adel A. Zerai
Adaptation, implementation, and evaluation of a new grading system and the influence of class period upon grades in world history classes, Ronald Arthur Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Using electronic rectifiers for accurate flux measurement on small magnet samples, Edward Eugene Allison
A resource guide to functional literacy reading skills in the secondary schools by Dorothy Margaret Brody, Dorothy Margaret Brody Angio
An in-service training model for elementary school teachers with mainstreamed students: in the non-public schools, Carol Sue Aspell
Improvements in tire modeling techniques, Joseph Mark Badalamenti
A curriculum guide for a high school, one-semester computer literacy course, Diana Jean Bair
A comparison study of the self-concept of children from low and middle socioeconomic backgrounds in a rural school, Cynthia Lee Bateman
Unsteady heat transfer in heat pipes, Jerry Edward Beam
The effect of spiral homework assignments on academic achievement in geometry, Kathleen Marie Beany
Using the language experience approach as a supplement to the kindergarten reading readiness approach, Toya Maria Bess
Attitudes of employers toward the physically-handicapped individual, Robert Joseph Bey
The effect of repeated reading on the quality of miscues with primary remedial readers: using the Reading miscue inventory, Holly Mayerson Bhungalia
The effects of a game-style teaching format on phonics skills acquisition, John Kelly Blake
Analysis of metal-dielectric waveguide for the millimeter and submillimeter range, Kenneth Frank Bornhorst
Study of regression in reading ability of remedial reading students during summer months, Vicki Lee Trapp Brady
A comparison of the effectiveness of teaching reading skills in the morning hours with teaching skills-in the afternoon, Jennie Lynn Johnson Brisker
An analysis of the interaction of field-dependenceindependence, cognitive levels, and computer software on science achievement, Joan Marjorie Spraley Bruening
An RS-232C local network, David Martin Burns
Parent involvement: increasing incidence and effectiveness, Kathryn Ann Boles Calabrese
The effects of divorce on the emotional and educational development of children, Cheryl Kay Campbell
The relationship of teacher job satisfaction and performance investment, Janie K. Brehm Carter
Teachers' attitudes toward developmentally handicapped students in schools with and without special education classes, Lisa Rae Carter
Voice recognition authentication, Robert Jacob Carter
A handbook of selected seasonal poetry and poetry activities to supplement and enrich a fifth grade curriculum, Gail Kathleen Clark
Comparing and contrasting the influence rural and suburban parents have on pre-reading skills, Judy Ann Loomis Clifford
Infrared ellipsometry with focused light, Adam John Coleman
The children's attitudes toward parental separation inventory: a validity study, Edyth Donna Reed Coles
The effects of ethylenediamine tetracetic, heparin and storage time on the stability of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentration in whole blood specimens, Suzanne Taylor Columbus
Design and optimization of a brushless D.C. motor controller for automotive air-conditioning blower applications, Kevin Gerard Connors
An analysis of the attitudes of undergraduate students at the University of Dayton toward history classes, James Patrick Crawford
A comparison of various control and cursor positioning methods for use in fighter aircraft, David Gordon Curry
Bringing the real world to the math class: a handbook, Joan Diane Flori Dam
How people interpret Milgram's experiments, Louis Anthony DeCola
Correction of a severe accuracy problem with the in-house rotating polarizer infrared ellipsometer, Mark Lee DeLong
The effects of a multi-discipline independent reading program on the reading attitudes of fourth and fifth grade students, Deborah Lynn DeVilbiss
Guidelines for parent-teacher conferences, Barbara Jo Bradley Edwards
The effects of ability grouping on student self-concept, Margaret Irene Griffith Erwin
Compiling a handbook of developmental activities to be used by parents with children who show deficiencies in selected areas as determined by a pre-kindergarten assessment, Janet Marie Eshleman
A hydrogenation reactor pilot plant study of shale crude oil denitrogenation, Stephen Peter Evanoff
Using the PIC to identify scale elevations common to sexually abused children, Dorothy Holoman Evans
The cloze procedure: an instructional tool for reading comprehension, Lois Estelle Rahm Fitch
Introducing the use of story grammar in the reading of fourth and sixth grade children by making choices, Oney Dante Fitzpatrick
High school vocational students' opinions toward the subject government, Arlys Ann Mindt Fogt
A microcomputer based scanning pressure measurement system, Stephen Francis Foley
Evaluating the effects of an intergenerational program on the attitudes of middle school students toward the elderly and the aging process, Jeri Lynn Harlow Fox
A comparison of two methods of drilling basic addition and subtraction facts for memorization, June Ann Fullenkamp
Estimating computer communication network performance using network simulations, Albert B. Garcia
Career education awareness for third grade, Genevieve Pearl Ruminski Gehm
Predicting Success In High School Computer Programming, John C. Gevedon
Predicting success in high school computer programming, John Curtis Gevedon
The effects of sex of subjects, their attitudes toward women and victim resistance on rape attributions, Patricia A. Glew
Battered women: severity and frequency of abuse related to type of dependency, abuser's alcohol use, abuser's employment status, and filing of charges against the abuser, Mary Louise Gorman
Fluency achievement in high school French via university-level teaching strategies, Harriet Kardaras Gounaris
An exploration of speech and motor indicants of preconscious processing, Ingrid Jennyfer Isles Greenidge
Comparisons of scores on kindergarten screening tests of children who attended preschool and children who did not attend preschool, Jane Renee Guggenbiller
The effects of students' interests on their attitude toward reading, Sharon Lynn Fomenko Gump
The relationship of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to the incorporation process in a religious congregation, Barbara Ann Hagedorn
Developing units for gifted second graders with emphasis on critical thinking skills, Connie Lou Gearhardt Haines
Context versus isolation method of word instruction: for remedial readers in the intermediate grades, Janet Lou Parks Hammond
Synthesizing existing curricula into a computerized retrievable curriculum for mainstreaming the mildly handicapped, Diane Irene Smith Hanselman
Synthesis and characterization of an aromatic ether compound, Hamid Reza Hashemi
Children and the psychological effects of moving: the relation between years spent in a school and personal and social adjustment, Robert William Hays
A study of the effects of perceptual-motor training on readiness skills of kindergarten students, Rae Ellen du Bruyne Hill
An analysis of the opinions of teachers who have implemented the assertive discipline plan, Marcella Ferguson Howard
Optical matrix-vector multiplication using an outer product concept, Esam H. A. Ismail
Source leaf carbon allocation and plant morphology in Beta vulgaris L.: during development under long and short daylengths, Leanne Mary Jablonski
An analysis of the relationship between school entrance age and school success, Cynthia Lynn Fields Johnson
Public school dropout: frequency, identification, and prevention, James MacKenzie Kay
The use of color coding to evaluate personal coloring and establish clothing selection guidelines: a consumer education program, Judith Ellen King
A theology of the diaconate in the United States since 1968, William Thomas Krumm
A handbook developed for the Alternative School, the London school system, Richard Armond Lackey
The effectiveness of SQ3R study method as a tool for improving reading in the content area, Kathleen Patricia Kerr Lally
Classifying forensic psychiatric populations using cluster analysis and an MMPI-based system, Kevin Arnold Lauer
An analysis of male-female mathematics achievement and elective choice of mathematics courses in a small midwestern high school, Sue Knight Lee
A survey of young parents to determine helpfulness of various components of secondary school child development and parenting courses, Sandra Jean Lemming
A handbook of activities integrating reading and writing skills for eighth grade students, Carol Sue Gibson Lewellen
Interpersonal problem-solving training for substance-abusing adolescents in a residential treatment center, Joyce Ellen Lewis
A comparison of the academic achievement of kindergarten students in a large size and a small size class, Carol Lynn Ebersole Lindsey
The effects of status and disclosure type on the perceptions of therapist self-disclosures, Stephen Edward Liptak
Developing lesson plans to be used for teaching word attack skills to primary inner city school children, Emily Susan Jacobson Luhn
Plasma diagnostics using coherent anti-Stokes raman spectroscopy, William Francis Lynn
A primary teachers' handbook of resources for enhancing positive self concept, Karen Eva Bausman Maddux
Listening comprehension of students in first grade, Nancy Belle Clark Mansfield
A series of lessons in computer literacy and beginning programming for the fourth grade, Christine Sue Schleucher Mastin
Evaluating the effects of conditioning and dieting programs on the wrestler's attitude toward the sport of wrestling, James Milton McCracken
Two-dimensional target recognition using a modified AFIT edge enhancement algorithm, John Charles McKeeman
A study to determine justifiable reasons for nonpromotion, Lou Ann Ruth McKenzie
Reading comprehension remediation at the high school level: sight word vs. chunking, Linda Rae Chandler Meier
The identification of children for an elementary gifted and talented education program, Kimberly Lou Wion Miller
A handbook for regular classroom teachers working with mainstreamed learning disabled students, Linda Delores Miller
The relationship between therapist utterance and client self- disclosure, James Claude Moncier
A handbook of writing activities to aid the reading-writing connection in the primary grades, Leah Marlene Miller Moody
Developing guidelines for implementing a two day field trip to Columbus, Ohio: for middle school age students, Judith Virginia Ledford Moon
The design and analysis of a permanent magnet field for the production of circularly polarized radiation via free-electron lasers, Anthony Charles Morcos
The use of story grammar with developmentally handicapped high school students, Kathleen Sue Ebere Mortimer
Visual dominance patterns in mixed-sex dyads, Jeffrey Irvin Musgrove
Separation of air using Linde 5A zeolite, Thomas Arnold Naguy
A survey of the uses of microcomputers in the public schools of Montgomery County, Rose Marie Powell Neyhouse
Radiative transfer: a study of two simple models of cloud reflectance, Young's modified single scattering and the planar albedo versus the doubling method, Anthony John Palubin
A survey of student attitudes toward home economics in Beavercreek secondary schools, Donna Theresa Falconnier Parker
A handbook of strategies toward improvement of reading comprehension instruction for the mentally retarded, Sylvia Irene Pollack
The effects of a tobacco treatment program on changing attitudes of intermediate age students, Richard Allen Preston
Analyzing the attitudes of high school students toward science, Barbara Yvonne Boley Pritts
Developing a positive attitude towards reading while improving comprehension and vocabulary skills: a handbook for use at the second grade level, Janice Kay Wilson Ramey
The effect of the teaching of study strategies to special education students on performance in the American history class, Maureen A. Templeton Rentz
Language development and reading readiness in kindergarten, Sheree Martin Roppel
Middle school teachers' attitudes toward assertive discipline, Janet Sue Ross
Evaluating the effects of a planned program of writing activities and reinforcement techniques on student attitudes and achievement, Elizabeth Thurston Royer
Evaluating the attitudes of selected elementary and secondary rural teachers toward computer-based instruction, Bonnie Kathleen Payton Rudolph
An optical correlator for analysis of images of random fields, Mostafa A. Saffar
A microcomputer implementation of a general finite element analysis program for structural engineering problems, Roy Kevin Salomon
Reinforcement of self-concept as a means of aiding learned helpless children achieve success in critical thinking skills--analogies, Mary Ann Scherer
Phloem unloading in developing leaves of sugar beet, Judy Gougler Schmalstig
A study to determine the effectiveness of Chapter I in the Lancaster city schools, Cheryl Maxine Shewalter Schumann
A descriptive study of the home environment of students whose parents are teachers, Sandra Lee Shelton
The linguistic effects of whole language instruction versus traditional instruction on learning disabled students, Terril Ruth Reeves Morris Shultz
Birth order and family size effects on intelligence and academic achievement, Sandra Whipple Stark
A guide for the use of behavior modification techniques in the secondary remedial classroom, Barbara Ann Steele
Effectiveness of a short term social problem solving program for fourth grade children, Kurt Michael Stiefvater
The effects of gossypol acetic acid delivered by means of polymer impregnated ALCAP ceramic capsules on the reproductive system of male rats, Josef Strasser
A context-based method of vocabulary instruction and its effects on learning of ninth grade general English students, Julie Ann Stein Strawser
Determination of the heat of adsorption for water vapor on clean calcium fluoride surfaces by ion scattering spectroscopy, Charles Leslie Strecker
Converting chaotic student behavior into classroom acceptable behavior through assertive discipline, Evelyn Marie Boyd Thompson
The effect of outdoor education on the self concept of elementary students, Marilyn Kay Widmer Thompson
The variability of fatigue crack growth life of cast aluminum alloy A357-T6, Jon Daniel Tirpak
Collision detection circuitry for a local area network, Quan dinh Tran
The effect of the language experience approach on vocabulary development of first grade Chapter One students, Tonya Ann Wiegel Ulliman
Compiling a handbook of diagnostic tests to be used by reading teachers to aid the individual student in improving reading skills, Lela L. Van Leuven
A suggested course of study in physical education for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Omar Agustin Serrano Vasquez
Utilizing books written and illustrated by a specific author to teach reading skills in selected academic disciplines, Marilyn Jane Vaughan
Design and development of a laser Raman microprobe, Michael Edward Wager
Effects of interaction involvement on verbal behavior in winning and losing in bargaining sessions, Donna Marie Friend Wagner
The efficacy of retaining students in the early primary grades, Beverly Ann Hatcher Wallace
Implementation of frequency control for a cascaded doubly fed machine used in brushless variable speed constant frequency generation, Joseph Anthony Weimer
Comparative effects of oral literature and basal reader approaches upon the attitude and achievement of intermediate students, Sandra Jane Weisman
The relationship between measured aptitudes and interests and school achievement in a vocational education program, Betty Joann Low Wherley
Growth, reproduction and thermal tolerance of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, in a northern temperate habitat, Patricia A. White
The Church of God pastor as crisis counselor in the state of Ohio, Larry James Willoughby
A study of the effect of sustained silent reading on attitudes toward reading: and on the comprehension gains of tenth grade remedial reading students, Barbara Ann Russell Wilson
A handbook of selected third grade reading activities which incorporate environmental influences, Judith Ann Wilson
Surface characterization of an energetic material, pentaerythritoltetranitrate (PETN), having a thin coating achieved through a starved addition microencapsulation technique, Cynthia Marie Frederick Worley
Shock fracture and recompaction of ceramics, Dan Yaziv
Freeze-thaw resistance of concrete containing fly ash and type IA portland cement, Zeyad Taha Zayed
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Microprocessor control of a three phase induction motor speed control, Javad Adinehzadeh
Empirical validation of the adaptive behavior scale domain scores: discriminating between emotionally disturbed and non-emotionally disturbed groups, Cynthia Ann Allen
Why male and female students choose to attend a joint vocational high school, Linda Katherine Porter Applegate
Climate and crime: a correlational study of archival data, Timothy Patrick Barry
Radiation effects on Gallium arsenide charge coupled devices with high resistivity gate structures, Raymond Del Favero Bellem
Effects of freezing and storage on hepatic glucocorticoid sulfotransferase activity of male rat liver, Hamed Abed Benghuzzi
ATF, a possible high temperature engineering plastic, John Thomas Benkovic
The effect of a social skills training program on the learning disabled child, Nancy Elizabeth Richardson Beyland
Strategies for involving parents in language arts activities with their kindergarten children, C. Jean Talcott Boomershine
The relation of parental child-rearing practices to preadolescent children's self-esteem and perceived social competence, Steven Leigh Bowles
The relationship between the results of a parallel line test and art level ability, Jack Bowman
Improving reading comprehension of Chapter One students using the Herringbone technique, Vicki Lynn Baker Braden
Experimental study of the effects of specific teacher techniques in reducing math anxiety among algebra students, Jacqueline Therese Hopkins Brown
The influence of oral reading practice on speed and comprehension, Mary Kelly Bryant
The effect of various personality variables on expectations of therapy, Elaine Ann Burke
The development of a bibliotherapy handbook for intermediate grade teachers, Diana Elaine Button
The comparative effects of two teaching approaches on additionsubtraction skill retention in first grade, Michele Anne Tyrrell Byers
The application of the Megargee MMPI typology to a sample of outpatient forensic clients, Paul Kevin Calovini
Manipulation activities--necessary for reading?" ", Ima Bess Perry Canterbury
Personality types of outstanding secondary science teachers, Sandra Lee Krenke Carlisi
Performance of adolescents on a match-to-sample task employing a varying number of feature differences in two modes of presentation, Henry Irvin Cates
Improving comprehension in the first grade, Marlyndale Smith Catlett
A study of two methods of teaching reading comprehension to second grade students, Twila Sue Childs
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit": selected themes in trinitarian theology ", Cheryl Susan Clemons
An approach to evaluating communications of information or opinion, Laurie E. Cole
Providing schemata through pictures to facilitate children's reading comprehension, Ronald Keith Craig
A study of corporal punishment in Vinton County, Ohio and Mason County, West Virginia, James Edward Davis
Magnetic field, potential and force calculations for permanent magnets used in passive magnetic bearings systems, Stephen Joseph Dellinger
A handbook designed for teachers of gifted and talented elementary students in a pullout program, Maxine Velma Kenworthy Didier
A description of the teacher's perception of fifth grade student's behavior and the student's perception of his self-esteem, Kathleen Marie Sims Driesen
The relationship between the self-concept of a developmentally handicapped student and his or her school achievement, Billy Joe Emerick
A series of lessons designed to integrate the teaching of language arts into selected areas of the kindergarten curriculum, Barbara Ann Woodruff Enochs
An historical study of social and technical perspectives in realistic fiction for young adults, Linda Frances Arnold Evans
An evaluation of a positive discipline program, Becky Lynn Layne Fellure
Student awareness and utilization of the nine dimensions of guidance, Cynthia Jeanne Hgre Feltz
The relationship between barometric pressure, relative humidity, and temperature, and adverse behavior of children in the classroom, Rebecca Kay Fessler
Perceptions of elementary teachers toward standardized testing, Denise Ann Baisden Fite
The relationship between reading attitude and reading achievement of first grade students, Helen Jean Chandler Flowers
Intergenerational education: a study of its impact on the attitudes of older adults in long-term care, Lucetta J. Fogel
A reading program for intermediate students using the whole language approach in teaching propaganda techniques to measure the effectiveness of comprehension, Mary Margaret Foos
A career education curriculum guide for fifth grade students, Teresa Mary Baugher Freisthler
An automatic testset for acoustical couplers, David Earl Frysinger
The variables that produce stress in Piqua, Ohio's elementary teachers versus its secondary teachers, Mindy Sue Meininger Fulks
A program for developing the total learning of children through the Workshop Way approach, Sara Jane Hunley Gahm
Bond stress between steel and concrete in two-way reinforced concrete slabs, Ghassan Sabeh Ghoul
Myoelectric control of a computer based expert system for flight control, Philip Bernard Glaeser
A comparison of student teachers pupil control ideologies to experienced teachers pupil control ideologies, Marie Johanna Glaser
A comparison of the effectiveness of beginning reading instruction in kindergarten with beginning reading instruction in first grade, Cindy Ann Grimm
Autism--causes, probabilities, possibilities, Barbara Lynn Harkins
A survey study of attitudes of intermediate students toward science class, Mary Denise DeWeese Harris
Bit error rate performance of Hamming code on a communications channel, Walter Bradford Hartman
A study of the total achievement of the younger child compared to the older child, Susan Rae Johnson Hartshorn
Determination of shared gene components in the nitrate reduction systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Dennis Hernandez
Using sustained silent reading to develop independent reading habits and attitudes in elementary students, Kathryn Ann Wright Hershey
Characterization of turbulent blending performance of pitched-blade turbines using axial thrust, Richard Wayne Hicks
Constructing a handbook of teaching strategies designed to improve comprehension skills in the middle school social studies content area, Brian Anthony Hinders
Mainstreaming and social acceptance of the educable mentally retarded student, Nancy Elizabeth Meyers Hood
The effects of advocating children's literature in the reading program, Nanciann Delabar Ireland
Mainstreaming for improved motor fitness of the EMR student, Karol Kay Brown Jack
Micro teaching unit: Focus on me" small group discussions on student behavior ", Eugene Francis Jackson
The effects of heterogeneous-homogeneous ability grouping on self-perception as related to behavior and achievement, Georgiana McCarty Jenkins
Improving coincidence anticipation by manipulating the spatial frequency of the surrounding field, William George Kalman
The effects of glyphosate on starch metabolism in sugar beets, Shelly Marie Worm Kapitan
A creative writing handbook for seventh grade English, Ellen Margaret Kay
The effects of small-group learning on academic achievement, Nancy Elizabeth Kenny
The effect of the combination class on the primary child's receptivity to learning: as compared to a similar child in a traditional classroom, Barbara Ann Bessire Kessler
Perceived similarity of psychiatric disorders: a multidimensional scaling analysis, Mark J. Kirschner
Evaluation of the objectives in a nongraded continuous progress program, Mary Madelen Knueven
Developing lessons to integrate the teaching of visual arts with selected areas of the elementary curriculum, Joanne Koontz
Evaluating the effects of a planned program in teacher-pupil relationships on student self-concept: and student feelings of belonging or being cared for, Patricia Louise Albers Lockard
The effect of organized sports programs on the attitudes and values of adolescents, Karen Blom Lundquist
Using schema as a means of teaching reading comprehension, Ann Hammond Towler Lyons
The feasibility of alternate all day kindergarten compared to half day kindergarten, Jerelene Wallen Manuel
A comparison of the basal reader approach and the individualized learning style approach for the teaching of reading, Shirley Ann Howell Marshall
The effects of peer tutoring and gender differences on spelling tests, Clara Rita Joyce Martin
The effects of planned intervention on math anxiety and achievement levels of high school geometry students, Mary Adele Marvel
A comparative study: three intervention techniques designed to enhance self-esteem in early adolescence in a literature-based program, Diane Dorothy Edwards McBride
Release of testosterone IN VITRO and IN VIVO by ALCAP ceramics, Margaret Ann McGuire
A study of the effects of a planned program of free reading upon the relationship between attitude and reading achievement of primary children, Jane Cecelia Jones McManis
A study on the relationship between reading achievement and intelligence among children of varying socioeconomic backgrounds, Julie Ann Miller
Attributed attractiveness as a function of the target's first name, Sallie Suzanne Miller
A study of the Walsh Preprocessor as a signal processing tool, Richard Alan Moorman
An analysis of student performance in an individualized instructional program based upon learning style preference: and in a traditional instructional program, Barbara Kay Herbert Morgan
Developing the self-concept of the intermediate age child through literature, Janet Ann McCool Munjas
An evaluative study of attitudes toward vocational home economics home visits, Sharon Kay Terry Murphy
An experiment to test if the need to know affects reading comprehension, Betty Jo Hyden Neal
Video frame identifier, Jack Howard Parker
Development of a handbook for early identification and intervention of learning disabled children in the regular classroom, Geraldine Sue Holman Pasquale
An experimental study of kinetics of wet oxidation of peat, Rahul Subodhbhai Patel
Handwriting: the effectiveness of still versus moving models, Gary Alan Phillips
Reading aloud to pre-school children and its effect on beginning reading achievement, Ursula Marie Monnin Pierron
Teacher verbal approval and disapproval: an investigation into the effects of class size upon teacher verbal behavior, Michael Junior Pittman
The use of computers with sixth grade learning disabled students in the teaching of language, Valarie Janet Coyle Pittsenbarger
Components which comprise intramural programs for the physically handicapped on the college and university level, Garnett Houston Purnell
An art education activities handbook for grades 3-5, Christopher Paul Reale
Design and development of two conductivity flow cells, Timothy James Riazzi
Predicting the results of selected winter and summer Olympic game events: a mathematical model, Reginald Louis Richard
A guide to better dental education through cognitive and behavioral objectives, Annette Doris Rowell Robb
Evaluating the effects of full-day alternate day kindergarten, Linda Lou Satterfield Roth
A study of the advantages and disadvantages of the half-day everyday kindergarten vs. the full-day alternate day kindergarten scheduling, Patricia Ann Dulin Rudy
An oral literature guide developed for use with third grade students, Judy Ann Marshal Schmiesing
Specific instruction in study techniques as a treatment to improve reading comprehension, Betty Jane Wolfe Scott
A study of factors which cause lack of competency in reading comprehension: and possible procedures which help to bring about competency in reading comprehension Norma C. Scouten, Norma Christine Scouten
The effects of an instructional learning management system on student ability to remain on task, Virginia Mary Fisher Shaw
A handbook for integrating career education into selected business education areas of the traditional secondary school curriculum, Peter Francis Simonetti
Positive reinforcement and its effects on a student's self-esteem and reading achievement, Patricia Sipan
The effect of crystal size on occlusion formation during crystallization from solution, Paul Slaminko
The effects of visual fields and delay of response presentation upon facial recognition, Donna Marie Fassio Smith
A study of the improvement of reading comprehension in first grade, Earlene Ardith Carman Smith
Comparing the achievement of students in a structured and an unstructured eighth grade social studies classroom, Linda Dianne Smittle
An exploration of the use of motor indicants to detect targets in visual displays having low target to noise ratios, John Joseph Spravka
The effects of advocating children's literature in the reading program, Reba Mae Cook Staten
A study of computer literacy among educators, Donna Rae Stevens
The effect of summer vacation on the retention of pre-reading skills, Phillis Evelyn Waters Todd
A handbook of reading strategies for secondary content area teachers, Linnette Sue Penny Vagedes
Cognitive effects of playing The changing family game with children of divorced and separated parents, Laura Marie Van Leeuwen Snyder
Bibliotherapy study to promote satisfactory peer relationships in a first grade class, Ann Louise Baterman Vendely
Computer aided process simulation and design, Richard Bradley Vinkovich
Microcomputer controlled photometer positioner and X-Y recorder, Ronald Stephen Vokits
A comparison of two procedures developed for presentation of independent morning work in grade one, Linda Jo Winkle Vollborn
Development of a gastrointestinal patch for repairing simulated ulcerations, Joseph Paul VonderBrink
Determining if there are employee assistance programs in any Ohio state mental hospitals, describing their component parts and presenting the case for their establishment in mental hospitals, Thomas Jerome Wahlrab
The relationship of language ability and reading achievement, Angela Elizabeth Forren Walton
A case study of a developmentally handicapped student in two different school environments, Deborah June Hughes Wardeska
An evaluation of the presenting method of neurological impress, Jane Loretta Baumer Watercutter
Application of microencapsulation for electroluminescent panel lamps, Dennis Wayne Weatherby
The differences in academic self-concept of fourth and fifth grade students in multi-age classrooms: as compared to single grade classrooms due to the effects of ability grouping, Barbara Lee Heller Westendorf
A social studies field trip handbook for intermediate grades, Richard Lee Whitman
Effects of involvement on preferences and expectations for counselor response style, Kevin Jay Wildenhaus
A religion curriculum on peace and justice for second graders, Mary Paulena Williams
A program to teach comprehension skills to below average first graders, Mary Victora Will
Fears of students entering first grade, Cynthia Lynn Wood
Believing in myself, my family, and my community": activities to enhance the primary social studies curriculum ", Mary Elaine Elizabeth Worman
Developing social skills in preschool children using a game format, William Kent Youngman
A rhetorical study of prime time soap operas, Dallas, Dynasty and Falcon Crest, Marcia Elaine Dorfman Zorn
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Plastic analysis of rigid frames using micro computer graphics, Riad Nazir Abou Jaoude
A study of fifth and sixth grade reading attitudes at Minster schools using two methods of instruction, Sandra Louise Woehrmyer Albers
Remediating sight vocabulary: an experimental study using a context method and an isolation method, Mary Lenore Spangler Arehart
