Every candidate who is granted the degree, Master of Science in Education, must present evidence of his ability to conduct an independent study and to report his findings in writing of a quality appropriate to the master's degree level of maturity. The report must be in a style and form acceptable in formal writing. It is recommended that the subject of the paper grow out of an aspect of Group II of the candidate's program of studies. The candidate may elect one of two plans for satisfying this requirement...
Plan B. Candidates electing to complete requirements under this plan may submit a term paper from a course in Group II in fulfillment of the requirement. To be acceptable for this purpose, the paper must be so certified by the candidate's adviser and the instructor of the course in which the paper is submitted. It is required that the original copy of the paper submitted under Plan B, appropriately bound, be deposited in the office of the Dean of the Graduate School.
From the Graduate Bulletin 1965-1967
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
Survey and Analysis of the Educator's Attitudes Toward the Formation of a Counseling Program in Cook County School, Robert Pribyl
The Life and Career of Edwin McMasters Stanton, Mary Louise Price
An Analysis of Greene County Film Library, Gerald F. Reid
A Description and Comparison of the Linguistic Approach in the Teaching of Reading, Diane M. Richcreek
An Analysis of Teacher Morale and Organizational Climate, Gerald G. Rich
A Study of the Relation Between Reading Achievement and Personality Tratis in Third Grade Boys and Girls, Lois E. Seng
An Evaluation of the Unitary Instructional Materials Concept, Pauline E. Shore
Evaluating and Establishing a Guidance Program at Pawnee High School Based on Recommendations by the State of Illinois, Don Smargiassi
Origin and Development of Federal Aid in Public Education, Larry Smith
Can Shorthand Success be Accurately Predicted by any Available Criteria?, Judith Ann Baker Snyder
The Utilization and Evaluation of Closed-Circuit Television, Charles N. Sutton
Occupational Follow-Up Study of Students of Yates City High School, George Ellis Tanner
A Follow-Up Study of Dieterich High School Graduates 1962-1967, Naomi Ruth Templin
An Historical Study of the Midland Trial Athletic Conference, Leland E. (Gene) Tolliver
Evaluation of Social Studies in the Intermediate Grades, Faye VanBellehem
A Study of Achievement of Above Average Students in a Multi-Graded Classroom, Terril J. Walker
A Proposed School District Reorganization for Jasper County, Illinois, Samuel T. White
Organizing a Remedial Reading Program, Doris Williams
Practices, Charateristics, and Trends of the Apprenticeship System in the United States from 1950 to 1958, Robert Dale Williams
Lightning: Its Effects on Learning and Behavior in Industrial Arts, Donald Wolf
Evidence of the Effect of Chronological Age on School Acheivement in Flora, Illinois, Patricia Workman
A Status Study of Vocational Education in Coles and Moultrie Counties, Richard W. Yandell
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
A Case Study of a Bond Issue Passage in a Rural Community Unit, Richard B. Adams
A Survey of the Literature for the Historical Development of Audio-Visual Education from 1900-1950, Charles L. Agney
Characteristics Desired in Peer Leaders bySeventh and Eighth Grade Students, Marvin Wayne Allison
Woody Vegetation Survey of a North Facing Hillside in Fox Ridge State Park, Kenneth Anton
A Description and Review of Research of the Initial Teaching Alphabet, Elizabeth Anderson Beck
The Role of the Counselor in Curriculum Planning, Martha G. Beck
A Study of Some Plant Galls of Coles County, Illinois, James M. Beveridge
Heat of Adsorption Determinations Using Molecular Sieves, Carl Bliesener
John Gay's the Shepherd's Week, Lyle Boerngen
A Study of Physical Facilities and Equipment for Science Education in Grades Five through Eight for Champaign area Schools, Carl J. Brooks
The Role of the Teaching Principle, Lloyd E. Budde
Implications for Teaching Elementary School Science in Cognizance of Concept Development in Children, John Ward Burton
The Middle Scholl, Richard L. Campbell
A Study of the Relationship of Children's Pre-School Reading Readiness Experience to Later Reading Success, Ruth M. Carrell
Operation Head Start As An Expression of Compensatory Education, Sandra L. Craig
A Study of Some Cuban Woods, Frank L. Curry
Educable Mentally Handicapped, Terry Cysson
A Brief History of Printmaking with Emphasis on Processes that can be Taught Without th Use of a Printing Press, Janye L. DeSherlia
An Analysis of Industrial Testing for Selection and Placement, Edward D. Dowling
The Illinois League of the High School Girls' Athletic Associations and its Effectiveness in Fulfilling Certain Needs of the High School Girl, Doris J. Dunkirk
Evaluation of the Paris Illinois School District #95, John R. Ericksen and Thomas Lee Birge
A Survey of Teacher Attitudes Toward the Value and Availability of Audio-Visual Equipment, Materials and Services in two Selected Schools, Jerry L. Felgenhour
A Study Constructing a Profile and Determining the Needs of a School Dropout, Sue Fleming
Significant Components of a Remedial Reading Program, Nelda Jean Foster
A Comparative Study of Mathematics Series for Grades Two, Three, and Four: Teachability, Kathryn Frame
Causes and Significances of Bacon's Rebellion, Ronald W. Gean
Labor and Politics in the 1930's, Charles E. Gillespie
Domiciliary Spiders of Coles County, James D. Gire
Motivating Reluctant Readers, Julia M. Greathouse
The Land Grant of 1862 and its Effects on Industrial Education uo to 1917, John D. Green
Ecological Comparison of a Prairie Ecosystem and a Forest Ecosystem, Donald E. Haid
A Correlation of IQ, Scores and Reading Before and After a Remedial Reading Program, Gerald Hearring
Vocational Guidance in the Elementary Grades, Sandra J. Hollenback
A Proposed Program of Intramural Sports for Newton High School, Robert G. Hout
Nutrition, Conditioning and Warming-Up as Related to injuries in High School Football, Kenneth G. Huckstep
A Study of the Use of Teacher Aids in the East St. Louis, Illinois Area, James H. Huff
School Reorganization and the Financial Advantages of a community Unity District for Districts 3, 30, 99, and 133 of Clay County, Robert K. Jenkins
An Analysis of Research on Grading Systems, Ted E. Johnson
A Study of the Relationship between the Position of Resident Assistant in the Men's Residence Halls at Eastern Illinois University and Academic Achievement, Michael Paul Kelly
A Proposed Player Manual for Intercollegiate Soccer, Stephen L. Kimery
A Comparison of Fraternities at Eastern Illinois University, Mary Louise Leffler
Frame-of-Reference Semantic Differentials of Selected Supervisory Terms, John M. Lonosky
How Counselors View the Seriousness of Selected Behavior Problems of the Classroom, Gerald E. Marshall
Educational and Occupational Follow-Up Study of the 1961-1965 Graduates of Clay City High, James McDaniel
A Follow-Up Study of the Graduates of the Business Department of the Clay City High School, Sharon McDaniel
A Propopsed Elementary School Guidance Program for Wheeling-Buffalo Grove, Illinois, District Number 21, Paul William McKown
A Survey of the Duties of Counselors as seen by Counselors and Administrators, Ernest E. Monk
A Survey of the Audio-Visual Program of the Shelbyville Unit School District #4 with Recommendations, David M. Moore
The Administrator's Role in Human Relations, Sydney A. Nelson
Comparison of Teacher's Salaries and Living Costs in Four Counties in Four Regions of Illinois, George Robert Pinkstaff
An Evaluation of a Title I Project, H. Andrew Pullen
Ideas for Planning a Visual Arts Center, Larry Dale Quick
A Study of the Painting Styles of Willem De Kooning and Larry Rivers and their Influence on my Own Work, Paula J. Reinhard
The Audio_Visual Program of the Eastern Illinois Development and Service Unit, James Jay Reynolds
The Attitudes of a Random Sample of Students at Eastern Illinois University Toward Possible Physical Facilities in Cillege Unions Including those of the Eastern Illinois University Union, Rondald Ray Robinson
An Experimental Study of Platoon Hitting in Baseball, Ralph Robusky
The Academic Advisement Contact Patterns of Upperclassmen in the Men's Residence Halls of Eastern Illinois University, Christ Schwelle
A Student Survey of Advisement Services at Eastern Illinois University, Ronald S. Semetis
Thomas Peacock's Maid Marian: A Humorist's Treatment of Traditional Materials, Ronald D. Snead
Of Joseph Addison and his Religious Views as Expressed in the Spectator, Sue C. Sparks
A Case Study to Determine the Time given to Various Areas of Performance by a Jinior High School Teaching Principal, Lloyd A. Stone
Promoting Cross-Country and Distance Running, Richard E. Storm
A Survey of Student Opinions of the Guidance Services at East Richland High School, Stephen H. Summers
Survey of the Head Start Program in Mattoon, Illinois, Ann Dague Swan
Group Counseling: Definition and Implication for High School Counselors, Joyce Thompson
The Description and Development of the Initial Teaching Alphabet, Edith Lorain Tyler
A Survey of the Instructional Media Program in Elementary School District #111 South Stickney, Illinois, Joseph F. Vizza
The Relationship of First Grade Readiness to Third Grade Achievement, Kathryn J. Walton
Solutions of Systems of First-Degree Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables, Martin O. Wilcoxen
A Survey of Counselor Opinion Concerning Additional Professional Education, Ferrell F. Wiman
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
Attitudes Toward Disciplinary Problems, Thomas O. Adams
Evaluation of the Summer 1965 Educational Media Institute at Eastern Illinois University, Edward Anderson
Duties and Reponsibilities of the Superintendant of Schools, Gary G. Archery
The Janitor: The Forgotten Man in the School System, William J. Barbaro
The Big Sky, Karol Baugh
A Study of the Current Criticisms of Charles Dickens, Ginny Baxter