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An investigation of the predictive value of selected factors on achievement in beginning woodworking, metalworking, and electricity-electronics courses at the college level
| dc.contributor.advisor | Glazener, Everett R. | |
| dc.creator | Pittman, Frank Mallory | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-08T18:11:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-08T18:11:29Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1971 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1970 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-179347 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive value of several variables on achievement in college level industrial education courses in woodworking, metalworking, and electricity-electronics. The hypothesis stated that no relationship existed between achievement in the beginning courses studied and the following variables: (1) scores on the Science Research Associates Mechanical Ability Test; 92) scores on the Purdue Pegboard manual dexterity test; (3) scores on the American College Testing Battery; (4) number of high school credits and average grades earned in industrial arts, science, and mathematics; (5) student's home environment including father's occupational and educational categories and population of home town. ... | en |
| dc.format.extent | 141 leaves | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Industrial Education | en |
| dc.title | An investigation of the predictive value of selected factors on achievement in beginning woodworking, metalworking, and electricity-electronics courses at the college level | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Industrial Education | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Barker, Donald G. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Boone, James L. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hawkins, Leslie V. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Varvel, Walter A. | |
| dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
| dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries |
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