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A Study of the Ability of Fifth and Sixth Grade Pupils to Comprehend Social Studies Material

Abstract

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<p>The purpose of this study was to ascertain to what extent pupils do not comprehend the reading material in the social studies and to discover the causes of this deficiency. Two types of research techniques were used: (1) pencil and paper tests which were given to sixty-two pupils, and (2) oral interviews with thirty-one pupils who had previously taken the pencil and paper tests.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Education (MEd)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Year
1949

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Margaret, Sister Mary
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Lillian M. Bloomer
  • Charles W. Saale
  • Emil E. Samuelson

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/31
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1036

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2026-07-24
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citation

Margaret, Sister Mary. A Study of the Ability of Fifth and Sixth Grade Pupils to Comprehend Social Studies Material. 1949. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/31