TABLE OF CONTENTS page LIST O F FIG U R E S .................................................................. 6 LIST O F O BJECTS .............. ....................................................................... 7 A B S T R A C T .................... ....................................................................... ..... 8 CHAPTER 1 IN T R O D U C T IO N .................................................................. ......................... . . . . 9 P ro b le m of the S tudy ......... .. .......................................................... ....... ...... 9 Significance of the Problem ......... .. . ............................................................. 10 P purpose of the S tudy ......... ......................................................... ... ............. . . 11 D elim stations ......... .. ............................................................................. 11 D definition of T erm s.................................................... 11 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE ..................... ......... ..................... 12 Introduction ........................................... 12 Philosophical Rationale.............................. ............... 12 Theoretical Rationale.. ........................................................ ..................... 13 R e se a rch S tud ies ..................................................................... 14 3 METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURES................... ................. 16 Introduction ........................... ............... 16 Procedures ................... ......... ..................... 16 Data Collection and Analysis .............. ...... .......... ........... ......................... 19 4 R ES U LTS ......... ..... ......... ....................................................................... 21 5 D ISC U SS IO N ............. . ......... .................................................................... 24 APPENDIX A LESSO N PLA N S ............. . .............................................................. ...... 29 B INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD LETTER ............................... 33 C PARENTAL CONSENT FORM .............................. .................. ... 34 D STUDENT ASSENT FORM ......... ............. ........... ................ ............... 36