TABLE OF CONTENTS

{This is the Table of Contents which is required. All the materials following the Table of Contents must be listed. The format should follow that of the APA Publication Manual and titles and subtitles should be listed as they appear in the text of the final thesis, capstone, and final project manuscript. Pages are numbered in lower case Roman numerals. The margins are 1” top, bottom, and right side and 1.5” on the left side.}

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Chapter One: Introduction ……...……………………………………………………...1

Historical Background….………………………………………………………1

Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………4

Definition of Terms……………………………………………………………12

Chapter Two: Review of the Literature………………………………………………..18

National Studies Conducted……………………………………………………20

Local Investigations…………………………………………………………….26

Chapter Three: The Methodology………………………………………………………36

The Participants…………………………………………………………………42

{Chapter titles and major headings must be listed word-for-word as they appear in the text. Section headings must be single space if they are more than one line long and there must be one double space between each entry.}

LIST OF TABLES

{The List of Tables page should have a centered heading in all capital letters, one inch from the top of the page. Long table titles must be single-spaced with double spacing between each entry. Page number must be given for each table even where more than one table appears on a page.}

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I Ethnic Group Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

II Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

III Survey of Basic Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .