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Achievement, Productivity, And Participation As A Function Of Task Feedback Among Kindergarten Students, Catherine M. Hill

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

There has been little research which specifically explores the effects of visually charted feedback techniques with kindergarten aged students working independently in a classroom setting. Consequently, the role of feedback, an externally observable event, is not well understood. Using a learning centers approach in which kindergartners worked daily at an independent task, the present study investigated the relationship between two feedback conditions (a) teacher-charting of student progress and (b) student self-charting of progress and the measures of student achievement, productivity, and participation. Subjects were twenty white, middle-class students who were enrolled in a kindergarten in a mid-western school district. A …

Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, And Developmental Characteristics Of Three To Six Year Olds: A Review And Critique, Margreta Ellen Hartje

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This research had a dual purpose. First it reviewed literature relevant to issues surrounding the construct of intelligence, developmental characteristics of the preschool child, and the measurement of the quantitative and qualitative aspects of preschool development. The review attempted to bridge the gap between the development of and the measurement of intelligence. The second function of the study was to provide a limited review and critique of commercial and non-commercial preschool measurement devices. The tests were categorized as intelligence/cognitive, language, motor, social/adaptive, or tests constructed on the basis of specific developmental theories. Criteria for inclusion centered around the test's usage …

The Preparation Of Graphic Illustrations For Printed Reproduction, Susan Thomas

Graduate Research Papers

This investigation is confined to the reproduction of illustrative matter. A working knowledge of the printing processes and of the unique capabilities and limitations of each is essential to managing the production of printed materials. Each printing process is explained and the proper manner of preparing art work is specified. The four most commonly used printing processes for the reproduction of magazines, newspapers, brochures and other printed materials will be examined. The focus is on the mechanics of letterpress, gravure, offset and silkscreen printing and the way in which originals must be prepared to be utilized by these printing processes. …

Iowa Academy Of Science Leadership Directory And Membership List, 1981-82, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Table of Contents:

Board of Directors ... 2
Section Chairs ... 3
Section Vice Chairs ... 6
Committees ... 8
Past Presidents ... 22
Award Recipients ... 23
Membership Roster ... 27
Constitution, Article III ... 42

1981 Softball Northern Iowa Panthers, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Player Profiles
--For Your Information
--1981 Roster
--1981 Schedule
--1981 Outlook
--1980 Northern Iowa Softball Statistics
--1980 Results
--Head Coach, Meredith Bakley

University Of Northern Iowa Basketball 1981-82, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Press Information --2
--Staff Directory --2
--UNI-Dome --3
--Head Coach Jim Berry --4
--Assistant Coaches --5
--Outlook --6-7
--Rosters --8
--Player Profiles --9-13
--Opponents --14-21
--1980-81 Final Stats --23
--All-Time Records --24-32
--The University --33
--Administrative Staff --34
--Athletic Club --36
--News Outlets --Inside Back Cover

Northern Iowa Football 1981, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--All-Americans --19
--All-Time Coaching Records --30
--Assistant Football Coaches --3-4
--Athletic Club --35
--Athletic Staff --36
--Bowl Appearances --33
--Captains --8
--Final Statistics - 1980 --18-19
--Football History-1895-1979 --31-33
--Future Panther Schedules --27
--Homecoming Results Since 1920 --31
--History of the University --35
--Individual Records --30
--Junior Varsity Schedule --27
--Media Outlets --Inside Back Cover
--Mid-Continent Conference --27
--Movin' On --34
--New Faces --20
--Outlook - 1981 --6-7
--Panthers vs. Individual Opponents --33
--Player Sketches --14
--Pronunciation Guide --21
--Recapping 1980 Game-by-Game --15-18
--Returning Lettermen --14
--Rosters - Alphabetical --21
--Rosters - Numerical --20
--Scouting the 1981 Opponents --22-26 …

Northern Iowa 1981 Women's Track & Field, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Sharon Huddleston Head Coach
--Fingertip Facts
--1981 Panther Preview
--1981 Roster
--1981 Schedule
--1980 Results
--UNI Women's Track and Field Records

Helping Primary-Grade Children Cope With The Divorce Of Their Parents Through Literature, Lorraine Mirrielees

Graduate Research Papers

Adult problems over which children have no direct control are often extremely painful and threatening to them. The disruption of family life by divorce is one of the most prevalent of these social ills. In 1950, two hundred thousand children under eighteen were affected by divorce. By 1970, at least three million school children had divorced 1 parents. The 1980 census figures show a seventy-nine percent increase since the 1970 census. In order to maintain emotional health during the involved and disturbing process of divorce and to adjust to the reality of changes in their lives, children need to be …

Developing Self-Directed Learners In Secondary Reading Lab, Jane L. Olsen

Graduate Research Papers

One of the major objectives of formal education should be developing skills which will assist individuals in self-directed learning activities once they graduate from high school. Educators tend to assume self-directed study skills are mastered when in reality the skills have not been a major concern for development in the classrooms. Generally at the secondary level teachers set the priority for mastery of course content rather than for development of study skills which would lead to independence in learning that content. The instructors prescribe activities, materials, and content according to their assessments of students' needs for the experiences to come …

A Survey Of The Frequency Of Film Utilization Techniques Employed By Teachers In East Central Iowa, Jo Ellen Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this survey was to determine the extent to which teachers apply effective fi]m utilization techniques in schools. Five general questions and sixteen more specific ones were developed based on effective usage techniques identified in the literature review. Questionnaires were sent to five hundred kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers selected at random from public and private schools in East central Iowa. Responses were received from 67% of the sample. The initial analysis suggested that up to 90% of the teachers reported applying familiar techniques such as introducing and discussing films, but the percentages of teachers who indicated positive …

Overtly-Reinforced Cloze Procedure Versus Conventional Instruction In The Teaching Of Selected Science Facts In The Fourth Grade, Mary Janis Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

"They just can't read the material" is an expression which can be heard in almost any teacher's lounge. Often it is a science, social studies, or mathematics teacher who is complaining about the inability of students to comprehend what is read in textbooks. Media coverage suggests that children are experiencing difficulty with all the basic skills (Howe, 1979).

Copyright, Protector Of Photographers, Nancy J. Anders

Graduate Research Papers

Introduction to the Problem Information obtained from the 1981 Occupational Handbook cites the number of photographers in the employment force of the United States to be over 93,000. Those numbers, increasing at a phenomenal rate necessitates the ability of photographers to become aware and up-to-date to the responsibilities and rights they as professionals must maintain.

Using Children's Literature To Stimulate Children's Writing, Lois Jane Auliff

Graduate Research Papers

Writing helps children use language in new ways. The process of writing brings order to unorganized thinking. It brings o a conscious level vague realizations. Because writing can make ideas more concrete, it helps learning take place. As Cook relates, "It is only by putting pencil to paper, by sorting out what we have written, that we come to grips with what we know and believe."

Children, Television, And School Achievement, Gerald Bluhm

Graduate Research Papers

Nearly thirty years have elapsed since television came of age in the United States. A generation of Americans have grown to adulthood who do not recall a time without television in their homes. This first television generation now has families.

A Review Of Literature On The Relationship Between Legibility Standards For Printed And Projected Type, Lawrence Cardamon

Graduate Research Papers

Print legibility is of concern to all seeing, reading individuals. For over 100 years educators, printers, psychologists and ophthalmologists, among others, have investigated a wide number of interrelated factors in print legibility. This research reached its zenith in the 1920's through 1940's, particularly in the voluminous work of M.A. Tinker and D. G. Paterson. There is a large and growing body of knowledge available on what affects the quality of our perceptions of printed typography.

The Development Of Word Identification-Recognition Strategies With The Language Experience Approach, Dawn Throlson

Graduate Research Papers

The essential nature of reading is the process of obtaining meaning. In order to process meaning, the reader must be able to perform the task of word identification-recognition efficiently. In the reading process, one has available various sources of information: grapho-phonic, semantic, and syntactic cues. Research on miscue analysis indicates that proficient readers are better able to use the three cue systems than less proficient readers. Hence, reading instruction should help students to be aware of and utilize the three cues. To enable beginning readers to use grapho-phonic, semantic, and syntactic cues, they must be provided with opportunities to read …

Hemispheric Research And Its Implications For Education, Christine Carolyn Thoren

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to describe hemispheric research and its implications for education. The paper has been divided into six sections: 1) Neuroanatomical Research on the Hemispheres of the Brain, 2) Research on the Duality of the Hemispheres and Learning, J) Left Hemispheric Research Related to Learning, 4) Right Hemispheric Research Related to Learning, 5) Hemispheric Research and Piagetian Development, and 6) Learning Style and Hemispheric Research.

Cai: The Way To Computer Literacy Through Story Problem Solving On The Microcomputer, Michael Clyde Merchant

Graduate Research Papers

This paper is a review of available studies and literature publi5hed over the past ten years. Its purpose is to suggest the need to use the microcomputer CAI in story problem solving in the elementary school. The literature was reviewed on 1: the cost effectiveness of ii CAI and microcomputers, 2: the need for an instructional format which makes individualization a feasible teaching technique for most teachers in solving story problems, 3: the need for computer literacy as a goal of our educational system, and 4: the effectiveness of CAI in elementary reading, mathematics drill-and-practice, and story problem solving. A …