Digital Commons Network^™

The Alumnus, V61n2, May 1976, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Meeting, program, banquet highlighted Alumnal Association
-- The ups and downs of getting around the campus
-- Opening night at the UNI-Dome
-- The Saga of South Bear Creek
-- News Notes
-- Alumni Profiles
-- UNI Statement of Records - Privacy Policy

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 9-10, 1976 [Program, 88th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

General Sessions:
Observations on Science and Policy Making - Dr. Richard Scribner, AAAS --- 5
Experiences as a Congressional Science Fellow - Dr. Pamela Ebert, NRC --- 5
Nuclear Energy - Dr. Dixy Lee Ray --- 7
Symposia and Joint Sessions:
Current Status of Cancer Research --- 9
Cedar River Ecology --- 9
Waste Disposal in Iowa --- 10
Relationship Between The Applications of Mathematics and the Teaching of Mathematics --- 11
What Does Industry Want From the Physical Science Graduate? --- 11
Social Hour and Banquet --- 7
Workshops on Energy and The Environment --- 10
Academy Business …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1976, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

The Alumnus, V61n1, February 1976, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Heart Patients Walk-Run to Recovery
-- Industrial Technology Center
-- UNI-Dome Program Committee Selected
-- Lakeside Laboratory Featured
-- Weathering the Elements at ISTC
-- Football Team of '28 Honored
-- We Hear From Alumni

The Foreign Exchange

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The National Science Teachers Association is attempting to locate persons in the United States who are interested in corresponding with science teachers in other countries and/or hosting a foreign student or visiting educator.

Nsta To Assist Local Drive-In Conferences

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Individual NSTA members, chapters, and associated groups interested in sponsoring local or drive-in conferences are invited to write in for application forms.

The Contribution Of A Media Specialist To The Teaching And Learning Program In An Elementary School, Erma Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to identify factors which can be used to persuade the Oskaloosa Community School District to hire a media specialist to serve Grant Elementary School. The question is: Does a professional media specialist make a significant contribution to the teaching and learning program in an elementary school?

The hypothesis to be tested is: Previous research results and opinions of knowledgeable experts and practitioners in the field will show that students in schools which have centralized collections staffed by a trained media specialist make greater educational gains than students in schools without access to a centralized …

Status Of Speech Education In Iowa Secondary Schools, Douglas M. Trank

Iowa Journal of Communication

We surveyed the speech and drama programs in Iowa for a number of reasons. First, as teachers and supervisors in an institution concerned with teacher training, development and certification, we need to know the current status of our discipline in the secondary schools to more effectively prepare future educators who will be student teaching and later looking for employment in Iowa. Secondly, in order to permit the development of more effective programs or, where necessary, initiate new programs, teachers need to know the status and scope of the programs in similar school systems. At a time when funds are getting …

Interpretation Vs Acting In Oral Interpretation, Arlie Daniel

Iowa Journal of Communication

It is a common place today to hear two individual speech events' coaches debating the question of what constitutes "oral interpretation.” This debate has continued to rage for many years, and with its continuance comes confusion not only for the coach and his student performer, but also for the novice judge (and probably many experienced judges) in these individual events tournaments and festivals. Now, if people simply want to debate this issue and don't care whether or not they arrive at some solution to the dilemma, this paper would be in vain, and I need not address myself to this …

Science Foundations: A Science Program For The Non-Science Major, James A. Shymansky

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The Science Foundations program at the University of Iowa consists of a sequence of general science courses designed specifically for the non-science student. The program is unique both in course content and instructional strategy. Recognizing that student backgrounds and needs differ greatly between the science and non-science major, the Foundations program is offered as an alternative to the traditional lecture-based science courses. Whereas the lecture-based courses emphasize the recall and application of factual material, Science Foundations stresses problem- solving strategies based on laboratory experience. Consequently, practically all of a student's time is devoted to "hands-on" activity with problems in the …

Iowa - Upstep: A Program Overview, Vincent N. Lunetta

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Over the past five years the program for science teacher preparation at the University of Iowa has been in the process of gradual evolution. The changes have been stimulated by a grant from the National Science Foundation, by teachers, and by science educators. Many teachers in the state of Iowa have played a major role in the development of the current program. In the current UPSTEP program the professional education sequence has become more thoroughly integrated with the student's total program and incorporates a series of clinical experiences in the schools.

Readability Estimates Of The "Best Of The Best, 1970-75", Beverly S. Brown

Graduate Research Papers

Booklist's "Best of the Best, 1970-75," is a recommended reading list for young adults. No readability levels are included. The Dale-Chall, the Flesch, and the Fry readability formulas were, therefore, applied to the books on this list. Each formula is based upon a 100 word sample. The number of samples varies, depending upon the formula used. The Fry formula requires the use of a graph and the Dale-Chall formula uses the Dale word list. No auxiliary devices are needed for the Flesch formula. Using these three formulas, the readability estimates for the books on this list varied as much …

Front Matter - Table Of Contents

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Original Oratory Vs Communication, Jerry Hall

Iowa Journal of Communication

Like all forensic events, oratory must begin and end with effective communication. Oratory shares with all other speech contests a general educational aim - to help you increase your personal effectiveness as a speaker and to help you understand the circumstances in which speech can benefit you and the society of which you are a part. Unless you understand that the right to speak freely entails responsibilities to other equally free men, the ability to speak effectively is without merit. The speaker who uses his ability to manipulate listeners selfishly, to deceive instead of to enlighten, to subvert instead of …

A Survey Of Factors That Influence Third Grade Children’S Leisure Reading Habits, Irene Anna Nissen

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence elementary children's leisure reading habits.

The two hypotheses tested are:

1. Children with above average intelligence do more leisure reading.

2. Children will read more if more school time is given for leisure or voluntary reading.

Effects Of An Acoustic Stimulus Upon Growth, Antibody Synthesis And Leukocyte Values, Calvin R. Koehler, David R. Griffith, Charles J. Ellis

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Physiologic effects of an acoustic stimulus of 1.0 Khz at 96 db(A) upon female hooded rats are discussed. Six possible reasons are offered for failure to attain statistical significance, except in intermediate aspects, between control and experimental animals.

Signature, Volume 1, Issue 2, Spring 1976 [Download Entire Issue]

Signature

No abstract provided.

Letter To Love, Sheryl Eash

Signature

No abstract provided.

Materials - Man's Essential Link With The Future, K. C. Valanis

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

(An invited address delivered on the occasion of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Iowa Academy of Science.)

Materials are essential for the support of human life. At the primitive level they provide food, shelter and protection against the natural elements. At the advanced level of the technological civilization of the 20th century they support the luxuries to which we have become accustomed-and which we insist upon calling our "needs." Today they are essential to our industry, our economy and our national security.

The Becoming Of Age: The Pre-Law Communication Major, Robert F. Forston

Iowa Journal of Communication

It is no secret that the legal profession has mushroomed. In fact, law is the fastest-growing profession in the nation. It is estimated that today's 385,000 lawyers will almost double by 1985. Students taking the Law School Admission Tests have increased by nearly 300 percent from 68,100 for the two year period 1963-1964 to 257,700 students in 1973-74. During the same comparison period, the total enrollment in Law schools doubled. More than 116,500 persons are currently studying law -- the largest single group in postgraduate professional education. In the 1974-75 academic year, for the second consecutive year, not a single …

Iowa Communication Journal, Volume 8, Number 1, Spring 1976 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Back Cover

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

In-Service Education Programs Conducted By Media Specialists For Teachers In Iowa Public Elementary Schools, Linda Nelson

Graduate Research Papers

A purpose of this study was to determine what proportion of media specialists in Iowa public elementary schools is conducting in-service education programs for teachers during the 1975-76 school year. An additional purpose of this study was to determine what topics, identifying program content, are included by those media specialists who indicate that they conduct in-service education programs for teachers.

Integrated Shelving In The North Mahaska Library, Linda Foster

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to weigh the factors which *ill determine the feasibility of integrating the shelving of print and nonprint media in the North Kahaska Junior-Senior High School Library. As Mary 3. Cassata points out in the introduction to "Book Storage," no two libraries are alike, so each must study and examine possible ways to solve its own problems according to its own needs and resources.

Perceptions And Actions Related To Continuing Education: A Comparative Study Of Single-Purpose And Multi-Purpose Library School Graduates, Marilyn M. Norton

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect, if any, of professional preparation, single-purpose or multi-purpose graduate school librarianship programs, upon continuing education. A previously validated questionnaire was used to ascertain: a) the degree of involvement in continuing education activities, b) the degree of importance placed upon continuing education activities, c) the degree of disparity between involvement in and importance placed upon continuing education activities, and d) the form of continuing education pursued or viewed as most desirable. The survey instrument was administered to two randomly drawn samples: 1) University of Iowa, a multi-purpose program (N=50) and 2) …

A Study On Book Selection: Factors And Practices Influencing Selection, Sources For Purchasing, And Reviewing Media Used By Selected Iowa Public School Librarians, Dale F. Birch

Graduate Research Papers

While the library literature had some studies devoted to book selection in academic and public libraries, there were very few studies which had been devoted to book selection in public school libraries. Firstly, very little research seemed available on factors which influence selection. For example, was the publisher's reputation a more critical factor in selection than was the author's reputation? Was a favorable book review a more critical factor in selection than was a faculty recommendation? Was there one selection factor which seemed more important than any other one in influencing selection decisions?

The Personal Professional Collections Of French Teachers, Marsha E. Tate

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of the study was to compile a list of books for French teachers for their personal professional collections recommended by good French teachers. The survey instrument, which included an initial list of seventeen recommended books, was sent to French teachers in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois whose students scored first through fifth in the 1975 National French Contest. The researcher assumed that this population, could include some good French teachers.

University Catalog 1976-1978, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Table of Contents

University Map ... 4-5
University Calendar ... 6-8
The University and Its Program ... 10
General Information ... 13
Student Housing ... 13
Student Services ... 15
Student Financial Aid ... 17
Student Activities and Honors ... 20
University Facilities and Educational Services ... 23
University Policies ... 36
Admission Procedures ... 36
Transfer Students ... 39
Resident-Nonresident Student Classification ... 42
Requirements for Graduation ... 44
Teaching Certificates ... 46
Enrollment and Registration ... 47
Fees Schedule ... 48
General Academic Policies ... 50
Curricula ... 61
Undergraduate Curricula ... 62
Graduate Curricula ... 65
General …

The Development Of Criteria For Evaluating Junior Premarital Pregnancy Novels, Connie Jo Barto

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to develop criteria that could be used by classroom teachers and media specialists to judge the quality of junior premarital pregnancy novels. A secondary purpose was to demonstrate by means of model critiques how the criteria could be applied. The professional literature reflected five categories of conern relating to junior premarital pregnancy novels: adolescent sexuality, didacticism, sexism, pat solutions, and stereotyped adults. The researcher selected a panel of six experts to comment on the categories of concern and to identify the ten most widely read titles in the genre. The panel included practicing media …

A Survey Of Cataloging Practices Pertaining To Audio And Visual Materials In Iowa High Schools, Wanda Farrell

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to determine who in the Iowa high schools is responsible for the cataloging of audio and visual materials and the methods, sources, and treatment of cataloging audio and visual materials. Hypothesis

1. In Iowa high schools, the School Librarian (Media Specialist) is responsible for the professional aspects of the cataloging of audio and visual materials 100% of the t\me even though an Educational Media Specialist is employed by the high school.

2. Color banding and/or colored cards are used in 50% of the high schools.

3. For classification of audio and visual materials 75% …