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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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College Catalog 1962-1964, State College Of Iowa

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Motor Performance After Four Kinds Of Verbal Pretraining, Marilyn E. Marshall, Don Lewis

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Four groups of 20 Ss each were given 36 paired-associates trials on each of six random shapes. The four groups learned verbal responses which were, respectively, high in association value and formally distinct (HD), high in association value and formally similar (HS), low in association value and formally distinct (LD), and low in association value and formally similar (LS). An additional group (A) attended to motor task stimuli during 216 nonverbal pretraining trials, while a control group (I) learned medium association value distinct syllables to stimuli different from those which subsequently appeared in the motor task. Errors and correct responses …

1962 Old Gold, State College Of Iowa

UNI Yearbooks

The student yearbook of the State College of Iowa, later known as the University of Northern Iowa.

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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The Graduate Student In Professional Education At The State College Of Iowa, 1952-1961, Gordon J. Rhum, Naim C. Gupta

History of Education Book Gallery

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Dial Legibility As A Function Of Scale Graduation And Dial Shape, Bruce B. Black, Dorothy Fluger, George G. Karas

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The study of dial legibility in terms of accuracy of reading has been carried on from two approaches. In one of these the dial shape is varied, while the graduations are held constant. The other approach is to hold shape constant and to vary the number of graduations. The present study presents a combination of the two earlier approaches, with shapes and graduations both being varied. Sixty dials were presented in booklets to forty Ss, who read them to the nearest 0.1 cm. while being timed. The results indicate that in dial reading situations where exposure time is not limited …

Proceedings Of The Seventy-Fourth Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science At Wartburg College, Waverly, April 13 And 14, 1962: Minutes Of The 1962 Meeting

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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A Study Of Special Admissions Of High School Graduates For The Years 1959, 1960, And 1961 At The State College Of Iowa, James Gregg Anderson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

During recent months much attention has been focused on the crowded conditions of the colleges and universities in Iowa. At the same time, a topic of a more controversial nature has been that of entrance requirements and minimum academic standards. Much of this discussion has been provoked through the denial of admittance to college of those of low academic achievement in high school, and the appearance. of articles and editorials protesting this practice in magazines and newspapers. Inasmuch as the State College of Iowa has had a program of Special Admissions in operation, this writer was led to investigate the …

General Semantics At Work: A Handbook For High School Teachers Of English, Georgia Burge

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this handbook, General Semantics at Work, is fourfold: (1) to encourage the teacher of high school English to place as much emphasis upon improving the language attitudes of his students as upon improving their language skills, on the theory that the attitudes will determine the ultimate quality of the skills; (2) to summarize the system of general semantics, which its originator, Alfred Korzybski, chooses to call "a discipline," because it not only explains but trains; (3) to discuss the nature of the three components of language attitudes; namely, (a) the language itself, the tool of the communication …

The Beck Word-Color Association Test As A Predictor Of Juvenile Delinquency, Janet Ellyn Berger

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Juvenile delinquency is an old problem, a problem that has been intensified and given new emphasis during recent years. This problem has received nation-wide attention and publicity. Since juvenile delinquency is such an old problem, its history, too, dates back many years. Among the early attempts to differentiate the treatment of youthful offenders were the efforts of the tenth century monarch, King Athelston of England He enacted a law which stated that "man shall not slay none younger than a fifteen winters' man. " l Generally, however, any juvenile who has committed an offense was considered to be an ordinary …

Reports - The Board Of Directors; Financial Statement; Staff Reports; Committee Reports; Changes In By Laws

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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The Value Of Demonstration In Human Maze Learning, Richard A. Panman, Sidney J. Arenson, Milton E. Rosenbaum

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In a first experiment, forty subjects were assigned to one of four groups. Each of these groups received one, two or three demonstrations, or no demonstration at all of a task on a bolt-head maze. It was found that number of demonstrations and reduction of errors per trial were positively related up to two demonstrations but no additional increment in performance appeared for three demonstrations. In a second experiment, error making by a demonstrator was contrasted with skilled demonstration. Three demonstrations with errors resulted in significantly fewer errors per trial than two demonstrations with errors. Three skilled errorless demonstration was …

An Investigation Of The Judged Complexity Of Stimuli With High Information Content, Steve J. Zyzanski, Sheldon K. Edelman, George G. Karas

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The complexity of stimuli with high "constructed complexity" was judged by 40 subjects on an equal-appearing intervals scale. Earlier studies had employed stimuli of lower constructed complexity, and it was felt that the judgment task would prove more difficult when the constructed complexity was increased. Results showed that subjects experienced no difficulty in making the judgments-as constructed complexity increased, so did judged complexity. It was suggested that magnitude estimation might be a more appropriate means of assessing judged complexity than equal-appearing intervals for future studies.

Equal Rest-Work Ratios Under Massed And Distributed Conditions Of Practice, B. L. Kintz

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Groups of subjects practiced operating the Multipoint Two-Hand Coordinator under various rest-work ratios. It was found that the groups which had equal ratios of rest-work, regardless of the absolute amount of time spent on either, performed at equal levels. Since many studies in the literature report different intervals of rest and work, making numerical comparisons between studies difficult, it is suggested on the basis of these results that equal rest-work ratios might be a useful comparison variable. Evidence was presented to support a hypothesis that groups practicing under massed conditions develop SIR (permanent work decrement), but distributed practice groups do …

Explorations In The Measurement Of Empathy As Analytical Predictive Ability, Calvin J. Daane, Gordon J. Rhum

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

This was a preliminary effort to develop a scale for the measurement of empathy as analytical predictive ability. The approach embodied the use of 20 words in three contexts; the 60 rating elements comprised the scale. Extent of agreement between self ratings of a person to be judged (reader) and the estimates of those ratings by a group of persons (judges) was used as a measure of empathic ability. An attempt to take into account possible spurious influences on the empathy scores was not fruitful. The standard materials, including a filmed version of the reader's behavior, were used with several …

A Source Of Information About Air And Airplanes For Students With Limited Reading Ability In The Upper Elementary Grades, Bruce Q. Buerkens

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

None of the types of transportation conceived by man through the ages has produced greater change to his world than air transportation. The airmail letter is a common sight. Fruits and flowers are flown from semi-tropical climes as the recipients sleep in the Temperate Zone. News of air accidents is frequent. Most of the taxpayer's dollar is for defense, a lion's share of which is for air power. World leaders skip across the globe for discussions with others. Man made satellites circle the earth in less time than a commuter may spend getting to work. Yet our world stands at …

A Comparison Of The Effects Of Individual And Group Counseling On The Development Of Creativity In A Selected Sample Of Eighth And Ninth Grade Girls, Marjorie B. Fish

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

With today's tremendous impetus toward creating new products, new ideas, and new and frequently bizarre approaches to problems and solutions, the school faces a serious and most formidable problem. It consists of not only keeping pace with these new accomplishments, but also of helping pupils develop into adults who can contribute to further explorations in the creating of ideas. The creativity of the future will be found in tomorrow's adults--and these are today's pupils.

An In-Service Training Course For Teacher-Counselors In New Zealand High Schools, Jean M. Herbison

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Human beings are extremely complicated creatures living in a very complex world. To enable young people to adjust to the complexity of the modern society, assistance is given through the guidance services in schools. This is no longer a service peculiar to any one school system, but a principle which is accepted in most countries throughout the world. The United States of America has led the field in the guidance movement and many of the problems now facing other countries have been solved in some measure by the initiative of research investigators and practice of educators in America. It is …

The Alumnus, V46n4, December 1961, State College Of Iowa

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Two and Two are Still Four - But
-- New Library Planned
-- Dad of the Day
-- School in the Woods
-- Sports
-- The Alumni
-- News Notes
-- Mailbox

State College Of Iowa Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1961, State College Of 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 State College of Iowa.

The Alumnus, V46n2 [V46n3], September 1961, State College Of Iowa

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- SCI Students Study in Europe
-- Name Changed but College Still the Same
-- Homecoming Plans Announced
-- Coming Biennium Marks SCI Progress-Legislative Appropriations
-- The Faculty
-- Sports
-- Alumni

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1961, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.

The Seventy-Third Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Twenty-Ninth Convention Of The Iowa Junior Academy Of Science, April 14-15, 1961, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

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Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1961, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.

The Alumnus, V46n1, February 1961, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:

-- Impending Shortage of College Teachers
-- Name Change, Broadened Function
-- 1961 Summer Session
-- Sports
-- Faculty Notes
-- Construction Progress
-- The Alumni
-- We Hear From Alumni

The Association Value Of Thirty Meaningful Words, Paul R. Hager, Marilyn E. Marshall

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Forty-one men and women undergraduates individually wrote down the verbal associations arising in relation to each of 30 three-letter meaningful words, with a time allowance of 1 min. per word. The association value of each word was defined as the mean number of "acceptable" words written in response to it. Two sets of words were then chosen from the list for subsequent use as response terms in a verbal-motor transfer experiment. One set, formally similar, was found to have a mean association value of 8.752. The other set, formally distinct, had a satisfactorily comparable mean association value of 8.792.

Officers And Past Presidents, Iowa Academy Of Science

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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The Faculty Chair: Optimism And The Modern Crisis, Edwin Maurer

Midwest: A Literary Review

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