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Annual Report And Membership List 1971-72, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting --- 4
Report of the Executive Secretary --- 8
Report of the 84th Session --- 14
Report of the Social Implications Committee --- 16
Report of the Finance Committee --- 18
Treasurer's Report --- 20
Report of the Librarian --- 22
Report of the Recognition and Awards Committee --- 23
Report of the Student Programs Committee --- 26
Report of the Articulation Committee --- 29
Report of the Resolutions Committee --- 31
Report of the Membership Committee --- 32
Constitution, Bylaws, and Articles of Incorporation --- 33
Constitution --- 34
Bylaws --- 38 …

Spring Commencement [Program], May 27, 1972, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

84th Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, April 28-29, 1972, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1972, 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 Ias Bulletin, V6n2, March 1972, Iowa Academy Of Science

IAS Bulletin

In this issue:

--- Officers, Directors, and Section Chairmen, 1971-72
--- 84th Session Program Complete
--- Proceedings Will Not Be Forwarded
--- Third Issue of Quarterly Proceedings Ready in April
--- Note from an "Oldtimer"
--- AAAS Research Grant Funds Available
--- To Count Our Blessings
--- AAAS Board Adopts New Statement of Goals
--- Status of AAAS Governance Changes
--- Registration Form
--- Invitation from the Midwest Benthological Society
--- ISU Announces Sigma XI and Bessey Lectures
--- Call for Papers
--- Membership Facts

Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Leadership And Language, Marvin D. Jensen

Iowa Journal of Communication

Eric Hoffer, in his new book Reflections on the Human Condition, observes: We never say so much as when we do not quite know what we want to say. We need few words when we have something to say, but all the words in all the dictionaries will not suffice when we have nothing to say and want desperately to say it.

His words echo the desperation of a leaderless time. The central view I offer is this: the present crisis of leadership is a crisis of language--and this dual crisis is upon us from the campus to the …

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

No abstract provided.

The School Librarian And The Elementary Social Studies Curriculum, Gerald Richard Eberle

Graduate Research Papers

The social studies curriculum is in an era of transition. It is a complex, multidimensional, often confusing, but tremendously challenging subject. Because research and study in this area double and redouble in very short periods of time, educators face the problem of remaining informed of new developments.

As the school librarian participates in all areas of curriculum planning, a knowledge of theory and practical application is necessary. In the social studies curriculum a review of its evolution in American education is helpful. This includes general aims and objectives, its history in American education, present criticism of its relevance to today's …

A Survey Of The Utilization Of The Video Tape Recorder In Iowa Secondary Schools, Thomas W. Bingaman

Graduate Research Papers

As education in the United States continues to grow in importance, a number of factors that influence the learning process become increasingly significant. The use of educational media in the schools is one of the problems facing teachers and administrators. Technology in the media field has a marked tendency to move ahead much faster that the ability of educators to put these new tools to use. One such example of this dilemma is the video tape recorder.

As more and more Iowa school districts purchase video tape equipment, the question of utilization of this apparatus becomes important. It is necessary …

University Catalog 1972-1974, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Table of Contents

University Calendar ... 4 - 9
University Map ... 8 - 9
The University and Its Program ... 10
General Information ... 13
Student Housing ... 13
Student Services ... 15
Student Financial Aid ... 17
Student Activities and Honors ... 21
University Facilities and Educational Services ... 25
University Policies ... 35
Admission Procedures ... 35
Transfer Students ... 39
Resident-Nonresident Student Classification ... 41
Requirements for Graduation ... 44
Teaching Certificates ... 46
Enrollment and Registration ... 47
Fees Schedule ... 49
General Academic Policies ... 51
Curricula ... 60
Undergraduate Curricula . ... 61 …

Age, Iq Effects And Reliability Of A Stereoscopic Test For Field Dominance, David M. Pierce

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Results support findings by Bechtoldt and Colliver for temporal dominance of the visual field. The test-retest reliability of the stereoscopic procedure for assessing dominance of the nasal or temporal visual fields was found to be significant for both left and right temporal fields. Furthermore, the test results appear to be unaffected by age or by level of intellectual functioning. Further research is in order both to evaluate competing theories of binocular rivalry and suppression and to assess optical processes at cortical and subcortical levels.

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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K-12 Science Education In Iowa: Did You Know That . . ., Lynn W. Glass

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The State is divided into 15 geographical areas for the improvement of education in Iowa schools. Each area has a local board of education and the authority to levy taxes. The total K-12 enrollment ranges from a low of 16,876 in Area XIV to a high of 136,719 in Area XI. In general, these 15 areas are of approximately the same geographical size.

The Ias Bulletin, V6n1, January 1972, Iowa Academy Of Science

IAS Bulletin

In this issue:

--- Officers, Directors, and Section Chairmen, 1971-72
--- Last Call for Papers for the Annual Sessionsat Iowa City
--- Preliminary Planning well Underway
--- Another new Section Being Formed
--- Conservation Education Center Opens
--- Outdoor Classroom to be Part of Academy Farm
--- A Thought for the Day
--- News from the AAAS Convention
--- ISU Member has Proceedings to Give Away
--- AAAS Research Grants Awarded
--- Manuscripts Invited for Future Proceedings
--- Elections Coming up in March
--- Membership Facts
--- Water Resources of Iowa
--- Predicted Job Openings, 1970's

The Educational Match, Daleanne Anderson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Many educators are arguing that if education is to be successful, classroom teachers must be able to match the instructional material for each student with that student's level of achievement. Supposedly, providing material that is too difficult or too advanced for the student's ability can result in failure and eventually a loss of motivation. On the other hand, providing material far below the present level of achievement can lead to a similar loss of motivation. According to this line of argument one of the basic tasks facing the teacher is the proper "matching" of the curriculum to the student's capabilities. …

A Survey Of Reading Programs In Selected Junior High Schools In Six Iowa Counties, Daniel Charles Manning

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this survey was to assess the current status of junior high reading programs. Fifteen schools were randomly selected from the schools within the counties surrounding Blackhawk County. Criteria which indicated aspects of successful reading programs were selected and were subsequently used in the assessments. Particular emphasis was placed upon individualization, diagnosis, language arts integration, reading in the content areas, and on organizational structure. Visitation requests were sent, and acceptances were received from thirteen schools. During the spring term of the 1971- 1972 academic year, visitations were made. Data was obtained through teacher interview and classroom observation.

The …

Family Size, Intelligence, And Patterns Of Achievement In Preschool Children, H. Jane Reppas

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of membership in a large or small family to the patterns of achievement as revealed by the results of the subtests of the Iowa Test of Preschool Development (ITPD). Of interest also was the study of the relationship of membership in subgroups based on both race and family size to patterns of achievement.

The subjects of the study were eighty black and white preschool children. There were twenty children in each subgroup small black family, large black family, small white family, and large white family). The subgroups were similar in …

The Effect Of Preschool Experiences On The Achievement Of Kindergarten Children Enrolled In The 1971-1972 Follow Through Program In Waterloo, Iowa, David Phillip Stetson

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The problem of the investigation concerned itself with the effect of preschool experiences on the achievement of the kindergarten children enrolled in the 1971-1972 Follow Through Program in Waterloo, Iowa, which used the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, model of individually prescribed instruction. The study explored the effects of preschool experience upon kindergarten males and females as contrasted to the male and female kindergarten children without preschool experience.

Two conceptual constructs gave direction and provided the rationale for this study. The first conceptual construct provided research related to early childhood education presented according to the Geneticist, Environmentalist, and the Interactionalist's positions. The second …

Paradise Regained: An Intellectual Drama Of The Nature Of Being And Freedom, Michael Biehl

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The major problem confronting a student of Paradise Regained is to relate theology, philosophy, and drama. Critics, in the main, have either oversimplified the issues, or have given lopsided interpretations of the poem, emphasizing one aspect to the detriment of others of significance. Consequently, as noted in the Introduction, our study examines Paradise Regained's central theological and philosophical equation of Being and Freedom. Furthermore, our mode of approach is a running commentary and analysis to help us trace the poem's developing intellectual drama. Book I sets the stage for the conflict of ideas. During the first council with his cohorts, …

Editorial Board

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Social Alienation As A Factor In College Attrition, Julienne Kay Friday

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to view the phenomenon of attrition from a sociological perspective utilizing the concept of "social alienation" as a predisposing factor in college attrition. The names of 136 students who withdrew prior to, or at the end of, the first semester of their freshman year for the academic years 1969-70, 1970-71, and 1971-72 were secured from the Data Processing Office of the University of Northern Iowa. This list of names was compared with an available listing of all part-time students enrolled at the University. Twenty-seven who were listed as being part-time students were omitted from …

A Study Of Cross-Cultural Groups At Malcolm Price Laboratory School; University Of Northern Iowa, Leander A. Brown, Richard F. Strub, Shirlee Rainey

Faculty Publications

A brief history of the integration efforts of the school and the resulting interracial conflict is presented. From this background evolved the cross-cultural groups which are the focus of this paper. Essentially; discussion was used for exploring the issues which were identified as impediments to good relationships within the school; (1) too few black faculty and students; (2) the impact of "Tomism;" (3) geographic location of students' homes; (4) differing interests of black and white students; (5) the need for extra-school interracial contact; and (6) inhibitions; both social and parental; against interracial contact; especially dating. The results of a questionnaire; …

How Do You Tell The Good Guys From The Bad Guys, Ruth J. Laws

Iowa Journal of Communication

The cover of the November 1968 issue of Psychology Today illustrates a political candidate standing on the rear platform of a whistle-stop train. The scene appears to depict a dilemma in the political arena today. On the candidate's right is a mother lifting her baby for the politician to kiss; on his left a television camera is held up to him. Actually the contemporary candidate is faced with no conflict of decision. He swiftly moves to plant his image on the video camera.

This situation makes it apparent that the popularity of television has done more than reduce the ticket …

An Assessment Of The Differences Between High And Low Achieving Students. Final Report, Ralph Scott, Jon A. Ford

Faculty Publications

Primarily a longitudinal and quantitative analysis of achievement functioning; this experiment sought to identify factors which promote or impair the learning of individual children. The 683 Junior High students were divided into one of eight groups according to sex; race and whether their seventh grade Iowa Test of Basic Skills Composite score was above or below that expected from their Kindergarten Metropolitan Readiness Test performance. The incidence of males and females making unexpected gains (Ups) or losses (Downs) was approximately the same; but a significantly greater proportion of black children made greater than expected achievement gains. Thirty-three Up Ss were …

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Back Cover - Iowa Academy Of Science Officers And Directors

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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