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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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Proceedings Of The Forty-First Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, Held At Iowa City, May 6 And 7, 1927: Minutes Of The Meeting; Staff & Committee Reports

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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An Investigation Of The Objective Examination Questions In A First Year College Physics Course, Dorothy H. Helmick

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The purpose of this study is an evaluation of the efficiency of the objective-type examination questions used in the College Physics course at Drake University during the first semester 1926-27. Ninety-nine students enrolled in the course, and eighty-one took the final examination.

Some Psycho-Physiological Measurements Of Athletes, John G. Jenkins

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

These tests were undertaken with two objects in view: (1) To make psycho-physiological measurements of a group of successful athletes, in order to develop a placement test for athletes. (2) To compare the results of these tests with the results of the same tests upon a control group of non-athletes.

Study Methods Of College Students In Relation To Intelligence And Acheivement, Nira M. Klise

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

This paper is an account of methods used in study by approximately 500 students at Iowa State College. The questionnaire method was used, and in the paper results obtained from students in both the highest and lowest fourth of the entire group in intelligence rating, are compared.

Apparatus And Procedure Used In Determining The Nature Of Beating Intertones, Ingvald B. Hauge

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Best results are obtained by using two electrically driven forks whose pitches are 256 dv. and 245 dv. when the currents admitted to each fork are regulated by means of rheostats. All the apparatus is placed in a sound-proof room; tubes conduct the sound to another room where the Os observe. The essential part of the procedure consists in varying the intensities of vibration of the two forks by means of the rheostats and getting introspective descriptions of what is heard in each situation.

Effects Of Sectioning In Psychology I, A. E. Brown

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The problem was to see what is the effect on achievement when Psychology I classes are sectioned into three intelligence levels, there being no systematic plan for varying the instruction for the different groups. This experiment was carried out in Iowa State Teachers College in the fall of 1926.

A Preliminary Study Of The Tempos Used By Preschool Children In The Three Rhythms - Walking, Running, And Skipping, Eva Leah Hulson

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

A preliminary study was undertaken to find out at what tempos young children from four to five years of age are best able to walk, run, and skip in concert with music - in this case appropriate music played on the piano. It was carried on with a group of about twenty children from four to five years old from the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station. It was performed under group conditions - all of the children being present during the testing periods. For this study, sixteen measures of music - chosen because of its suggestiveness as well as for …

A Rating Scale For The Study Of Social Behavior In Young Children, Esther Van Cleave

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The social behavior of fifty children from one to five years of age was observed and analyzed for traits that should make up a rating scale for measuring social behavior in young children. The results of the analysis were compared with certain child behavior traits, called by Norsworthy and Whitley, "social" and "non-social" instincts; by Watson, "emotions"; by Bolton, "social traits," and by Gambrill, "social attitudes." A preliminary graphic rating scale of twenty-six traits has been replaced by a more complete scale of thirty traits. The scale has five divisions extending from a decidedly high degree of the trait to …

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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College Circular [Catalog] 1927, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

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Calendar for 1927-28 ... 5
Officers of Administration and Instruction ... 6
Faculty ... 7
General Information ... 45
Expenses and Fees ... 46
Scholarships ... 48
Extension Service ... 48
College Organizations ... 48
Faculty Organizations ... 49
Training in Actual Teaching ... 49
Public Lectures and Entertainments ... 50
Boarding and Lodging ... 50
Employment of Students ... 51
Twelve Weeks Normal Training ... 52
School Credits in Lieu of Certificate Examinations ... 52
Examinations for Teachers Certificates ... 53
Bureau of Recommendations ... 53
Advisers and Amount of Work ... 53
Credits, Grades, Grade …

The Alumni News Letter, V10n4, October 1, 1926, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumni News Letter

Contains news of the College and its alumni.

Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Fall 1926, 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.

Iowa State Teachers College Program Of Recitations, Summer 1926, 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 Alumni News Letter, V10n3, July 1, 1926, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumni News Letter

Contains news of the College and its alumni.

Souvenir Program Of The Fiftieth Commencement Of The Iowa State Teachers College, May 28 - June 1, 1926, Iowa State Teachers College

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.

Fortieth Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, April 30 And May 1, 1926, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

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Officers, Past Presidents, And Members, Iowa Academy Of Science

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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College Circular [Catalog] 1926, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

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Calendar for 1927-28 ... 5
Officers of Administration and Instruction ... 6
Faculty ... 7
General Regulations ... 42
Expenses and Fees ... 43
Scholarships ... 45
Extension Service ... 45
College Organizations ... 45
Faculty Organizations ... 46
Training in Actual Teaching ... 47
Public Lectures and Entertainments ... 47
Boarding and Lodging ... 47
Employment of Students ... 49
Twelve Weeks Normal Training ... 49
School Credits in Lieu of Certificate Examinations ... 50
Examinations for Teachers Certificates ... 50
Bureau of Recommendations ... 50
Advisers and Amount of Work ... 50
Credits, Grades, Grade …

Proceedings Of The Fortieth Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, Held At Cedar Rapids, April 30 And May 1, 1926: Minutes Of The Meeting; Staff & Committee Reports

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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The Status Of The Psychogalvanic Reflex In Psychology, Nancy Bayley

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Experimental studies of the emotions are comparatively recent undertakings. Most investigations have been done by means of the "method of expression," on the basis of a physical measurement of characteristic physiological changes, as breathing or pulse. One of the more promising of these measurements is that of the so-called psychogalvanic reflex. This reflex is a change of electrical conduction through the body which can be measured by means of a galvanometer. It occurs under emotional conditions and when an emotion is reported by the subject. This phenomenon was first reported by Feré in 1888 when he found the reflex corresponding …

A Schematic Classification Of General Psychology, Christian A. Ruckmick

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The elementary student is usually bewildered by the presentation of technical names which are used to describe the various branches of elementary psychology. Very often he cannot easily distinguish between differences in points of view, methods of approach and fields of activity. In a previously published article an attempt has been made to clarify the situation on the subject of method. The same thing has here been attempted for the subdivisions of psychology.

Predicting Scholastic Success On The Basis Of Informational Data, F. K. Shuttleworth

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

This paper reports the preliminary results of an attempt to predict scholastic success on the basis of certain informational data. In connection with another investigation all freshmen at the University of Iowa were asked twenty-six questions concerning their high school grades, high school activities, size of graduating class, population of home town, mothers' and fathers' education, certain home influences, etc. The answers to these questions were wholly objective, being made by checking the appropriate answer. These answers were scored and an actual prediction of scholastic success was made.

The Diagnosis Of Character Types By Visual And Auditory Thresholds, Ronald C. Travis

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Clinical methods of diagnosis in mental diseases are taking on more scientifically controlled aspects. Especially is this true in the so-called functional neuroses. This study subjected to a certain type of measurement two groups of abnormal individuals, the schizophrenic group and the psychoneurotic. The classical clinical distinction between these two groups is that the schizophrenic is characterized by negativism, restriction of reactions, seclusiveness, emotional and mental deterioration and an introverted viewpoint; while the behavior of the psychoneurotic is characterized by suggestibility, expansion of reactions, overtness, and a correspondence between emotions, thoughts, acts and external conditions.

The Iowa State College Reasoning Test, Thomas F. Vance

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In order to arrive at the point of this paper on the subject, "The Iowa State College Reasoning Test" it is necessary to describe briefly the other tests of which it is one in the series. The psychological test which has been given this year to the Freshman class of Iowa State College is a modified Alpha. The Alpha was chosen as a basis on which to construct a new form for the reason that it has given consistently higher correlations than it has been possible to secure with any other test. In the modified form, Arithmetic, the Synonym and …

A Preliminary Study Of The Nature Of Finality In Melody, Ruth Updegraff

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

According to a recognized definition, a melody is a succession of musical sounds which is felt to constitute a unity. The stipulation, sometimes made, that this unity must be aesthetic, is felt to be not only ambiguous, the aesthetic depending to some degree on individual taste, but restricting, in the sense that melodies termed aesthetic by common consent would be few in number. Unity implies, first, an interrelationship, and secondly, coherence and completeness as a whole; that is, relationship and finality. The melody problem is that of discovering how a series of tonal stimuli can excite a feeling of unity.

The Influence Of The Rhetorical Question On Learning, E. O. Finkenbinder, John E. Schalk

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Two college classes of 45 students were given two sets of materials, each set presented to one group of students with rhetorical questions inserted and to the other group without rhetorical questions. The average value to learning of the questions inserted was 17%.

The Relation Of Mathematics Aptitude To Other Aptitudes, R. D. Sinclair

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The purpose of this study was to determine the relation of mathematics aptitude to aptitude in other subjects. The materials available for the investigation were (1) certain tests that had been taken by the Freshmen upon entering the University in 1925 - tests in Mathematics Aptitude (M.A.) and Mathematics Training (M.T.), English Aptitude (E.A.) and English Training (E.T.), Chemistry Aptitude (C.A.) and Chemistry Training (C.T.), and French Aptitude (F.A.) and French Training (F.T.); (2) High School Content Examinations, Iowa Comprehension Test, and Thorndike Intelligence Test Part 1, Form B; (3) grades made in courses during the Freshman year; and (4) …

A Device For Measuring The Degree Of Aesthetic Sensitivity, Norman C. Meier

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Individuals differ greatly in their responses to art situations. The exact nature of this sensitivity is not known but the findings of this investigation indicate that it is more acquired than innate. The highest degree of response comes from those that combine early childhood experience of correct esthetic types with later cognitive acquirements. The function itself is fundamental to artistic production and art criticism.

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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