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Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy In Undergraduate Curricula 1969-70, Karl E. Goellner

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

In 1966 I presented a short paper describing some impressions of the status of vertebrate comparative anatomy (and embryology) in European universities (Goellner, 1968). Discussions which followed seemed to suggest that the status of these courses in the United States may be changing, and that a survey might elicit information on this matter. A basic assumption was implied, namely, that comparative anatomy had, indeed, been a traditional course in college offerings, particularly for zoology majors and for pre-medical and pre-dental students. This paper presents results of a modest survey conducted during the winter of 1969-70.

The Effectiveness Of A Sustained Silent Reading Program In The Elementary Learning Center, Phyllis M. Gowans

Graduate Research Papers

This study is designed to determine whether nine, ten, eleven and twelve year old students in a selected school Learning Center environment will improve their reading skills after a required sustained silent reading program.

What's Happening To The Elementary School Library?, Joan Henderson

Graduate Research Papers

Far too many adults and children have not had especially pleasant experiences with libraries in the past. The traditional quietness was enough to scare anyone away. Ordinary people didn't exactly feel welcome inside the walls of these "storehouses of wisdom." Today's library has to develop a new image. It must leave the old passive role behind and blossom forth into active participation in the educational process.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Selected Historical Books For Use In High School United States History, Janet Kathryn Harms

Graduate Research Papers

High school teachers and students of United States history do not have adequate, useful annotated bibliographies in their specific subject area. The purpose of this study is to select and analyze books of United States history and to make an annotated bibliography for the use of the high school teachers of United States history. This selected list is also intended for use by high school students of United States history. This list is a general 11st and not taken from any specific library.

University Of Northern Iowa Fact Book, 1971-1972, University Of Northern Iowa

University of Northern Iowa Fact Book

Contents:

--Type of Institution
--Accreditation
--Location and Size of Campus
--Physical Education Plant of 166 Acres
--President
--Estimated Fall Enrollment Through the Years --Number of Buildings
--Appropriations
--Valuation of Instructional Equipment
--Tuition and Fees
--Board and Room
--Administrative Organization
--University Employees
--Number of Graduates
--Officers of Administrative Divisions
--Officers of Academic Divisions
--Types of Education Offered
--Special Services
--Instructional Buildings
--Administrative & Plant Facilities
--Student Housing and Food Services
--Married Student Housing
--Miscellaneous & Other Buildings
--Index

The Contributions Of The School Library To The Learning Process, Alice Rose Weber

Graduate Research Papers

The goal of education in our democratic society is to educate citizens to function in such a. society; the goal of the school library service is to facilitate the attainment of that goal. The library program must enrich, support, vitalize and implement the educational program, and encourage each student to reach his potential as a human, a learner and a citizen of both today and tomorrow.

A Survey Of Science And Social Studies Series Bibliographies, Carol Wolf

Graduate Research Papers

My research was to determine the reliableness and appropriateness of supplemental reading lists provided by publishers and authors in science and social studies series. I wanted to gain some insight into the composition of these lists in establishing a guideline for future use.

A Library Course Of Study - Investigation Outline, Mary Hantelman

Graduate Research Papers

I examined several course of study guides, textbooks, periodicals, and books on library curriculum as part of an investigation to determine what library skills were taught at each level. For each area I included the type or information found and then added my own conclusions for that section.

Following this, in outline form, is the library instructional program, 1 - 9, for the Oelwein Community Schools. The high school program is given in greater detail because I felt the outline form would not explain to the reader the rationale behind it. A.s a part. of the library program on the …

Workshops For H.S. Teachers And Students

Iowa Journal of Communication

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A Comparative Study Of The National Libraries Of Scandinavia With The National Libraries Of The United States, Elsa A. Hebbeln

Graduate Research Papers

An interest in libraries in general, as well as the cultural heritage of the Scandinavian countries, was the basis for visits to the national libraries of Sweden and Denmark.

Extended Services Offered By The Media Center, Roberta Ann Rasmussen

Graduate Research Papers

There are several school media centers in the nation today that offer extended service to their students. Extended services are offered by the professional media personnel during hours beyond the regular school day. The extended services may be offered before and after school, evenings, Saturdays, during school vacation periods and also during summer vacation periods.

Environmental Education In The Environment, Michael J. Naylon

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Man, the thinking animal, is an observer of events in the universe. He has conceded the obvious truth of his uniqueness on this planet and his religions charge him with its stewardship. However, the very quality which distinguishes him from other life forms has also proven to be his greatest weakness. Perception is a personal experience; its very nature mandates that it be point-centered in the universe. That point is the individual. Collective man is guilty of assuming that the universe "happens" around him. He has not effectively perceived that he is a happening in the universe. He has compounded …

A Xenon Strobe Light For Only $17.50

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Available in kit form from Southwest Technical Products Corporation, 219 W. Rhapsody, San Antonio, Texas 78216, this variable rate xenon strobe light has proved to be the bargain of the year for physics teachers.

Environmental Studies

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Environmental Studies, AGI's newly-funded project based in Boulder, Colorado, has produced a packet of materials for use in the Elementary School.

The Comparative Effects Of Individualized And Group Instruction In Bscs Biology On The Ability Of Students To Think Critically, Harry F. Fulton

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Research in the area of critical thinking ability many times involves the use of the Watson and Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal (WGCTA). These abilities involve inference or drawing conclusions from facts or premises, recognition of assumptions or hypotheses, deduction or working from basic premises to conclusions, interpretation of data to derive or explain its meaning, and the evaluation of arguments or evidence. The items on this instrument are not specifically limited to science. As a result, when researching the effect of an instructional procedure in science, the teachers and all other subjects the students are exposed to need to be …

A Study Of The Development Of Student Attitudes In Two Approaches To Teaching Bscs Biology, Harry F. Fulton

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

When a student enters a science class at the start of the semester, how often does the science teacher consider the student's attitude toward science? Usually our concern is about his background in science, his intelligence, or if he will be a discipline problem. These areas are perhaps important but a study by DeRose (2) also reveals the importance of attitude. He indicates that the achievement of students in a particular class may depend to a large extent on the attitude of students toward that class.

The Acs-Nsta Cooperative High School Chemistry Examinations, Albert J. Judge, Charles W. Hendrickson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Teachers of chemistry have available an evaluative tool used extensively throughout the nation to measure the end-of-year achievement of high school chemistry students. This instrument is the ACS-NSTA Cooperative High School Chemistry Examination. The National High School Testing Program under the direction of Professor Theodore A. Ashford has made available to high school teachers a series of widely used ACS-NSTA Cooperative Chemistry Examinations. It is estimated that over a million and a half high school students have been tested since the first ACS-NSTA High School Chemistry Examination appeared in the late 1950s.

Iowa Upstep: A New Program In Science Education, Louis Gatta

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

At a time when knowledge is exponentially increasing and advances in pure science are being incorporated into an ever accelerating technological society, there exists a trend toward fewer and fewer adequately prepared science teachers. At a time when total enrollment in junior and senior high schools is reaching record breaking numbers, the enrollment in elective science courses is on the decline.

Open Letter From The Editor, Robert E. Yager

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

As we prepare copy for Volume 9 of the Iowa Science Teachers' Journal, we are reminded that this volume represents the ninth year for the Journal in its present format and as a publication of the Iowa Academy of Science. Because no appropriation was made by the state legislature during 1971 for support of the Academy, the Journal will be issued only three times during 1971- 72.

Grading Practices: A Current Bibliography

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Published by the Commission on Undergraduate Education in the June issue of the Biological Sciences News.

Teaching Teaching, D. J. Moffatt, A. W. Jacobs, W. K. Metcalf

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The role of a modern Anatomy department is threefold (Metcalf, 1970): 1. To teach anatomy and its sub-disciplines, gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, microscopic anatomy and embryology, to people who wish to learn it. 2. To advance the science of anatomy-the structural basis of function. 3. To train graduate students for a future role as anatomy faculty.

Programs In Environmental Education Readied For Mid-Fall Release

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The latest National Science Teachers Association compilation of going environmental programs held by schools will be available by mid-October. Programs in Environmental Education is an aid to teachers, curriculum planners and others interested in examples of current environmental education programs.

An Investigation Of The Life And Times Of John Locke Reflected In Selected Writings And Writers Of Three Centuries, Ethel Doescher Zwanziger

Graduate Research Papers

One of the paradoxes of history is that the people of the past speak more clearly to us today if we understand the time in which they lived.1 Inasmuch as Locke lived in a very tempestuous era, was an unusually active participant in the politics of his country, was no academic recluse, and was a thinker who reflected the mind of his time, it is particularly obligatory to know the historical context in which he belonged if we are to appraise his influence with some degree of accuracy.2 The purpose of this paper, then, is to study the life of …

A Flexible Plan For Developing Library Research Techniques Needed By Students In Junior High Schools, Ruth P. Harbour

Graduate Research Papers

What instruction in the use of library research techniques is needed for junior high school students to succeed in classroom assignments involving investigative activities, and how can this instruction be planned to provide more opportunities for flexibility in group and individualized situations?

The Instruction Of Library Skills By Iowa Elementary Librarians In The Upper Elementary Grades, Lennis Kay Lange

Graduate Research Papers

What are Iowa elementary librarians doing to help their students learn in school? This paper is a partial attempt to find out. The primary purpose of this paper is to research the instruction of library skills taught by Iowa elementary librarians in their upper elementary library programs. Another objective is to research not only when library skills are taught but also how they are taught to students.

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Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Flora Of Island Grove And Adjacent Iowa Prairies Before 1908, B. O. Wolden

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

A posthumously published description of the landscape and vegetation (537 species) of an area near the northern boundary of Iowa before 1908, before the native plants were seriously reduced by agriculture. The entire herbarium of Mr. Wolden is now at the Iowa State University.

Overlapping Of Ranges Of Eastern And Western Hognose Snakes In Southeastern Iowa, J. J. Berberich, C. H. Dodge, G. E. Folk Jr.

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Overlapping of ranges of the eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platyrhinos Latreille) and the western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus nasicus Baird and Girrard) is reported from a sand prairie in Muscatine County, Iowa.

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Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Rhetoric: Discovery And Achievement, Cal M. Logue

Iowa Journal of Communication

Recent writings on the function of rhetoric range from a limiting proposal of "advocacy"¹ to the challenging premise of "adapting ideas to the people and people to ideas."² Probably one should simply accept the fact that rhetoric means many things to many people. Inherent to the belief of most theorists, however, is the assumption that without such subjects as dialectic and philosophy " ... rhetoric is blind, for it has not truth."³ Historically rhetoric has been given the servant's role of persuasion. Debate has been over what are responsible and effective means of persuasion: sophistry, truth, style, …