The physiological condition of the adult learner as related to his learning capability is discussed. The design of the instructional process, the selection of learning tasks, the rate at which instruction occurs, and the nature of the instructional setting may all be modified by the instructor to accomodate the variable physiological conditions of…

Article provided a guide to the brain and an analysis of its different components. (RK)

This study examined the progressive effects of performing a fatiguing task on the static strength of two muscle groups involved in the performance of the task. (Author/JA)

The book provides a practical and meaningful treatment program for athletes involved in sports which injure the arm or shoulder to a high degree, such as tennis, baseball, swimming, raquetball, pole vaulting, javelin throwing, and weight training. The book's chapters present information on: (1) symptoms of injury; (2) the anatomy of injury; (3)…

Artificial blood and breathable liquids are nearly ready for human testing. Discovered by chance, they are strange but potentially useful. (Author/RH)

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in zoology. Popular names have been employed as far as possible, but the technical terms have been added in brackets. The design of this work is to furnish an epitome of the leading principles of the science of zoology, as deduced from the present state of knowledge, so illustrated as to be…

ANXIETY IN THE TESTING SITUATION ARISES OUT OF THE EVALUATIVE NATURE OF THE TESTING PROCEDURE. ANXIETY IS A FACTOR IN PERFORMANCE. THE STUDY INVOLVED 152 FIRST GRADES WITH IQ'S BETWEEN 100 AND 125. ALL SUBJECTS WERE GIVEN THE TEST ANXIETY SCALE FOR CHILDREN AND THE GENERAL ANXIETY SCALE FOR CHILDREN, AFTER WHICH THEY WERE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS.…

Pupillary dilatation has recently been reported as a physiological measure of degree of attention paid to environmental stimuli (Hess and Polt, 1960, 1964). Hess and Polt's research has operationally defined one variable and has provided data that allows researchers to speculate about several others. This variable is interest-disinterest. The…

See JC 690 392 above. [Not available in hard copy because of marginal reproducibility of original.]

This document describes activities in an aquatic program designed for an individual in sound health. Instructions for performing each activity are given in step-by-step outline form. The activities are arranged under the following categories: standing water drills; pool-side standing drills; gutter holding drills; bobbing (various forms);…

A program to increase physical fitness and better health for older adults is described.

Although a load cell is more expensive than the autopsy scale for hydrostatic weighing, it is more accurate, easier to read, has no moving parts, is less susceptible to rust, and is less likely to be damaged by large subjects exceeding its capacity. (Author)