The Liberal Arts College: A Chapter in American Cultural History. George P. SchmidtHigher Education in Transition: An American History: 1636-1956. John S. Brubacher , Willis Rudy

Previous publications of this experiment have based their significance on objective tests of comprehension. Now, with more relevant criteria for rating the essay answers, it is clear that imagery produces significant gains in comprehension of college history text passages – as measured by free-response tests. This experiment used original and revised passages from a standard American History college text. It tested the interest and the comprehension of these passages by 192 subjects who were entering freshmen at a well-known liberal arts college. The experiment compared the two treatments of four different war passages, presented in every combination and sequence in a completely balanced design. Analysis of variance established that significantly higher scores resulted from the revised treatments. This conclusion points a way, through the use of imagery, to improve college history texts and possibly others. This finding reinforces the conclusion that appropriate imagery enhances the readability of college history textbooks.

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6. The Reconstruction of American History. Edited by Higham John. London: Hutchinson, 1962. Pp. 244. 35s. - Research Opportunities in American Cultural History. Edited by John F. McDermott. University of Kentucky Press, 1961.

The Historical Journal ◽

10.1017/s0018246x00001187 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 321-323

Author(s):

W. R. Brock

Keyword(s):

Cultural History ◽

American History ◽

University Of Kentucky ◽

Research Opportunities ◽

American Cultural History

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Education and Twentieth Century America - 1George P. Schmidt: The Liberal Arts College: A Chapter in American Cultural History. (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1957. Pp. x, 310. $6.00.) - 2Vivian Ogilvie: The English Public School. (New York: Macmillan, 1957. Pp. xii, 228. $6.00.) - 3I. L. Kandel: American Education in the Twentieth Century. (Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1957. Pp. 249. $5.00.) - 4Mortimer J. Adler and Milton Mayer: The Revolution in Education. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1958. Pp. viii, 224. $3.75.) - 5Theodore Brameld: Cultural Foundations of Education: An Interdisciplinary Exploration. (New York: Harper, 1957. Pp. xxii, 330. $5.00.) - 6Robert H. Mathewson: A Strategy for American Education: An Inquiry into the Feasibility of Education for Individual and Social Development.(New York: Harper, 1957. Pp. xvi, 296. $5.00.)

The Review of Politics ◽

10.1017/s003467050000365x ◽

1959 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 585-588

Author(s):

Otto Bird

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Cultural History ◽

Liberal Arts ◽

Liberal Arts College ◽

American Education ◽

Foundations Of Education ◽

Cultural Foundations ◽

Rutgers University ◽

Twentieth Century America

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Review of Gone from the Promised Land: Jonestown in American Cultural History.

Contemporary Psychology ◽

10.1037/027729 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 202-202

Author(s):

No authorship indicated

Keyword(s):

Cultural History ◽

Promised Land ◽

American Cultural History

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Functionalizing clinical training within the liberal arts college: In defense of the status quo

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e578592009-008 ◽

1974 ◽

Author(s):

Richard A. Pasewark

Keyword(s):

Liberal Arts ◽

Clinical Training ◽

Liberal Arts College ◽

Status Quo ◽

The Status

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The clinical psychologist at a small liberal arts college: Further considerations

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e580422009-012 ◽

1981 ◽

Author(s):

Janet R. Matthews

Keyword(s):

Liberal Arts ◽

Liberal Arts College ◽

Clinical Psychologist

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