This collection contains theses and dissertations by graduate students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A qualitative investigation of student interactions in a learning activity center: Defining success, at-risk factors, and resiliency for developmental programs in community colleges, John L. Kalkwarf, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Teacher perceptions of cross-cultural adaptability and instructional practices in international locations, Debra S. Lee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Opportunity and access for children with disabilities in the inclusive preschool classroom, Jodi Meyer-Mork, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2007 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Educational change process: A case study of a rural school district's reading reform, Barbara M. Havel Bohach, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Students' views of classroom management strategies in assertive discipline and constructivist classroom settings, Joan Carolyn Gerbo, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Application of case study methodology in the context of undergraduate critical care nursing education, James A. Hauschildt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The impact of the Iowa Children's Water Festival on the children's attitudes and behaviors toward the environment, Sang-Min Kim, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Pedagogical Content Knowledge-Content Area Reading Strategies: An Analysis Between Teacher Education and Student Teaching, Janet Kehe, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Preparation for the role of baccalaureate nurse educator: Implications for development of nurse educator curriculum, Vickie R. Barth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Student perceptions of ethics and professionalism in computer science: Does age, gender, or experience matter?, James Stuart Bohy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
An investigation of the concept of balance in children ages 6–9: Logic and protologic identifiable in making mobiles, Seon Chun, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The educational thought and practices of Padre Luís Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga S. J., Justo Gallardo, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Predicting Ghanaian pre-service teachers' intention to teach high-risk sexual behavior prevention from teaching efficacy and prevention approach, Joseph Kwesi Ogah, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2005 Award
Teachers' perceptions of the application of instructional design elements in the distance teaching process, Lihua Zheng, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Integrating New Technologies Into the Methods of Education (INTIME): Its impact on the professional practice of participating teacher educators, Marius Boboc, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A national survey of elementary principals' response to the events of September 11, 2001, Diane Mary McCarty, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
In their footsteps: Women faculty of Wartburg College 1914–1945, Susan Kosche Vallem, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Parental perceptions on maintaining heritage languages of CLD students, Ruth Lingxin Yan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
An investigation of cooperative consciousness-raising as an innovative teaching practice, and of reactions to its introduction into a high school, Sahoby Solo Raharinirina, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 2002 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Perceptions of writing in a community college composition course, Rebecca Ann Kamm, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
An investigation and analysis of environmental stress factors experienced by K-12 music teachers, Debra G. Gordon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Influences of Curriculum Integration on Students’ Perceptions of Learning, Sheryl Jean Hoffman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Student perceptions of general education at a comprehensive university and implications, Kenneth E. Nuss, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Computer Applications in the Classroom, Angela S. Briley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Early childhood teachers' beliefs and practices related to promoting children's conflict resolution in constructivist classrooms: A study of two teachers, Yuko Hashimoto, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 1997 Award
Computer mediated communication: Elements impacting sustained usage by Iowa elementary and middle school teachers, Philip M. Hibbard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Expertise in clinical nursing educators: An exploratory study, Nancy Ann Kramer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Direct and Television-Mediated Observation of Verbal Interaction in the Classroom, Terri McDonald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The Effect of an Integrated Reading and Writing Program on the Reading Comprehension of Second-Grade Students, Sara Marley Grimm, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Science in a constructivist classroom: Progress in a five-year-old child's reasoning about water dynamics, Hyang-Lim Kwak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
An investigation of changing concerns toward instructional computer use during student teaching, Roderick E. Winters, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
The Effectiveness of Two Organizational Strategies in Sixth Grade Social Studies, Liesa Brobst Bailey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
The relationship between middle school students' knowledge of the concept of variable and the use of concrete manipulatives, Maureen E. Busta, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Review of the Principle of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS) Educational Program, Charmaine M. Carney, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Classroom environment and teachers' beliefs: The effects of retention and transition room instruction on student reading achievement, Carla Rae Coleman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Educational Aspirations and Perceptions of Health Occupation Graduates from Community Colleges, Lawrence A. Dahl, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The part-time employment of high school students: Relationship to school-related variables, Larry G. Eggink, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Cooperative teaching as a method of collaboration between regular and special educators in an integrated setting, Mary J. Takes, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
An investigation of the practices and perceptions of three regular elementary teachers regarding the integration of students with severe disabilities, Beth L. Wright, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
An investigation of selected at risk factors in rural high schools in the Midwest, Kevin M. Anderson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Reader-text match: The interactive effect of reader ability and text difficulty on comprehension monitoring, Kathryn Maelou Baxter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Sustaining and impinging factors on teaching satisfaction of effective middle level teachers, Cheryl D. Hoversten, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Professional development and the police: A study of institutional change, Gehrig Kenneth La Velle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Effects of electronic mail on staff communication satisfaction and computer anxiety, Donald D. Luck, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
An investigation of the instructional management behaviors of principals in mid-sized public high schools in Iowa, Marcus J. Haack, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The implementation of naturalistic evaluation of reading comprehension: A descriptive study of first graders in a Chapter 1 reading program, Beth Ann Hardy Nordmeyer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis 1992 Award
The effects of the use of a color code in graphic presentation and assessment on the reader's immediate recall and delayed retention, Peggy Ann Posekany Pruisner, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Assessment of the Implementation of Recommended Teaching Strategies at the College Level, Sandra Lee Baade, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Identifying Factors Related to Computer Anxiety, David J. Bohlke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
A Descriptive Study of the Effect of Teacher Inservice Training on the Utilization of Computer Based Telecommunications, Anne Harken Hansen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of the Relationship Between a Program for Teaching Thinking Skills and Science Test Scores, Craig M. Hemmen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Principals' perceptions about regular education teachers' attitudes toward integration of students with handicaps, Susan Kay Posekany Sherwood, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A study of teaching about religions in selected Iowa public high schools, Douglas W. Sprague, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The effects of a microteaching program upon the critical thinking skills of preservice teachers, Vickie Trent-Wilson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
A Description and Explanation of Teacher-Talk During Kindergarten Sharing Time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Teacher beliefs and attitudes toward students at risk, Marlyce K. Holbach, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The impact of a model inservice program on the components of comprehensive school health education, Susan J. Koch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Teacher-initiated whole language reading instruction in a skills-based school district: A self-report case study, Vicky Mashek-Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A description and explanation of teacher-talk during kindergarten sharing time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Developmental Relationships Between Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading and Reading Achievement in Grades 1 Through 8, Nancy White, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
The characteristics of elementary teachers perceived and identified as curricular leaders, Celia R. Burger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Teachers’ Perceptions of Main Idea Instruction, Judy Harms, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Iowa Middle Level Schools: Grade Level Groupings, Titles, Instructional Patterns, and Pupil Control Orientations, Patricia Mary Holthaus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
A survey of interdisciplinary teaming in Iowa middle level public schools, Fred A. Wills Jr., Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Metacognition as a Theoretical Construct: Its Nature, Origins, and Application in the Secondary Reading Program, Karen Collinge Carroll, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Relationships Among Tasks Designed to Elicit Causal Understanding in Reading, Mary Monica Cassidy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Elements in an educational preparation for middle school teachers, Cheryl Wogens Budlong, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Ability of First-Grade Students to Demonstrate an Understanding of Linear Measurement Concepts, Sherri Muhlenbruck Delp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Developing Reading Strategies: Teachers’ Responses to Miscues, Valori Dawn Hansen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The Development and Initial Validation of a Test of Students’ Use of Morphemic Analysis in Deriving Word Meaning, Maelou Kelly Baxter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Written Communication as a Variable in the Relationship Between Classroom Teachers and Reading Specialists, Judy Lynn Gronemeyer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
The Concurrent Validity of the Concepts about Print Tests with the Metropolitan Readiness Test in Kindergarteners, Sarah Louise Anderson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
The effects of sustained silent reading on low achieving second-grade readers' interaction with reading material, Margaret Rose Bartell, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
An investigation into teaching behaviors with reading groups of different achieving levels, Sue Ann Gross, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
The Effect of Mood Induction on the Creativity of First-Grade Students, Rita Ann Jensen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
A Survey of Science Instruction in Elementary Learning Disability Resource Rooms in Iowa Area Education Agency # 1, Kevin M. Anderson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Evaluation of the Cedar Falls, Iowa Title I reading program in grades two, three, four: With an emphasis on comprehension instruction, Katherine Dyke Beebe, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Curriculum articulation in the Cedar Falls, Iowa, secondary schools, Elaine Linda Rasmussen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The effects of a modified language experience cloze approach upon the comprehension scores of seventh grade developmental reading students, Nancy Dykstra Russell, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
An Investigation into the Effects of Classroom Guidance Activities on Self-Concept and Arithmetic Achievement in Third Graders, Betty Elaine Barrick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Identification of teacher concerns toward remediation of dialect-related reading difficulties and instructional techniques employed, Yvette C. Lewis, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
The Relationship Between Reading Levels and Self-Concept of Disabled Readers, Marilyn Ann Cox, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Language Variables on the Reading Comprehension of Hearing-Impaired Children, Nancy L. Robbins, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
The Predictive Relationship of Tutorial Teaching Competencies on Group Instruction Performance for Prospective Special Education Teachers, Sarah Jane Frudden, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
The Effects of a Performance-Based Training Program on Subsequent Teacher Effectiveness as Rated by School Principals, Joel Christian Ortéga, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
A Survey of Reading Programs in Selected Junior High Schools in Six Iowa Counties, Daniel Charles Manning, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
A Survey of Post Student Teacher Appraisal of the Course, Elementary School Methods and Materials, at the University of Northern Iowa, Mary Nan K. Aldridge, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
