Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction including electronic theses and dissertations, graduate research papers, and presentations given at the Annual Graduate Student Symposium.
Submissions from 2000
Interactive Health Information Web Services for Business Settings, Nadezhda Soloukhina, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Interviewing Process Handbook for Library Media Specialists, Vicki H. Stegall, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
21st century learning infrastructure project, Justin F. Stone, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Middle school intramural/co-curricular programs, Andrew W. Strottman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing and Managing an E-Business, Stephanie TeKippe, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing Opportunities to Extend Literacy for At-Risk Children in Grade One, Judy K. Torrens, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Shepherd of the Hills/Churches of Conference Nine Webpages, Rondee Troester, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Native American Women in Fiction Written for Young People, Linda L. Tyon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Impact of Laptop Learning, Curt J. Valentine, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing Portfolios in a Second Grade English as a Second Language Classroom, Adriana Vargas, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Civil War: An Online Unit, Liz Walgamuth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Case study : the KJEF student video news, John Kennedy Wickham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Building an Instructional Model for the High School of the 21st Century, Cindy Winckler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Book clubs and their effect on mother-daughter relationships, Kimberly Wise, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivating students with Accelerated Reader, Kirsten J. Wrieden, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1999
Writing portfolios in a resource room, Marcquelyn S. Allensworth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Outdoor play, Carolyn E. Althaus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Public library/public school cooperation in Bettendorf, Iowa, Kristi Anhalt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading recovery : impact of an early intervention approach, Lisa J. Atkinson-Hoefer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Read aloud practices in one Iowa middle school, Linda K. Balog, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining how presentation technology affects communication of student ideas, Barbara Besch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The reading basal adoption process : What do teachers have to say?, Jennifer Bowling, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Technology staff development: Union Community School District, Korina Carlson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Two current approaches to science in early education : the physical-knowledge approach by Kamii and DeVries and the science education approach by Diane Dodge, Seon Chun, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Concerns based adoption of instructional technologies for learning for Russian pre-service early childhood education students : a pilot study, Garth D. Cornish, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Visions of Iowa, Shirley J. Daman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A thematic unit for a reading program in grade two oral history, Tracy M. Daugherty, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The lifelong learner and technology, Dia L. Davis, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Predictable text with primary age children in a Title One reading program, Joanne H. DeArment, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The prospect of educational technology in Tibetan schools in India, Penpa Dorjee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A look at adoption through young adult fiction, Suzanne K. Duneman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating technology into the science curriculum : environmental studies grade 5, Lois Diane Enger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The future of educational technology, Barbara F. Erlandson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Establishing genuine parent/teacher partnerships : a home visit approach, Kimberly Jo Foy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Expending the content of curriculum : implementation of the World Wide Web into foreign language teaching, Ping Gao, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Character education in the schools, Holly McLeod Gilliland, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parents and schools : making the literacy connection, Patricia A. Greguras, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Emergent literacy : school to home connection, Barbara Grell, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Narrative poem of Iowa’s immigrants, Ann Gumz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Defining readiness : for, against, and an appropriate view, Linda Harris, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Delaying kindergarten entrance, Nancy Hayes, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A literature-based extension of a basal reading unit, Julie J. Holdsworth-Nagal, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating literature-based language arts and mathematics, Lora L. Irvine, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based language arts extended to the science area : backyard unit, grade 2, Suzanne Jensen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based language arts extended to mathematics, Carrie L. Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring social justice with third graders through the works of Mildred D. Taylor, Elaine M. Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parental and community involvement in reading education, Rhonda S. Johnstone, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Children's perceptions of older adults : past and present, Mary Kathryn Hatcher Jones, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing literacy through symbolic play, Lisa Kaiser, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An instructional development project in grade two : the theme of friendship, Trudy L. Lainson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Home schooling, Julie L. Lange, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Development of the Iowa Communications Network and Current Patterns of Use, Stacey Lang, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School-to-work : What does this mean for our schools?, Amy K. Leonhart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating a web page for the Professional and Scientific Council at the University of Northern Iowa, Rochelle Lee Gehrke Loonan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The need for technology in homeschooling, Jonathan Luttenegger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature circles, Diane MacLennan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Content Analysis of Information Process Models, Aileen C. Meyer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Phonemic awareness : an action research study, Pamela Miller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating a purposeful, powerful web site for the Cedar Falls Historical Society, Douglas B. Moore, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Value of self-talk in an early childhood setting, Althea Murphy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Winter : a literature-based unit for kindergarten, Amy L. Murray, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Recovery and its issues, Carole L. Neary, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
State-wide training sessions for county office personnel using the Blue Ribbon data management system, Rebecca L. Nibe, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Helping students learn to spell : a look inside a second grade classroom, Carolyn J. Nuss, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrated science unit : ponds and water, Evelyn K. Oliver, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating a registration database using Microsoft Access 97, Darren A. Otte, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A history of the development and implementation of a whole language curriculum in a rural Iowa middle school, Anthony M. Pieper, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The teaching of digital vs. traditional photography, Carolyn Prins, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading in the kindergarten, Christine E. Resch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perspectives on early literacy : the Monroe School, Mona S. Rosdail, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student satisfaction of Educational Media Reference Guide for courses 240:020 and 240:031 at University of Northern Iowa, Velma M. Sallis, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nurturing at-risk students' writing abilities, Carol A. Schmidt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School Violence and Its Implications for Gifted Children, Nancy Schuldt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using the Internet to Increase Student Motivation and Improve Communication Skills: Creating an Unusual Jobs Web Site, Deanna Schultz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolios in a second grade classroom, Cheryl R. Schwery, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer Use in K-12 Classrooms, Terry J. Shaw, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating Spelling Instruction in a First-Grade Balanced Literacy Classroom, Michele Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating Technology Into a 1st Grade Classroom, Kimberly Swartz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Impact of Fatherlessness on a Child's needs based on Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Ivy S. Thompkins, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Spelling: A Review of Literature, Tammy Uhlenhopp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Technology Coordinators' Web Site Project, Jason Allen Vetter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A qualitative analysis of the Dakota in histories of the late nineteenth century written for middle school students, Mary Lou Weber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Student Perceptions of Distance Learning using WebCT, Nicole M. Weber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Internet Project Involving Elementary Students and Pre-Service Teachers, Helen Westcott, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Extended Literature Base for an Integrated Unit: Forest Regions of the United States, Barbara R. Wild, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating Parents on the Reading Recovery Program, Amy Colette Williams Sorenson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Development of a Bilingual Program in the Heart of Iowa, Lisa Wymore, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1998
Looking at children looking at art : teacher response to aesthetic journals in art, Julie A. Alden, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Electronic job searching : suggestions for educators, Jan Andreesen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of an individualized reading program on recreational reading, Kim Aneweer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ability grouping in the elementary school, Ellen M. Azinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Androgogy and K-12 technology staff development : towards effective practice, Craig Barnum, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Retention in the schools, Sandy Barry, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inclusion of an autistic child into a self-contained third grade classroom, Arlene M. Belt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A phenomenological analysis of an instructional systems design creative project, Daniel M. Benson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Coordinating general classroom reading instruction with Reading Recovery instruction, Jane E. Bentley-Gadow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Looping : an alternative to grade level promotions, Michelle Block, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Promotion of student learning by small, rural school districts as they design and integrate technology plans, Randall A. Bohman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
John Deere foundry, Waterloo, Melt Operations Department : induction furnace safety operational procedures, Edwina J. Boston, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolios : an implementation report, Anna Burnham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
