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 1998
The concept of self-directed learning in adult education, Ruth Mwangangi Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Underachievement in gifted students, Deborah Langenderfer Nagle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
John Deere Worldwide Manufacturing Symposium, Elizabeth J. Neibauer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The writing portfolio : an authentic assessment tool, Sondra L. Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Providing a print-rich environment for young writers, Rita S. Nierling Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computers and young children, Suzanne M. Parsons Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bringing schools closer through distance learning, Shawna Paskert Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bibliotherapy : a technique to meet the social and emotional needs of gifted adolescents, Carlotta Paul Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating writing across the curriculum enables special needs students to become writers, Gretchen Peterson-Kobriger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Poetry for Young Adults: A Textual Analysis of Poems by Mel Glenn and Paul Janeczko, Lisa Pope Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A kindergarten teacher's growth : creating an authentic writing program, Deborah Reicks Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent as participant or outsider : establishing positive relations between schools and all families, Amy Keller Sandvold Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educational Resources on the Internet, Anna Sheets Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Designing and Implementing Successful Staff Development, Peggy A. Sheetz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Intergenerational Education, Alison Sherer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Role of Prereading Instruction in Content Area Reading, Mary Carol Smith Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Acceleration policies and practices in central Iowa, Patricia Ann Smith Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literacy Tutoring: A Qualitative Study on Tutor and Tutee Interactions, Kimberly R. Staebell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What Is Technology Planning?, Melva Ann Starr Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Structural Analysis of the Information Problem Solving Strategies of Selected Home Schooled Students, Jacquelyn M. Stoakes Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Classroom Discussion: a Journey to Decentralizing the Classroom, Mike Suther Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Use of Conflict Resolution to Reduce School Violence, Sabrina L. Taylor Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cluster Grouping Elementary Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom: A Teacher's Perspective, Kevin Michael Teno Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrated Humanities: A Content Model for Senior High School Gifted, Jolene Kay Teske Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Breaking Tradition: One Special Educator's Journey Towards a Meaning-Based Instructional Program, Crystal L. Thurn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Issues in Distance Education, Cynthia Jo Warner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Technology and the early childhood classroom, Donna Weinbrenner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Technology in the Elementary Art Program, Michele Weisinger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Experiencing Poetry Daily in the Classroom: Listening, Reading, and Writing, Carol Wenger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Adult Learner: Do Learning Models, Activities and Environment Impact Retention?, Mindy Westendorf Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Power of Discussion: One Teacher's Strategies With Children in Content Classes, Larry J. Wolfe Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Basics of Teaching Media Literacy, Jill Wurzer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dress for Success: Can Uniforms Enhance Learning for the Middle School Child?, Steven E. Wymore Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integration of Technology into Science Education, Paul Zahner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Instructional Technology in the School System, Sherri Sue Zanotti Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educational Technology and Language Teaching: Research on the Application of Videos and Computers, Lihua Zheng Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1997
Meeting the needs of gifted students through teacher inservicing, Amy M. Akers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Block scheduling : effects on the visual arts at the secondary level, Laura J. Angove Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The unit letter : a strategy for reconciling explicit instruction and whole language, Lucy Butin Ashby Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Building and implementing a program review for gifted education in an urban school district, Anna Mae Bagby Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent/teacher communication in a middle school setting, Christine Joan Bailey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Qualitative assessment of the writing process, Laura L. Behrends Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Full-day kindergarten : issues and planning for implementation, Nancy Jo Bolick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Proponents and opponents for rewarding children, Shelly Bromwich Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of student reaction to the use of interactive video and hypermedia to enhance post-secondary biological science education, Paulette A. Church Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivational characteristics in distance education, Karis E. Collins Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Math problem solving in the classroom, Mary Jane Conrad Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Why it is important to keep recess in schools, Mary Lou McGee Cushing Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The benefits of word processing in process writing, Renee Cecile Leimer Cuvelier Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Kindergarten writing program, Kimberly E. DeWulf Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Children's literature as parallel readings in the secondary language arts curriculum: An annotated teaching guide, Kelly Diller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teachers' attitudes toward computer technology and factors influencing their attitudes and adoption of computer technology in classroom instruction : a literature review, Huiping Ding Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Personal learning preferences, perceptions, and multiple intelligence profiles : affect on educators' attitudes about computer usage, Mary J. Dove Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early interventions in learning to read, Kathleen Duax Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A descriptive analysis of the search features of general electronic encyclopedias, Barb Ehlers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portrayal of HIV and AIDS in novels appropriate for young adults, Andrea J. G. Frederickson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teaching fractions through the multiple intelligences, Lisa K. Freese Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolios in a first grade classroom, Lisa A. Friday Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Choosing an effective kindergarten program : comparing full-day and half-day schedules, Lori A. Frost Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A summary of assessment strategies for a multi-age classroom, Tamera Frost Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Technology training in preservice education programs : a review of the literature, Catherine A. Gersema Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating culturally responsive pedagogy, Sally M. Goodenbour Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Invitations to sing : a home-school literacy partnership, Connie J. Gordon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation and analysis of environmental stress factors experienced by K-12 music teachers, Debra G. Gordon Open Access Dissertation
A multiuniversity Internet course collaboration using case methodology : the University of Northern Iowa experience, Richard Gorman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gender differences in science, David Harbaugh Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating the research process in the early primary curriculum, Laurie Jean Hazel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
How to build and maintain a strong technology program, Brian Horn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating and measuring media literacy : a case study, Darin M. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing a defensible Personal Education Plan : rationale and design, Mary Kay Desenberg Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Talented and gifted programs in the middle school : critical components, Patricia R. Kayser Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature based social studies versus textbook based social studies, Kathrine Jean Kellogg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Building a computer network for schools, Robert Kleinow Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Moving towards a language arts program extended across the curriculum, Amy M. Kortemeyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Virtual classrooms : a look at educational uses of the Internet, Beth Voss Kuehl Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The world of work : an intermediate level curriculum model integrating school-to-work and service learning, Virginia LaVelle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bridging the cultural gap between home and school, Anne Chanco Lewis Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Multiage classrooms : setting up a quality program, Jan Lindeman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Technology leadership in education, J. David Louk Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Privacy issues dealing with technology : a review of the literature, Kimberly S. McCoy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The home-school partnership, Sue W. McDonald Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Promoting literacy : the parent link, Joby L. McGowan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Multimedia effectiveness in the learning environment : A review of literature, Bruce G. McKee Open Access Graduate Research Paper
How can e-mail be used to facilitate communication betweeen teachers and students, Nathaniel Anthony Moultrie Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Encyclopedia of Saints: A Database of the Saints of the Catholic Church, Julia A. Mroch Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Meeting the needs of the learning disabled-gifted child : a problem of non-identification, Jill R. Nooren Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student perceptions of general education at a comprehensive university and implications, Kenneth E. Nuss Open Access Dissertation
The use of multiple intelligences in designing curriculum for an early childhood classroom, Dawn Osterhaus Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Backpacking to reading success : parents and teachers working together to promote literacy development, Anita M. Ott Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The efficacy of teacher education institutions as providers of supportive services to beginning teachers, Jennifer Cameron Paulsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
How to plan for library automation, Ann Petersen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Finding the way : navigation in hypermedia, Janet Marsh Pine Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Geritol for geriatric computers, Robbin D. Poling Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Family storybook reading, Judith L. Ray Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Promoting gender equity in the elementary learning environment, Amy Elizabeth Roberts Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors that influence independent reading habits, Janice Rose Rosauer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Effective Writing Program that Meets the Needs of Lower Elementary Students, Marita R. Schroeder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Policy recommendations for a multicultural curriculum for all elementary schools in the Republic of South Africa, Motladi Angeline Setlhako Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Increasing Students' Use of Descriptive Words and Figurative Language in Their Writing by Creating a Climate of Words in the Classroom, Mary Brigid Stanley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using Interactive Home-School Portfolio Assessment Systems for Parental Communication, Nancy L. Stirm Open Access Graduate Research Paper
