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 1993
The effects of phonics in reading and writing programs for young children, Marjorie L. Tindall Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Values education: Empowering teachers, Mary J. Trousdale Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An evaluation of 15 studies concerning the effectiveness of tutorial CAI, Chin-Kau Tung Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering children's literacy through the graphic arts, Mary A. Vandermillen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Communicating with parents about the whole language concept, Carolyn A. Visser Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The gifted child in Latin America, Dolores M. Shouse Vivas Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An examination of writing apprehension levels among student writers, Kim Yvette Walker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The regular education initiative: A collaboration between regular education and special education, Kathy Winters Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the practices and perceptions of three regular elementary teachers regarding the integration of students with severe disabilities, Beth L. Wright Open Access Dissertation
The importance of problem solving in the middle school mathematics curriculum, Beth A. Wycoff Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
An investigation of selected at risk factors in rural high schools in the Midwest, Kevin M. Anderson Open Access Dissertation
Learning achievement related to the use of microcomputers, Yolanda Anderson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Assessing children's emerging literacy through anecdotal records, Reva R. Arends Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Value of reading aloud to children, Sandy K. Aronson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Revising and editing in writing workshops : teacher-student conferencing, peer conferencing, self-conferencing, Miriam Baker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reader-text match: The interactive effect of reader ability and text difficulty on comprehension monitoring, Kathryn Maelou Baxter Open Access Dissertation
Educating baby: Preparing children for future school success, Jill R. Bergman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio assessment in kindergarten, Deanna J. Berry Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using portfolios to assess academic progress and academic self-concept, Cynthia A. Burger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Voice technologies in advanced computer systems, Jodie M. Cone Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A comparison of cognitive abilities test scores of second graders from four different preschool backgrounds, Judy A. Conner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Meeting state mandates for gifted and talented : a survey of Iowa undergraduate teacher preparation programs, Judy Carol Davison Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Recovery: An early intervention program. An investigation of Chapter 1 coordinators' interests in implementing Reading Recovery, Sandra Kay Davis Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effect of expository writing in mathematics with middle school sixth grade students, Rebecca J. Dickinson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relationship of attitudes between advisors in advisory roles and advisees of these advisors, Kathy J. Dvorak Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering spelling ability, Beth Dykstra-Van Meeteren Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Split- and multiple-images in filmic presentations: Concise information or multiple confusion?, Barbara J. Erickson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Distance learning via interactive instructional television, Darrell Gene Fremont Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early childhood education in Japan compared with developmentally appropriate practice guidelines in the United States, Nancy B. Gaies Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Spelling and whole language, Rosemary C. Geiken Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attitudes and understandings: The meaning of school to at-risk ninth grade students in a midwestern urban area, Judith Brush Griffith Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating writing into a Chapter One reading program in grades seven and eight, Avis C. Grundman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending children's literacy through a thematic unit, Sally A. Hamilton Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of cooperative learning on student social attitudes, Mary Hampton Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Distance education: The re-emergence of the telecourse, Sarah Hanuske Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using the writing portfolio to reflect reading progress at the first-grade level, Roberta Kay Hass Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sustaining and impinging factors on teaching satisfaction of effective middle level teachers, Cheryl D. Hoversten Open Access Dissertation
A comparison of student time on task between self selected and teacher assigned writing topics, Janeen M. Jackson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Story retelling with at-risk children, Evelyn R. Jante Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective instruction in developing strategic readers, Linda S. Jermeland Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Intergenerational education, Ellen Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student-teacher conferences, Karen K. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio-based assessment in the language arts curriculum, Lonni Hanson Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A review of the issue of elitism as a perceived negative characteristic of gifted programs, Scott A. Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Influences of the home environment upon intellectual giftedness in young children, M. Lynn Keller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Recent research on appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance reading comprehension instruction primary level, Linda Kennedy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing workshop for eighth-grade students: A descriptive study, Jann Thompson Knight Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A review of the financial issues facing child care in the United States, Carol L. Kringle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literacy assessment with portfolios, Susan J. Kroesche Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Professional development and the police: A study of institutional change, Gehrig Kenneth La Velle Open Access Dissertation
Experiences with predictable text in a Chapter I reading program, Rona R. Loss Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effects of electronic mail on staff communication satisfaction and computer anxiety, Donald D. Luck Open Access Dissertation
Factors associated with teacher education faculty employing the use of computers/CAI in their teaching, Winston Mayers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Promoting children's oral language development through story retelling, Kathy M. Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: Its many effective uses in the mathematics classroom, David H. Michels Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gender and cultural influences upon career choices in science and mathematics, Rhonda M. Michels Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Interracial Families in Children’s and Young Adult Fiction Books, Judy Mitchell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learning styles: Assessing our student needs, Joanna Oppenheimer Morgan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of using calculators in the elementary grades on mathematics achievement levels, Mary K. Morrison Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a middle school reading program through thematic units, Marjorie M. Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a science program, Deborah A. Newton Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the whole language concept through a thematic unit, Susan Carlson Nothwehr Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing literacy programs for the gifted reader in first grade, Judith Olson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of the elementary media specialist in a literature-based school program, Julie R. Parker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Characters with Behavior Disorders in Fiction Books for Upper Elementary Children, Sue Pedersen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nurturing student responses through read aloud experiences, Linda A. Pitt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of music in facilitating learning in the elementary content classroom, Melodee Weisbrod Reineke Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Facilitating science understandings through whole language, Shirleen Larson Reinhardt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Strategies for parental identification and effective parenting of the gifted child, Randy Richardson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Time of day effects on achievement, Peggy Rick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a language arts classroom using the theme of survival, Mary A. Rosburg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Religious and Spiritual Elements in Young Adult Literature: A Content Analysis, Patricia C. Rosenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What planning methods should be incorporated when using a computer aided medium for training: A practical paper, Chuck Sengstock Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading in the preschool, Mary C. Simons Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Methods for the teaching of science in grades k-8: A case for the constructivist model and the Science Technology Society (STS) approach, Gary Sitter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Communicating teacher expectations to students, Susan A.H. Smith Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio assessment in the classroom, Ronda D. Steenblock Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolios and self-evaluation, Leslie L. Stewart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Multimedia and its effects on different cognitive styles in the mathematics classroom, Richard G. Strike Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a Basal reading program, Jo Ellen Sturm Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Presenting quality literature to enhance children's writing abilities, Barbara J. Sweat Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher-home communication: Fostering emergent writing abilities of preschool and kindergarten children, Roxanne F. Tjaden Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A program teachers can establish to help persuade parents to read frequently to their children, Maureen Gilhooley Walker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Status Survey of the Reading Habits of Starmont High School Graduates, Linda Wallace Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Obesity in Young Adult Fiction, Janice E. Weber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Media ethics: How far has the media gone?, Jacqueline I. Wilson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The teaching of higher order thinking skills to middle level students, Jo Ann Young Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A search for common beliefs and goals: Homogeneous grouping of the intellectually gifted in the middle school, Sara J. Youngkin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1991
The effects of book location on the selection of paperback books by patrons, Jeffrey C. Barker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer-assisted cooperative learning, Terence C. Barschow Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating educators in the selection, design, and utilization of educational media, Sara B. Baumhover Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The blue and the gray in young adult fiction: A selected annotated bibliography, Kent Brewer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Talented and gifted language arts/reading curriculum for a rural school, grades K-4: Goals, objectives, and suggested implementation, Susan L. Cathcart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Handwriting: Past to present, Carol Collins Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using cooperative learning to meet the diverse needs of the mainstreamed classroom, Keith W. Feldmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of public schools in the education of 4-year-olds, Cheryl Lynnette Cavanaugh Grosvenor Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the instructional management behaviors of principals in mid-sized public high schools in Iowa, Marcus J. Haack Open Access Dissertation
Development of a seminar for women starting a business as instructional development consultants in the audiovisual industry, Denae E. Harder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of sustained silent reading on the reading attitude of primary students, Dena Marie Higginbotham Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning and the implications for gifted students, Pamela J. Hilgenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
