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 1991
Beginning reading, Lora Swanson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using interactive video in vocational training of mildly retarded students, L. Michael Wallace Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Curricular differentiation for students who are gifted in language arts, Colleen C. Wilber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creative drama in the elementary classroom: An integrated literature review, Linda Lorraine Withers Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: Is it the approach for the minorities, Helen E. Wright Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Interests and Attitudes of the Iowa Governor’s Summer Institute Participants, 1991, Rosemary Cortright Zimmerman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1990
Teaching values through literature, Carla Jean Church Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of calculator use on standardized test scores of eighth grade mathematics students, Jennifer M. Corkrean Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating music with other content areas, Charlesetta Michelle Dawson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
New assessment methods for a reformed mathematics education program, Trudy A. Evans Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A project involving cooperative learning pairs working with problem-solving computer software in a middle school setting, Timothy J. Feinup Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating instructional strategies which match individual learning styles, Stephanie Veronica Frisco Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of a cooperative group structure on low-achieving students in the area of reading, Lori A. Gross Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-evaluation of a whole-language classroom, Mary Salazar Guenther Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Telecommunications: A comparison of transmission technologies used in distance education, John D. Kerber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Chapter I teachers as reading facilitators through connecting the comprehension-composition processes, Elizabeth Ketter-Norton Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of microcomputers in language arts in elementary classrooms, Diane Lovstuen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of divorce and resulting single-parent family environment on the social and educational development of the gifted child, George E. Lowry Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Visual literacy extended through graphic codes in illustrations, Mary M. Mescher Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a literature-based theme study to extend the whole language concept, Sue L. Pettit Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Positive effects of humor: No laughing matter in the education of students, Edward C. Poynar Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Middle school science evaluation: What should it include? How does it affect students?, Margaret H. Schoentag Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Assessing children's involvement in the writing process, Karen Schwarz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Principals' perceptions about regular education teachers' attitudes toward integration of students with handicaps, Susan Kay Posekany Sherwood Open Access Dissertation
The role of the media specialist in training and development, Michael J. Smith Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of teaching about religions in selected Iowa public high schools, Douglas W. Sprague Open Access Dissertation
The use of cooperative learning as a method of instruction for talented and gifted sixth-grade math students, Barbara Steele Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of a microteaching program upon the critical thinking skills of preservice teachers, Vickie Trent-Wilson Open Access Dissertation
The development of sense of humor as a characteristic of giftedness in young children, Jill M. Uhlenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A survey of acceleration programs and selection criteria for intellectually gifted elementary children in selected Iowa school districts, 1989-1990, Christy A. VanDeventer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Facilitating transfer of training to the workplace, Mary Ann Yedlick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1989
Facilitating language ability through a literature-based social studies program, Sharon Bahr Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Professional status of talented and gifted education teachers/coordinators in the state of Iowa, 1988-89, Janice Elaine Blockhus Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Patterned and predictable materials in a beginning reading program, Phyllis Boeding Open Access Graduate Research Paper
From creation to production of a printed piece, Tuan A. Dao Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Thematic extension of the basal reader series, Elizabeth J. Dumke Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Prereading strategies and activities to improve reading comprehension in elementary school-aged students, Paula Dunham Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing process and program for second grade, Lorene Knutson Geiselhart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Naturalistic assessment procedures versus informal assessment, Kathryn Goodwin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a reading program through folk literature, Ellen M. Grady-Mans Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering children's comprehension abilities through story retelling, Beverly Graves Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Whole language and predictable materials for first grade readers, Marilyn Green Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of environmental education in the elementary school, Lydia G. Hamm Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Instructional development of community improvement programs, Constance P. Hargrave Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a reading program through a thematic unit: Growing up, Kathy L. Hay Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a social studies unit through folk literature, Jerry Heck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of communication in the organizational change process, Marilyn R. Hibbs Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher beliefs and attitudes toward students at risk, Marlyce K. Holbach Open Access Dissertation
Professional training of library media personnel and the effect on students' library/research skills, Roger A. Hop Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Punishment to discipline: Evolution or an alternative method, Gwendolyn Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a basal reader program, Nancy M. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring conflict and resolve through quality children's literature, Frances D. Kennedy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Toward a whole language approach in a middle school classroom, Shirley A. Kirby Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Peer editing in upper elementary classrooms, Janice Kittelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of a model inservice program on the components of comprehensive school health education, Susan J. Koch Open Access Dissertation
Reading aloud at home: Supporting Chapter I students' reading development, Joann Kruckenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Supporting the comprehension-composition connection in a Chapter I reading program, Linda Long Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher-initiated whole language reading instruction in a skills-based school district: A self-report case study, Vicky Mashek-Smith Open Access Dissertation
Literature-based social studies unit: Pioneers, Pamela J. Masmar Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The influence of instructional television on learning, Terri Lynn McDonald Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ku-band satellite telecommunications and its implications for education, Constance J. Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Little people learn numbers, Nancy A. Murphy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Interacting with inner audience in search of meaning: Finding a story through a dialogue with my background of experiences, Holly Natvig Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bibliotherapy: A plan for Starmont Elementary School, A. J. Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of computational errors in the use of the division algorithm in the fourth grade, Teri Sue Rokusek Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The factors relating to loneliness in intellectually gifted adolescents, Linda S. Rosulek Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Culture and communication in China, Wu Rui Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The conflict between instruction that characterizes Chapter 1 programs and instruction that results from the whole language philosophy, Barbara J. Sabin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Brain laterality and education, Jean L. Schryver Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing in kindergarten, Patrice M. Schulte Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of video technology in health care, Shari L. Scoggin Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Home schooling: Why some parents of gifted children are choosing it as an alternative to the public school, Patricia C. Seamans Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A description and explanation of teacher-talk during kindergarten sharing time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott Open Access Thesis
The element of predictability in whole language instruction, Janice E. Siefken Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending a sense of story through retelling experiences in a unit on historical fiction, Wendy Snitker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The negative effects of labeling on intellectually identified gifted children and suggested strategies for alleviation, Paula A. Swalla Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reduction of self-injurious behavior: A positive approach, David E. Teeter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of two instruments for measuring divergent thinking in young children, Jill M. Uhlenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mother Goose: Survives and Thrives in the ‘80s, Anita Van Lancker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a social studies unit: Pioneers, Melodie Wagner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Acceleration as a qualitatively differentiated educational program for the highly gifted learner: Its positive and negative effects, Jann Weitzel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1988
Invented spelling in a first-grade classroom, Jean Lynn Bellis Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Variables affecting the deaf student's achievement in reading, Rebecca A. Budensiek Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The characteristics of elementary teachers perceived and identified as curricular leaders, Celia R. Burger Open Access Dissertation
The application of the computer to writing and reading in the classroom, Ronette Carnall Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mathematics and the young child, Colleen Christiansen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The middle school: A review of current literature, Lindy K. Daters Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Direct instruction in the writing process with an emphasis on planning: An action research project, Renee J. DeBerg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relations among students' performance on phonic tasks, Phyllis Dedrick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Problems encountered with the readability of social studies books, Peggy Drinovsky Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent involvement in a public preschool: Proposed guidelines for an effective program, Bonnie Dunham Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Hansen elementary writers' workshop project W.I.N.G.S.: Writing Involvement Now Generates Spirit, Mary Sue Ellinger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cerebral dominance and its implications for education: A look at hemisphericity, Judith Fossell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adolescent stress and its implications for middle school educators, Nancy L. George Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: An alternative instructional system, Colleen V. Goodenbour Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Performance technology: The role of the training professional, Marie L. Grabenbauer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Listening games versus listening worksheets in the kindergarten classroom, Alice A. Hager Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Principles associated with the theory of whole language and barriers which affect its use, Sara Elizabeth Hegg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early writing in the kindergarten classroom, Agnes Grevstad Hjelle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Iowa middle level schools: Grade level groupings, titles, instructional patterns, and pupil control orientations, Patricia Mary Holthaus Open Access Dissertation
