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
Using children's literature to develop decision making skills, Marsha Koenig Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of research in approaches to instruction, modes of instruction, and foci of instruction in the teaching of writing at the community college, Karen Swenson Lee Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A talented and gifted language arts/reading curriculum for a rural school, grades 5-8: Goals, objectives, and suggested implementation, N. Patricia Long Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading comprehension: Strategies for intermediate whole language teachers, Elaine Madsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computers in post-secondary vocational business education, Carole Margery Maske Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted underachievement: Causes and curriculum implications, Carol Mattox Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading program for grade one, Lyn K. Nebel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The implementation of naturalistic evaluation of reading comprehension: A descriptive study of first graders in a Chapter 1 reading program, Beth Ann Hardy Nordmeyer Open Access Thesis 1992 Award
Alternative teaching strategies for the at-risk student, Christin M. Nugent Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted identification practices in five Southwest Iowa public elementary schools: Their impact on the gifted underachiever, Lauren E. O'Bradovich Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving curriculum: An interdisciplinar approach to meeting the developmental needs of children, Connie Olson Osler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and young children: A review of literature, Jenny A. Parkin-Werth Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The whole language approach to reading instruction: Strategies that enhance comprehension, Frances J. Pleak Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An overview of possible applications and the status of calculators in the public schools, David A. Podendorf Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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 Open Access Dissertation
Differentiating the curriculum for lower elementary talented and gifted students in the regular classroom, Sue Riggs Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Designing an effective identification model for preschool gifted and talented students, Jeanne Schoeller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of curriculum content compacting upon student achievement in fourth grade mathematics, Christine Brunko Schultz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading as a curricular option for the gifted reader, Sally Simdorn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Newspapers in the classroom: Why should educators use them?, Lisa M. Stone Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Assessment of the Implementation of Recommended Teaching Strategies at the College Level, Sandra Lee Baade Open Access Thesis
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
