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 1992
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
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
Identifying Factors Related to Computer Anxiety, David J. Bohlke 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
