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
Developing literacy programs for the gifted reader in first grade, Judith Olson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of the elementary media specialist in a literature-based school program, Julie R. Parker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Characters with Behavior Disorders in Fiction Books for Upper Elementary Children, Sue Pedersen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nurturing student responses through read aloud experiences, Linda A. Pitt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of music in facilitating learning in the elementary content classroom, Melodee Weisbrod Reineke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Facilitating science understandings through whole language, Shirleen Larson Reinhardt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Strategies for parental identification and effective parenting of the gifted child, Randy Richardson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Time of day effects on achievement, Peggy Rick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a language arts classroom using the theme of survival, Mary A. Rosburg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Religious and Spiritual Elements in Young Adult Literature: A Content Analysis, Patricia C. Rosenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What planning methods should be incorporated when using a computer aided medium for training: A practical paper, Chuck Sengstock, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading in the preschool, Mary C. Simons, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Communicating teacher expectations to students, Susan A.H. Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolio assessment in the classroom, Ronda D. Steenblock, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portfolios and self-evaluation, Leslie L. Stewart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Multimedia and its effects on different cognitive styles in the mathematics classroom, Richard G. Strike, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a Basal reading program, Jo Ellen Sturm, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Presenting quality literature to enhance children's writing abilities, Barbara J. Sweat, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher-home communication: Fostering emergent writing abilities of preschool and kindergarten children, Roxanne F. Tjaden, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adolescent Pregnancy Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, Mary K. Vaughn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A program teachers can establish to help persuade parents to read frequently to their children, Maureen Gilhooley Walker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Status Survey of the Reading Habits of Starmont High School Graduates, Linda Wallace, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Portrayal of Obesity in Young Adult Fiction, Janice E. Weber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Media ethics: How far has the media gone?, Jacqueline I. Wilson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The teaching of higher order thinking skills to middle level students, Jo Ann Young, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1991
The effects of book location on the selection of paperback books by patrons, Jeffrey C. Barker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer-assisted cooperative learning, Terence C. Barschow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating educators in the selection, design, and utilization of educational media, Sara B. Baumhover, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The blue and the gray in young adult fiction: A selected annotated bibliography, Kent Brewer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Handwriting: Past to present, Carol Collins, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using cooperative learning to meet the diverse needs of the mainstreamed classroom, Keith W. Feldmann, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of public schools in the education of 4-year-olds, Cheryl Lynnette Cavanaugh Grosvenor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Development of a seminar for women starting a business as instructional development consultants in the audiovisual industry, Denae E. Harder, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of sustained silent reading on the reading attitude of primary students, Dena Marie Higginbotham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning and the implications for gifted students, Pamela J. Hilgenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using children's literature to develop decision making skills, Marsha Koenig, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading comprehension: Strategies for intermediate whole language teachers, Elaine Madsen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computers in post-secondary vocational business education, Carole Margery Maske, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted underachievement: Causes and curriculum implications, Carol Mattox, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading program for grade one, Lyn K. Nebel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis 1992 Award
Alternative teaching strategies for the at-risk student, Christina M. Nugent, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving curriculum: An interdisciplinar approach to meeting the developmental needs of children, Connie Olson Osler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and young children: A review of literature, Jenny A. Parkin-Werth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The whole language approach to reading instruction: Strategies that enhance comprehension, Frances J. Pleak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An overview of possible applications and the status of calculators in the public schools, David A. Podendorf, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Differentiating the curriculum for lower elementary talented and gifted students in the regular classroom, Sue Riggs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Designing an effective identification model for preschool gifted and talented students, Jeanne Schoeller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of curriculum content compacting upon student achievement in fourth grade mathematics, Christine Brunko Schultz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based reading as a curricular option for the gifted reader, Sally Simdorn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Newspapers in the classroom: Why should educators use them?, Lisa M. Stone, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Beginning reading, Lora Swanson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using interactive video in vocational training of mildly retarded students, L. Michael Wallace, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Curricular differentiation for students who are gifted in language arts, Colleen C. Wilber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creative drama in the elementary classroom: An integrated literature review, Linda Lorraine Withers, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: Is it the approach for the minorities, Helen E. Wright, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading Interests and Attitudes of the Iowa Governor’s Summer Institute Participants, 1991, Rosemary Cortright Zimmerman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Assessment of the Implementation of Recommended Teaching Strategies at the College Level, Sandra Lee Baade, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Identifying Factors Related to Computer Anxiety, David J. Bohlke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Teaching values through literature, Carla Jean Church, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effect of calculator use on standardized test scores of eighth grade mathematics students, Jennifer M. Corkrean, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating music with other content areas, Charlesetta Michelle Dawson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
New assessment methods for a reformed mathematics education program, Trudy A. Evans, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Creating instructional strategies which match individual learning styles, Stephanie Veronica Frisco, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of a cooperative group structure on low-achieving students in the area of reading, Lori A. Gross, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-evaluation of a whole-language classroom, Mary Salazar Guenther, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Descriptive Study of the Effect of Teacher Inservice Training on the Utilization of Computer Based Telecommunications, Anne Harken Hansen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
An Investigation of the Relationship Between a Program for Teaching Thinking Skills and Science Test Scores, Craig M. Hemmen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Telecommunications: A comparison of transmission technologies used in distance education, John D. Kerber, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Chapter I teachers as reading facilitators through connecting the comprehension-composition processes, Elizabeth Ketter-Norton, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of microcomputers in language arts in elementary classrooms, Diane Lovstuen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Visual literacy extended through graphic codes in illustrations, Mary M. Mescher, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a literature-based theme study to extend the whole language concept, Sue L. Pettit, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Positive effects of humor: No laughing matter in the education of students, Edward C. Poynar, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Middle school science evaluation: What should it include? How does it affect students?, Margaret H. Schoentag, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Assessing children's involvement in the writing process, Karen Schwarz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Principals' perceptions about regular education teachers' attitudes toward integration of students with handicaps, Susan Kay Posekany Sherwood, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The role of the media specialist in training and development, Michael J. Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of teaching about religions in selected Iowa public high schools, Douglas W. Sprague, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The use of cooperative learning as a method of instruction for talented and gifted sixth-grade math students, Barbara Steele, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of a microteaching program upon the critical thinking skills of preservice teachers, Vickie Trent-Wilson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The development of sense of humor as a characteristic of giftedness in young children, Jill M. Uhlenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Facilitating transfer of training to the workplace, Mary Ann Yedlick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1989
Facilitating language ability through a literature-based social studies program, Sharon Bahr, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Professional status of talented and gifted education teachers/coordinators in the state of Iowa, 1988-89, Janice Elaine Blockhus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Patterned and predictable materials in a beginning reading program, Phyllis Boeding, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
From creation to production of a printed piece, Tuan A. Dao, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Thematic extension of the basal reader series, Elizabeth J. Dumke, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Prereading strategies and activities to improve reading comprehension in elementary school-aged students, Paula Dunham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
