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.
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
A Description and Explanation of Teacher-Talk During Kindergarten Sharing Time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Writing process and program for second grade, Lorene Knutson Geiselhart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Naturalistic assessment procedures versus informal assessment, Kathryn Goodwin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a reading program through folk literature, Ellen M. Grady-Mans, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering children's comprehension abilities through story retelling, Beverly Graves, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Whole language and predictable materials for first grade readers, Marilyn Green, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of environmental education in the elementary school, Lydia G. Hamm, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Instructional development of community improvement programs, Constance P. Hargrave, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a reading program through a thematic unit: Growing up, Kathy L. Hay, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a social studies unit through folk literature, Jerry Heck, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of communication in the organizational change process, Marilyn R. Hibbs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher beliefs and attitudes toward students at risk, Marlyce K. Holbach, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Professional training of library media personnel and the effect on students' library/research skills, Roger A. Hop, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Punishment to discipline: Evolution or an alternative method, Gwendolyn Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a basal reader program, Nancy M. Johnson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring conflict and resolve through quality children's literature, Frances D. Kennedy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Toward a whole language approach in a middle school classroom, Shirley A. Kirby, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Peer editing in upper elementary classrooms, Janice Kittelson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of a model inservice program on the components of comprehensive school health education, Susan J. Koch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Reading aloud at home: Supporting Chapter I students' reading development, Joann Kruckenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Supporting the comprehension-composition connection in a Chapter I reading program, Linda Long, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Literature-based social studies unit: Pioneers, Pamela J. Masmar, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The influence of instructional television on learning, Terri Lynn McDonald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ku-band satellite telecommunications and its implications for education, Constance J. Miller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Little people learn numbers, Nancy A. Murphy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bibliotherapy: A plan for Starmont Elementary School, A. J. Nelson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of computational errors in the use of the division algorithm in the fourth grade, Teri Sue Rokusek, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The factors relating to loneliness in intellectually gifted adolescents, Linda S. Rosulek, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Culture and communication in China, Wu Rui, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Brain laterality and education, Jean L. Schryver, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing in kindergarten, Patrice M. Schulte, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of video technology in health care, Shari L. Scoggin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 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, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A description and explanation of teacher-talk during kindergarten sharing time, Debra Louise Semm Elliott, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
The element of predictability in whole language instruction, Janice E. Siefken, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending a sense of story through retelling experiences in a unit on historical fiction, Wendy Snitker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The negative effects of labeling on intellectually identified gifted children and suggested strategies for alleviation, Paula A. Swalla, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reduction of self-injurious behavior: A positive approach, David E. Teeter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of two instruments for measuring divergent thinking in young children, Jill M. Uhlenberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mother Goose: Survives and Thrives in the ‘80s, Anita Van Lancker, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a social studies unit: Pioneers, Melodie Wagner, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Acceleration as a qualitatively differentiated educational program for the highly gifted learner: Its positive and negative effects, Jann Weitzel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developmental Relationships Between Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading and Reading Achievement in Grades 1 Through 8, Nancy White, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Submissions from 1988
Invented spelling in a first-grade classroom, Jean Lynn Bellis, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Variables affecting the deaf student's achievement in reading, Rebecca A. Budensiek, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The characteristics of elementary teachers perceived and identified as curricular leaders, Celia R. Burger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The application of the computer to writing and reading in the classroom, Ronette Carnall, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mathematics and the young child, Colleen Christiansen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The middle school: A review of current literature, Lindy K. Daters, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Direct instruction in the writing process with an emphasis on planning: An action research project, Renee J. DeBerg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The relations among students' performance on phonic tasks, Phyllis Dedrick, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Problems encountered with the readability of social studies books, Peggy Drinovsky, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parent involvement in a public preschool: Proposed guidelines for an effective program, Bonnie Dunham, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Hansen elementary writers' workshop project W.I.N.G.S.: Writing Involvement Now Generates Spirit, Mary Sue Ellinger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cerebral dominance and its implications for education: A look at hemisphericity, Judith Fossell, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adolescent stress and its implications for middle school educators, Nancy L. George, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: An alternative instructional system, Colleen V. Goodenbour, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Performance technology: The role of the training professional, Marie L. Grabenbauer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Listening games versus listening worksheets in the kindergarten classroom, Alice A. Hager, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teachers’ Perceptions of Main Idea Instruction, Judy Harms, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Principles associated with the theory of whole language and barriers which affect its use, Sara Elizabeth Hegg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early writing in the kindergarten classroom, Agnes Grevstad Hjelle, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Iowa Middle Level Schools: Grade Level Groupings, Titles, Instructional Patterns, and Pupil Control Orientations, Patricia Mary Holthaus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Teaching strategies for developing a positive self-concept in elementary school children, Judith Hostetter, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dialogues with inner audiences: Support for improving low achievers' reading abilities, Linda Langin Hugh, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of individualized instruction on the affective responses of fifth grade students toward mathematics, Diane McCarty, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Toward curricular congruence in classroom and remedial reading through strategies for transition, Linda Suttle McClure, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Classroom writing: Understanding the writing process, Mary Jane McCollum, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implications for the design of a 2-way video distance learning facility, Daniel C. Moore, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Learned helplessness and reading: A review of the literature, Doug Murphy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Environmental education: Developing an environmental ethic, Karen A. Neff, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of telecommunications in distance learning, J. Michael Noel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Elements of effective instruction: An analysis of five models, Susan Wulf Osvald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of dialog online searching on high school senior students, Odell Overgaard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Estimation: A principle component for the mathematics curriculum, Mary Carr Paasch, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Improving reading comprehension through text structure instruction, Betty J. Santema, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attitudinal changes in teachers regarding hearing-impaired students in the regular classroom, Diana Schuler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Educating for the future: An examination of global education, Jean K. Seeland, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cognitive ability and mathematics instruction as factors in mathematical problem-solving achievement of fifth graders, Harriet Sharp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reporting pupil progress to parents of kindergarten students, Rose M. Sternberg, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering the writing abilities of kindergarteners, Marcia A. Stirler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Why parents are choosing to home school their children, Karen E. Suchy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
"What's wrong with this tree?": Integrating effective communication with tree care instruction, Rick Tagtow, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The elementary guidance counselor: An essential part of elementary education, Sharon L. Tessman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Analog or digital, a comparison of two clock faces used for teaching students to tell time, Scott William Van Houten, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The visual element of television: Do some production practices inhibit the amount of information viewers can recall?, John L. Weih, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The teaching of elementary social studies: A classroom teacher's perspective, Kristi A. Wernimont, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A survey of interdisciplinary teaming in Iowa middle level public schools, Fred A. Wills Jr., Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
The Portrayal of the European Immigrant in the Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults, Gayle T. Wood, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The use of manipulatives in middle school mathematics classroom, Linda Zimmerman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1987
Developing educational media centers for secondary schools in Malaysia, Ismail Haji Adnan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a literature-based reading program in the third grade, Janelle A. Bastian, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Nonliteral comprehension, Janice J. Bolger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Will teachers read the newsletter: A design problem, David Booth, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Homework insights: Benefits, problems, and recommendations, Carol Plotz Bradfield, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fostering higher level comprehension abilities among fifth-grade students, Douglas H. Brightman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a media center in a health care facility, Denise L. Buchan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
