Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 2007
Adult learners : who are they, and what do they need to succeed?, Antoinette Givens Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-Esteem & Developmental Assets: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature off the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Developmental Assets in Adolescents, Angela Gorsuch Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Compliance of Iowa Private Foundations with the Iowa Principles and Practices for Charitable Nonprofit Excellence, Julie Patricia Gosselink Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Three Rest Intervals After a High Intensity Training Protocol on Speed and Strength Variables in Division I Track and Field Sprinters and Jumpers, Eric Lee Hanenberger Open Access Thesis
An Evaluation of the Relationship between Physical Fitness Measures and Academic Achievement, George Victor Harnick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effects of digital storytelling in a language arts classroom, Joseph J. Hegland Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading comprehension : what strategies make a difference?, Jill Helgerson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inclusion of special needs students into the regular education classroom, Jennifer S. Hemann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Meeting the needs of the adult learner in the instructional design environment, Takeisha Henfield Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Building relationships to support self-regulation, Sherice Hetrick-Ortman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School Psychology Shortage And Urban/Rural Differences, Melissa Marie Hickman Open Access Thesis
Investigating the impact of data-driven decision making on elementary curriculum and its implications for teaching and learning, Sara A. Hofer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
No Child Left Behind Act : implications and strategies for middle school science teaching, Kimberly A. Holmes Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The benefits of collaboration and co-teaching in the elementary grades, Katherine Kelley Hoover Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using high interest reading material to motivate struggling and reluctant readers, Nicoles C. Hoover Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Tree identification and age project, Mark Jensen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Use of social stories for students with autism spectrum disorders, Alicia Ann Karwal Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A literature review of the think-aloud reading comprehension strategy for teacher use in the classroom, Cindy Kathryn Kauder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of grouping for reading instruction on student attitude and self-concept, Michelle Renee Keegan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Collaborative teaching : how can co-teaching be implemented effectively in the classroom?, Elizabeth Lea Kelly Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of coaching efficacy in volunteer soccer coaches, Christopher Lee Kowalski Open Access Dissertation
Dental Health and Nutrition in Low-Income Preschool Children, Tonya R. Krueger Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using PowerPoint created talking books for reading fluency instruction, Gretchen R. Lawyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Think-Alouds : thinking beyond the text to increase reading comprehension, Jennifer Marie Lee Open Access Graduate Research Paper
University of Northern Iowa Intramural Sports Employee Manual, Darin Eugene Leigh Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Communication between classroom teachers and Reading Recovery teachers : a study of teacher perceptions, Erika Northey Lentz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Development of a Core Stability Model, Tricia Lynn Majewski-Haak Open Access Thesis
Assistive technology : an instructional tool to assist college students with written language disabilities, Isandra Martinez-Marrero Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Addressing the school psychologist shortage : past trends and implications for the future, Erin Delaine McCoy Open Access Thesis
Role of classroom questioning strategies as they relate to reading comprehension, Catherine M. Metz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Considerations for delivery of online professional development courses for childcare professionals, Heather Marie Bauer Olsen Open Access Dissertation
Social Interaction Patterns between Children with and without Disabilities during Recreation Activities, Mary A. Parramore Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Understanding children's thinking at the moment of writing, Steve Peterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
How does home literacy help children?, Katie Pick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examination of the major factors contributing to the school psychology shortage, Sara Ann Recker Open Access Thesis
High school dropout : educators' knowledge of and perceived role in dropout prevention, Dustin Reese Open Access Thesis
The importance of building classroom community, Sara A. Retallick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Geometric Reasoning in Four-Year-Old Children, Christina Eyres Sales Open Access Dissertation
Differences in Junior High, High School, and College Coaches’ Self-Perceptions of Behavior, Scott D. Salthun Open Access Thesis
Contesting the Social Borderlands: Portraits of Three Young People With Significant Disabilities and Their Struggle for Positive Relationships, Janet Story Sauer Open Access Dissertation
Why students in the Hispanic culture dropout of school?, Lori A. Schoenauer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The advantages and challenge of fluency instruction, Jennifer Schroeder-Van Cleve Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of an Educational Intervention Lesson on Fourth and Fifth Grade Students’ Ability to Sustain Effort (Pace) During a Modified 1-Mile Run Test, Rick Schupbach Open Access Thesis
The impact of Readers' Workshop in a first grade classroom, Tara Lynn Seery Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Readers' workshop: Giving students time, choice, and flexibility in the classroom, Jennifer Lynn Shaffer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of using music and movement to enhance learning, Lisa L. Snitker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What I Believe About Leadership and Education: A Reflective Essay, Douglas M. Spahn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring Influential Pioneers of Youth Related Delinquency Theories, LaTika Monique Speller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evidence Base of Vocabulary Development: Theory and Instruction, Susan L. Stark Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inventive spelling in the early childhood classroom, Denielle J. Stuntz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ready or not, here they come : a look at kindergarten readiness, Sara J. Swyter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A reflective administrator to lead in learning : a reflective essay, Garrick Teckenburg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Application of the Sport Commitment Model to Strength and Conditioning, Nicholas Ryan Troupe Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Recognition of Stroke Symptoms by the General Public Associated with Delayed Hospital Presentation: A Health Awareness Challenge, Shannon Rudolph Umthum Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Full inclusion and collaborative teaching : the new wave in education, Mindy Underwood Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Counseling children of alcoholics in schools, Melinda Voss Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Analysis of Intuitive Eating Among College Students, Danielle Marie Vsetecka Open Access Thesis
Instructional recommendations for the teaching of writing, Bridgette Wagoner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Identity exploration in the secondary ESL setting, Sarah Wait Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder in children, Jessica A. Weber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An examination of group agreement among functional ankle instability participant inclusion criteria, Shantelle A. Howe Weichers Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
Sexual minority youth in the research literature : what kind of coverage is the field of school psychology providing?, Jill Hayes White Open Access Thesis
Mental Imagery Use During Rehabilitation From Athletic Injuries, Kristin P. Williams Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective technology integration strategies in an elementary classroom, Karen M. Worden Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-injury and the school counselor, Carla J. Wosoba Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using technology to assist in the teaching of reading instruction, Hallie M. Wyatt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What I believe about leadership and education: a reflective essay, Mary Yamoah Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Judgmental Heuristics in Nonprofit Organizations’ Web Sites, Jennifer Sue Yarrow Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using distance education to deliver English instruction in Indonesia, Muhammad Yaumi Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of elementary instructors' teaching of forearm passing as a part of volleyball instruction, Tsui-Feng Tiffany Yeh Open Access Dissertation
Considerations for the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders in Adolescents, Katherine J. Young-Kent Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Spelling Instruction in the Primary Grades, Kathleen Ziegler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evaluation of Appearance, Fitness, Health, Illness, and Body Satisfaction Levels Plus Overweight Preoccupation of Female Fitness Instructors in Cedar Falls and Waterloo, IA, Catherine M. Zubrod Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Trends in family-centered early intervention, Jody Lee Albertson Open Access Thesis
School-wide positive behavior supports : an evaluation of an elementary school program, Lisa Andreasen Open Access Thesis
What happened to Dad: A portrayal of teenage fathers in young adult literature, Becky R. Schafer Andrews Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reaching older less proficient readers with books suggested in a standard bibliography, Sandra E. Antons Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Americans with Disabilities Act and how it affects post-secondary education, Annette Louise Beck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Qualitative Study: Does Anger Elicit Gender Normative Aggressive Reactions?, Austin Beer Open Access Thesis
Iowa’s Special Education Mediators: Potted Plants Negotiating for a Place in the Sunlight, a Qualitative Examination of Personal Philosophy and Perceived Power, Amber Elizabeth Benedict Open Access Thesis
An investigation of the elderly in fiction for young people, Deborah Louise Berthelsen Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Managing and Analyzing Data : A Case Study Demonstrating the Use of Computer Software to Improve a School’s Management and Analysis of Intervention Data, John R. Bethke Open Access Thesis
Relationship Between Playing Ability and Selected Performance and Physical Measures in High School Football Players, Timothy Scott Birkey Open Access Thesis
The Relationships between Four Strength Qualities and Sprint Performances in Division I Sprinters and Jumpers and Recreationally Active Subjects, Steven Eugene Blocker Jr. Open Access Thesis
Emergent literacy learning, Tera Bockenstedt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of including peers in social skills training for students with autism, Cortney Boulden Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Will Your Money Tree Be Tainted?: The Standard Ethical Guidelines for College Foundations and the Importance of Institutional Compliance, Heather Lynae Bremer-Miller Open Access Thesis
Differences in Enjoyment, Motivation, and Perceived Athletic Competence Between Sport and Fitness Physical Activity Participants, Andy Briggs Open Access Thesis
Psychometric Rash Evaluation of Shoulder Scales (PRESS), Paul Buchheit Open Access Thesis
Service Attributes of an Iowa Ski Resort: An Application of the Importance-Performance Analysis, Shawn Michael Burke Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Children Experiencing Parental Incarceration: An Examination of Literature and Supportive Programming, Telisa A. Burt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The corporate university : effective strategies used to create a productive corporate training program, Eduardo Calderon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the general population's understanding of forgiveness, Wen-Chuan Rita Chang Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Investigation of the General Population’s Understanding of Forgiveness, Wen-Chuan Rita Chang Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between Nutritional Knowledge and Consumption Attitudes Toward Soy-Foods Among a Midwest Rural America Older Population, Li Chuan Chen Open Access Thesis
Students at a Chinese radio and television university: Reasons for participation, and perceptions of their status as students and the quality of their learning, Huiping Ding Open Access Dissertation
Linking Interventions to Functional Behavior Assessment Results, Andrea Jo Duncan Open Access Thesis
Harry Potter: A comparison of the characters, themes, setting and plot with the Arthurian legend, Diane L. Engbretson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Augmentation of reading across the curriculum, student exploration of literature, and library collection development through the compilation of a comprehensive annotated bibliography of high school content area literature, Patricia J. ErkenBrack Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Key components in an online class, Renae Darlene Farrell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
