Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1996
Bat Boy: A Novel for Grades 3-6, Ryan Basye, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Is library automation feasible for all elementary schools?, Tiffany Bayless, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A literature-based thematic unit for a multi-age classroom, Diane C. Beard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implementation of writing portfolios into a fourth grade classroom, Patricia A. Branning, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teacher Efficacy: A Construct Validation with Alternative High School Teachers: A Replication, Lisa Marie Bries, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Computer Applications in the Classroom, Angela S. Briley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Thesis
Children's book sharing through computer technology, Julie A. Ceilley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Multimedia in education, Shouh-Chang Chen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer anxiety, Tien-chen Chien, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Six publishing goals to validate authors: Success and beyond in an elementary school publishing center, Judy Chihak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gifted education and the Middle School Reform Movement : finding the basis for collaboration through interdisciplinary instruction, Sandra H. Christ, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integration of language arts and science programs through a literature base, Charlene E. Clark, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Investigation of Service Quality Perceptions Held by Selected Customers of Area VII Job Training, John Clopton, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Is there time for elementary school science?, Sharon K. Coltvet, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
RN and LPN perceptions of front-line delegation, Martha E. Colwell, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis 1997 Award
The Provision of Educational Programs for Adolescent Parents: A Survey of the Literature, Susan L. Cook, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Working in a Selected Camping Program on Locus of Control of First Year Camp Counselors, Darlene Karen Cooper, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolio implementation in a fifth grade classroom, Lora L. Daily, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using the Winnebago Circ/Cat. program for collection analysis in a small school library, Pati Jo Daisy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Point to point protocol connections to CedarNet for Windows 3.x systems, Michael J. Dargan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The presence of developmental role models in Iowa Teen Award fiction, Ann Jenette Dea, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperative learning: Benefits, drawbacks, and viability, Drew DeLong, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School libraries Instructional materials centers Instructional materials personnel, Janice E. Dickerson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The portrayal of prison inmates and their families in juvenile literature, Maleea Dudney, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Supramaximal Exercise Intensity on the Maximal Accumulated Oxygen Deficit in Trained Female Athletes, Po-Ching Feng, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Examination of congruence of reported parenting behaviors between parents and kindergarten teachers, Marsha Fisher, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature base unit on ants, bees and crickets, Lisa S. Foley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using portfolios as an integral part of the writing process, Cheryl A. Calease Fox, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Youth-serving agency's prevention and intervention programs for gangs, Julianne Gassman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
The necessity for an increased understanding of quality in early childhood practices by school psychologists, Tina L. Geiken, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the multi-cultural literature base of a reading program through experience with folk tales, Karen J. Ginn, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exercise and Immune Function in Athletes Over Age 50, Lynda L. Graham, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Parents' role in emergent literacy, Deborah K. Greenwood, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Who Are the Children?, Russell Grimm, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Story retelling in a social studies unit on Japan, Zetta M. Hart, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Early childhood teachers' beliefs and practices related to promoting children's conflict resolution in constructivist classrooms: A study of two teachers, Yuko Hashimoto, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation 1997 Award
The Portrayal of abandonment by mothers in young adult literature, Bernie M. Hawley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Computer mediated communication: Elements impacting sustained usage by Iowa elementary and middle school teachers, Philip M. Hibbard, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
School Library Media Centers Overdue Circulation Policies and Practices, Joyce Keeling, Division of School Library Studies, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Historical Fiction about the American Frontier from 1840-1899 for Children and Young Adults, Karen Keller, Division of School Library Studies, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Awareness and response: Schools' first steps toward reform through technology, Lynee' Klaus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Expertise in clinical nursing educators: An exploratory study, Nancy Ann Kramer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Integrating World Wide Web searching skills into world geography information skills curriculum, Karla Steege Krueger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrating the social studies and language arts curriculum through a literature-based program focused on the Civil War, Kathryn M. Lage, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolios in a third grade classroom -- A collaborative learning environment, Marilynn R. Lampe, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending children's literacy through the study of folk tales, Sandra L. Lewis, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Publishing: A component in the writing process, Monique M. Lillie, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
To prompt or not to prompt: Prompting students at critical points in their reading, Deborah S. Little, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Extending the literature base of a theme of friendship in a first grade classroom, Melody S. Lodge, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Peer groups in the writing process, Jayne E. Lyons, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Building a collaborative family-school literacy partnership, Janet K. Mack, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Injury Incidence Among 4 Day per Week and 6 Day per Week 42-Km Footrace Training Groups, Jeffrey Scott Marcks, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Prevalence of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes in Phase II Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Kathryn Arlene Martens, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Defensive Attitude of Not Allowing Scoring Attempts to Hit the Floor, Oksana Matvienko, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Direct and Television-Mediated Observation of Verbal Interaction in the Classroom, Terri McDonald, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Dissertation
Year-round education, Darla D. McGettigan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The vital element, Jennifer McNab, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Influence of parents on their children's emerging literacy, Marcia A. Miller, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Use of the Internet as an Information Source by Iowa K-12 Public School Library Media Specialists, Patricia Moore, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Portrayal of Homelessness in Children’s and Young Adult Fiction, Susan J. Myers, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Home visits: A step towards educational success, Mary K. Nelson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Basic Internet training for educators, Mary Newman, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing voice: Writing with at-risk adolescents, Paula K. Tapper Nicoll, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining play through a Vygotskian perspective, Pamela Novy, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Guidelines for a successful preschool integration program, Lori M. Nurse, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of ibuprofen on exercise-induced muscle soreness and performance, Atta Kofi Osei, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis 1998 Award
Perceptions of technology in schools, Bobby Owens, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Occupational Stress and Absenteeism Among PROMISE JOBS Specialists, Kristine Owens, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Choice theory: A review and trial use of a responsibility model of discipline, Cynthia L. Parsons, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The purposes, benefits, and implementation of an effective advisor / advisee program, Denny L. Perry, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literature-based language arts integrated into the social studies area: A unit on Japan for grade three, Sara L. Pershing, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Use of the Iowa Locator in School Library Media Classes, Debra A. Peterson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Examination of the Environmental Issues Instruction Program: Student Attitude, Knowledge, and Subsequent Student Behaviors, Randi Montag Peterson, Department of Teaching, Open Access Thesis
Characteristics of Batterers Convicted of Domestic Abuse in the Batterers’ Education Reform, Jacquelyn E. Powell, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Acceptability Across Disciplines of Attribution Retraining Alone and Combined With Learning Strategy Instruction, Melody A. Reeder, Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies, Open Access Thesis
Passages: A case study of an Iowa female secondary principal, Victoria L. Robinson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Student created multimedia projects in the k-4 school: Effects on student learning, Nancy Sampson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Rubric assessment of defensible qualitatively differentiated curriculum for gifted and talented learners, Mary Meineke Schmidt, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perceptions of changes in gifted education by educators of the talented and gifted in Iowa, Jean Suchsland Schneider, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Pre-Service Reading Teachers' Use of Curriculum-Based Measurement Data, Tina M. Schroeder, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolios across the curriculum in a fifth grade classroom, Barbara L. Schultz, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Literacy projects for a home-school partnership, Kristi B. Schumacher-Fink, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Technology planning in k-12 schools, Scott D. Seeger, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Is the Internet high performance technology?, John Semprini, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teaching young parents about their influence on their children's emerging literacy, Anita E. Sieh, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Case Study: Factors Contributing to Choice of Group Categorization in One Biracial Youth, Diane Joyce Simpson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Female Aggression in Semi-contact Sports, Karla Ann Sipple, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Infusing a small school district with technology: A case study, Jerry Smith, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Enriching poetry experiences in a fourth grade classroom, Diane L. Stumme, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Parents nurturing literacy through literature experiences, Leslie K. Titler, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The need for incorporating course work in cultural diversity in radiologic technology programs, Doreen Marie Towsley, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations, Open Access Thesis
An interdisciplinary activity: Murder mystery, Deanne L. Ulrich, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Integrated science unit: Rain and water, Susan M. Van Woert, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Three delivery systems for middle school computer literacy curricula, Dale A. Wambold, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teaching and learning at a distance via interactive television, Ai Wang, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Flexible Versus Fixed Schedules on Circulation and Attendance in an Elementary School Library Media Program, Sandy Weldon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Writing portfolios in a third grade classroom, Ann L. Wickenkamp, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Role of the Elementary Library Media Specialist as Instructional Consultant, Sharon Willey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivating Factors of Volunteers Serving Medicare Certified Hospice Programs, Andrew Wixcel, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Thesis
Professional development: The literacy portfolio, Becky Woldan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
