Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 1991
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
Impact of cooperative learning strategies upon mathematics achievement: An application of STAD in seventh grade mathematics, Mary L. Scholtes 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
Exploring the Incidence and Predictability Problem of Dyscalculia in a School-Based Urban Population in a Rural State, Andrew Robert Smith Open Access Thesis
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
Performance of the Chapter 1 preschool children in the Waterloo School District, Deanna M. Wagner Open Access Thesis
Using interactive video in vocational training of mildly retarded students, L. Michael Wallace Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Teachers' sense of efficacy and their referral practices: An analysis of teacher preference for consultation versus referral support services, Robert C. Weires Open Access Thesis
An investigation of occupational stress as it applies to school band directors, Jane A. Whitehead Open Access Thesis
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
The Relationship Between Locus of Control and Self-Concept as a Learner: Does a Relationship Exist?, David B. Wood Open Access Thesis
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
The Relationship between Verbal-Performance IQ and Locus of Control among Students with either a Learning Disability or a Behavior Disorder, Rick J. Bagnall Open Access Thesis
Comparison of locus of control and WISC-R profiles of delinquent and pre-delinquent adolescent males, Barbara Lynn Brainard-Patterson Open Access Thesis
Role understanding between elementary counselors and school psychologists, Robert Lee Brookhart Open Access Thesis
Post-hoc Longitudinal Study of the Stability and Validity of Standardized Test Scores of Handicapped Children, Randal Dennis Brown 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
Family resources sought by Chinese student families in coping with stressful life events, Chun Dong Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Incidence of adolescent depression in a parochial high school, Silvio R. Encinas Open Access Thesis
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
A Comparison of Locus of Control Between High School Athletes Who Experienced Burnout and Those Who Did Not, Mary Elizabeth Smith Griffin Open Access Thesis
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
A Study to Identify Stress Factors of Early Childhood Special Education Teachers, Brenda Marie Hanken-Crawford Open Access Thesis
A Foundation model for the practice of school psychology, George Michael Harper Open Access Dissertation 1991 Award
Assessment of the Process of Reading Through the Use of Think-Aloud Protocols With Elementary Students, Jacqueline F. Holdorf Open Access Thesis
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
Parent and Teacher Reactions to the Referral Question Consultative Decision Making (RQC) Model for Triennial Re-Evaluations in a School Serving Students With Mental Retardation, Marilyn Lindholm Kinne Open Access Thesis
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
Selected international higher education system: Student psychological concerns, Hiroko Okamura 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
Factors Associated With Student Success in a University Tutorial Program: Does High School GPA, Act Scores or Time Spent With a Tutor Make a Difference, Lea Lynnette Roseberry Open Access Thesis
The Relationship Between the Constructs of Locus of Control and Learner Self-Concept, Noel N. Schmidt Open Access Thesis
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
Assisting children of alcoholics in the educational setting, Carol J. Yager 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
The parallel forms reliability of curriculum based written expression measurement for first and fifth grade students, Tamara J. Beener Open Access Thesis
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
Roles and role perceptions of the school psychologist and elementary school counselor, Thora Gene Fisko Open Access Thesis
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
The relationship between language development and self-concept in selected junior high school students, Iwona Gradzka Open Access Thesis
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
Trait Competitiveness of Starters and Non-starters in N.C.A.A. Division I Basketball, Curtis Harold Gunnink Open Access Thesis
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
Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Federal Republic of Germany: A Survey of Self-Founded and Sports Club Sponsored Coronary Groups, Ute Koester Open Access Thesis
Reading aloud at home: Supporting Chapter I students' reading development, Joann Kruckenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Oxygen Consumption and Heart Rate During Arm Actions Typically Performed in Low-Impact Aerobic Dance, Katherine Marie Leggett Open Access Thesis
Supporting the comprehension-composition connection in a Chapter I reading program, Linda Long 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 Open Access Dissertation
Literature-based social studies unit: Pioneers, Pamela J. Masmar Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The influence of instructional television on learning, Terri Lynn McDonald Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ku-band satellite telecommunications and its implications for education, Constance J. Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Physiologic Responses of College-Age Women to Hand-Weighted Walking, Mark M. Muehl Open Access Thesis
